Yesterday, I participated in a meeting with the Western Cemetery Association and the City Council's Environment Department to finalise the project to create a new cremated remains section in Western Cemetery - see right.
There was agreement on the way forward and costings will be progressed prior to Christmas to enable the new remains section to become reality in the near future.
Last night, I attended the latest meeting of Community Spirit Action Group, the community group for the "north" part of West End Ward, covering Pentland, Tullideph, Ancrum and the Cleghorn area.
There was an excellent presentation by City Archivist Iain Flett on the Logie Burial Ground, World War II factories in the west of the city and the history of Irish in Dundee. Iain is not only very knowledgeable, his talks are also highly entertaining and he gave a well-received talk to Community Spirit members.
I was also able to update Community Spirit Action Group on parking issues in Ancrum Drive and the latest news about West End Christmas Fortnight.