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October 5, 2016 7:44 am

The Lord Provost the Rt Hon Donald Wilson now has a cake in the shape of Edinburgh Castle which has been donated to him for fundraising purposes.

Oak furnitureland opened a new store at Fort Kinnaird last weekend and the company handed over a splendid 3D creation to celebrate the store opening.

OAK FURNITURE LAND PAYS A CAKE TRIBUTE TO THE ONE CITY TRUST CHARITY AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW EDINBURGH SUPERSTORE Ê Oak Furniture Land the UKÕs largest retailer of solid hardwood furniture, commissioned the amazing confectionery creation to celebrate opening their second store in Edinburgh, and to support the valuable work being carried out by the Lord ProvostÕs One City Trust charity. The new superstore is located at Unit 3, Fort Kinnaird Shopping Centre, Newcraighall Road, EH15 3RD, stands at 1,500 sq. mtr. and has created seven new local jobs. The new store includes a mezzanine floor and showcases the retailerÕs comprehensive range of high quality 100% solid hardwood furniture at affordable prices. From traditional to contemporary styles, there is exclusively designed furniture for every room of the home. The new Edinburgh superstore also features a www.sofastore.com concession with all the latest sofa trends and over 75 different ranges of high quality sofas and over 3,500 colour and size variations to choose from.Ê There is an exclusively designed sofa to suit all tastes and budgets, from contemporary styles, to traditional leather and modern fabrics. Pic caption L-R Bailie Elaine Aitken, cake artist Lyndsey Lannie and John Hayward, Oak Furniture Land Edinburgh Store Manager were joined by the staff for the official opening. Neil Hanna Photography www.neilhannaphotography.co.uk 07702 246823 — Bailie Elaine Aitken was on hand to take delivery of the castle and bring it back to the City Chambers. It is a sponge cake with buttercream filling and the buildings are made of rice krispie treats. 100 eggs were used to bake it and 10kg of icing sugar!

Bailie Aitken said at the store opening last weekend : “The new Oak Furniture Land store is a welcome investment in terms of job creation, and is a nice addition to the choice of shops for local residents.

“I am delighted to be opening the new superstore and I wish them every success for the future. The Edinburgh Castle cake donation is a wonderful gesture to support and highlight the One City Trust, established in 2003 from the Lord Provost’s Commission on Social exclusion.

“The Trust fulfils its mission by funding projects in areas of the city which tackle inequality and poverty and support social welfare, education and social inclusion. To find out more about the Trust or support with a donation visit www.onecity.org.uk.

If you would like to donate then click here to go to the Lord Provost’s Virgin Money fundraising page.

The winner will be drawn tomorrow 5 October 2016!

The amazing Edinburgh Castle cake has been designed by Dalgety Bay based cake artist Lyndsey Lannie of Cakes by Lyndsey and CakeBomb. Lyndsey Lannie is famous for her sculpted cake creations. Some of her Scottish themed cake art includes a stunning Forth Rail Bridge cake and super-sized Tunnock’s Tea Cakes.

Neil Hanna Photography
www.neilhannaphotography.co.uk
07702 246823