Classifi ed Recruitment

Courses&Tuition Property

ARTS CHARITIES MEDIA PUBLIC SECTOR VOLUNTARY EDUCATION RETAIL DANCE PRIVATE TUITION CLASSES

PROPERTY TO LET ACCOMMODATION WANTED FLATSHARE REMOVALS HOME IMPROVEMENTS

How did you get that job?

Property For Sale Flatshares

Edinburgh Glasgow

drop-in and dance 40+ drop-in classes every week at times to suit you 14 –16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh 0131 225 5525 dancebase.co.uk

Scottish Charity No. SC025512

Learn Sushi . . .

. . . with a Japanese chef in her own home. Take home and eat the results. Gift vouchers

available. £60 for a class. Discounts for groups. Call 0141 332 5707 or visit learnsushi.co.uk

Learn Polo

Vouchers make great presents! Beginners and non-riders

welcome. Small, friendly club located within 30 minutes of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Quiet ponies, great fun, fantastic social

life. Call 01560 483 411 /

07974 706 045. www.stewartonpolo.co.uk

Maths Tuition Glasgow Experienced maths tutor available to assist with examination preparation. £25 per hour. Glasgow location. Individual or small classes (max.5) Call: 07813 210 282

Hypnotherapy Training in Glasgow. BEST COACHING 8 day Diploma course starts Jan 28 2009. Free info pack 08006 129 329 or go to www. bestcoaching.co.uk

Noticeboard ACTIVITIES BANDS & MUSIC WANTED

Activities

Scotland’s Multi-Activity Social, Adventure & Sports Group

Lov

0131 553 0026 www.spicescotland.com FREE Preview Nights!

Edinburgh 8.00pm Tuesday 2nd December, The Ivory Lounge, 126 George Street, EH2 4JN

Glasgow 8.00pm Wednesday 3rd December The Courtyard, ARTA, 62

Albion Street, G1 1 NY Join in November - Win a £10,000 Year of Dreams!

Glasgow IVC

Do you want to improve your social life for only £40 a year? Then check us out at glasgowivc. org.uk we are a friendly social and activities club - Wining, dining, theatre, walks and much more www.glasgowivc.org.uk

New on market! Sunny central, top oor one bedroom at. Pleasant open views, offers in the region of £100,000. Tel: 07990 582 921

Holiday Lets

Festive House Party Historic mansion get together for 12 friends & family. 25 mins from Glasgow. 5 mins walk to village pub/food & trad. music Hogmanay. Great views. Open fires, AGA in kitchen, dining room, drawing room, 6 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. 2 nights Christmas or New Year £4200. Email: festivehouseparty@yahoo. co.uk

Property To Let Glasgow

Glasgow Harbour - West End Superior 2 bed at f/furnished, p/parking. £650 pcm plus CT. Tel: 07745 136 151

Blanefi eld by Glasgow Luxury 2 bed at, fully furnished, parking. Close to all amenities. £575 pcm plus CT. Tel: 07745 136 151

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Central Lets Self catering holiday lets in the City Centre, for short breaks

weekly stays and corporate lets. Discounts for regular bookings, longer stays. Tel: 0131 669 8535

www.edinburgh centrallets.co.uk

Removals

HIRE A VAN WITH A MAN Local & long distance. Large & small. House / Offi ce / garage clearances / Ikea Pickups etc. Reliable, Friendly (and on time).

Free quotations. Disclosure Scotland Certifi cate. Contact

Philip 0131 332 1272 / 07836 633 006

Accommodation wanted

FESTIVAL FLATS Est: 1986

We are now viewing for 2009 Festival clients. All standards central Edinburgh properties required. 1,2,3,4 week lets August. Good rates.

Also seeking properties for short lets throughout the year

For info call Carole Smith/Anne Goring on

01620 810620

email: festfl ats@aol.com www.festivalfl ats.net

Name Lynne Geary Job Title Sales and Marketing Manager

Company The Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University When did you start your job? 10 March 2008

So what does your job actually involve? Encouraging businesses, organisations and individuals to bring their meetings, conferences, weddings and other special events to the conference centre. The successful running of the Sales & Marketing department and meeting with clients are a huge part of my job. Best/worst aspects? The best aspects are getting to work with a great team and some wonderful clients. It is a joy to promote the centre as it is such a fantastic product. I love to meet new people so this job couldn’t be better -- we host lots of large events such as the recent SNP Spring Conference and the Stem Cell UK event. There are no worst aspects for me. We are lucky that the ECC is riding the storm of the credit crunch at present and we are looking forward to cementing our place in the coming years as a top conference venue.

What did you do before you started this job? I worked for Thistle Hotels, Caledonian Hotels and Scottish Highland and Stakis amongst others.

What’s the best way to get a job like yours? Try to get some experience in events or travel and tourism and try to complete as much training as possible along the way. The best way is to start from the bottom and work your way up. Hotel management is also a great way of learning about the industry and will provide you with outstanding customer service skills.

Looking back, what advice would you give to a young Lynne at the start of her career? I think that most people tend to think short-term with regards to what they can achieve in their career and how quick. My advice would be to think long term from the beginning instead of rushing to get ahead. Be patient, let your career develop and allow it to follow the path that you want it to. What are you most looking forward to at ECC in 2009? I am looking forward to the coming year and the challenges that it will bring. We are hosting lots of important events over the next few years such as the International Society for Animal Genetics in 2010. The centre hosts a variety of events every year from microbiology conferences to charity masquerade balls and political conferences which keeps things interesting. 2009 will be no different and, most of all, I’m looking forward to meeting an array of different people.

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Double room in tenement flat in Battlefield (Langside). Shared living room, kitchen and bathroom. 5 mins walk to Shawlands. 2 mins walk to train station (10 mins to Central). Rent £275, short/long term lease. Tel: 07943 166 867

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Very large room Charing Cross at. Close to City, West End and M8. All mod-cons, nice kitchen, cleaner once a week. No smoking. £375 inc CT. Tel: 07973 262 441

Lovely double room in the West End, 2 mins from St Georges X underground and 15min walk into town. £326.50 inc CT, Virgin TV and broadband. Male or females. Tel: 07974 139 105

Double room available in gay friendly Dennistoun flat. Broadband, central heating, and all mod cons. Professional n/s sought to share with 1 female. £280 excl CT and bills. Available 1st Dec Tel: 07976 051 143

City Centre, gay friendly flat, all mod cons, internet, fully furnished, clean, sunny flat. GCH, double glazing. Double room. CT included. Shared bills. Call David Tel: 07967 941 313

Double room in modern Tollcross flat. £230 pcm - £200 Deposit. Available Dec. Gay friendly. Share with guy and girl. Professional preferred. Bills approx £75 pcm inc Sky, B/band, CT. Tel: 07720 446 060

Room for rent in new build, close to City Centre. Free parking and garden. Sharing with one professional female. Available immediately. £262 pcm Tel: 07968 177 367

Single room offered in modern South Side flat. 10mins to City Centre, pleasant area close to amenities, private parking. £300 pcm inc CT. Sharing with female professional, 29, considerate and sociable. Tel: 07825 419 028

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Two rooms to cottage flat in Kings Park. One female student looking for two female flatmates. Double room £300, single £280 inc bills. Tel: 07900 935 420

Modern clean 3 flatshare available. £300 pcm. Minerva Way Tel: 077742 119 09

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for rent

3 bedroom flat in Granton, rooms to let for: £260, £250, £240. Available from 23 November. Tel: 07725 269 833

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