T10 Cricket Tournament and Family Fest this Sunday #dundeewestend

With thanks to the Minhaj Welfare Foundation and sponsors, all are welcome at a T10 Cricket Tournament and Family Fest this Sunday - 20th June - at the Elliot Road recreation area, here in the West End!

More details :

Free entry

Sunday 20th July

Harris Academy's playing fields at Elliot Road

Match starts: 9am | Festival starts: 12 noon

What to expect?

Sizzling BBQs

Dessert & Tea Stalls

Mehndi & Face Painting

Bouncy Castle Fun

Meet & Greet with Omar & Hana!

Plus, catch Mr Tee King Of Desserts - Innovator, Original and iconic ice cream van

Free entry bookings at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-festival-free-entry-tickets-1449383939379

Street surgery tonight #dundeewestend

Although our usual Tuesday surgeries at local schools and Blackness Library do not take place during the school holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

St Peter's Free Church Holiday Bible Club #dundeewestend

St Peter's Free Church is running its annual, free Holiday Bible Club again this summer.

The club is for children from P1-S2 and runs every morning from Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August.

An optional lunch is also available.

The sign-up form is available at http://tiny.cc/Club-2025

Our West End ward surgeries #dundeewestend

Just a reminder that our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays.

However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or by email at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks!

Please note that our street surgeries on a Thursday will take place as normal.

Electoral register update

The City Council's electoral registration team is getting in touch with every household to check that the electoral register is up to date, and to identify any residents who should be registered but are currently missing.

When responding, please remember, to include 14 and 15 years olds in the return as once they turn 16 they will be eligible to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections taking place next year.

You can register to vote at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Ancrum Road Primary School - 1990 #dundeewestend

With thanks to SJ Bogue and Dundee Memories, the opening of Ancrum Road Primary School's conservation area - June 1990.

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 14 JULY 2025

Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works.

Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works.

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks:

• Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 4 weeks; and

• Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for 5 weeks.

• [Please see our previous Facebook posts regarding the delays to this].

Blackness Road (at Hyndford Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 17 July to 6.00am on Friday 18 July for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Road (at Balgay Road) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Friday 18 July to 6.00am on Saturday 19 July for Scottish Water work.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Jedburgh Road – closed from Monday 21 July for 7 days for carriageway resurfacing.

• [Please see our previous Facebook post regarding the delays to this – the works also include Kelso Street and Kelso Place].

Riverside Avenue  - road fully closed from its junction with Kingsway/Swallow Roundabout for a distance of 500m in a south westerly direction to its junction with Apollo Way. Closed for 5 evenings between 19:00 and 07:00 commencing 21^st July for carriageway resurfacing works.

Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights on Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Smellies Lane – closed from Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

City Road (at Friary Gardens) – temporary traffic lights on Monday 28 July (9.00am to midnight) for Scottish Water work.

Corso Street event tomorrow! #dundeewestend

There's a table top sale in the Corso Street sheltered lounge tomorrow - Saturday 12th July - 10.30am to 2.30pm - all welcome!

West End street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

Although our Tuesday ward surgeries do not take place over the school summer holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight as usual to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

Ninewells Community Garden Big Biodiversity Bash #dundeewestend

The Ninewells Community Garden Big Biodiversity Bash will be making a return for 2025.

This Saturday - 12th July - all are invited to get up close with nature and think about all the bugs, beasties and creatures that are so important to welcome in our green spaces.

Read more on the Ninewells Community Garden Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NinewellsGarden

West End ward surgeries #dundeewestend

Just a reminder that our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays.

However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or by email at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks!

Please note that our street surgeries on a Thursday will take place as normal.

Can you help Royal Victoria Hospital and Roxburghe House? #dundeewestend

Royal Victoria Hospital and Roxburghe House are currently looking for volunteer drivers who can help transport patients to their appointments.

NHS Tayside offers mileage reimbursement and training.

Come and join the wonderful and vibrant community of volunteers and staff.

To find out more contact the team at tay.volunteeringroxburghedundee@nhs.scot or call 423128.

West Port - 1960s #dundeewestend

A wonderful photo of the West Port in the 1960s, taken by the late Dr Denis Bethell

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - SATURDAY 5 AND SUNDAY 6 JULY 2025

Strawberrybank (at Perth Road) – closed for one week for Scottish Water work.

