West End Christmas Fortnight starts today! #dundeewestend
Today sees the start of the West End Christmas Fortnight, which will be launched with a children’s crafts event followed by fortnight of many activities across the West End.
Temporary Traffic Order – Bellfield Street
From the City Council :
Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating service connections for a new housing development. The Order is expected to be in force for two weeks from 26 November 2018. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.The effect of the Order is to prohibit all southbound vehicular traffic in Bellfield Street from its junction with Blackness Road to its junction with Hawkhill.
Pedestrian access and vehicular access to premises will be maintained where possible.
Alternative routes will be available via (1) Blackness Road and Hawkhill By Pass for buses and taxis and (2) Blackness Road, Urquhart Street, Brook Street, Guthrie Street, Horsewater Wynd and Hawkhill for all other vehicles.
Please forward any comments you may have regarding this proposal to the Network Management Team, City Development Department, Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1LS and if you have any queries please call 433168.
Friends of Wighton – Cappuccino Concert
From Sheena Wellington :
Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library
On Saturday 24th November at 11am (doors open 10.30am) the Cappuccino Concert will showcase fiddler Kevin Findlay’s book and CD “The Lochee Sessions.”
Kevin Findlay has been a member of Boogalusa since 1992 and has recorded 3 albums with the band. Notable gigs include the Festival Europe d’Art in Niort, France, Shetland Folk Festival, Orkney Folk Festival,Glasgow Celtic Connections and Aberdeen Jazz Festival. He has appeared on The Big Breakfast, Pebble Mill at One and Aig Asaig Gaelic TV show; as well as live performances on Radio 1 and Radio Scotland.He is a founder member of the Mad Parrot Ceilidh Band, formed in 2002, and has performed at ceilidhs and festivals in many locations, including Oman in the Persian Gulf.
In 2006, he became Musical Director of Tayside Young Fiddlers. He has overseen the transformation of TYF into a group which performs material at the cutting edge of the vibrant Scottish musical tradition. He arranged and conducted their CD album Rockin’ the Baby in 2014.
Joining Kevin for the event will be two Mad Parrot colleagues, Lindsey Duncan on guitar and Wighton’s own Helen Forbes, on whistle.
Admission to a Cappuccino Concert is £5. Tea/coffee and biscuits are available for a small donation.
Luna Place – proposed Stopping Up Order
From the City Council :
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL (LUNA PLACE, DUNDEE) (STOPPING-UP) ORDER 2018
Dundee City Council hereby give Notice that they have confirmed an Order under Sections 207 and 208 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, authorising the stopping-up of lengths of roads, footpaths and footways situated at Luna Place, Dundee.
A copy of the Order and relevant plan specifying the lengths of roads, footpaths and footways to be stopped up may be inspected at the office of the Head of Democratic and Legal Services, Dundee City Council, 20 City Square, Dundee, by any person free of charge between 8.30 am and 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday inclusive during a period of 28 days from 16/11/18. A copy of the plan can also be viewed by searching for “Traffic Regulation Orders“ in the Roads and Travel section of our website.
Any persons wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any provisions contained therein on the grounds that the Order is not within the powers conferred by the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, or on the grounds that the applicant interests have been substantially prejudiced by a failure to comply with any requirement of the said Act or of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 or of any rules or regulations made under these Acts, may within six weeks from 16/11/18 make application to the Court of Session for this purpose.
HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC AND LEGAL SERVICES
A fabulous West End Christmas Fortnight launches soon! #dundeewestend
Saturday 24th November sees the start of the West End Christmas Fortnight, which will be launched with a children’s crafts event followed by fortnight of many activities across the West End.
A highlight of the fortnight will be the Christmas Lights Switch On for the West End and a spectacular fireworks extravaganza, taking place on Wednesday 28th November. This year’s West End Christmas Concert takes place that evening at Dundee West Church at 6.15pm. There will be musical contributions from all local primary and secondary schools. The concert will be hosted by Gordon Sharp.
We are delighted that “The Notables” will perform as well as local school pupils – it will be a great concert and everyone is very welcome to attend. Mains of Fintry Pipe Band will pipe everyone from the church to Seabraes for the Christmas Lights Switch-On.
At 7pm, Better Taygether singers will perform by the tree and thereafter at 7.20pm the West End Christmas Lights will be switched on at Seabraes by Santa.
There will again be a spectacular fireworks display after the lights switch-on.
West End Christmas Fortnight is packed with events and we hope that, as in the past 18 years, the local community will take part. We are extremely grateful to all the local businesses for their support of the Christmas Fortnight, without which the events would not be possible.
Other main West End Christmas Fortnight events include :
• Saturday 24th November : Christmas Fortnight starts with the West End Christmas Fortnight’s lovely children’s craft event led by the wonderful Lisa Earl of Create … Kids Create Craft Workshops. Taking place at Logie St John’s (Cross) Church Hall, this event is most suited to young school aged children.
• Monday 26th November and Monday 3rd December : Children’s craft activity at Blackness Library.
• Friday 30th November – The Christmas Lights Switch on in West Port at 5pm – includes a choir at 4.30pm, piper at 4.50pm, apple spiced Christmas drinks and hot chocolate for the children.
• Saturday 1st December – Free Christmas card making at Gallery 48, West Port.
• Saturday 1st December – Soup and pudding community lunch in Dundee West Church, 132 Perth Road.
• Friday 7th December – Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden’s children’s activities and a “Walk in the Dark”
• Saturday 8th December – Free Christmas decoration making workshop at Gallery 48, West Port.
• Over Christmas Fortnight – Window Spotting Competition for children – prizes include a family membership of the Botanic Garden.