Getting things done – Seymour Street #dundeewestend

Residents recently complained to me about potholes on the road surface of Seymour Street towards its north end.

I raised this with the council’s Roads Maintenance Partnership and have been advised as follows :

“A pothole repair order was raised … with a timescale for repair of approximately thirty days.”


Latest Friends of Wighton event

From Sheena Wellington :

Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library
Lunchtime Recital with Dolly O’Rourke and Friends today – Wednesday 7th November 
Dolly is a fine singer, well known in Dundee as she was head teacher at Ancrum Road Primary School until her retirement. 

She and her friends are stalwarts of several musical sessions across the area so with Dolly and Mike on vocals and guitar, Lorna and (the other Mike) on accordion, fiddle and Lesley’s unaccompanied singing we are promised a lively and friendly mixture of melody and song. 
   
The Lunchtime Recital runs from 1.15pm -1.45pm and admission is free though our shiny pink piggy-bank will be happy to receive donations!


Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

WEST END WARD – SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2018

Nethergate (at Park Place) – temporary traffic lights on Sunday 4 November for Scottish Water mains repair.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Bellfield Street (southbound from Blackness Road to Hawkhill) – closed from Monday 26 November for 2 weeks for water connection works.


Home-Start Dundee’s Annual Fundraiser

From Home-Start Dundee :

We are delighted to announce that Gleadhraich will be performing a fundraising gig with all proceeds coming to Home-Start Dundee.  

Gleadhraich are a celtic rock band formed in Carnoustie in 2010 while students at school. The band is made up of Craig Weir (Bagpipes/ Vocals), Ross White (Guitar/ Vocals), Paul Weir (Percussion) and Graeme Ritchie (Bass Guitar) with a live addition of a backing band which includes saxophone, trombone, accordion, keyboard and fiddle. The band was made Angus’ Cultural Ambassadors for 2013/14.  

At a Dundee performance in 2016 Gleadhraich welcomed Britain’s Got Talent winner, Jai McDowall and Bay City Roller’s onstage to play with the band as special guests.  The band has performed at a variety of events across the UK from headline shows to festival performances including at Scotland’s prestigious Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. This has led to the band sharing stages with acts such as Skerryvore, Donnie Munro, Twin Atlantic, AC/DC, The Fratellis and Peatbog Faeries. Gleadhraich made their German debut with a successful mini tour in September 2015 and featured in France in January 2016. 

Gleadhraich made their US debut at New York Tartan Week in 2017 with further performances scheduled in Germany and Switzerland. The band has featured on many national media platforms such as BBC, STV, S4C, NME, Magic FM and many more.  For more information about the band check out their website here.

We would be delighted if as many of you as possible could join us and raise money for Home-Start.  Tickets are priced at £10 and are available by telephoning 202040 or email admin@homestart-dundee.org.uk. 




Event at the Botanic Garden #dundeewestend

This Sunday – 4th November – the Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden have an event at the garden.

Christopher Dingwall, Landscape Historian and Heritage Consultant will talk about “James Thomson and the Garden City Movement in Dundee”. 

Thomson was a visionary City Architect around the turn of the 20th century, whose legacy is still evident today, though many of his ideas were halted by the First World War.

All welcome – the event takes place at the garden’s Education Centre at 2pm.