Monthly Archives: October 2009

Edinburgh’s Youngsters go Wild

A new kids club being set up this month is set to send Edinburgh’s youngsters wild. Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) are launching a new Wildlife Watch club for north Edinburgh.

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After You’ve Gone – Book Review

After You’ve Gone is a quiet book from the very popular Joan Lingard. Although she is, perhaps, better known as a children’s writer, this is Joan Lingard’s 16th adult novel and like several of her previous successes, it is staged … Continue reading →

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The Chess Piece Magician – Book Review

As befits novels in the Kelpies series, Douglas Bruton’s debut novel is a contemporary tale of adventure. And as seems to be the case with many contemporary novels, there is a fantasy element – children like to believe there are … Continue reading →

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Pyramids of East Lothian and Edinburgh

How many of the pyramids of Lothian can you name?  None?  Then you may be surprised to know that, according to the first and only book about the pyramids of Britain and Ireland, there are actually seven of them – … Continue reading →

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October Sudoku

Place a number from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so that each 3×3 block, column, and full row includes each of the numbers from 1 to 9 only once.

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October 2 in 1 Crossword

Choose from the Cryptic Crossword or the Quick Crossword.

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