Community Feedback and Planning Event for Broughty Ferry

 The event is to highlight the findings of the recent Engage Broughty Ferry Consultation and to look at how individuals and groups can help deliver solutions to the issues raised.

This is also an opportunity for local organisations and partners to bring information which highlights the range of opportunities already available in the Ferry.

Please confirm with our Communities Officer, Carole Jenkins, whether you or your organisation will be able to attend on Wednesday 25 January and if you are bringing information with you. 

A snack lunch will be available from 1pm.

Carole Jenkins - Communities Officer

e-mail carole.jenkins@dundeecity.gov.uk

telephone 01382 436929

Nominations Open for Young Scot Awards 2017

There are many outstanding young people in our area - please nominate one for the Young Scot Awards 2017:

The Young Scot Awards is Scotland’s biggest celebration of young people and shines the spotlight on the outstanding contribution of young people and groups aged 11-26, who have made a difference to the lives of others. 

There are 12 categories including health, community, the arts and diversity. Nominations close on 27th February 2017.

Further Information about Categories and Nominations

One Month Left to Arrange Places in Primary Schools in Dundee Starting August 2017

Are you a parent or guardian of a child who’s soon to start Primary 1? Applications for places in Primary 1 beginning in August 2017 should be made by Monday 6 February 2017.  

Parents wishing to enrol their child at their catchment school should contact staff at their catchment primary school who will tell you their arrangements for enrolment. School staff will contact you directly to inform you of any induction days.

Although it is usual for children to attend their local catchment area school, parents have the right to request that their child be placed in a school other than their local catchment area school. Parents can do this by completing a placing request form and returning to Main Reception, Ground Floor, Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee DD1 1NL. 

For more information visit the Dundee City Council website 

http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/schoolsinfo/

Congratulations to David Martin MBE

Congratulations to David Martin, Operations Manager of Broughty Ferry and Peterhead Lifeboat Stations for the award of MBE for services to Maritime Safety in the New Year Honours.  

David Martin has been a volunteer with RNLI for nearly 30 years. After serving on the crew, he took on the role of operations manager at Broughty Ferry and Peterhead.

Last year he was also awarded the RNLI gold badge, the RNLI's top award, as a recognition of his valuable support to the lifeboat service.

Wishing all my Constituents a Happy New Year 2017

Pharmacy Opening Times Over New Year Holidays

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Jobs Available Now with Dundee City Council

Here at Dundee City Council recruitment doesn't stop over the festive period. The Council currently has over 20 jobs advertised; could there be one for you? 

As part of Dundee City Council's equal opportunity policy, applications are welcome from persons regardless of disability, marital status, race or sex. Unless stated otherwise, posts are open to job sharing.

Click on this link to see the full range of jobs currently available

Broughty Ferry Dook Sunday 1st January 2017

The Broughty Ferry Dook — which is organised by Ye Amphibious Ancients' Bathing Association — gets under way at 11:00 on Sunday. The detailed programme is as follows:
11:00 Arrival Music by Bruce Whamond
12:00 noon Horn's Carnival Start
13:00 Boath Highland Dancers
13:20 Discovery Twirlers
13:50 Boath Highland Dancers. Fancy Dress Parade/Competition

14:30pm Welcome from YeAABA President Joyce McIntosh, Dook Sponsor Steve James of John James Roofing and Lord Provost Cllr Bob Duncan
14:45 Pipes and Drums of the 44th Boy's Brigade
15:00 Dook Start via Hooter
16:00 New Year's Day Raffle Draw at the Fort Hotel, Fort Street, Broughty Ferry. 

All Welcome.

Consultation on Not Just A Roof - A Housing Options and Homelessness Strategic Plan for Dundee 2016 -2021.

The Dundee Housing Options and Homelessness Strategic Partnership is seeking your views on Not Just A Roof - A Housing Options and Homelessness Strategic Plan 2016 -2021.

You can provide your views by:
  
1) Completing a survey via the following link http://consult.dundeecity.gov.uk/limesurvey/index.php/229523/lang-en by 30th January 2017.