[Note from Fraser and Michael – we have queried this as we are aware of what appears to be Scottish Water emergency work but residents are asking the need for this length of closure as there was no work on-site parts of Thursday and Friday.    Scottish Water has advised it will prioritise the work today - sett reinstatement - and hopefully the closure will therefore be lifted soon.]

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 7 JULY 2025

Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works.

Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works.

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks insofar as it affects the West End Ward :

• Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 5 weeks; and

• Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for 6 weeks.

[Note from Fraser and Michael – the road report information is provided by the City Council. We queried the over-run of this project and the lights on Ancrum Road and westbound closure on Tullideph Road. This has been caused we understand by issues between SSEN and its contractor over the jointing phase of the work.   Please see our latest update about the delays at http://tiny.cc/Ancrum-Tullideph which indicate the work will not be completed until 10^th to 17^th August.]

Blackness Road (at Glenagnes Road) - temporary traffic lights for one week for Scottish Water work.

Hawkhill (at Hunter Street) – temporary traffic lights from Wednesday 9 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Blackness Road (at Hyndford Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 17 July to 6.00am on Friday 18 July for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Road (at Balgay Road) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Friday 18 July to 6.00am on Saturday 19 July for Scottish Water work.

Jedburgh Road – closed from Monday 21 July for 7 days for carriageway resurfacing.

Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights on Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Smellies Lane – closed from Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

City Road (at Friary Gardens) – temporary traffic lights on Monday 28 July (9.00am to midnight) for Scottish Water work.

Sunday band concert at Magdalen Green #dundeewestend

Great to see Dundee Instrumental Band is holding two Sunday band concerts this month on Magdalen Green.

The first one is on Sunday - 6th July - at 2pm - all welcome!

Our West End street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

Although our Tuesday ward surgeries do not take place over the school summer holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight as usual to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

Getting things done - Hillside Place #dundeewestend

We recently received concerns about the deteriorated state of the road surface in Hillside Place.

We raised this with the roads maintenance partnership and were promised repairs.

However, given the extremely poor road condition, we asked about the possibility of future resurfacing and were advised as follows :

"Hillside Place did not make it into this year’s list for resurfacing work, but it will be scored again this year for possible inclusion in next year’s list."

Our West End ward surgeries #dundeewestend

Our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays.

However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or by email at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks!

Please note that our street surgeries on a Thursday will take place as normal.

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 30 JUNE 2025

Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works.

Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works.

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks insofar as it affects the West End Ward :

• Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 7 weeks; and

• Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for 7 weeks.

[Note from Fraser and Michael – the road report information is provided by the City Council. We queried the over-run of this project and the lights on Ancrum Road and westbound closure on Tullideph Road. This has been caused we understand by issues between SSEN and its contractor over the jointing phase of the work. We have been assured that the work will be completed by 7th July. We wrote to SSEN about the delays].

Blackness Road (at Glenagnes Road) - temporary traffic lights from Monday 30 June for 2 weeks for Scottish Water work.

Milnbank Road (at Polepark Road) – closed from Monday 30 June for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Ninewells Avenue (between Ninewells Drive and Dickson Avenue) – closed from Thursday 3 July for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Hawkhill (at Hunter Street) – temporary traffic lights from Wednesday 9 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Road (at Hyndford Street) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Thursday 17 July to 6.00am on Friday 18 July for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Road (at Balgay Road) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Friday 18 July to 6.00am on Saturday 19 July for Scottish Water work.

Jedburgh Road – closed from Monday 21 July for 7 days for carriageway resurfacing.

Lochee Road (at Smellies Lane) – temporary traffic lights on Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Smellies Lane – closed from Thursday 24 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

City Road (at Friary Gardens) – temporary traffic lights on Monday 28 July (9.00am to midnight) for Scottish Water work.

Nethergate #dundeewestend

With thanks to SJ Bogue and Dundee Memories, looking east along the Nethergate back in 1960.

Summer holiday activities across the city

There's a host of fun activities for all children, young people and families during the summer school holidays. 

A full list of activities is available at https://t.co/OfRmq2zGSc

Riverside Nature Park event #dundeewestend

All are welcome at an event at Riverside Nature Park a week on Saturday - 5th July - at which the lovely new signage for the park will be officially launched.

