Dundee families with disabled kids offered free tickets to circus
Free circus tickets for families with disabled children are available now from a national charity.
Marryat Hall
Drama, music and karate all on show at the Marryat Hall
This group of youngsters got the chance to show off their talents on stage at the Marryat Hall in 1995. The show had a mix of drama, music and, quite randomly, karate. Judging by the big thumbs up it must have gone pretty well. I wonder where these kids are now? Singers? Actors? Karate experts?
MEMORIES: Tea dance in the Marryat Hall
A rather stylish tea dance at the Marryat Hall. They were quite popular back then. I must say I like the idea. It all seems very civilised and reminiscent of Outposts-of-the-Empire, the sort of thing they’d do at Raffles in Singapore or at the Officers Mess in Calcutta.
MEMORIES: When Dundee Model Railway Club’s exhibition stopped traffic
Dundee Model Railway Club had a massively successful exhibition at the Marryat Hall in October 1988 and the place was mobbed, so much so that chairman of the club Vic Burnes-Jones had to apologise for the congestion. I blame Thomas the Tank Engine myself for making trains so popular. Look at the fascinated kids.
Top Gaelic musicians to perform in Dundee
Two top Gaelic music performers are set to appear in Dundee just weeks after a national music festival.
Fair keeps spinning: Dundee record event still proving a hit with music fans
The man behind Scotland’s longest-running record fair, based in Dundee, says it’s enjoying one of its best-ever years.