Sheila Hardie 551 1229, Kate Walker 554 4940 Rosemary King 554 7621, Linda Rosborough 467 3399


THE SINGING GROUPS @ INVERLEITH & NW EDINBURGH FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA & THEIR CARER(S)


The Inverleith Group has been running since June 2010 meeting at 2.00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. We currently meet at Inverleith St Serf's Church Hall on Clark Road, Edinburgh. The NW Edinburgh Group started in May 2018 and meet on the 1st and 3rdWednesday of the month at Drylaw Parish Church


The group is for people with dementia, and their carers, who still live at home in the community. Research has indicated that people with dementia leave singing groups 'on a high' and this positive mood can last for some time after each session. This is also good for the well being of the carer.


The group come together to sing with emphasis on enjoyment and fun. Volunteers are on hand but those with dementia should be accompanied. There is no charge for attending the Singing Sessions, but a donation for refreshments is appreciated.


The group meet for coffee and conversation at first, giving people a chance to socialise. Support is also available from volunteers and other families. When singing begins, we sit in a circle ensuring that everyone is equal and not identified by their illness. We then sing along together for around 45 minutes, led by 'music volunteers'.


The group was started by a small number of individuals in who understood the importance of music and singing with people with Dementia. All our Volunteers undergo Dementia Awareness Training.


For further information, please contact - INVERLEITH GROUP - Sheila Hardie 551 1229, Kate Walker 554 4940


NW EDINBURGH GROUP - Rosemary King 554 7621, Linda Rosborough 467 3399 BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP


Meets Tuesdays 11-12 noon Rannoch Centre 6 Rannoch Terrace Edinburgh EH4 7ES


It is just behind Drumbrae Hub


CORSTORPHINE FLORAL ART CLUB


Enjoy Floral Demonstrations by Qualified Demonstrators


Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month from Sept –May


In St Thomas’s Church Hall Glasgow Road


This is a drop in group for mums by mums with a health visitor or midwife there More info - call 537 5268


Please do come along.


We would love to see you and your baby Other useful resources are


0300 100 0212 the National breastfeeding helpline Or www.feedgoodfactor.org.uk


54 Meeting starts 7 for 7.30pm


For further information please contact Sheila Lister


0131 556 1862 Fabulous Fruit Trees


It is not difficult to grow a fair quantity of fruit, such as apples, pears, plums or cherries, in even a tiny garden – so how do you manage it?


First, choose a ‘rootstock’ – the type of tree root the fruit variety has been grafted on to – that has a dwarfing effect, meaning the tree is unlikely to become huge. Examples include rootstocks ‘Pixey’ on plums, ‘M9’ on apples or ‘Quince A’ on pears.


An apple or pear can be a border edging, with each tree spreading to 150cm (5ft) and trained into a horizontal barrier about 45cm (18in) about ground, which bears fruit along the horizontal ‘arms’. Either place a pollinator tree nearby to ensure good fruit set, or choose the self-fertile ‘Concorde’ pear for a reasonable crop with just one tree. Ready-trained step- overs are available from some garden centres and specialist fruit nurseries.


Growing fruit trees in pots works well, provided you use a good-sized pot – perhaps even a half-barrel. Use a loam-based John Innes No. 3 compost and place plenty of drainage material at the base of the


With a bit of planting space next to it, you could grow your fruit as an ‘espalier’


container – broken flower pots work well! Make sure the tree is fed and well-watered and kept under control.


‘Family Trees’, on to which two additional varieties of the same fruit have been grafted, let you grow three varieties of apple or pear on one tree. The varieties are selected to cross-pollinate and you should get a fair crop from an established tree.


With limited space, you can grow ‘Ballerina’ or ‘Minarettes’


trees. These columnar apple trees produce fruit on short spurs growing out of the main stem, resulting in trees measuring up to 2.4m (8ft) tall, but which can be planted just 60-90cm (2-3ft) apart. Many different varieties are available, including dessert apples, cooking apples, pears, plums, gages and damsons.


If space is so limited that you can only have one tree, choose a ‘self-fertile’ variety that doesn’t need a companion and can fertilise its own flowers. For apples, varieties include ‘Queen Cox’, ‘Greensleeves’ or ‘Red Devil’, for pears ‘Concorde’ or ‘Invincible’, for cherries ‘Stella’ and for plums ‘Victoria’. A pollinator will give a heavier crop, but without you’ll still get a fair quantity of fruit.


You can grow fruit as an ‘espalier’, trained and pruned so that the tree lays flat against a fence or framework, with several parallel fruit-bearing arms or in a fan shape against the surface. This works well for cherries, plums, damsons and apricots.


A cordon or single-stemmed apple or pear can be trained over a simple arch, or grow one variety up one side and another (a suitable pollinator) up the other – it’ll look stunning in the spring when in flower, and then again when it bears its tasty crop!


By Pippa Greenwood


At www.pippagreenwood.com you’ll find some great gardening items: ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ for vegetable plants and advice, Nemaslug and other natural pest controls, stylish cloches, pretty plant supports, the fantastic SpeedHoe, gardening tools, Grower Frames, signed books and more! Or book Pippa for a gardening talk at your club.


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