Temporary Traffic Order – Re-opening of Recycling Centres

In order to allow for the re-opening of civic amenity centres at Riverside and Baldovie this coming Monday, there will be some traffic/roads arrangements put in place – the temporary traffic order is as follows :

Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating the re-opening of recycling centres.  The Order is expected to be in force for one month from 1 June 2020.  Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months.

The effect of the Order is to temporarily impose (1) a 30 mph speed limit on A85 Riverside Avenue from a point 500 metres or thereby west of its junction with Wright Avenue to a point 500 metres or thereby east of its junction with Wright Avenue, together with imposing a no waiting restriction on Wright Avenue itself from the junction with Riverside Avenue for its entire length; and (2) a no waiting restriction on both sides of Forties Road from the junction with Drumgeith Road to the south side of the junction with Piper Street and on both sides of Piper Street for its entire length.

If you have any queries, please contact the Network Management Team, City Development Department on 433275. 


A little piece of West End history #dundeewestend


Many thanks to the Step Row resident who sent me this photograph of a part of walling in the street that looks a little smoke-damaged.
   
She was told by a lovely elderly lady who lived at 33 Step Row long ago, that on VE Day, local folk lit a celebratory bonfire and all brought out chairs to celebrate together. 

This wall bordering the former blind institution property (now sheltered housing operated by Caledonia Housing Association) still shows the effects of that bonfire 75 years later!

The elderly lady who told the story many years ago was the late Mrs Margaret Clark – Peggy to her friends.   Born around 1901, she was one of 13 children of a shepherd in Aboyne and was in her eighties when she passed away.   She lived across the landing to her brother William Watt and his wife in the first tenement at number 31.   He had retired as lighthouse keeper on the May Island, possibly the last to man it.

With the recent VE Day 75th anniversary commemoration taking place, it was great to learn about this little piece of history in the West End.


… and Happy 100th birthday Arthur!


Many happy returns to Arthur Harris of Pennycook Court 
as he celebrates his 100th birthday!

My very best wishes!



Happy 100th birthday Logie!

Today marks the centenary of the official opening of the Logie scheme in the West End – happy 100th Logie!

We had planned to have an event tonight in the Lime Street sheltered lounge with local residents to mark this significant milestone and there was to be an exhibition at Blackness Library and in the Central Library along with talks by the Dundee City Archives.

Sadly, none of this is now possible at this time because of the COVID-19 health emergency but we do intend to run events like this at a later date as it is important to recognise the importance of Logie, as Scotland’s first council housing scheme, in the history of the provision of social housing.

Meantime, you can read one of the excellent articles by the Dundee City Archives’ blog here – all about the story of the building of Logie, with links to other articles.


The beautiful West End! #dundeewestend

Lovely lilac in Fort Street – with many thanks to the resident who sent me this!