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The new style village day

was held on Saturday 30th

August. The weather was

kind, and there were lots of

activities for everyone.

Some paraded to the field in

fancy dress preceded by

pipers Cameron and Saul,

some baked, crafted andflower arranged for

competition or sale, some

donated to, manned or

bought from the different

stalls, some threw wellies or

balls at coconuts, fell off the

greasy pole, bounced on the

bouncy castle, played

Pétanque finals, showed their

dogs, enjoyed tea and cakes,

listened to a fiddle group and

more.

A sociable evening was then

held in the hall, with a

barbeque and marquee for theyoungsters. Who knew how

many hours of play could be

had with a few straw bales?

A huge thank you is due to all

the willing volunteers, and

congratulations to all the

prize winners - too many

to mention individually,

although there are some

clues in the Day in

Pictures inside.

Cousland Village Hall

Committee would really

appreciate your feedback

on the day, to help in

planning for 2015. Please

send any comments via

the Courier contacts.

Village Day

Bonfire NightThis year it will be on Friday 7th Novem-

ber at 6.30 pm when the fire will be lit.

The fireworks will be set off at 7pm.

Hot soup will be available for inner

warmth. The field at the east end of the

village next to the playing field will be

where it all happens.

As always we shall be coming round

the houses in the village on Saturday

1st November to collect firewood, so

please put any combustible material

on the pavement by 10am on that day

for us to collect.

Please look out for Ian McKean and

his Firework Bucket going round

the village collecting donations to

purchase fireworks. Thank you all

in anticipation. Last year’s success-

ful collection of over £400 resulted

in a superb display enjoyed by all –

thanks to your generosity!

Cousland Courier the CVHA newsletter

Issue No 8 October 2014

Cousland Pétanque Tournament

2

Youth Club 2

TynewaterNeighbourhood Plan

2

Majority GroupCousland SmiddyGardening Quiz

3

Village Day in Pictures 4

SWRIDoors Open Day

5

Red Cross TransportPoppy Day Cycle Ride

6

Dates for your Diary 8

Inside this issue

Welcome to the

autumn edition of

the Cousland

Courier.

This issue has lots of

detail on Autumn and

Winter events in

Cousland for you to look

forward to, as well as

reports on those that took

place over the long hot

summer.

Many thanks to all our

contributors.

Lesley, Kathleen, Fiona

Jean & Karen.





We will also be planning for our trip

to the Brunton for the panto

on Saturday 13th December

Reservations will be taken from the

end of October – to book please call

Jennifer McDougall on 0131 654 2370

or let her know at Youth Club

All new members are welcome so

come along and bring a friend!

thing but we enjoyed ourselves.

Craft and baking has also been a hit

with the youngsters and we lookforward to our Halloween Party

on Wednesday 29th October - come

dressed to scare!!

The 2014 Cousland PétanqueTournament ended in great style on

the 30th at the Village Day. Three

teams reached the final of this knock-

out competition.

1. Brian Ellis and George Ramage

2. Norrie Brown and Stewart Buchan

3. Steven and Helen Lapinskie

It was a thrilling end to the

tournament which has proved to be

very popular. The winning team was

Brian Ellis and George Ramage who

beat the other two teams with the

following scores

13 to 8 points and 13 to 4 points.

The runners-up were Steven and

Helen. All teams were given a prize

but Brian and George won the brand

new Cousland Petanque Tournament

shield. A very special mention has to

go to George Ramage who was ‘man

-of’-the-match’ because he played

the best games of pétanque on the

day – very well done George andmuch deserved.

Plans for the 2015 Cousland

Pétanque Tournament have now

begun and we will be inviting

people to put their names forward in

the not too distant future. We have

had requests for a Cousland

Pétanque Tournament league and

we will be considering this very

seriously so that people can play on

more than one occasion.

Additionally, and very importantly,

we have also been awarded £700 by

the Big Lottery Fund to purchase

equipment so that our tournament

can be played by anyone who

wishes. In order to secure this

award the CVHA has to raise the

sum of £100 and we will be

fundraising at the November village

café.

The next meeting to take this forward is on 28th

October. If anyone has any issues they want to beincluded for this area, please come along and join thesmall group working with Derek Welsh fromMidlothian Council on this.

At present only Alison Vikis and Kathleen Donald have beenattending from Cousland, but it is important that all local needsand aspirations are included in this plan. So please let us know what they are or come along yourself.

