Winter Planetarium Show at the Mills Observatory #dundeewestend

This Saturday – 11th January – you can take a tour of the night sky in the observatory’s planetarium room and learn about constellations, galaxies and the latest space news and much more.

Please note that Winter Planetarium Shows are suitable for children aged 5 and over.

Just £1 for adults;  50p children.     Booking essential on 435967.


Print Studio Tour at DCA #dundeewestend


This Thursday – 9th January at 5.30pm – and again on Saturday 11th January at 12 noon – you can get a free tour of the Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio!

The studio has a huge range of state-of-the-art equipment for both traditional printing and creating digital artworks.    

DCA Print Studio houses everything from a Victorian relief press to 3D printers and a laser cutter.   Come along and be shown around. 

These tours are the perfect precursor to doing a course or becoming a registered user – or are for anyone who has always wondered what goes on in the studio!

Free, but booking essential by contacting Dundee Contemporary Arts on 909900 or e-mail dca@dca.org.uk.


Can you help Maggie’s Dundee?


Maggie’s Dundee is looking more support from volunteers, so any help you could give would be amazing!

The Maggie’s team is looking for more support in the following areas :

• Drop in Volunteers – welcome visitors and make tea and coffee
• Event volunteers – stall, bucket collections, event stewards
• Admin support – Thank you letters, help with banking, volunteer admin jobs
• Speakers –  people who can go do talks / presentations for Maggie’s and also collect cheques on Maggie’s behalf.

Please contact Laura Boyd, Maggie’s Centre Fundraiser on 496384 (or mobile 07860 271415).

Many thanks!


Abertay Historical Society event

Two centuries of appreciation and modification: 
What might the future hold for the Tay?

This Wednesday – 8th January – from 2.15pm to 3.30pm, Professor Rob Duck, Emeritus Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, School of Social Sciences at the University of Dundee, will deliver this address as part of Abertay Historical Society’s contribution to the city’s afternoon lecture series.

This talk will look at some of the impacts of human intervention at the River Tay over the past 200 years and how climate change might affect sea levels.

The talk will take place in the D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre in the Tower Building at the University of Dundee, admission is £2 and all are welcome.

More information about Abertay Historical Society is available here.


Dundee & Angus College Open Days 2020


Interested in finding out more about D&A College? 

Then come along to its 2020 Open Days …

From Tuesday 14th January to Thursday 16th January, there will be the opportunity to visit Dundee & Angus College at each of its campuses, chat to teaching staff about courses, get a copy of our new prospectus, see the campus facilities and get advice about funding, course options, additional support from the Student Services team.

Full details are here – all welcome!