New West End and Lochee Connecting Carers Café #dundeewestend

There’s a new West End and Lochee Connecting Carers Café starting tomorrow – Thursday 27th October from 9.30am to 11.30am – at the Friary in Tullideph Road.

Aimed at carers across the West End and Lochee, this is another new great initiative!




The Life and Times of King Alfred the Great

Explore the story of the Saxon King often credited with being the founder of the English nation.



Progress with Riverside/Northshore House, Luna Place #dundeewestend

Residents will recall that Fraser repeatedly raised the really deteriorating state of Riverside/Northshore House through graffiti and vandalism over many years. It had been vacant since call centre firm Sitel left the city more than a decade ago and sits on a very prominent site in the Technology Park looking onto Riverside Avenue at the entrance to the city.


Following Fraser raising this with planning enforcement at the City Council, the building’s Northern Irish owners started work transforming it into modern office facilities last year.

We are very pleased at progress since with the restored Riverside/Northshore House now complete and local company Westport Properties is now marketing rental space at the site.

The photos are ‘before’ and ‘after’ the transformation (taken in 2018 and four years later respectively), which I am sure residents will agree is a very positive outcome.


Maggie’s Culture Crawl!

Join Maggie’s Centre on a spook-tacular stroll through Dundee supporting people with cancer – taking place next Friday – 28th October.


Bring your friends and make it a night to remember!

You can expect:

+ Access to V&A Dundee and other venues
+ Free beers and pizzas en route
+ Spooky story-tellers revealing Dundee’s ghostly history
+ A free Maggie’s t-shirt

Register now at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maggies-culture-crawl-dundee-2022-registration-362316718057 – walk to remember, walk to celebrate and walk with friends.

If you have any questions, please call 0300 123 1801.


In conversation with Polly Pullar #dundeewestend

Polly Pullar comes to Blackness Library next Saturday – 29th October – for a talk following the publication of her new book, The Horizontal Oak: A Life in Nature.

Polly is a renowned wildlife expert, journalist and photographer. She will discuss her new book which includes her experiences of a childhood spent in a remote corner of the West Highlands and her love of nature and wildlife but also touches on the family tragedies she experienced while growing up. 
The session will be followed by an opportunity for questions from the audience.   There will be a book sale and signing after the event.
You can book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-polly-pullar-tickets-381540476837
For further details of the event, or if you encounter difficulties booking via Eventbrite, please call Blackness Library on 435936.