Monday 31 December 2018

A guid Hogmanay!

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp,
And surely I'll be mine,
And we'll tak a cup o kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine,
But we've wander'd monie a weary fit,
Sin auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl'd in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.

And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne

Words adapted from a traditional song
by Rabbie Burns (1759-96)

Sunday 30 December 2018

Saturday 29 December 2018

Friday 28 December 2018

Thursday 27 December 2018

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Good King Wenceslas

Tuesday 25 December 2018

Monday 24 December 2018

New Year Fun Run 2019!


On Wednesday 2nd January at 11am and until 1pm there will be a 5k fun run around the paths of the University Botanic Garden to get yourself in shape for the New Year. 

The event caters for all ages and ambitions, just walk or break the record! 

Your reward, as well as a good time, will include seasonal refreshments in the education centre at the end of the run.

We recommend you register here to ensure our catering is adequate on the day.

The event is weather dependent and up-to-the-minute guidance is available on the Friends’ blog that you can access here.

Sunday 23 December 2018

Winter roads and pavements maintenance 2018/19

The City Council's Roads Maintenance Partnership has published a useful guide to winter maintenance arrangements in Dundee.

You can download this here.

Saturday 22 December 2018

Blether Tay-Gither - Storytelling in Dundee


Our December Blether will be on Thursday 27th December - at 7pm at The Butterfly Café, 28 Commercial Street.

The theme this month is “Guardians of the Wells”.
  
Hope to see some of you there – all welcome!

Friday 21 December 2018

Thursday 20 December 2018

Protect your pipes - be prepared in winter

From Scottish Water :

As we come into the colder weather, Scottish Water is advising customers in communities across Scotland to prepare their homes for winter.  

Our winter advice encourages anyone with a home, holiday home or business premises to take action to heat, insulate and protect their properties.

Visit www.scottishwater.co.uk/winter where you can find winter information and customers can also find further information online about their pipework responsibilities by visiting www.scottishwater.co.uk/responsibility.

Wednesday 19 December 2018

West End Christmas Fortnight Winners @WEndChristmas #dundeewestend


#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.

Tuesday 18 December 2018

#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 22nd December 2018
v 12noon-2pm: St Pius Community Café, St Pius Church, Balerno Street, Douglas- Hot Food, Soup, Pudding
v 1pm-3pm: St Mary’s CafĂ©, 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: CafĂ© 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 CafĂ©, 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
v 7pm – 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 CafĂ©, 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: CafĂ© 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 CafĂ©, 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 1st January 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 CafĂ©, 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: CafĂ© 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.

Monday 17 December 2018

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 :

Sunday 16 December 2018

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)

Saturday 15 December 2018

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.

Friday 14 December 2018

Perth Road bus services #dundeewestend

As residents will be aware, Xplore Dundee has unfortunately now confirmed it will press ahead from Sunday 13th January re-routing Service 5 up Glamis Road and Dickson Avenue and away from Perth Road west of Glamis Road.

I will continue to press Xplore to think again over this change as it disadvantages a large community in the western end of Perth Road.

However, in better news, the Stagecoach Service X54 is now stopping on Perth Road at Millbay Terrace and Clayhills Grove, meaning that - at last - there is a stopping bus service on Perth Road west of Ninewells Avenue.

Thursday 13 December 2018

Distracted by Christmas

Tomorrow - Friday 14th December - and on Saturday :

Distracted by Christmas - at Platform Arts, Riverside Drive.

An original comedy with the highs and lows of Christmas – the lists, the shopping, the baking, the cooking, the decorating, the expectations … the distractions that can overwhelm and overtake the real meaning of Christmas.  

Come prepared to laugh!

It starts at 8pm and is free of charge but reservations recommended by emailing info@newscottish.org


Wednesday 12 December 2018

Monday 10 December 2018

Weekly Road Report - West End Ward #dundeewestend

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 10 DECEMBER 2018

Perth Road (at Riverside Place) – off-peak temporary traffic lights for up to one week for drainage works.