Yesterday, along with the West End roads inspector and a local resident, I took part in a site inspection of the roadway in Perth Road outside Harris Academy, where – in the layby adjacent to the bus stop – the road condition is poor, leading to large puddles forming. See photo of road surface [...]
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Harris Academy A concert has been arranged in Dundee West Church on Thursday 14th June at 7.30pm by pupils from Harris Academy and associated Primary Schools. It includes the School Orchestra, School Wind Band, School Guitar Group, Choirs, Soloists, and Pipers. It will be a great evening and all local residents welcome!
As reported in last night’s Evening Telegraph, I have spoken with Dundee City Council’s Chief Executive about the theft of a huge amount – some 15 tonnes – of copper from the former Rockwell school site. The site that will be home to Harris Academy during its decant from August 2013. My questions to the [...]
Yesterday, I also attended the latest meeting of the Harris Academy Project Board. The Board was given assurances of progress with Historic Scotland about the project and the planning process will commence later this year. There was a useful discussion about the role of the Scottish Futures Trust, participation by pupils, parents and the [...]
Last night, I attended the latest meeting of the Harris Academy Parent Council at which there was an update on preparations for the impending decant of the school to the Rockwell site in August 2013 when the new school building project commences in Perth Road. The decant preparations are taking shape with a [...]
Russian School’s New Year Party!
Posted: December 3, 2011 in Harris Academy, West End Christmas WeekI was delighted to attend the Russian School’s New Year Party at Harris Academy later today to give a few words of welcome and see the children perform with such talent and enthusiasm. The children from the Russian School also made an excellent contribution to the West End Christmas Concert last Thursday. Here’s a short [...]
Yesterday, at lunchtime, I took part in the latest Dundee Transition Town group meeting at Dundee West Church hall. Amongst matters discussed was the group’s proposed new website, participation in the West End Christmas Week community fayre, climate challenge funding and the Dundee Urban Orchard project. Urban Orchard is a Dundee-based art and community project [...]
This morning, along with one of my ward colleagues and many other invited guests, including from the Harris Academy FP Association, I had the pleasure of attending Harris Academy’s first annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. It was extremely well attended, the coffee, sausage rolls and cakes were lovely and it was great to chat with everyone who [...]
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Annual General Meeting of Harris Academy’s Parent Council. It was a well-attended meeting at which we discussed a number of matters, including the school rebuilding project, the situation arising out of the destruction of the school minibus and the City Campus. The Parent Council [...]
The Dundee Russian School at Harris Academy on Saturdays that I had the pleasure of visiting in June during its Day of Russian Culture is now again open for the new term. The school has put together a short video (click ‘play’ below to listen) and more details of the school are available at http://dundee.russianedinburgh.org.uk.
Back in June, I mentioned that I had attended the Dundee Russian School’s Day of Russian Culture at Harris Academy. The school, an excellent initiative taking place at the school on Saturdays, has been awarded £6 500 Big Lottery funding to purchase teaching materials and computer equipment to assist the young people who attend the Russian School [...]
The destruction of the Harris Academy minibus in the early hours of Thursday morning was a real loss to the school and, as I was quoted in yesterday’s Evening Telegraph, took place in a quiet, residential area, where vandalism of vehicles is highly unusual. I was advised today by the local police that : [...]
This morning, I had the pleasure of attending this year’s Harris Academy Prizegiving Ceremony. It was a thoroughly enjoyable morning and great to see the success of so many pupils from Harris Academy. Guest speaker was Mr Denis Speedie, who retires today from his post of Depute Head Teacher. Mr Speedie has been [...]
Earlier this year, I mentioned the Dundee Russian School, an excellent initiative taking place at Harris Academy on Saturdays. Earlier today at Harris, the school held a Day of Russian Culture, and I was pleased to be asked to say a few words of welcome to the audience, along with one of the Vice-Consuls from [...]
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Posted: May 27, 2011 in Affordable Housing, Harris Academy, West End Christmas Week* On Thursday morning, I took part in the second Harris Academy Project Board that will oversee the Harris Academy rebuilding project. * In the afternoon, I attended part of the City Council’s Housing Best Value Review Group, at which I raised questions regarding the performance of the City Council in re-letting empty council houses, [...]
Last couple of days …
Posted: May 18, 2011 in Corso Street, Harris Academy, Magdalen Green, Peddie Street, Tay Rail Bridge, The Vine, West End Festival 2011* I am pleased to note that some of the dropped kerbing around the Corso Street area that I requested last year on behalf of residents is now being installed – see example at the junction of Corso Street and Peddie Street (above). * Last night, I attended the Harris Academy Parent Council meeting and, following this, [...]
