Fraser has been LibDem Councillor for the West End on Dundee City Council since 2001 and has topped the poll in all of the six council elections he has contested. Michael was elected to also represent the West End from May 2022 and is a hard-working addition to the West End LibDem team.
Saturday 31 December 2022
A guid Hogmanay!
Friday 30 December 2022
Dundee Youth Fund
Thursday 29 December 2022
Getting things done - Riverside recycling centre #dundeewestend
Following the recent latest flooding closures at Riverside recycling centre, including again yesterday, we sought assurances that steps were being taken to tackle the issue.
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Environmental improvements for Perth Road area - an update #dundeewestend
Residents will recall our update in September - www.dundeewestend.com/2022/09/environmental-improvements-for-perth.html - about consultation on possible environmental improvements for parts of the Perth Road shopping area - at the Sinderins 'triangle', Pennycook Lane in front of the police station and at the Miller's Wynd car park.
We recently asked the City Council's Head of Planning and Economic Development for an update on timescales and further consultation with the community and have been updated as follows :
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Dundee Age Concern - more trustees wanted!
Fraser has been a board member of Dundee Age Concern for some years, the wonderful organisation that runs the Fiveways Club in Caird Avenue, that supports many older Dundee folk. He's currently the board's Vice-Chair.
The board is currently seeking additional board members - details below - please get in touch if you would like to get involved - many thanks!
Monday 26 December 2022
Have an enjoyable Boxing Day!
Sunday 25 December 2022
Happy Christmas! #dundeewestend
Saturday 24 December 2022
Festive buses timetables
With thanks to Suzy Scott and dundeebuses.info, here's a link to full details of bus timetables in Dundee and across the wider region over the festive period - https://tinyurl.com/festive-buses
Friday 23 December 2022
70 years ago today - Christmas in Dundee!
A picture of the first Christmas tree in the City Square, taken from the Dundee Courier on 23rd December 1952 - 70 years ago today!
Thursday 22 December 2022
Open Doors - our local libraries #dundeewestend
Further to the West End Open Doors information we posted earlier this week, local libraries including our own at Blackness Library welcome all residents - contact details below.
Please note community libraries close over the Christmas and New Year period - details at www.leisureandculturedundee.com/opening-hours
Wednesday 21 December 2022
West End Christmas Fortnight - window spotting competition and shoppers' prize draw winners! #dundeewestend
Tuesday 20 December 2022
Open Doors - #dundeewestend
Monday 19 December 2022
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
Sunday 18 December 2022
West End Christmas Fortnight - Business and Community Awards - winners' list! #dundeewestend
Here's the complete list of West End Christmas Fortnight Business and Community Awards winners for 2022 - many thanks to everyone who participated, congratulations to the winners, and special thanks to Felicity Wright of the Christmas Committee who did all the hard work organising the awards!
Business Silver Awards:
- Aitken's
- Campbeltown Bar
- Fraser's Fruit & Veg
- The Rosebud
Business Gold Awards:
- EH9 Espresso
- Fika
- Halo Hair
- Kist
- The Little Green Larder
- Madina Delights
- Mary's Kitchen
- Perth Road Laundrette
- Perth Road Post Office
- Pure Beauty
- Sook Souk
Community Awards:
- Investing in People -
Dundee Art Society
- Supporting Sustainability - Dundee West End Community Fridge
Saturday 17 December 2022
Festive Friends
Details of how you can help the Dundee United Community Trust with its excellent 'Festive Friends' support over Christmas :
Friday 16 December 2022
Council's housing allocation policy - further consultation
Thursday 15 December 2022
Getting things done - Ancrum Road and Tullideph Road #dundeewestend
A resident recently raised with us road safety at the Ancrum Road/Tullideph Road junction pointing out :
Wednesday 14 December 2022
ScrapAntics winter celebration
The ScrapAntics Team is holding a celebration day in its Wellgate space on Saturday 17th December - all welcome!
There will be an exhibition of artwork made by the local community, film screenings, Loose Parts Play, creative activities and food - all for free.
Everyone is welcome and you can just drop in
for whichever part of the day you fancy - on the poster you will find
the times of the different activities.
Please feel free to bring family and friends,
and if you work with any community groups please share our poster and let
everyone know!
Look forward to hopefully seeing you there!
Tuesday 13 December 2022
West End Christmas Fortnight Primary Schools' art competition winners! #dundeewestend
Monday 12 December 2022
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
Sunday 11 December 2022
Connecting Carers Café #dundeewestend
Saturday 10 December 2022
Dundee Pump track survey
A West End resident - along with Dundee Cycle Hub - has set up a survey to gauge the interest in a pump track facility in Dundee.
