| Letters - 20 September 2005 |
| Bring back Lochee’s voice |
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| PERHAPS IT is time for the people of Lochee and the surrounding area to get together and bring a phoenix from the ashes, one that will speak for the ordinary citizen. |
| I refer to the community council.
This voice of the people ceased in 1985.
As a past secretary, I can assure the public all our meetings were well attended by local councillors and all proposals were on the table to see and discus.
Areas covered were Dryburgh, Charleston, Gourdie, Buttars Loan, Beechwood, Clement Park, Myrekirk and, of course, Lochee centre itself.
I am sure there are people out there willing to take up the cudgels for Lochee.—M. S., West End.
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| Real threat to wildlife |
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Work progressing on the Den O’Mains clear-up.
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| BARELY A week passes without someone complaining about the state of the Den O’Mains in Dundee and the diggers moving in.
Was any wildlife group consulted about this?
The water weed ripped out would be full of young newts, frogs and tadpoles.
When removing weed from ponds it should be left in small piles around the pond for a few hours to give its “residents” time to crawl back into the water.
Where else in Dundee can you see Kingfishers in their natural environment?
No wildlife in the ponds means no kingfishers. — Reader.
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| Erratic service |
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| MY CHILD attends school in Broughty Ferry and usually gets on the Travel Dundee No.10 to get there.
Recently my child has complained that the service has been erratic — sometimes early, another day late.
I, too, have noticed other services by Travel Dundee seem to be erratic.
With fares so high, it should not be too much to expect a decent service. — Bus Goer.
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| Segregated time |
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| I READ the letter from West End about Muslim women being allowed segregated time at Lochee Leisure Centre.
How dare the council let a facility that is for all Dundee citizens be used exclusively by any section of the community.
Councillors would be up in arms if any other group asked to use the centre with no Muslims allowed.—George Aimer, Kinghorne Road, Dundee. |
| Special swim sessions |
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| THE LETTER about special swim sessions for Muslim women in Lochee reminded me of a few years back when I paid to use the gym.
I had been in there for about 20 minutes when I was asked to leave because the Muslim women were coming in to use the pool.
I am quite sure that if this happened the other way round there would have been outrage.—Equal Rights. |
| Tribute to a first-class gent |
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| I HAVE just returned home from Dundee where I was visiting my mum, Betty Grier. While in the city, I attended the Tribute Dinner to my dad, Lewis Grier, and his brothers, Willie and George, for their contribution to Scottish Junior Football over 60 years.
I had the honour to stand in for my late dad, and I would like to thank the organising committee and all the staff at the Invercarse Hotel, and everyone who attended.
I was privileged to be at the top table with my uncles and chatted with Jim McLean and Murdo McLeod. Those who knew my dad will understand when I say that he was a first-class gent. — Grant Grier, Fieldhouse Drive, Telford.
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