Five things you need to know today

Best books list – CHAS Lunch today  – Movember – Jobs with The Marshmallow Lady – Edinburgh Leisure in South Queensferry

The Scottish Book Trust has compiled a list of its favourite books for the last 50 years. You are invited to help them compile the definitive top ten list by voting for your favourites on their website.

“We’re looking for the best Scottish novels of the last 50 years! Literary critic Stuart Kelly and the staff from Scottish Book Trust have compiled the shortlist below, using the following criteria: the novel must have been written in Scotland, or the author must have been born in Scotland or currently live in Scotland. To find out what Stuart and the SBT staffers thought of the books, click on the covers on our book list.

Now we need your help narrowing the list down to the 10 best books.  Once you have submitted your votes you will have the chance to enter a competition to win a weekend’s stay in Edinburgh, courtesy of Visit Scotland. Voting ends 22 November, and the top 10 titles will be announced during Book Week Scotland 2013 (25 November to 1 December).”

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The CHAS lunch is on at Prestonfield today. Last year the fundraiser made over £36,000 for the children’s hospice charity.

It is cheering news then that the latest inspection by the Healthcare inspectorate found that Rachel House in Kinross was providing care which was either ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’.
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If you men out there are raising funds by growing a moustache this Movember then you might be interested to know that there is a product sold at Penhaligons on the corner of George Street and Hanover Street which will help you keep things under control. Their moustache wax is £5 a tin and for every tin sold the company will donate £2 to the Movember fundraising effort.  You can also buy online.

And if you are taking part then send us your photos please! We would like to have an array of moustachioed Edinburgh males before the end of Movember……

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Seasonal jobs are on offer now with The Marshmallow Lady.

*STAFF WANTED!*
Hey all! I’m looking to hire 2 part-time members of staff to help me through the Christmas period and beyond as well!
The cutting shifts will be either 5am-11am or 5pm to 11pm, the packaging shifts will vary.
I mainly need help cutting the Marshmallows and packaging!
If you’re interested in this position e-mail to burghbakes@gmail.com be sure to put ‘vacancy’ in the subject title.
Ideally this person will be flexible, and available in 2 weeks time to start work at The Marshmallow Lady

 

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If you live in South Queensferry then you may already know that the leisure facilities at Queensferry High have been upgraded. There are now two different membership options which you can choose from:-

•introductory Gym and Fitness Membership at £18.50 per month

•Gym, Swim and Fitness Membership at £22.50 per month

More details on the Edinburgh Leisure website.

We met the Director of Operations at Edinburgh Leisure yesterday at the opening of the new tennis courts in Leith Links which you can watch on video here.

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