Youth Club

Cousland Pétanque Tournament

29th October Halloween Party

13th December Panto Trip

14th December Christmas Party

Since coming back after the summer

break Cousland Youth Club has been

very busy. We have enjoyed dance

instruction from Upbeat Dance and

made a lot of Loom Bands! We've also

taken part in the Dalkeith Horticultural

Show with entries in both the under

and over 8 years - we didn't win any-

Hallowe’en Party 29th October.

Come dressed to scare


Tynewater Neighbourhood Plan





demolition guys, dry-stane dykers

and others who have helped with

fund-raising to let us buy the

necessary materials andequipment. A few further

improvements are planned, before

winter sets in, so if you’d like to

help, please get in touch with us.

Contact

[email protected] or

phone Gordon on 07803 94 06 30.

Meet 1st Monday of the month – herewith the schedule for the forthcoming months.

All Seniors are most welcome

6 Oct 2014 Musselburgh Museum Meet Hall 1.30pm (bus)

3 Nov 2014 Bob Kibble – China Tales Meet Hall 2.00pm

1 Dec 2014 Andrew Brown – Buildings in Midlothian Meet Hall 2.00pm

12 Jan 2015 Rev Alan Cobain – Bosnia & Afghanistan Meet Hall 2.00pm

16 Feb 2015 Xmas Lunch (TBA) Meet Hall 12.30pm (bus)

2 Mar 2015 Simon Fairnie Meet Hall 2.00pm

6 Apr 2015 Douglas Yuill – Harbours & Ports Meet Hall 2.00pm

4 May 2015 Thirlestane Castle Meet Hall 1.00pm (bus)

from Pathhead, Fala, Edgehead,

Dewarton and Cousland will be held

in Cousland Village Hall on 14 th

October at 7:30pm.

Come along and support the

Cousland team, winners of the

Silver Trowel Trophy in 2013. The

Ever wondered what temperature

the middle of your compost heap

reaches? Can you identify various

garden shrubs and flowers?

This year’s Pathhead Horticultural

Society event with question master

Jim Williams and competing teams

evening will end with tea, coffee & home

baking courtesy of the Pathhead Horti

Team. New team members would be

welcome – if you are interested contact

Claire Poustie or Jean Kirk (53 or 37

Hadfast Road or on 663 6151)

Cousland Smiddy

The massive improvements to the

visual appeal of the area are down to

the hard work and determination of

many village volunteers - Trust

members, Plotters, grass-cutters,

“The Smiddy has never looked better!”

So said our blacksmith, who has

worked there for the last 20 years.

Majority Group


Carol Singing at

the SmiddyCome and join with your fellow

villagers, on Sunday 21

December at 6.00pm in the

Smiddy, to get your Christmas

celebrations off to a rousing

start. A warm, traditional,

welcome awaits all singers and

musicians in the unique

atmosphere of Scotland’s oldest

working smiddy. Folk are

always enthusiastic. Please

come and add your voice.

There will be refreshments and

home-made soups provided for

all participants.

VILLAGE COMPOSTING AREA

Opposite Village Hall

off Hadfast Road.

This area may be used for garden green

waste, or small branches/twigs.

Please leave in the right place – Left

hand side is for composting, right hand

side for burning.

FRUIT OR VEGETABLES ATTRACT RATS,

so please do NOT dispose of them here.

This area is for villagers only. Profes-

sional gardeners must remove their own

waste to the appropriate Council tips.Inter Village Gardening Quiz 2014





MotoristsPlease don’t park on the pavements.

Keep them unobstructed for pedes-

trians, prams, buggies and wheel-

chairs.

Tynewater Community

Council

The next meeting for Tynewater

Community Council will be held

on 14th October in Fala Community

Hall 7.30pm. All welcome

Thank YouTo Plumb Centre Dalkeith and

Gordon Dunn (Hadfast Road) who

supplied and fitted new taps for the

village hall free of charge.

Village Day in Pictures






enthused about the Village, the

welcome they received and teas

which were clearly the best on the

Doors Open Day circuit!

The money raised is a little way to

paying for the next stage of work

which we plan will see the Smiddy

cottage gable re-pointed and

repaired before the winter sets in.

Meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month in the hall at 7.00pm.

