onwards, Heriot-Watt University moved from its city centre location to occupy the lands of the former Riccarton Estate, gifted to the university by Midlothian County Council in 1966. The move has now been completed and the main campus of Heriot-Watt University occupies and manages a wooded area with enough space for future expansion. Sport Football Currie has two youth football teams Currie Football Club and Currie Star FC (Currie Star play their games in the Kingsknowe area of Edinburgh). Rugby Currie has one rugby team, Currie RFC who are based and play their home games in the neighbouring village of Balerno. Culture and attractions Currie has two Scout Groups - the 31st Pentland which has run continuously since 1924 and the 42nd Pentland. Currie is a District of Girlguiding Edinburgh. 1st Currie Guides have run continuously since 1921, and 1st Currie Brownies continually since 1933. On the first Saturday of May The Currie Riding of the Marches takes place. Local History Society Currie and District Local History Society meets 12 times a year and has speakers on all aspects of the area. The society meets every first and third Monday in the month and their year starts in October. The venue is in the Gibson Craig Hall on the Lanark Road in Currie. Local Newspaper C&B News (originally Currie & Balerno News) is a volunteer-led community news magazine covering Currie as well as nearby Balerno, Juniper Green, Baberton and Colinton. Launched in February 1976, and published 10 times a year, the publication features local news and articles, reports from local groups/organisations, political representatives and Community Councils, plus regular coverage of local planning applications and developments. Demographics Transport The A70 runs through the area and Currie is serviced by the 44 and 45 bus routes, which are operated by Lothian Buses. Currie is served by rail by Curriehill railway station on the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Shotts Line. Currie is also close to the City of Edinburgh bypass and is bordered by the Union Canal to the north and the Water of Leith to the south. Edinburgh Airport is located approximately north of Currie and the M8 motorway to Glasgow is around north. It also has connections to Livingston in West Lothian through E&M Horsburgh service 24, between Juniper Green and Livingston. Currie Kirk The pre-Reformation church was dedicated to St Mungo and was under the control of the Archdeaconry of Lothian. The