Dundee West Transition Towns Group Public Meeting

There's a public meeting to create a Dundee West Transition Towns group taking place on Thursday 4th March at 7pm on Dundee West Church. You can find out more about it at http://transtowndundeewest.blogspot.com.

Meetings tonight - and tomorrow

It was good to see residents turning out at the Police Community Surgery at Blackness Library at teatime today. I spoke with a number of residents about local issues, including cycling matters, the begging concern, litter and parking.

West End Community Council's meeting tonight featured a useful presentation on the proposed Riverside Nature Park, as well as discussion on the Dundee West Transition Towns project, an update on the West End Primary Schools Project Board and WestFest 2010.

I am meeting the City Council's Chief Executive tomorrow morning about the cuts in Fairer Scotland Funding, an issue I am greatly concerned about.

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As reported in today's Courier, I was pleased to receive an assurance last night from the City Council's Chief Executive that the Council's Convener of Policy & Resources had now agreed that the Dundee Employment and Aftercare Project would be allowed to speak to councillors on Monday (see earlier article at http://tiny.cc/deap). The council's 'raid' on Fairer Scotland Funding - funding aimed at assisting those in Dundee on the lowest incomes - is to be regretted and DEAP and the other projects that have been told their funding has been removed, are rightly perplexed at the decision to take vital funding away.

On another matter, we had an excellent initial meeting of the West End Transition Towns group (for want of a better name!) at Dundee West Church today (see earlier article at http://tiny.cc/transitiontowns). After a good lunch at the healthy eating lunches, there was a really positive discussion about how to take forward the Transition Towns concept across the West End - including food production, selling food, home insulation, public transport - to name just a few areas of discussion. I am very keen that there is an awareness public meeting soon and pleased all support this. A blog and further information to follow ...