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YEAR OF YOUNG ARE YOU HELPING TO PEOPLE 2018: CREATE18 RUN A YOUTH SPORTS CLUB IN THE AREA? STOBSWELL’S VOICE A new national funding programme, Create18 gives young people across Scotland the opportunity to create and host Baxter Park Clepington Mary eld Stobswell Woodside innovative events in their community, and to bring the Year Do you need more publicity, some support or increased of Young People 2018 to life. Developed by EventScotland funding to take that next step in your development. and Young Scot, the Create18 funding programme is open Winter 2017 Stobswell Forum would like to hear from you, we’d like to to groups of three or more young people, aged 8-26, across try and work with you to help as many children and young Scotland to stage their own events. Create18 will distribute adults as possible get t and stay healthy. £42,000 of funding through grants of up to £1,000 for each event. You can apply online at: http://young.scot/Create18 You can contact us on our Facebook Page, by email on [email protected] or mobile: 07801 419941 COMING TO A DOORWAY NEAR YOU! Early in the New Year, an innovative brighten-up dark corners and doorways INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY EVENT FOR STOBSWELL project is to be launched in Stobswell. and provide the basis for tours around Businesses and others will be asked if our part of Dundee. e artwork will they want their doorways painted by complement the existing architecture MJV Dundee Wanderers Women are of organisation which lead to a very along to cheer the teams on. up and coming local artists to create an and open spaces, highlighting local areas hosting the Eurohockey Indoor Club enjoyable tournament for the teams and If you would like to lend a hand to make art trail around the area. Across Europe, of interest. Champions Cup at DISC in February. a spectacular display for the crowd. this a successful event or sponsor the city centres - including Dundee - have Opportunities will be provided for the is will be a display of the best, used art to draw people in and promote Looking to win the cup are teams from event to advertise your business contact community to comment on the artwork fast-paced, indoor hockey as the top discussion about what places are for. But Holland, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Lindsay on 07954133396. and o er ideas for the project. If you club teams from throughout Europe we think other parts of town should be would like to get involved or if you have Austria, Belarus, Ukraine and of course ght for the top spot. Further information is available on involved too. a doorway that you would like to be Scotland. Games will be played all day the website at: considered, please get in touch. Dundee played host to this event last between 23rd and 25th February and Here in Stobswell, the Open/Close Stobswell Open/Close is funded by the year and were commended for the level we would hope that locals could come www.eurohockeydundee2018.com project, a collaboration between Stobswell Forum and the Fleet Mary eld Regeneration Forum and NHS Collective group of creatives, will Tayside’s Community Innovation Fund. DUNDEE DUCKS ROLLER HOCKEY First three sessions free! Dundee Ducks Inline Hockey, Team Training is on Tuesday evenings: Under 14s 7.00 – 8.00pm Manhattan Works, Dundonald Street, DISCOVERY CREDIT UNION Beginners/Under 8s 5.30 – 6.15pm Under 16s 8.00 – 9.00pm Dundee. Telephone 07984 149028 Discovery Credit Union is about Under 10s/12s 6.15 – 7.00pm Under 24s/Seniors 9.00 – 10.00pm Email: [email protected] helping people. We’re here to help you save so you can get control of your money. We o er a ordable loans to help get through those tough times, THE STOBSWELL FORUM ARE... cover unexpected costs or get those things you really need. Our lovely Colin Clement, Robbie Fotheringham, David MacDougall, Lorraine Clement, Chris Airlie, volunteers - Norma, Jenny, Jennifer Sandra Mitchell, Mairi Scott, Alesandro Insalaco, Nichola Fraser and Georgina run a collection point at Stobswell Parish Church every Tuesday You can contact Stobswell Forum in the following ways: Email: [email protected] at 11:30am to 12:30pm. Come along Find us on Facebook Telephone: 01382 438858 Web: www.stobswell.org.uk and nd out how we can help you, everyone is welcome. Stobswell Forum is a Registered Charity. Charity No SCO33653 Stobswell’s Voice is supported by Mary eld Community Regeneration Forum Dora’s menu hasn’t changed much over Dora’s has attracted a few celebrities and everyone who has been a customer of the years with