Herewith the schedule for the forthcoming months. All most welcome

21 Oct 2014 Cookery Demonstration – Rachael Competition - Melting Moments

Flower of the month

18 Nov 2014 Coffee Evening Entertainment Bring & Buy

9 Dec 2014 Xmas Dinner

20 Jan 2015 Corners Night Competition - Robert Burns Souvenir

17 Feb 2015 Sculptor – Alan Heriot Competition - Metal Ornament

Flower of the month

17 Mar 2015 Story of Wool – Betty Lovie Competition - Crochet Coaster

Flower of the month

21 Apr 2015 96th Birthday Party – to be arranged

19 May 2015 AGM Competition - Flower arrangement in small teacup

Flower of the month

Midlothian Doors Open Day 13th September 2014

SWRI

A HUGE THANKS to every one of

our volunteers for their

contributions of time, knowledge

and enthusiasm – not to mention

catering skills - which helped us

to raise £320.00 for the Smiddy

development fund yesterday at

Doors Open Day.

We really do have a special band

of volunteers who are willing to

turn their hands to virtually anything

asked, and we’re very grateful for

the effort put in, remaining cheerful

in the face of extremely depleted

visitor numbers was tricky, but we

still managed to have a good day and

the quality and interest of the visitors

who did come was good to

experience. Practically everyone


C.R.A.P.S.Cousland Real Ale Poetry Society

next outing will be held on Friday

November 21st at the Papermill.

If you are interested in joining us

please contact Ken Carnie 663 9245

Oil ConsortiumThe first meeting to form an oil con-sortium is planned for the NovemberCommunity Café. All those who maybe interested and have not yet regis-tered please come along.

We will start at 11o’clock – just graba coffee and bacon roll and join us.






Stuck at home? Need help to make

those essential excursions out of the

house?

The British Red Cross help people

make essential journeys such as

medical appointments, visiting

relatives and attending vital services.

The Red Cross is able to provide a

volunteer driver with a private car or

a specially adapted vehicle for those

with reduced mobility.

> Please phone us on 01506 654 652

to discuss your request.

> In order to secure a driver for your

journey please contact us up to a

month prior to your date of travel, as

we are more likely to be able to

provide transport with advance notice.

> Please note we normally ask for a

contribution to our costs based on

mileage used.

Alternatively, you might have a little

spare time to help someone who would

really appreciate it, volunteering

with transport can offer a lifeline to

those in the community needing to

make a journey. Our transport

service volunteers give invaluable

assistance to those who can’t get

about easily or use public transport.

A mileage allowance is payable.

For more information on

volunteering contact

[email protected].

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Red Cross Transport

Poppy Scotland bike raceOn Sunday 21st September the village

became part of the route for the inaugural

Poppy Scotland Sportive Cycle Challenge.

160 riders rode on 2 routes with via

Cousland being an extra stage for the elite

riders group. Tackling Hadfast Road East to

West when nearly at the end of 70k was a

tough ask! Organisers hope to make this an

annual fundraising event for a very

worthwhile cause and Cousland was happy

to be part of it.

BY-ELECTION CANDIDATE

My name is Robert Hogg & I have lived in the ward of Midlothian East

for all of my 55 years.

My main reason for standing in this By-Election as an Independent

Councillor is to make sure that you the Customers of Midlothiancouncil have a say in what is best for your community.

I have represented my local community of Mayfield & Easthouses on

Community issues for near 25 years & have a wealth of experience in

dealing with problems that affect each community in the ward.

I communicate on a regular basis with the officials of Midlothian

Council on community problems or planning matters which hopefully

if elected I can bring to your community.

I have a good track record of representing my community as

Chairman of my Community Council & also several other important

bodies.

If I receive your support in the By-Election you can be assured that I

will represent your community 100% as I have done with Mayfield &

Easthouses over the last 25 years.

Your local Independent candidate at the Midlothian East Ward No. 5

Please contact me on [email protected] if you have any

specific issues you would like to talk to me about

Robert Hogg





A warm welcome to new villagers

Montague Family, Airybank

Marjory & Tom Morrow & Family, Hadfast Road

Sheena & Tam McEwan & Family, Dalrymple Gardens

Alastair & Carol Mitchell, Cranston Drive


Cousland Village Hall Association

Meeting August 2014

Matters Arising

Sign for Village Hall – ongoing

External Door at Bar – door has been painted but needs a ‘top

coat’ - ongoing

Village Hall heating – Reminder to turn off

Hall Cleaning – Ben McEwan has agreed to be the new hall

cleaner.

Village hall – there was a consensus that new taps required for

kitchen sink and Gordon Dunn will be doing this.

