Broughton citizens are no doubt looking for handy alternatives to sun creams, wasp swatters and glare-resistant Kindles this summer. That search is over. The July issue of the Spurtle is out early across all parts of sizzling north-east central Edinburgh.
This month’s copy brings you the wages of sin, or at least the predicted but apparently unforeseen consequences of a baby boom for the capital’s groaning primary school estate. There are also unfunded promises of improvement from our beloved Council, job tips from an ex-policeman, Moonwalkers, elephant ears, mass trespass, seed packs, pongs and the promise of pickles. Throw in some brakes, sauna news, piano-bar pussy, winkle pickers, lost macaroni cheese, yummy mummies, white-tailed deer, bubble-gum removal and the battle of the refurbishments, and you begin to grasp the fun-packed dimensions of Broughton’s only 4-page, insecticide, pocket parasol.
Watch out, too, for articles on archaeology, Queen Victoria, and the well-lubricated underbelly of Edinburgh’s folk music scene.
Where can you find it? All the usual hot-spots: clubs, pubs, eateries, libraries and tweeteries, bike shops, hair salons, nail bars, galleries and vendors of specialist items which stretch the imagination and/or make your eyes water. There is no escape, but if you can’t find a copy then download a colour pdf from the top-right-hand corner of our home page here.
Remember! The Spurtle depends on locals – usually a fluctuating 35 of us around a hard core of 10. If you’d like to help – whatever your interests, skills, or available time – we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can call us on Tel. 556 4484 or email spurtle@hotmail.co.uk or Facebook Broughton Spurtle or Tweet @theSpurtle