Events & Diary Dates
2011 forthcoming events
Our monthly meetings continue to be held on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. The current venue is the Methodist Church, Marketgait, Dundee. It is situated across the dual carriageway from the Overgate Centre, between the shiny big Alliance Trust HQ and the South Tay Street Car Park. So the next meeting will be held there on Weds 30 November 2011 at 7 pm.
Anyone who wants to find out more about Friends of the Earth Tayside is welcome to come along to one of our meetings - don't be shy! Get in touch first if you wish, by e-mail or phone.
At the AGM on 26 October we had a stimulating discussion on the current Dundee Local Development Plan consultation process. We agreed to 2 further meetings:
On Weds 2 November, as many as possible of us will attend the City Council's open consultation event at the Central Library, Wellgate Centre. We aim to be there from 6 pm. It goes on to 7.30.
On Monday 7 November, at 7 pm, we will have a follow-up discussion to decide on which issues we want to raise, at the Braes pub on Perth Road, opposite the University Tower Block.
The City Council consultation page can be accessed by clicking here and direct links to the Council documents and response forms are given below:
To View the Main Issues Report Click HereAccess the online questionnaire by clicking here
The Draft Environmental Report may be accessed by clicking here
Access the online questionnaire by clicking here
Also coming up: Tree Planting at Kirriemuir, Thursday 17 November, Kirrie Hill, Kirriemuir, from 12.00 noon. Children from Northmuir School will be coming along at 1.30 pm. We have lots of trees to plant so please come and help. Bring your spade and something for lunch. And wrap up warm!
RECENT EVENTS
Beachwatch 2011 took place on the weekend of 17/18 September. Cleanups will be organised as follows:
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Saturday 17 Sept : 10am-12 noon Broughty Ferry; 1-4 pm Monifieth
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Sunday 18 Sept : 10am-12 noon Auchmithie; 1-4 pm Lunan Bay and possibly St Cyrus.
It's all well organised. Gloves and collection bags will be provided. To check the latest details, go to the Marine Conservation Society Beachwatch site and scroll down for the beach nearest you!
The following events have recently taken place:
Election hustings 7 April 2011 (see the Activities page)
Dundee Food and Flower Festival - 4-6 September 2010 - FoET took part in a stall over the weekend along with Tayside Recyclers. There was a Low Carbon Garden showing a variety of novel ways of bringing gardening to every home. Visitors were able to find out more about FoET activities and how they can get involved, with no obligation to join up on the day!
Annual beach cleanup - 18/19 September - FoET and Tayside Recyclers once again organised the successful and enjoyable cleanup along the Tayside coastline from Dundee to Montrose. Let us know if you'd like to help keep your beach clean next year. See more details on the Activities page.
Dundee transport disintegration - 25 September - we continue to be concerned about the lack of connection between Dundee's bus and train stations, and the bus stops in the city centre. This is particularly a problem for people coming in from outside Dundee, and for tourists visiting the area. So we organised a protest on Saturday 25 September supported by other organisations who share our concerns.
And a sponsored bike ride recently took place as part of a national FoE fund-raising campaign.
Phase 2 of the Friockheim tree planting is now due to be held in 2011, after last November's highly successful outing to the park when nearly 300 small trees were planted by FoET members and children from the local school.
ARCHIVE OF EVENTS DURING 2009
FoET meetings during 2009 FoET group meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm, except for December.
The venue for our meetings has changed. All meetings for 2009 (except where otherwise notified) will be held at CRAIC (Carbon Reduction and Information Centre), 44 West Henderson Wynd, Dundee. (opposite Verdant Works and 10 minutes walk from the station)
Wednesday 25th February 2009 7.00pm Dundee University How Sustainable is our Campus?
Find out at a talk by Trudy Cunningham, Environment and Sustainability Officer at Dundee University, hosted by People and Planet and Friends of the Earth Tayside.
The talk will be followed by a discussion so everyone can share their thoughts about where the University should be heading in the future.
Dundee University, Lecture Theatre 1, Dalhousie Building
Wednesday 4th March 2009 7.00pm Dundee University, Dalhousie Building, Lecture Theatre 1
Donald Trump, Balmedie and the Planning Process "Because I am who I am....I'm going to get it" (Donald Trump, quoted in Vanity Fair)
Speaker - Councillor Martin Ford
Martin Ford is the former chair of Aberdeenshire Council's Infrastructure Services Committee who was dismissed from his post as Chair of the Committee for upholding the tradition of using his casting vote to maintain the status quo, thereby rejecting the planning application from the Trump organisation. The application for the development of the dunes at Balmedie, a wild area which includes an SSSI, was subsequently approved by the Scottish Government.
Wednesday 29th April 2009 7.00pm Dundee University Tower Room T4
Ken Neil - Tayside Red Squirrel Officer
"Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels" A slide presentation and talk followed by questions and discussion.
Wednesday 27th May 2009 7.00pm Dundee University Tower (Perth Road) Room T4
Erica Taylor - Angus Council's Waste Aware Group - will be giving an illustrated presentation on "Recycling Journeys" So if you want to know what happens to that glass and paper, come along. In conjunction with Dundee University's People and Planet Group.
AGM to be held on Wednesday 28th October 2009 at 7.00pm in the Dalhousie Building, Dundee University, Room 1LGO3 (G). All welcome.
Group Events
This spring we plan to arrange a visit to the Hatton Waste Water Treatment Plant and to the Murton Wildlife Trust Centre just outside Arbroath. It might be time for another visit to the Fife Earthship, perhaps in the summer, if enough people are interested. In September, we'll be beach cleaning again for the Marine Conservations Society's Beachwatch Campaign.
We also plan a visit to the newly opened Dundee Sun City Renewable Energy Technologies Demonstration House and will be doing a bit of tree planting, probably in Angus. We'll keep you posted with the details.
Tree Planting Thursday 26th November at Friockheim Park. 1.00pm -3.00pm. 270 saplings to be planted. Bring a spade if you have one.