The signs are designed by the wonderful Cara Rooney Illustration and the event will be fun for all the family!

West End street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

Getting things done - Brook Street #dundeewestend

Fraser is pictured in Brook Street, just east of the Co-op, where residents have asked us if a pedestrian crossing would be possible given the volume of traffic and the difficulty pedestrians - and particularly elderly residents - have getting across the road to the shop.

This has been raised before but at that time the number of pedestrians crossing here was not high enough to meet the criteria for a pedestrian crossing, but in light of the recent requests we asked the City Council to re-survey the road to see if it now met the criteria for a crossing.

The Senior Engineer (Traffic & Road Safety) at Dundee City Council has updated us as follows :

"Thank you for your e-mail from one of your constituents regarding a request for a pedestrian crossing point on Brook St at the Co-op store.

It's probably best to give you a little bit of background information on how the Council process such requests. As you can imagine we receive many requests for additional pedestrian facilities throughout the city however with limited financial resources it is essential for us to prioritise these locations. This is done by undertaking a Pedestrian Vehicle Ratio assessment (PV2). This assessment, through a survey of pedestrians and vehicles at a site, provides a PV2 value that indicates the existing pedestrian demand and length of time of opportunity to cross the road. Adjustment factors are then applied to consider the number of vulnerable user groups trying to cross, the level of buses and HGVs, the carriageway width, vehicle speeds etc.

Locations with a PV2 value of 1 or higher are considered for pedestrian facilities.

Locations with a value of less than 1 may still be considered for improvement, however, these locations would require additional justification and would likely only be considered as part of a wider pedestrian /cycle network improvement.

With regard to Brook Street, pedestrian and vehicle surveys were carried out on Brook St near Co-op store during March 2023. Analysis of these surveys gave this location a PV2 value of 0.087 with an adjusted value of 0.098, both of which are below the intervention level value of 1, so no action was determined.

I will however add this location to our speed radar deployment list and will ask that Brook St is included in another batch of vehicle/pedestrian surveys and see if situation has changed since the last survey. These vehicle/pedestrian surveys will done next Spring, 2026 but I will have speed data within the next few months resources allowing."

Our weekly ward surgery tonight #dundeewestend

Our joint weekly ward surgery takes place tonight.

This week it is as follows :

Blackness Library (Tuesdays 5pm – every week during school term time)

All welcome – no appointment necessary!

Please note this is our final surgery before the school summer holidays - surgeries return after the holidays - but we will be continuing our weekly street surgeries over the summer.

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 23 JUNE 2025

Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works.

Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works.

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks insofar as it affects the West End Ward :

• Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 2 weeks; and

• Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for 2 weeks.

[Note from Fraser and Michael – the road report information is provided by the City Council. We queried the over-run of this project and the lights on Ancrum Road and westbound closure on Tullideph Road. This has been caused we understand by issues between SSEN and its contractor over the jointing phase of the work. We have been assured that the work will be completed by 7th July. We wrote to SSEN about the delays].

Perth Road (at Farington Street) – temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 24 June for BT work.

Blackness Avenue (at Shaftesbury Terrace) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am to midnight on Wednesday 25 June for Scottish Water work.

Glamis Road (at Blackness Road) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Wednesday 25 June to 6.00am on Thursday 26 June for Scottish Water work.

Riverside Esplanade – nearside westbound lane closure from 9.00am on Wednesday 25 June to 6.00am on Thursday 26 June for Scottish Water work.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Blackness Road (at Glenagnes Road) - temporary traffic lights from Monday 30 June for 2 weeks for Scottish Water work.

Milnbank Road (at Polepark Road) – closed from Monday 30 June for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Ninewells Avenue – closed from Thursday 3 July for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Hawkhill (at Hunter Street) – temporary traffic lights from Wednesday 9 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Logie Steamie #dundeewestend

With thanks to Shirley Grant and Dundee Memories, the Logie Steamie in the early 1950s.

Corso Street Complex Strawberry Tea #dundeewestend

All are welcome at the Corso Street Complex Strawberry Tea next Thursday - 26th June - at 2.30pm!

The complex is at 37 Blackness Avenue, lying in the path from Blackness Avenue up to Abbotsford Street.

