Today : * I attended the Annual General Meeting of the Sinderins Court and Pennycook Court Sheltered Residents’ Association. It was very well-attended and good to see progress on a number of issues including the proposed planters at the seating area in Pennycook Lane. I was able to update residents about bin collection matters. [...]
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Tuesday activities …
Posted: March 27, 2012 in Blackness Primary School, Jericho House, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, Whitehall TheatreTuesday activities
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Park Place Nursery School, Park Place Primary School, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, St Joseph's Primary School, WESHAYesterday : * I attended the latest meeting of the West End Schools’ Project Board, the group overseeing the construction of the new facilities for Park Place Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School and Park Place Nursery School, currently being built on the former Logie Secondary School site. It was good to hear of [...]
Pennycook and Sinderins Courts Sheltered Housing Coffee Morning
Posted: November 12, 2011 in Pennycook Lane, Sinderins CourtI was delighted this morning to attend the Pennycook and Sinderins Courts Sheltered Housing Coffee Morning at Pennycook Court – very well attended, excellent stalls and the home baking was superb, as the piece of Victoria Sponge that I took home to have with my tea is testimony to!
Yesterday morning, in addition to meeting various constituents, I had a meeting with sheltered housing tenants at Sinderins Court, a City Council Environment official and Home Scotland staff about the waste and recycling bins at the complex – see right. The current bins are overly large with heavy lids that some of the tenants [...]
Busy Tuesday …
Posted: September 27, 2011 in Ancrum Place, Jericho House, Morven Terrace, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, West End Christmas WeekSinderins Court In addition to a number of visits to constituents earlier today, I have : * Attended an open meeting of the Pennycook and Sinderins Courts Residents’ Association, where I discussed a number of local matters at a good gathering of the sheltered tenants. These included an update on progress with the Pennycook [...]
Monday update …
Posted: August 8, 2011 in Magdalen Green, Pennycook Lane, Roseangle, Sinderins CourtToday, I attended the latest meeting of the Pennycook Court and Sinderins Court Residents’ Association at which we discussed a number of local issues including refuse collection, local pavements condition, noise issues and sheltered housing TV concessionary licences. Later on, along with colleagues from Friends of Magdalen Green, I met with a City Council representative [...]
Community project taking shape
Posted: July 26, 2011 in Blackness Primary School, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins CourtLast month, I congratulated the Pennycook and Sinderins Court sheltered housing Residents’ Association who have secured over £1000 of funding to get new seating in Pennycook Lane and have some environmental improvements too. With thanks to the Dighty Group who did the work, the new seating is now in place (see right). I have [...]
Well done Pennycook and Sinderins residents!
Posted: June 23, 2011 in Blackness Primary School, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins CourtThe former seating area at Pennycook Lane opposite the entrance to Blackness Primary School looks very tired as the photo (below) shows. So well done to the Pennycook and Sinderins Court sheltered housing Residents’ Association who have secured over £1000 of funding to get new seating and have some environmental improvements too. We had a site [...]
… and Tuesday
Posted: February 15, 2011 in Dundee City Archives, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, The VineThis afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending the AGM of the Sinderins and Pennycook Courts tenants’ association. This took place in Pennycook Court (see right) and was very well attended by residents. Guest speaker was Iain Flett, Dundee City Archivist, who gave a really entertaining and informative talk on the West End of old [...]
Pennycook Court This morning, I met with the residents’ association representing tenants at Sinderins and Pennycook Courts. We had a good discussion about various local issues including road safety, bin collection, repairs to pathways, the seating in Pennycook Lane and other issues. The residents’ group works hard for all the people at Pennycook Court and [...]
Pennycook Court Sheltered Housing Coffee Morning
Posted: November 6, 2010 in Pennycook Lane, Sinderins CourtThis morning, I had the pleasure of attending the coffee morning at the Pennycook Court sheltered housing, organised by the residents at both Pennyccok and Sinderins Courts and staff from Home Scotland. As always, it was extremely well-attended, the coffee and pancakes were excellent, a great range of stalls – and Tombola too!