This is a facility he has been keen to get in Dundee. It is basically a looped track and consists of a series of rollers and corners (berms) primarily made with asphalt they can be ridden by many different types of wheeled equipment such as bikes, skateboards, scooters etc.
They offer a low barrier to entry and can be used by both beginner and experienced users. Whilst this is similar in some ways to a skatepark it is quite a different facility to most skateparks due to the design / flow and the asphalt material that most pump tracks are made with.
A first step is just to demonstrate the demand so the survey is intended to do just that. The link to the survey is at https://forms.gle/xCmaiKsWnCQJR2S77 - all welcome to take part.
Friday 9 December 2022
Free West End jazz band concert tonight! #dundeewestend
Thursday 8 December 2022
Make your own Arctic animal decorations #dundeewestend
Wednesday 7 December 2022
West End third sector meeting #dundeewestend
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Hogmanay in Print - the Victorian era #dundeewestend
Tonight at 6.30pm as part of West End Christmas Fortnight, Erin Farley of Dundee Libraries presents "Hogmanay in Print - the Victorian era."
Hogmanay and New Year's Day have long been a popular celebration for Dundee's people, with celebrations recorded in newspapers, broadsides, photographs and elsewhere through the years.
Erin shares some seasonal highlights from the Local History Centre's collections.
This online event will run
at www.facebook.com/WestEndChristmas
Monday 5 December 2022
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
Sunday 4 December 2022
Today at West End Christmas Fortnight! #dundeewestend
More West End Christmas Fortnight events today!
1pm to 2pm - Magdalen Green community planting event. All welcome!
Join us to plant colourful and pollinator-friendly summer allium bulbs at Magdalen Green.
No experience necessary, please bring a spade/trowel if possible as tools are limited.
3pm to 5pm –
Christmas at The Gate Church.
A community Christmas celebration with carols, sweet treats and Santa Claus.
Saturday 3 December 2022
A big West End Christmas Fortnight Saturday! #dundeewestend
A big West End Christmas Fortnight Saturday!
10am to 11am - Spex Pistols Christmas
Family Workshops at Gallery 48, West Port - Handmade embossed foil
decorations with Cara Findlay and Sooz Gordon. Unfortunately fully booked.
10am to 12 noon - Harris Academy Christmas Fayre – including stalls – Free entry - all welcome!
Fayre will include - at a small fee - barista style
coffee and bacon rolls.
10.30am – 11.30am – Blackness Library -“From Garden to Eden" -a free talk at Blackness Library by Iain Flett on the history of the Eden Project site.
Have a wee break from
the Christmas stress - come along to Blackness Library for this free talk by
retired city archivist Iain Flett.
Take a seat, have a cup
of tea, and enjoy an hour of Dundee history. Starts 10.30am with teas/coffees from
10.15am.
11am to 4pm – Christmas Vintage market at Roseangle Kitchen Café.
Find everything you
need for your sustainable celebrations. Festive tunes on original vinyl,
gorgeous jewels from throughout the decades, classic & kitschy homewares to
brighten the season and that perfect outfit.
If you’re searching for
a unique gift for a loved one or just want to treat yourself, we’re sure to
have just what you’re looking for.
Free entry - Upper Hall
of Roseangle Kitchen Café, Roseangle/Perth Road.
12 noon to 1.30pm – “A space to connect” – at Victoria Gardens, with Eden Project Communities.
If you’re
looking to meet like-minded people, find out a little about community gardening
or have expertise you’d like to share, we’d love you to join us.
Plants
and people have the power to create lasting change so come along to hear from
Victoria Gardens (301 Blackness Road) around food, food waste, recipe, ideas
and much more! They'll be lots of fun activities to get involved in.
An informal opportunity to connect, share and learn and get involved in some
activities all apart our 'a space to connect' roadshow series.
Lunch will be provided.
Full details at https://events.more-human.co.uk/event/1665427825714x856703972895883300
2.30pm – The West End Christmas Fortnight Primary 6 football competition at Harris Academy. With thanks to the schools for all their help with this. P6 teams participating from our local primary schools.
Friday 2 December 2022
HERA Christmas celebration tonight! #dundeewestend
All are welcome along to Harris Education and Recreation Association's free Christmas celebration event at The Vine, Magdalen Yard Road tonight - Friday 2nd December - from 7pm to 9pm.
Thursday 1 December 2022
A BIG day for West End Christmas Fortnight #dundeewestend
Loads happening at West End Christmas Fortnight today - including our Christmas Concert, Christmas Market and Lights Switch On - Santa is on his way later today!
12
noon to 2pm - West End Blethers from Dundee Pensioners’ Forum - at The Friary in Tullideph Road. Aimed at
older people in the West End, enjoy a cup of tea/coffee, cake, scones, and a
bowl of soup.