Getting things done - Riverside Avenue/Perth Road #dundeewestend

Residents recently drew to our attention issues with the lighting on the path from Riverside Avenue to Perth Road - that reaches Perth Road west of River Crescent and east of Riverside Place - was not all operating properly making the path very dark at night.

We drew this to the attention of the Street Lighting Partnership who agreed to inspect and check the lighting here to ensure all the lighting posts are functioning properly.

Street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

HERA - Harris Education and Recreation Association updates #dundeewestend

This Saturday - 21st June - at 10.30am at the Corso Street Complex, there's a HERA Summer Taster Session.

All are invited to this free event where Italian class member Andrew will talk about how learning a language with HERA helped him on his recent expedition across Italy.

Expect fun-filled moments, fascinating photographs and times when things became quite hair-raising.

Book your free place at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hera-italian-class-summer-taster-a-learners-adventure-tickets-1373555374099

... and don't forget that later today - at 8pm - HERA holds its end of term showcase event at Harris Academy - read more at www.facebook.com/events/9921956104532111

West End weekly ward surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

Our West End surgeries take place later today.

This week, they are as follows :

Blackness Library (Tuesdays 5pm – every week during school term time)

West End Campus (come to reception area of St Joseph's RC PS and Victoria Park PS) – (3rd Tuesday of each month at 5.45pm during school term time)

All welcome - no appointment needed!

Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 16 JUNE 2025

Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works.

Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works.

Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks insofar as it affects the West End Ward:

• Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) – temporary traffic lights for 4 weeks; and

• Tullideph Road (City Road to Greenbank Place) – closed westbound for 4 weeks.

[Note from Fraser and Michael – the road report information is provided by the City Council.    We have queried the over-run of this project and the lights on Ancrum Road and westbound closure on Tullideph Road.   This has been caused we understand by issues between SSEN and its contractor over the jointing phase of the work.    We have been assured that the work will be completed by 7th July.    We have written to SSEN about the delays].

Park Place – give and take traffic control for 2 weeks from Monday 16 June for lighting works.

Forthcoming Roadworks

Perth Road (at Farington Street) – temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 24 June for BT work.

Blackness Avenue (at Shaftesbury Terrace) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am to midnight on Wednesday 25 June for Scottish Water work.

Glamis Road (at Blackness Road) – temporary traffic lights from 9.00am on Wednesday 25 June to 6.00am on Thursday 26 June for Scottish Water work.

Riverside Esplanade – nearside westbound lane closure from 9.00am on Wednesday 25 June to 6.00am on Thursday 26 June for Scottish Water work.

Blackness Road (at Glenagnes Road) - temporary traffic lights from Monday 30 June for 2 weeks for Scottish Water work.

Milnbank Road (at Polepark Road) – closed from Monday 30 June for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Ninewells Avenue – closed from Thursday 3 July for 3 days for joint fill/lining works.

Hawkhill (at Hunter Street) – temporary traffic lights from Wednesday 9 July for 2 days for Scottish Water work.

Logie Street/Lochee Road #dundeewestend

With thanks to Shirley Grant and Dundee Memories, two 28 buses on Logie Street/Lochee Road - 1990s.

Transition Dundee Ceilidh #dundeewestend

The lovely folk at Transition Dundee are hosting a fundraiser ceilidh at The Friary on Saturday 28th June.

Tickets are £15 with stovies being provided and a pop bar available for drinks.     They are having a raffle, a whiskey toss and selling upcycled items made by the talented volunteers!

You can book tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraiser-ceilidh-by-transition-dundee-tickets-1365986976819 - all welcome!

Friends of Blackness Summer Fair tomorrow! #dundeewestend

The Friends of Blackness Summer Fayre takes place at Blackness Primary School tomorrow - Saturday 14th June - between 10am and 12 noon - all welcome!

Our West End street surgeries tonight #dundeewestend

We are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have.

Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.

Dundee Cinéma les Auteurs #dundeewestend

Dundee Cinéma les Auteurs is a unique 3-day event dedicated to celebrating the creativity bubbling within our city.

It offers a platform for filmmakers of all levels to share their stories with a local audience.

It is taking place at The Vine, 43 Magdalen Yard Road.

You can read full details at https://sites.google.com/view/dundeecinema - all welcome!