It is with great sadness that we have to tell you that Jim Dryden, our Chairman and membership secretary, died very suddenly while on holiday in Australia. Jim was well known, and popular, around the West End, and a respected past Chairman of the West End Community Council. A staunch and passionate supporter of Magdalen Green and, as a daily visitor with his dogs, always kept an eye open for any problems or projects!

He was much loved, and will be sorely missed by us all.

Magdalen Green Footbridge

Please note that the West End Community Council will meet on the 7th of May, at 7pm in Blackness Library, where a representative from D.C.C. will discuss the footbridge proposal. Please attend if you can, and encourage your friends and neighbours to come along to voice their opinions. If you are unable to attend, you can contact Fraser Macpherson, West End Community Council and Friends of Magdalen Green with your concerns.

We would encourage you to get there early for a seat!

Magdalen Green Footbridge

Please be aware that the “consultation” for the proposed footbridge closes on the 18th of March. We would urge everyone to view the artist’s impressions – not necessarily to scale – at http/tinyurl.com/MagdalenGreenFootbridge and leave comments/views. The website, whilst viewed, does not allow you to leave your contact details, so please contact your councillor, West End Community Council, and Friends of Magdalen Green to make sure your voice is heard.

West End Community Council meet on the second Tuesday of every month, the next meeting being on the 12th of March, at Blackness Library, doors close promptly at 7pm – don’t be locked out! The footbridge is once again on the agenda. Members of Friends of Magdalen Green will be present.

Magdalen Green Footbridge

The proposals for a new “footbridge” are to be discussed with a select number of people from various organisations, on the 22nd of February. Friends of Magdalen Green urge you to look at the website of Stantec, at http//tinyurl.com/MagdalenGreenFootbridge, where you can view the digital images and leave comments and questions. We are pressing for a proper public consultation, but everything is online for now.

We would like as many as possible to attend the West End Community Council meeting on Tuesday, 13th of February, in Blackness Library, as the footbridge is on the agenda. Please note, the doors are closed at 7pm prompt.

Wych Elms

You may have heard the rumour that the wych elms on the Green were to be removed. This is not the case, but the council have begun a programme of successional planting below the trees to ensure IF and when the old trees have to come down, there will still be elms.

Thanks to all, especially the new faces, who attended the meeting on Tuesday It was an illuminating afternoon! We are gathering all your questions and concerns to send to D.C.C., but if you have any others, please email us at info@magdalengreen.org.uk.

West End Community Council have an online meeting at 7pm on Tuesday, 11th of October, further details on their Facebook page. If you wish, or cannot participate on Teams, you can submit questions to them by email to weccsecretary@gmail.com, or by post (or by hand) to WECC, c/o Blackness Library, 225 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1EJ.

We need a new footbridge on Magdalen Green.

Did you do the online survey? Did you attend the community engagement event on the bandstand on the 10th of August? Friends of Magdalen Green invite you to a meeting on Tuesday, 4th of October, at Blackness Library at 3.30 pm, to discuss the proposals from Dundee City Council.

Magdalen Green Footbridge

Dundee City Council are carrying out public engagement on the replacement of the footbridge on Magdalen Green – and they want your views. If you use the bridge or Green on a regular or occasional basis, the Council are interested in hearing what you think about the current bridge, how you use Magdalen Green, and what you’d like to see in the future. Fill out the online engagement survey here:

https:/tinyurl.com/MagdalenGreenFootbridgeSurvey

For more information or an alternative format of the survey, please contact: EMAIL MagdalenGreenFootbridge@stantec.com Phone 0141 352 2363.

Come along to the drop-in event on the 10th of August, 5pm to 8pm at the Bandstand – all welcome!