Busy Monday …
Posted: August 23, 2010 in Dundee City Council, Education, Logie Estate, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, South Tay StreetIn addition to holding two surgeries today : * I had a positive meeting with the Chair, Chief Executive and Head of Pharmacy at NHS Tayside about the transportation of drugs issue I have highlighted recently. The NHS representatives agreed to put the policy before the Board’s Improvement & Quality Committee for discussion and have [...]
Further digital TV meetings with local residents
Posted: June 11, 2010 in digital television, Lime Street, Sinderins CourtLast June, I chaired meetings at various sheltered housing lounges across the West End at which Digital UK updated residents about the digital switchover. With the switchover now imminent – in August – I held two more today at two lounges we were unable to visit last time – Sinderins Court in Hawkhill and the [...]
Pennycook Court and Sinderins Court – residents’ AGM
Posted: June 7, 2010 in Pennycook Lane, Sinderins CourtThis morning I had the pleasure of speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the residents’ association for Sinderins Court and Pennycook Court. It was a very well attended meeting and I updated residents on a number of matters, including road and pedestrian safety, the move to digital TV and dropped kerbing.
Safe crossings for the West End
Posted: April 26, 2010 in Blackness Avenue, Hawkhill, Pennycook Lane, Sinderins Court, UncategorizedThis morning along with residents, including parents of pupils at Blackness Primary School and representatives of West End Community Council, I attended a site visit at the Sinderins junction with a representative of the council’s City Development Department. We discussed the safe functioning of the junction and in particular the pedestrian crossing West-East from the [...]
Pennycook Court and Sinderins Court Residents’ Association
Posted: March 1, 2010 in Bus Services, Pennycook Lane, Perth Road, Sinderins CourtA very useful and productive meeting today with the Pennycook Court and Sinderins Court Residents’ Association about a number of local issues, including : * Road safety * Bus services * Dropped pavements – access along Perth Road for those with mobility problems * Parking problems I am grateful to Inspector David Scott for also [...]
Apart from two surgeries this afternoon at Harris Academy and the Mitchell Street Centre, I had a very useful meeting with the Pennycook Court and Sinderins Court Residents’ Association about a number of local issues, including road safety, pavements & dropped kerbs and the Friendly Bus sheltered shopping service. Tonight, the City Council’s Development Quality [...]
I am pleased to advise that the vital permanent repairs to the lift at Sinderins Court commenced yesterday. I have this morning been assured by Home Scotland’s Maintenance Officer that work to make permanent repairs to the lift were commenced by Home Scotland’s contractors Scotech at 10am yesterday and that both Home Scotland’s Maintenance Officer [...]
Firstly, the lift problem at Sinderins Court. I received this from the Director Service Delivery at Home Scotland yesterday. I am pleased to learn that a proper solution to replace the existing lift mechanism (that has broken down on numerous occasions) is now in sight : “Just to update you, tenders have now been accepted [...]
As reported in tonight’s “Evening Telegraph”, I am pleased to learn from Home Scotland that the residents’ lift in Sinderins Court that has broken down some 17 times recently, has been repaired and has been working normally over the past few days. Residents had contacted me following the breakdowns, expressing concern about the broken lift. [...]
The Courier today carried the concerns of residents at Sinderins Court about the recurring problems with the lift in the sheltered housing complex, including my comment that I had immediately contacted the landlord (Home Scotland) about this. I am pleased to say that the lift was back on as of this afternoon, but the substantive [...]
April Community Council Update
Posted: April 7, 2008 in Balgay Hill, Harris Academy, Perth Road, Riverside Nature Park, Sinderins Court, West End Community CouncilI have today launched my April 2008 Update to West End Community Council. Issues covered include : * Perth Road closure – impending works by Scotland Gas Networks * Heating and Service Charges Increases – concerns from Home Scotland sheltered tenants * Riverside – proposed nature park update * Harris Academy – pupil safety * [...]
Parking at Polepark, Street Cleaning and Heating Charges – Blackness Court and Sinderins Court
Posted: March 13, 2007 in Blackness Court, Polepark Road, Sinderins CourtHad useful meetings with residents today – one about street cleaning in a West End street, the other about the parking problems in Polepark Road. Also been in touch with the Courier today following on from the article about the large increase in heating changes at Blackness Court and Sinderins Court – here’s a copy [...]
