Firstly, a new FOCUS newsletter for parts of the West End launched - click on the headline above to read it.
A useful City Centre & Harbour Community Council meeting last night including a session on core path planning. Updated the Community Council on the safety work in Commercial Street (work scheduled for October). Also details of the Lord Provost's Youth Parade a week on Saturday - from City Centre Manager - see below!
The Lord Provost's Youth Parade takes place on Saturday 26th August 2006. This is part of a special Twinning weekend hosted by the Lord Provost and involving Dundee's twin towns and committees. Various representatives from Orleans (France), Nablus (Palestine), Wurzburg (Germany) and Alexandria (USA) will be coming over and taking part.
The parade route on 26th August is: depart from Dundee High School car park at 14.00hrs. Cross Meadowside down into Reform Street - High Street - Nethergate - right, along past City Churches back of Overgate, past Market Cross at Next, left into Nethergate again, into High Street at top of Crichton Street, into City Square.
Road Closures requested for 2pm - 3pm on 26th August: Nethergate, Whitehall Street, Union Street, Crichton Street, High Street and Reform Street from the start of the parade at 14.00hrs until finish of Parade at 15.00hrs latest.
Buses will be affected in these areas, and the taxi rank outside City Churches will be out of action during these times.
Junctions will be manned by Tayside Police to assist the parade at the bottom of Whitehall Street and bottom of Union Street, and the corner of Nethergate and West Marketgait, and at Meadowside.
We have 30 groups and max. 800 people doing this, who should all be in City Square by 2.30pm. We asked for the road closure up to 3pm for safety.
20 stewards from Upfront Security will be on hand during the day, as will First Aid. We will have 11 market stalls in the High Street, plus the Army's climbing frame, Air Training Corps' harrier cockpit and marquee, Scouts' mobile display unit, pavement art, stage in City Square with Wave 102 from 2.30pm to 5pm.
There will be no barriers but cones will be in position at the top of Crichton Street on part of Nethergate to ensure safe passage for the parade participants on the road.
The parade route on 26th August is: depart from Dundee High School car park at 14.00hrs. Cross Meadowside down into Reform Street - High Street - Nethergate - right, along past City Churches back of Overgate, past Market Cross at Next, left into Nethergate again, into High Street at top of Crichton Street, into City Square.
Road Closures requested for 2pm - 3pm on 26th August: Nethergate, Whitehall Street, Union Street, Crichton Street, High Street and Reform Street from the start of the parade at 14.00hrs until finish of Parade at 15.00hrs latest.
Buses will be affected in these areas, and the taxi rank outside City Churches will be out of action during these times.
Junctions will be manned by Tayside Police to assist the parade at the bottom of Whitehall Street and bottom of Union Street, and the corner of Nethergate and West Marketgait, and at Meadowside.
We have 30 groups and max. 800 people doing this, who should all be in City Square by 2.30pm. We asked for the road closure up to 3pm for safety.
20 stewards from Upfront Security will be on hand during the day, as will First Aid. We will have 11 market stalls in the High Street, plus the Army's climbing frame, Air Training Corps' harrier cockpit and marquee, Scouts' mobile display unit, pavement art, stage in City Square with Wave 102 from 2.30pm to 5pm.
There will be no barriers but cones will be in position at the top of Crichton Street on part of Nethergate to ensure safe passage for the parade participants on the road.