The Russian School at Harris Academy I was speaking with someone this week who is involved with the Russian School that is running on Saturdays at Harris Academy. It was interesting to hear about the detail of this initiative. The Russian School was established in September of last year by a group of enthusiasts and [...]
New Harris Academy – Project Board
Posted: January 20, 2011 in Harris Academy, Tay Rail Bridge, West End Festival 2011Yesterday, I attended the first meeting of the project board that will oversee the Harris Academy rebuilding project. The board includes Parent Council representatives, a trades union representative, a Harris Academy FP Association representative and the Head Teacher, as well as councillors and officers. It was a constructive and productive first meeting to oversee a [...]
Harris Academy – progress on car parking
Posted: December 23, 2010 in Harris Academy, Perth Road, West Park RoadSome months ago, the City Council proposed a significant extension of double yellow lines in Perth Road and West Park Road near to Harris Academy, because of the number of parked cars that have caused problems such as obstruction. Some weeks ago, I had a meeting at Harris Academy with residents, the Depute Head Teacher [...]
Over the past few days, I have highlighted with the winter maintenance team a very significant number of streets where residents have raised concerns about road/footpath condition – including Millhall Crescent, Hyndford Place, Shaftesbury Road (west end), Shaftesbury Park, Spinners Wynd, various streets in Pentland, Kelso Street, Kelso Place and the Kelso Steps, Corso Street … [...]
Given the weather, and with the decision made to close all Dundee schools today, my surgeries at Harris Academy and Mitchell Street Centre this afternoon will not now take place. However, I can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378.
Monday …
Posted: September 27, 2010 in Dundee City Council, Harris Academy, Mitchell Street, parkingAfter attending today’s meeting of the Best Value Review of Child Protection Services, I held my usual Monday surgeries at the Mitchell Street Centre and at Harris Academy, and I then took part in tonight’s City Council committee meetings. At Education Committee, I asked questions about the latest report on the proposed Harris Academy rebuild. Following [...]
As reported in today’s Courier, I have written to the Director of Education and the Head of Secondary Education at Dundee City Council about the report going to Education Committee on Monday about the Harris Academy proposed re-build. The questions I have asked are as follows: “In advance of committee on Monday, I have some [...]
This evening, I attended the networking event run by the Maxwelltown Information Centre (see above) before its AGM, to highlight the educational and support services the centre offers. I then attended the Harris Academy Parent Council at which the rebuilding programme report going before the City Council’s Education Committee next Monday was discussed.
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Posted: September 14, 2010 in Harris Academy, Perth Road, The Vine, West End Community Council, West End Festival 2010, West Park RoadThis afternoon, I had a very useful and productive meeting at Harris Academy with the Depute Head Teacher, a representative from the City Council’s Risk Management team and constituents about the parking issues around the school. I have now followed this up with an e-mail to the City Council’s Chief Executive about ways to improve [...]
Following constituents raising concerns about water damage to part of the Harris Academy building, following heavy rain, I raised the matter with the Education Department to get assurances that all would be well in terms of room condition by the start of the new term next month. I have now received the following helpful feedback [...]
This morning, along with two of my councillor ward colleagues and the Depute Convener of Education, I had the great pleasure of attending Harris Academy’s Annual Prize Giving. It is always enjoyable to attend Harris Academy’s Prize Giving, when the school gives due recognition to the many pupils who have achieved academically, in sport, and [...]
Last couple of days
Posted: June 17, 2010 in Baxter Street, Harris Academy, Riverside Nature Park, Tay Rail BridgeLast night, I attended an extremely productive meeting of the Tay Bridge Rail Disaster Memorial Group that took place at the Riverview Station restaurant, near to where we wish to see the proposed memorial erected : Above : Around the site at Riverside where we would like to see the Memorial erected Above : [...]
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Posted: June 9, 2010 in Blackness Primary School, Harris Academy, Marchfield Terrace, Pentland, Rockfield Street, Shaftesbury RoadToday, a couple of site visits – the first with residents of Thomson Street together with Scottish Water and City Council representatives to investigate a bad smell from drains on the roadway – the second with the Police, City Council representatives and fellow councillors to look at vehicle access problems in the Pentland Crescent/Avenue/Saggar Street [...]
Harris Academy – discussion with the City Council’s Chief Executive
Posted: May 13, 2010 in Harris AcademyAs reported in yesterday’s Courier, earlier this week I spoke with the City Council’s Chief Executive to express my concern about possible delays to the start of the Harris Academy refurbishment, caused by Scottish Government insistence that procurement goes through the, as yet not fully established, East Central Territory “Hub.” I was given an assurance [...]
