Yesterday evening, I attended the April meeting of Community Spirit - the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Pentland, Tullideph, Ancrum and the Cleghorn area. There was a good discussion with a representative from the City Council’s Environment Department about grass maintenance and related issues. I sought assurances about the removal of weeds [...]
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Community Spirit Action Group meeting
Posted: April 5, 2012 in 204 bus, Bus Services, Buses, Community SpiritCommunity Spirit Action Group meeting
Posted: March 7, 2012 in Ancrum Drive, Community Spirit, Food TrainThis evening, I attended the March meeting of Community Spirit - the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Tullideph, Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area. There was a presentation from Grant Simmons, Manager of the Dundee Food Train. Grant gave an update on progress with the Dundee Food Train [...]
Community Spirit Action Group – February update
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Blackness Library, Community Spirit, Glenagnes GardensEarlier tonight, I attended the first meeting of 2012 of Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group covering Polepark, Pentland, Cleghorn, Ancrum, Tullideph and surrounding areas. Matters covered included : * A presentation by the City Council’s Chief Architectural Services Officer on the proposed capital investment on Blackness Library. Although welcome in itself – it will provide [...]
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the December meeting of Community Spirit Action Group, that took place at the Mitchell Street Centre. The meeting took the form of a social event and it was thoroughly enjoyable. What’s more, I won a bar of chocolate in the raffle – Janet – later in the [...]
Last night, I attended the monthly meeting of Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group covering Polepark, Pentland, Cleghorn, Ancrum, Tullideph and surrounding areas. There was an excellent presentation on Community Payback, given by a representative from the Tayside Community Justice Authority. We also had a very productive and useful discussion about some local issues – particularly [...]
Me at Ancrum Drive parking At lunchtime today, along with almost 30 residents of Ancrum Drive, the secretary of the Community Spirit Action Group and a City Council Road Safety Officer, we had an excellent on-site discussion about the parking, road safety and related issues in Ancrum Drive. Numerous aspects were discussed that will be [...]
This evening, I attended the monthly Community Spirit Action Group meeting, the residents’ group covering Cleghorn, Ancrum, Polepark, Pentland, Tullideph and surrounding areas. Although there was no speaker tonight due to the advertised speaker taking ill, we had a good discussion on various issues, including parking problems, bus services and grass maintenance. I have arranged a [...]
Update on bus service concerns
Posted: July 7, 2011 in Bus Services, Buses, Community Spirit, Travel DundeeEarlier this week, I mentioned my concerns about the future of the Number 4 bus service in the West End part of its route. Yesterday, I met with Phil Smith, the new Managing Director of National Express Dundee over the situation and Mr Smith confirmed that, although the 4 service will continue on a revised route [...]
Further to my recent update about the West End Community Council website, here’s a couple of further West End updates : * Community Spirit, the community group for the northern part of the West End (Pentland/Ancrum/Tullideph/Cleghorn and surrounding areas) has a new site at www.dundeecommunityspirit.org.uk. The site will be an excellent way to keep up [...]
Midweek Update!
Posted: June 22, 2011 in 69 bus, Bus Services, Community Spirit, Dundee City Council, Larch Street, Magdalen Green, Nethergate, Polepark Road, Ryehill Lane, West End Community CouncilA busy week thus far, so quite a few things to update on : * I had a very useful and productive meeting today with the Head of Transportation and the Sustainable Transport Team Leader at the City Council to discuss local bus services, including the report going to the City Development Committee on Monday [...]
Recycling facility in Scott Street – good news
Posted: June 11, 2011 in Community Spirit, recycling, Scott StreetAt the last Community Spirit Action Group meeting, residents raised concerns that the waste paper bin at the Neighbourhood Recycling Point (NRP) at the east end of Scott Street is often full. I asked the City Council Recycling Projects Officer if it could be either collected more frequently or an additional paper bin provided. I have [...]
Earlier this evening, I attended the latest meeting of Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group for the north of the West End Ward including Tullideph, Ancrum, Cleghorn and the Pentland area. The City Council’s West End Communities’ Officer gave an informative presentation on the current consultation on the new Community Plan for the West End to cover [...]
There have been various discussions at the Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group for the north of the West End Ward including Tullideph, Ancrum, Cleghorn and the Pentland area, about the operation of Puffin Crossings. This has been particularly focussed on the City Road/Tullideph Road lights, where I have met on-site with the Community Spirit Secretary [...]
This evening, I attended the monthly Community Spirit Action Group meeting, the residents’ group covering Cleghorn, Ancrum, Polepark, Pentland, Tullideph and surrounding areas. There was an excellent presentation from Jeff Halkett from the City Council’s Waste Management Department which concentrated on waste collection arrangements in the West End. There was also a useful discussion on a [...]
Last couple of days …
Posted: March 3, 2011 in Ancrum Drive, Community Spirit, Dundee Carers Centre, Dundee West Transition Town Group, West End Boys ABCYesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the attending the official opening of the Dundee Carers Centre new offices in Argyll House, West Marketgait. Later, after a meeting with the Communities Officer for the West End on the new West End Local Community Plan 2012-14, I attended the latest Community Spirit Action Group meeting, the [...]
