Local writer George Burton will be at the Book Attic, 93 Perth Road, tomorrow between 12 noon and 2pm to sign copies of his first novel ‘Balgay Park’.
The stories are based around the park and cemetery; none are based based on fact – they are all supernatural stories concerning unusual happenings.
There will also be an official launch of the book at the Victoria Gardens community garden in Blackness Road at 10am tomorrow.
The Courier recently had an article about George and the novel that you can read at www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/culture/4819577/books-first-work-of-fiction-for-wee-georgie-author-george-burton
As part of West End Christmas Fortnight, there's a children's window spotting competition with great prizes.
Entry forms like the one below have been distributed through our local primary and nursery schools and you can also pick up an entry form at Blackness Library.
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed until May 2024 for construction works.
Seafield Road, Dundee - closed from its westmost end (in cul-de-sac) extending for a distance of no more than 20 metres in an easterly direction to facilitate a site access for a new housing development. Commencing Tuesday 22 August 2023 for 15 months.
Riverside Approach – temporary traffic lights until Tuesday 21 November for C‑plan work.
Lochee Road – give and take for one week from 20 November for street lighting works.
Magdalen Yard Road - closed between Bellefield Avenue and Thomson Street for 2 weeks commencing Monday 20 November for sewer connection to new housing development.
Riverside Avenue (at Swallow roundabout) – off‑peak (9.30am to 3.30pm) nearside westbound lane closure for 8 weeks for sewer diversion work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Greenmarket – rolling lane closure, mini contraflow and temporary traffic lights from Monday 27 November for one week for BT work.
Seafield Lane (Thomson Street to No 21 Seafield Lane) – closed from Monday 4 December for 7 days for Scottish and Southern Energy Network work.
Riverside Drive (slip road adjacent to railway station) – closed from 10.00pm on Sunday 24 December to 5.30am on Wednesday 27 December for Network Rail work.
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REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2023
Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed until May 2024 for construction works.
Seafield Road, Dundee - closed from its westmost end (in cul-de-sac) extending for a distance of no more than 20 metres in an easterly direction to facilitate a site access for a new housing development. Commencing Tuesday 22 August 2023 for 15 months.
Norwood Crescent – closed for 5 days from Monday 13 November for carriageway patching.
Riverside Drive (at Riverside Approach) – eastbound lane narrows from Monday 13 November for one week for C-plan work.
Riverside Approach – temporary traffic lights from Friday 17 November to Tuesday 21 November for C‑plan work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Magdalen Yard Road - closed between Bellefield Avenue and Thomson Street for 2 weeks commencing Monday 20 November for sewer connection to new housing development.
We drew this to the attention of the Roads Maintenance Partnership and the local inspector has agreed to localised repairs being carried out.
THE
1 : THE DUNDEE
This notice comes into effect on Monday 13th November 2023 for five working days.
Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Access for residents will be maintained from the north.
Alternative routes for vehicles are available via Perth Road / Farington Street.
2 : THE DUNDEE
This notice comes into effect on Monday 13th November 2023 for five working days.
Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained.
Alternative routes for vehicles are available Blackness Road / West Park Road / Norwood Terrace and in reverse.
For further information contact 433082.
Executive Director of City Development
Dundee City Council
Therefore, Michael's usual surgeries at Harris Academy and the West End Campus do not take place tonight.
However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or e-mail westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks!
REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2023
Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed until May 2024 for construction works.
Seafield Road, Dundee - closed from its westmost end (in cul-de-sac) extending for a distance of no more than 20 metres in an easterly direction to facilitate a site access for a new housing development. Commencing Tuesday 22 August 2023 for 15 months.
Riverside Drive (at Riverside Approach) - overnight (7.00pm to 6.00am) temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 7 November for C-Plan work.
Forthcoming Roadworks
Greenmarket (Greenmarket leading to rear of station) – closed from 8.00am on Sunday 12 November to 6.00am on Monday 13 November for BT work.
Greenmarket (South Marketgait westwards) – rolling lane closures, mini contraflows and temporary traffic lights from Monday 13 November for one week for BT work.
Norwood Crescent – closed for 5 days from Monday 13 November for carriageway patching.
Greenmarket (Greenmarket leading to rear of station) – closed from 8.00am on Sunday 19 November to 6.00am on Monday 20 November for BT work (contingency date if not finished on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 November).
Magdalen Yard Road - closed between Bellefield Avenue and Thomson Street for 2 weeks commencing Monday 20 November for sewer connection to new housing development.
All unpaid carers welcome at the West End Connecting Carers Café!
Details below :
Pattern Play is currently on
display in the Lamb Gallery, the University of Dundee’s Tower Building,
exploring patterns in art, design and science.
Patterns are all around us. The physical world depends on regularity and repetition. A large part of scientific research involves the identification and understanding of patterns, either physical or theoretical. What may seem random and chaotic often still depends on underlying, predictable patterns.
Art too is all about patterns. The mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead described art as “the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.” The influential art critic Herbert Read defined works of art as “pattern informed by sensibility”.
In this exhibition we reveal different ways that patterns have been explored, interpreted and sometimes disrupted by artists, designers and scientists. All of the objects, artworks and specimens on display are from the University of Dundee Museum Collections. There is limited time left to see this as the exhibition runs until next Saturday - 4th November - and more information is available at www.dundee.ac.uk/events/pattern-play with opening times.
We asked the council for an update and received this on Friday from the Assistant Waste Services Manager :
"Despite ongoing
efforts to pump hundreds of thousands of litres of flood water out of the site
by both ground pumps and gully tankers, the Yellow weather warning and
torrential rain has set us back a number of days with the water levels having
increased again overnight.
Unfortunately we
are not in a position to be able to give any indication of a likely re-opening
date at this stage as the site must be fully cleared of standing water and a
clean-up operation completed, and we are actively monitoring the situation on a
daily basis.
Employee and public
safety is our paramount focus, and we need to ensure the site is fully safe to
re-open.
We will continue to provide website updates to the public as matters progress."