Dundee Pensioners’ Forum can arrange a taxi for an elderly person to attend -dundeepensionersforum@gmail.com
The Friary café also has a small food larder - and free fruit and vegetables to take away.
1pm to 3pm – Carols at the Corso Street sheltered lounge - for the sheltered tenants at Abbotsford/Corso area. All welcome!
2pm to 3.30pm - Dundee Carers Centre – Dementia Café Christmas Party - Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church. To find out more, call Dundee Carers Centre on 200422. Also the Sinderins Community Hub – a cuppa and warm welcome for all in the community meets at the church 1pm to 3pm.
4pm to 8pm - CHRISTMAS FORTNIGHT HIGHLIGHTS! – West End Christmas Market at the Miller’s Wynd car park and community fridge in Perth Road. Join us to browse Christmas gifts and we'll also have some hot food and drink stalls and music and entertainment for you to enjoy. We will be having a lights switch-on at 7.15pm. There’s also a visit from Santa, who will be distributing Christmas goody bags to the children! Many thanks to Scotmid for sponsoring the goody bags which will thereafter be available at the Community Fridge.
6.15pm
– The West End Christmas Concert at Dundee West Church. Featuring our two secondary schools at Harris Academy and St John’s RC High
School and our five primary schools – St Joseph’s RC PS, Blackness PS, Tayview
PS, Ancrum Road PS and Victoria Park PS – along Cherry Blossom Nursery School,
Girls’ Brigade and the wonderful Scottish singer Sheena Wellington! Mains of Fintry
Pipe Band will lead everyone to the lights switch on after the concert. Our thanks also to Rev Dr Jim Connolly for
hosting the concert.
Shoppers’ night in the West End – many West End shops will have late opening and special offers on Thursday 1st December!
Wednesday 30 November 2022
Christmas in Print - the twentieth century #dundeewestend
At 6.30pm tonight - Christmas in Print - the twentieth century – an online event with Erin Farley of Dundee Libraries.
Christmas became a public holiday in Scotland in 1958, though its celebration was growing in popularity long before this official designation.
In Dundee, local publishers and writers marked the season through annuals and postcards, and the Christmas advert became a staple for local businesses.
Erin Farley from Dundee Libraries shares some seasonal highlights from the Local History Centre's collections.
This online event will run at www.facebook.com/WestEndChristmas
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Christmas With The Stars #dundeewestend
As part of West End Christmas Fortnight, at 7pm tonight - 'Christmas With The Stars' – an on-line astronomy talk with thanks to Lifelong Learning Dundee.
Brian Kelly,
LLD’s popular tutor on astronomy and former City Astronomer at the Mills
Observatory on Balgay Hill, will give this 45 minute talk specially for West
End Christmas Fortnight.
For
more information contact lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com
Monday 28 November 2022
Weekly Road Report – West End Ward #dundeewestend
Sunday 27 November 2022
West End Christmas Market this Thursday! #dundeewestend
As part of West End Christmas Fortnight, The Little Green Larder has teamed up with Transition Dundee to bring back the West End Christmas Market!
Saturday 26 November 2022
Christmas Fortnight starts today! #dundeewestend
Just a reminder that West End Christmas Fortnight starts today!
There a huge load of events - around 50! - taking place during Christmas Fortnight.
You can download the brochure at https://frasermacpherson.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/a3-christmas-flyer-2022.pdf or pick up a brochure in local shops, Blackness Library, West End Community Fridge, Discovery Point, Verdant Works, sheltered lounges and a whole host of other West End locations.
We look forward to seeing you at the many events taking place.
Friday 25 November 2022
West End Christmas Fortnight starts tomorrow! #dundeewestend
This year’s Dundee West End Christmas Fortnight will be the largest ever in its 22 years, with around 50 events taking place, including a Christmas Concert, Christmas Market and Lights Switch on in Perth Road, competitions including a West End Primary School Art Competition and a Primary 6 schools football competition, a Christmas Cards initiative to all West End care home residents - as well as talks, a walking tour of the West End and an event to celebrate the centenary of the Logie scheme.
During the Fortnight that runs from Saturday 26th November until Saturday 10th December, we will hold around 50 events – easily the most we have ever run. Big thanks go to all the Christmas Committee members, community groups, churches and everyone else who has made this happen – community spirit is alive and well in the wonderful West End!
A list of events is given below (apologies – a rather long list!) Please go to www.facebook.com/WestEndChristmas for full information and any booking details or please call Dundee 459378 if no Facebook access.
10am to 12 noon - Dundee West Church Christmas Coffee Morning – 130/132 Perth Road - with various stalls – all welcome!
10am to 12 noon - Blackness Primary School Christmas Fair – from Friends of Blackness. Stalls include Christmas jumper swap, toy tombola, Christmas crafts, Gingerbread decorating and Luck dip candy canes - All welcome!
