THERE'S a kind of hush . . . all over East Lothian. In golfing circles at least.
Martin Huish is taking over as club professional at North Berwick and keeping it in the family. His father David, the club champion for 30 years, retires in April at 65 after 42 years in the job.
"I was born and brought up here and I've worked at
the club since I turned pro in 1991. My dad's from Gullane, just along the road, so we're both local boys who made reasonably good.
"This appointment's a big challenge for me but I plan to update the facilities when my father goes in the spring."
Martin, 39, is well aware of his task. Formed in 1832, North Berwick is the 13th oldest golf club in the world. It boasts 900 playing members and the course accommodates 10,000 visitors annually. There is, or course, a waiting list . . . of "only a few years".
Martin's maternal grandad was club pro at Gullane. It's in the blood.
See village, people MOVIEMAKER Ian Rintoul's Village in the City, a poignant portrait of Duddingston, enjoyed four well-patronised screenings during the Film Festival and it's coming back, by public demand.
Again at the Dominion and this time during the Morningside Festival. Free admission at 10.30am and noon a week Sunday and if you're inclined to spare a copper on the way out, drop it in the bucket. The Sick Kids Hospital will love you for it.
Irascible Mr K HE can be, shall we say, irascible, it's well known in the business. But, the Festival safely put to bed for another year, Nigel Kennedy departed Edinburgh without any hassle, far as I know.
He has left some stray notes in his wake. Says a considerate Mr K: "I think I've become more confident now in dealing with other musicians, both leading them and being more responsible about how they're feeling when they're playing with me. But I'm never completely confident that a gig is going to go all right until I've got it in the bag."
Afterwords.. COLEEN ROONEY'S home truth on her tranquil husband Wayne: "He's the most laid-back person. I'm the one who carries on the arguments. We bicker about the stupidest things, like anyone else." Just an ordinary couple like you and me, then.
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