WELCOME to the February issue of West Coast Review.


As we enter 2013 we cannot help but wonder what lies in store in the year ahead. Perhaps you have made - and be struggling to keep - New Year resolutions. To help you on your way, see our features on Atlantis Leisure’s Evolve programme and Anthony Sircar’s Mind, Body and Soul Fitness Company. Regardless of how you approach the New  on what has gone before. This month, Church of Scotland Guild member Alexandrina MacDonald draws on her 67 years in the organisation to discuss how it  2013 by drawing on successes in the past. We also have our regular column from Kate Humble and our Kitchen Gardener puts her polytunnel through its annual detox!


If you have a story to tell, or would like to make a contribution to West Coast Review, we look forward to hearing from  email, fax or post.


6 Celebrations 8


A dedication to the guild


10 Food & Drink Review 18 Humble Habitats 20 Critical Gamer 23 Tales from a kitchen gardener 26 Business 32 Life through the lens 36 Green Review 38 Dear Jen 41 Fun for Kids 42 Competitions


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