#Dundee festive bus arrangements


For details of bus services over the Christmas and New Year period, please follow the links below :
  • Xplore Dundee details here.
  • Stagecoach details here.




#Dundee Drop in services over the festive season



DUNDEE DROP IN SERVICES
     Christmas/New Year Opening 2018

All drop ins open as normal until Wednesday 19th December

Thursday 20th December 2018
v 11.30am – 1.30pm: Main Street Community Cafe, Coldside Parish Church, Main Street – Hot Food, Soup, Sandwiches, Tea, Coffee
v 2pm: Steeple Parish Nursing & Eagles Wings, The Steeple Church, Nethergate –
Christmas Meal
Friday 21st December 2018
v 11am – 2pm: Lifegate Community Cafe, Whitfield Church, Haddington Crescent – Christmas Lunch, Food Bags, Free clothing
v 11am-1pm: Gilfillan Church Drop-In, Whitehall Crescent – Soup & Roll
v 11am – 3pm (food served 1pm-3pm): Making Dundee Home, Dundee West Church, Perth Road – 3 course meal
v 7pm – 8.30pm: The Salvation Army – Thurso Crescent, Menzieshill –
Christmas Meal

Saturday 22ndDecember 2018
v 12noon-2pm: St Pius Community Café, St Pius Church, Balerno Street, Douglas- Hot Food, Soup, Pudding
v 1pm-3pm: St Mary’s Café, St Mary’s Church, Grays Lane, Lochee
Christmas Lunch
v 7.30pm – 9pm: Graham’s Soup Kitchen, West Marketgait – Hot Meal
Sunday 23rd December 2018
v 10.30am – 12pm: Café Church, St Luke’s Church, St Luke’s Road, Downfield –
Tea, Coffee, Juice, Breakfast, Pancakes, Croissants, Donuts

v 1.15pm – 2.15pm: Food Cupboard, St Salvador’s Church, Carnegie Street –
Food Parcel and Snack
v 2pm – 4pm: The Drop-Inn, Lochee Parish Church Hall, High Street Lochee –
Soup, Toasties, Fruit, Tea, Coffee

Monday 24th December 2018
v 10am – 2pm: Cairn Centre Hub, Rattray Street –
Tea, Coffee, Toast
v 10.30am – 12.30pm: The Bridge Community Café, The Friary, Tullideph Road –
Tea, Coffee, Bacon rolls, Mince pies
v 2pm-4pm: Steeple Parish Nursing, The Steeple Church, Nethergate – Healthcare and Hot Food

v Tuesday 25th December 2018 – Christmas Day
             Gilfillan Church Drop-In, Whitehall Crescent
      Christmas Day service – 10.30am
      Soup & mince pies after service
                              Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street
                                         Hot Meal – 7pm – 8.30pm
  
Wednesday 26th December 2018
v7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Thursday 27th December 2018
v 2pm – 3.30pm: Steeple Parish Nursing, The Steeple Chuech, NethergateHealthcare & Hot Food
v 7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Friday 28th December 2018
v 11am – 2pm: Lifegate Community Cafe, Whitfield Church, Haddington Crescent – Soup, Toasties, Hot Food, Fruit, Food Bags, Free Clothing
v 11am-1pm: Gilfillan Church Drop-In, Whitehall Crescent – Soup & Roll
v 11am – 3pm (food served 1pm-3pm): Making Dundee Home, Dundee West Church, Perth Road – 3 course meal
Saturday 29th December 2018
v 12noon-2pm: St Pius Community Café, St Pius Church, Balerno Street, Douglas –
Hot meal
v 1pm-3pm: St Mary’s Café, St Mary’s Church, Grays Lane, Lochee
Soup and Toasties
v 7.30pm – 9pm: Graham’s Soup Kitchen, West Marketgait – Hot Meal