sh, puddings, pies and sportsmen to the shop over the years, Dora’s over the years will remember the obviously chips! Other things have perhaps the most famous being Donny good times, the great food and the banter OUR HISTORY come and gone over time but it seems Osmond. George Du us also lmed a from the man doing the frying! Dundonians are a traditional lot with TV sketch in the shop. Players from even cod disappearing from the menu both local football clubs have been as haddock is what the locals really regulars, this even prompted Jim McLean Billy MacKenzie want. e sh provided has always to check and make sure none of his team been freshly supplied, nowadays it is were eating sh and chips after training! Here in Stobswell we are rightly proud We would like anyone to contact us North Sea Haddock landed in Peterhead Bobby Cox and Alex Stuart from of the impact of the people who have with a view to establishing a suitable from sustainable stocks and delivered Dundee’s 1960’s team were also regular chosen to live and work in the area. One tribute to Billy in Stobswell. If you daily by E&O Fish Merchants based customers and our own local ice hockey of those people was Billy MacKenzie. want to get involved please email us at in Arbroath. star John Dolan is also a customer. Billy along with Alan Rankine formed [email protected]. Also if you are the Associates in the 1970’s and for in contact with any of Billy’s family we When we asked Giulio if he ever sold e big current news is that Giulio is 20 years was a major in uence on the would really like to talk to them about anything a bit “strange” he did say a few thinking about retiring, nothing is settled “Post Punk” era. the project before we take it further. years back battered “Clootie dumpling” yet and if truth be told I think everyone was popular but demand gradually in Stobswell, Mary eld and much farther tapered o and disappeared from the a eld would hope he stays on a little menu – maybe we should start asking longer. If, or when, he does decide to Dora’s Fish and Chip Shop for it again! hang up his overalls, we are sure that Stobswell’s Voice sat down with Giulio the shop in Dura Street while his father Dora from Dora’s Fish and Chip Shop. ran shops in Broughty Ferry, St Mary’s Anyone who knows Giulio will know and latterly Barnhill Shopping Centre. that pinning him down was no easy task. In the late 1970’s, Giulio became more DUNDEE DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTRE e Dora family story started in the involved in the family business and in mountain village of Rovinaglia, high 1981 he bought the shop in Dura Street OPENING OF THE SENSORY GARDEN above Borgotaro near Parma in north from his parents. Giulio has seen lots west Italy. In the mid-1880s, due to of change in his time in the shop. Fish an economic downturn, these hardy and chips was just about the only “fast Dundee Dementia Resource Centre options fully with sta and visitors of • Support volunteers - helping with “mountain men” decided they needed ings changed when World War II food” available to the public at a time opened a new sensory garden on Monday the day centre based at Morgan Street social activities to start over somewhere with more came on the horizon with Giulio’s when pubs closed at 9:30pm and 21st August 2017. It was such a lovely and plans were all agreed in consultation. • Kitchen volunteer – supporting with opportunities. at somewhere, Grandfather and Grandmother both people making their way home to day, helped by the sunshine. e Work was carried out by members with catering and domestic tasks according to family legend, might being interned. Giulio Senior was sent Fintry, Linlathen and Douglas would celebration was attended by Dundee’s a building specialist helping with the have been New York if they hadn’t left to the Isle of Man and Veronica to often stop at Dora’s. It would also be new Lord Provost Ian Borthwick, more physically challenging work to We are also looking for volunteer the boat that bit earlier and ended up Abernethy. When their sons Charlie and busy with people visiting the nearby MSP Stewart Hosie, President Ron complete the garden. On behalf of the support within the Scottish Dementia in Dundee. Peter (Giulio’s father) were called up, Mary eld Hospital or with customers MacWalter from the Claverhouse Rotary Club of Claverhouse, I hope that Working Group: the authorities relented and let Giulio from the various local cinemas in the Rotary Club and Alzheimer Scotland the new sensory garden o ers all visitors • Assisting Scottish Dementia Working Senior and Veronica return home to area at the time.