Temporary Road Closures in Broughty Ferry on Monday 1st January 2017 Between 08:00 and 18:00 for The Dook

THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY
being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of the Broughty Ferry “New Year Dook” Event

HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in:

1. Beach Crescent (between St.Vincent Street and Gray Street) Broughty Ferry;
   
2. Gray Street (between Beach Crescent and King Street), Broughty Ferry;
   
3. St.Vincent Street (between Beach Crescent and King Street). Broughty Ferry and
   
4. Castle Approach for its entire length.

This notice comes into effect on the 1st January 2017 between 08:00 and 18:00 hours.

The event will be controlled by Stewards and Police Scotland Officers will be in attendance.

Local diversion routes are available.

Access to premises (for businesses and residents only) will be maintained under the control of the Stewards.

For further information contact (01382) 433275.
Mike P Galloway
Executive Director of City Development
Dundeee City Council

Dundee City Council Bin Collection and Recycling Over the Festive Period

 Household bin and trade waste collections from Monday 19th to Saturday 24th December 2016, Monday 26th to Saturday 31st December 2016 and Monday 2nd to Saturday 7th January 2017 will be carried out as normal.

All domestic recycling collections during the festive period will be carried out as scheduled. Please consult your collection calendar.

The Household Waste Recycling Centres at Riverside and Baldovie will be closed on Sunday 25th & Monday 26th December 2016 and Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd January 2017.  The centres will be open 9am - 4.15pm on all other days.

There will be no special collection / bulky uplift service from 23rd December 2016 until 4th January 2017.

If you have an item that could be re-used by someone else, please call The Community Re-Use Hub on 07565 811823.

Wishing all My Constituents a Happy Christmas 2016

Westbay Court Residents Await Promised Improvements to Road Markings in Albert Road

Photo courtesy of Evening Telegraph 2016

Last Thursday I met two of the residents from Westbay Court to tell them about the improvements to road markings that the Council had offered to provide outside their block of apartments on Albert Road. This follows many months of campaigning about their entrance drive being obstructed by inconsiderately parked cars on the road outside.

Their concern has not just about their own convenience of being able to gain access to their driveway to their off street parking but also the safety of pedestrians walking along their street. They are especially concerned about the safety of young pupils from Eastern Primary School whose parents and carers use Albert Road as a street to park before walking their children into school. When cars and vans obstruct their driveway, the sight lines of Westbay Court residents are restricted when they are driving in and out. They need to see clearly that there are not approaching pedestrians as they approach crossing the pavement.

While what they have been offered is not all they had originally requested, they they have indicated they were willing to give this a try and hope that it works.

In the light of this meeting, I wrote to the Council to indicate that I was deferring my item from the agenda of the meeting of the City Development Committee last night and that the residents need not come forward for their deputation to the Committee. However, the residents have assured me that if there is any back sliding by the Council, they will not hesitate to resume their campaign with me.

Carol Service on Tuesday 13 December 6pm Panmurefield Baptist Centre

Panmurefield Baptist Centre will be holding their Community Carol Service on Tuesday 13th December beginng at 6pm in the grounds of Panmurefield Baptist Centre, Lawers Drive.

They recommend you bring a torch, wrap up warmly and promise a warm welcome and hot chocolate.

Grove Pupils Make Short Films Premiered at DCA

Congratulations to Grove S6 pupils Teodora Yarkova and Rebecca McCulloch who applied, and were selected, to join the British Film Institute sponsored Discovery Film School held at Dundee Contemporary Arts this year. 

Teodora and Rebecca gave up a week of their October holidays and subsequent Thursday evenings to learn and gain cempetence in making films. They worked with ten other 16-19 year olds in two teams, each with a film tutor. Both teams wrote, cast, filmed and edited a short film which was shot on location in Dundee. 

Congratulations too for Isaac Gilbert from S3 who was cast for an important role in 'Little Sister'. 

These entertaining films were premiered in the DCA cinema yesterday. I was really impressed by the professionalism of the end result from the opening titles and music to the final credits. I particularly enjoyed the chase scenes in 'Little Sister' around the narrow wynds off the Nethergate and South Tay Street. 

I hope that it will be possible to arrange a screening of the films in school. 

Pupils in the senior phase who would like to gain experience behind the camera and will be 16 or over in October 2017 should be ready to fill in the application forms for the 2017 film school when these are available in the Summer Term 2017. No experience of practical filmmaking is required to take part, but applicants should be able to demonstrate an interest in film and a real commitment to the project.