Sunday 30th December 2018
v 10.30am – 12pm: Café Church, St Luke’s Church, St Luke’s Church, Downfield –
Tea, Coffee, Juice, Breakfast, Pancakes, Croissants, Donuts
v 1.15pm – 2.15pm: Food Cupboard, St Salvador’s Church, Carnegie Street –
Food Parcel and Snack
v 2pm – 4pm: The Drop-Inn, Lochee Parish Church Hall, High Street, Lochee–
Soup, Toasties, Fruit, Tea, Coffee
Monday 31st December 2018 – New Year’s Eve
v 10am – 2pm: Cairn Centre Hub, Rattray Street –
Tea, Coffee, Toast
v 10.30am – 12.30pm: The Bridge Community Café, The Friary, Tullideph Road –
Tea, Coffee, Steak Pie and Beans  
v 2pm – 3.30pm: Steeple Parish Nursing, The Steeple Church, NethergateHealthcare & Hot Food
v 7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Tuesday 1stJanuary 2019
v 11am – 1pm: The Drop-Inn, Lochee Parish Church Hall, High Street, Lochee – Soup, Toasties and Fruit
v 12pm – 1.45pm – Making Dundee Home, Dundee West Church, Perth Road –
Soup, Filled rolls, Tea, Coffee, Cake  
v 7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Wednesday 2nd January 2019
v 11.30am – 1.30pm: Main Street Community Cafe, Coldside Parish Church –Hot Food, Soup, Toasties, Tea, Coffee

v 7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Thursday 3rd January 2019
v 11.30am – 1.30pm: Main Street Community Cafe, Coldside Parish Church –Soup, Sandwiches, Tea, Coffee
v 7pm – 8.30pm: Eagles Wings Soup Kitchen, Bell Street – Hot Meal
Friday 4th January 2019
v 11am – 2pm: Lifegate Community Cafe, Whitfield Church, Haddington Crescent – Soup, Toasties, Hot Food, Fruit, Food Bags, IT access & support, Free clothing
v 11am-1pm: Gilfillan Church Drop-In, Whitehall Crescent – Soup & roll
v 11am – 3pm (food served 1pm-3pm): Making Dundee Home, Dundee West Church – 3 course meal
v 7pm – 8.30pm: The Salvation Army – Thurso Crescent, Menzieshill –
Hot Meal
Saturday 5th January 2019
v 12noon-2pm: St Pius Community Café, St Pius Church, Balerno Street, Douglas –
Hot Food, Soup, Pudding 
v 1pm-3pm: St Mary’s Café, St Mary’s Church, Grays Lane, Lochee
Soup and Toasties
v 7.30pm – 9pm: Graham’s Soup Kitchen, West Marketgait – Hot Meal
Sunday 6th January 2019
v 10.30am – 12pm: Café Church, St Luke’s Church, St Luke’s Road, Downfield –
Tea, Coffee, Juice, Breakfast, Pancakes, Croissants, Donuts
v 1.15pm – 2.15pm: Food Cupboard, St Salvador’s Church, Carnegie Street –
Food Parcel and Snack
v 2pm – 4pm: The Drop-Inn, Lochee Parish Church Hall, High Street, Lochee –
Soup, Toasties, Fruit, Tea, Coffee
All drop ins open as normal from Monday 7th January 2019.



Festive Friends Christmas Day Meal Support @dundeeunitedct

A superb initiative by the Dundee United Community Trust, working in partnership with the Ambassador, to extend the festivities from 11am to 4pm on Christmas Day.   

This includes transport for guests to get to both venues and back home again :




Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 17 DECEMBER 2018

Perth Road (at Riverside Place) – off-peak temporary traffic lights until Monday 17 December for drainage works.

(I have sought assurances that these works will complete tomorrow)



Gateway to College

From Dundee and Angus College :

This course offers an opportunity to gain qualifications and skills that will help you move onto the right programme/onto the right career pathway.

Available in a variety of formats (from flexible attendance to fully funded January-May courses to suit individual needs) Gateway to College Short Full Time is designed to develop the essential and soft skills you need to succeed in any career and at the same time lets you investigate different careers and discuss vocational interests so helping you be more informed about options open to you.

Successful candidates will have the option of applying for the vocational course of their choice in Session 19/20 or continue to develop confidence, social and soft skills and try out the vocational area they are interested in through a relevant Gateway course.

Want to know more? Then contact:

KINGSWAY CAMPUS – Vicky Hirst
Course Leader, Access
01382 834911 ext 7724 / 07793 267967/ v.hirst@dundeeandangus.ac.uk 

GARDYNE CAMPUS – Lisa Hill
Course Leader, Access
01382 834911 ext 7217 / 07515 053567 / l.hill@dundeeandangus.ac.uk 

Please note that whilst every endeavour will be made to deliver this course in Gardyne, this is subject to many conditions and may result in all of the Dundee provision being based in Kingsway.