Wednesday meetings
Posted: February 16, 2011 in City Road, Community Spirit, Dundee City Council, TACTRAN, Tullideph RoadThis morning, following the meeting about pedestrian safety at the Tullideph Road/City Road junction that local residents’ group Community Spirit and I had with City Council officers on 2nd February, we had a follow-up meeting at the junction. It was a useful discussion about safety at the junction and City Council road safety officers have offered to [...]
This evening, I attended the February meeting of the Community Spirit Action Group, the residents’ group for the north of the West End Ward, including Tullideph, Ancrum, Cleghorn and the Pentland area. There was an interesting presentation by Professor Andy Grieve on credit card fraud and identity theft and there was also a community safety [...]
Last night, I attended an interesting meeting of Community Spirit – the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Tullideph, Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area – at which the speaker was from the City Council’s Waste Management Department. The discussion was about reducing, reusing and recycling waste and there [...]
Tonight, I attended the November meeting of “Community Spirit” – the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Tullideph, Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area. There was a presentation from the Dundee Travel Active group and a useful discussion of numerous local issues, including how parking could be improved in Pentland. [...]
Tonight I attended an excellent meeting of “Community Spirit“ – the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Tullideph, Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area. Inspector Dave Scott, our local police inspector, gave an excellent presentation on policing in the area and the tackling of the break-ins problem in particular. It [...]
Bus service changes from November
Posted: September 9, 2010 in Bus Services, Buses, Community SpiritFurther to my meeting with National Express Dundee earlier this week, the bus company has kindly given me their press release being issued today about the bus service changes it is introducing from 7th November. I paste below the relevant parts of this to the West End area : Service changes from Sunday 7 November: [...]
Meeting with National Express Dundee
Posted: September 6, 2010 in Bus Services, Buses, Community Spirit, Travel DundeeAs a follow-up to the discussions I had recently with National Express Dundee, along with ward colleague Cllr Donald Hay and members of the Community Spirit Action Group, I met this morning with Lawrence Davie, Director of the bus company, at which Lawrence outlined the finalised changes to services he intends to announce hopefully later [...]
Meeting with National Express Dundee
Posted: August 11, 2010 in Bus Services, Buses, Community Spirit, Travel DundeeThis evening, along with two office bearers from the Community Spirit Action Group and my ward colleague Cllr Donald Hay, I met with Lawrence Davie, Managing Director of National Express Dundee. The Community Spirit representatives handed over the petition about the 11/12 service – with some 650 signatures from local residents. It was a very [...]
As well as packed ‘day job’ activities today, I : * Attended a briefing from National Express Dundee on their changes to bus services in the city from 27th June. There is (after my – and West End Community Council’s input) an improvement to the 9X service (rebranded as the Service 5A) – with a [...]
Wednesday update
Posted: April 7, 2010 in BBC, Community Spirit, Magdalen Green, Tullideph Road, West End Boys ABCFollowing the fallen tree issue in Tullideph Road I mentioned earlier today, I had confirmation this morning from the City Council that it will be removed tomorrow. To quote the Forestry Officer : “I am aware of this tree and it is programmed along with similar others in the area to be removed tomorrow morning. [...]
Thursday news …
Posted: March 11, 2010 in Ancrum, Blackness Primary School, Cleghorn Area, Community Spirit, Pentland* This afternoon, after a useful meeting about improving liaison between the numerous West End community groups, I attended the latest meeting of the Best Value Review group on Child Protection Services in Dundee. * This evening, after a busy surgery at Blackness Primary School, I attended the March meeting of the Community Spirit group [...]
Friday update …
Posted: February 12, 2010 in Bus Services, Community Spirit, Dundee City Council, Logie Cemetery, Travel DundeeFriday Update! * This morning I attended a photocall with the Community Spirit group at Logie Cemetery in Lochee Road to recognise the new cemetery plaque that Community Spirit has sponsored, with the support of the City Council. The cemetery has a fascinating history stretching back to 1243. See more at http://tinyurl.com/logiecemetery. * A meeting [...]
Today’s activities – and SNP budget disaster
Posted: February 11, 2010 in Budget, Community Spirit, Dundee City CouncilThis evening, after a busy surgery at Blackness Primary School, I attended a meeting of the Community Spirit group that serves the northern part of the West End Ward – Ancrum, Pentland, Cleghorn and Milnbank and surrounding streets. There was a very interesting presentation by the SACRO Youth Justice Service. This afternoon’s City Council budget [...]
The issue of road safety and the congested nature of Ancrum Drive given the extent of parking has been of concern to residents and residents have made a number of suggestions such a provision of off street parking or one way driving in the street as possible improvements. I asked for the City Council road [...]
Working for the West End …
Posted: November 12, 2009 in Balgay Hill, Balgay Park, Community Spirit, West End Christmas WeekThis afternoon, I attended part of the Balgay Stakeholders’ Group meeting at Lochee Park. The group is a good opportunity for the Friends of Balgay, city councillors and Leisure and Communities Department staff to discuss issues affecting Balgay Park and Hill. I had to leave early as I was chairing the final formal meeting of [...]