Broadband - ongoing

Clubs and Societies Meeting Days

Majority Group 1st Mon in Month 2.00pm

Circuit Training Monday 7.30pm

SWRI (Rural)3rd Tues in

Month7.00pm

Carpet Bowls Tuesdays 7.00pm

Parent & Tots Wednesday 9.15am

Youth Club Wednesday 6.30pm

Girl Guides Friday 6.30pm

History Group 1st Sat every 2ndmonth

10.00am

FOR SALE

FLYMO garden vac

turbo. Very good

condition.

£ 35.00

Phone 663 1058.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Anyone wishing to Post a

Christmas Message please

forward it to the contact

below.

You can make a donation

for this at the Village Hall

Coffee Morning.

Village Trades and Services

B & B (Twin/Double Room) Kathleen & Robin Donald 0131 663 1821

Blacksmith Jamie Fleming 07974 838 744

Builder & Plasterer Clark Millar 07812 780 017

Child Minder Carol McArthur 0131 660 2315

Fencing, Railings & Metalworker Steve Gilhooley 07702 188 692

Painter/Decorator Stewart Naysmith 0131 454 9707

Personal Trainer Phil Calvert 07525 046 436

Physiotherapist Dougal Coward 07921 618 568

Plumber /Heating & Boiler Servicing Gordon Dunn 07850 246 810

Vet Beattie & John Buxton 0131 654 2266

Congratulations

to

Sarah and Pavel Lysiak, Hillside Cottages,

who have had a baby girl Zosia, born on 3 August 2014.

and

Dale Smith and Paige, Hillside Cottages

who have had a baby boy Logan.

Congratulations to Winners at Local Horti Shows

Claire Poustie was a joint winner of the Pathhead Society’s Trophy for most points in

handicrafts, and won prizes for her African marigolds, French marigolds, rhubarb and

coloured potatoes.

At Dalkeith, Lesley Combe won 1st prize for Scones, Chocolate Sponge and Floral Art

Novice and 3rd prize for Shortbread.

Best wishesfor a speedy recovery to

Betty Cooper at Pardivan






Dates for your diaryOctober 2014

6 Majority Group – Musselburgh Museum 1.30 pm Meet at Hall

6 CVHA Committee Meeting 7.00pm Village Hall

7 Horizon Cat Programme (starring Cousland’s Sarah Ellis) BBC2 8-9pm

8 Pathhead Surgery Closed – No prescriptions issued

14 Cousland Smiddy Trust 7.30pm Smiddy

14 Pathhead Horticultural Society Inter Village Quiz 7.30pm Village Hall

14 Tynewater Community Council 7.30pm Fala Hall

21 SWRI – Cooking Demonstration 7.00pm Village Hall

26 Clocks Change

28 Carpet Bowling START OF SEASON - Every Tues 7.00pm Village Hall

28 Tynewater Neighbourhood Plan 7-8pm Pathhead Hall

29 Youth Club Halloween Party TBA Village Hall

November 2014

1 Community Café 10.30am Village Hall

1 Bonfire Uplift from Kerb Side 10am onwards

3 Majority Group – Bob Kibble – China Tales 2.00pm Village Hall

3 CVHA Meeting 7.00pm Village Hall

7 Bonfire and Firework Display 6:30pm Field East End

18 SWRI – Coffee Evening 7.00pm Village Hall

18 Cousland Smiddy Trust 7.30pm Smiddy

22 St Mary’s Dalkeith Christmas Fair 11am - 2pm

26 Pathhead Surgery Closed – No prescriptions issued

December 2014

1 Majority Group – Buildings in Midlothian 2.00pm Village Hall

1 CVHA Meeting 7.00pm Village Hall

6 Cousland Local History Project 9.30am Village Hall

6 Community Café 10.30am Village Hall

6 Christmas Fair — Soup from 12:30 – 3pm, Santa visits at 1:30pm Village Hall

9 SWRI – Xmas Dinner TBA

13 Youth Club Panto Trip TBA

14 Youth Club Christmas Party TBA Village Hall

14 Senior Citizen Christmas Lunch TBA Village Hall

21 Carols Round Forge 6.00pm Smiddy

Your CVHA

committee

Dougie MacKenzie (Chair)

Norrie Brown (Secretary)

Claire Thomson (Treasurer)

Brian Ellis

Andrew McGovern

Stuart Buchan

Caroline Pearson

Alison Vikis

Fiona Dunn

The Village Hall Committee

meet 1st Monday of each

month in the Village Hall.

Members of the community

are always welcome to

attend.

EGGS FOR SALE

At the Kiln on

Quarrybank Road

SUNDAY

PAPERS Anyone wanting a Sunday

paper

delivered,

please contact

Jack on

0131 660 2315

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