Saturday 26th November and Sunday 27th November
11am to 4pm – Christmas Fayre at Verdant Works. A magical Christmas Fayre set within the iconic High Mill – runs both days.
Monday 28th November
Children’s Crafts – from Blackness Library! This week, Blackness Library is producing “craft in a bag” for local children to collect from the library. From today, week one’s craft bag is available – a tiny elf house!
6pm to 8pm - Transition Dundee – Pet Bed Workshop - This workshop involves some basic sewing to turn old duvets/pillows and fabric scraps into a beautiful pet bed. Booking essential.
6.30pm - Christmas in Print - the twentieth century – an online event with Erin Farley of Dundee Libraries. For access information go to the West End Christmas Fortnight Facebook page.
12 noon to 2pm - West End Blethers from Dundee Pensioners’ Forum - at The Friary in Tullideph Road. Aimed at older people in the West End, enjoy a cup of tea/coffee, cake, scones, and a bowl of soup.
2pm to 3.30pm - Dundee Carers Centre – Dementia Café Christmas Party - Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church. To find out more, call Dundee Carers Centre on 200422. Also the Sinderins Community Hub – a cuppa and warm welcome for all in the community meets at the church 1pm to 3pm.
4pm to 8pm - CHRISTMAS FORTNIGHT HIGHLIGHT! – West End Christmas Market at the Miller’s Wynd car park and community fridge in Perth Road. Full details to follow tomorrow!
6.15pm to 7.05pm - CHRISTMAS FORTNIGHT HIGHLIGHT! – The West End Christmas Concert at Dundee West Church. Further details to follow tomorrow!
Shoppers’ night in the West End – many West End shops will have late opening and special offers on Thursday 1st December.
7pm to 9pm - Harris Education and Recreation Association Christmas Night - At the Vine, all welcome!
10am to 12 noon - Harris Academy Christmas Fayre – including stalls – Free entry all welcome!
11am to 4pm – Christmas Vintage market at Roseangle Kitchen Café. Free entry – all welcome!
12 noon to 1.30pm – “A space to connect” – at Victoria Gardens, with Eden Project Communities.
12.30pm – The West End Christmas Fortnight Primary 6 football competition at Harris Academy. With thanks to the schools for all their help with this. P6 teams participating from our local primary schools.
1pm to 2pm - Magdalen Green – community planting event. All welcome!
Children’s Crafts – from Blackness Library! This week, Blackness Library is again producing “craft in a bag” for local children to collect from the library. From today, week two’s craft bag is available – a tiny snowman!
12 noon to 4pm - Christmas Party at the Queen’s Hotel – for sheltered tenants in Corso/Abbotsford area.
6pm to 8pm – Family Scalextric/Hotwheels Night – Dundee West Church (Upper Hall) - The biggest digital slot car layout you’ve seen – open to all ages (teams of 4). To book your place, please call 07711 177655.
6pm to 8pm - Transition Dundee – Sustainable Gifting Workshop – This will be a fun and sociable evening covering how to gift more sustainably this Christmas, with some crafts to take home with you.
12 noon to 2pm - ‘Easy Willow Christmas Decorations’ Workshop at Ninewells Community Garden
2pm – Public Art West End walking tour – Join Matthew Jarron from the University of Dundee.
12 noon to 2pm - West End Blethers from Dundee Pensioners’ Forum - at The Friary in Tullideph Road.
7pm to 9pm – West End Community & Business Awards night – The Vine. All welcome!
12 noon to 2.30pm - Logie Centenary event. Lime Street Sheltered Lounge – for Logie residents – includes sandwich lunch and a talk on the history of the scheme from Sarah Aitken of City Archives.
2pm to 4pm - St Joseph’s RC Primary School Christmas Fayre – All pupils, parents and carers welcome!
6.30pm to 7.30pm - Louisiana Fairytale Riverboat Jazz Band Concert - at The Gate, 158 Perth Road. Free concert with this hugely talented jazz band - all welcome – no booking required.
10am and 11am - Children’s Craft events. For young school age children, these 2 one hour free workshops are led by Lisa Earl of ‘Create … Kids Create Crafts’. Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church Hall. Booking essential at www.tiny.cc/Crafts-booking
12 noon to 2pm and also 2pm to 4pm - Transition Dundee – Make your own lamp workshop - Join tutor Davie to turn an old bottle into a lamp, a perfect Christmas Gift for a loved one. You will learn some basic wiring skills and take your lamp home with you - bring your own bottle if they/you have a favourite tipple, or take one of ours donated by a local bar!
11am to 5pm – Charity Cushion Sale - Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church Hall – proceeds to Dundee Foodbank.