November 1980
Fireworks Fun for all the Family
City of Dundee District Council
Civic Amenities Division
entertainments section presents
Wednesday November 5th
Guy Fawkes Celebrations
Grand fireworks displays will be
held at the following areas:-
Baxter Park,
Lochee Park,
Esplanade Broughty Ferry,
Whitfield (Carberry Crescent),
Monifieth (Riverview Park),
Fintry (Dighty Valley),
Ardler (Dalmahoy Drive/Turnberry Avenue)
Invergowrie Park.
All displays comments at 6.45 pm.
Please keep your dog at home.
Waterfront Plan
A multi-million pound plan sponsored by the Scottish Development Agency which will change the face of Dundee's waterfront area and provide many jobs is nearing completion. It will include an "up market" private housing development at Riverside Drive, moving of the Dundee-Glasgow railway line, the building of factories and the setting up of an electronics industrial estate near Invergowrie Bay. Further improvements are also planned for the airport.
Richard Baker visits Dundee
TV newsreader, Richard Baker entertained an audience of 300 in Dundee's Bonar Hall to anecdotes, piano arrangements, poetry readings and impersonations. He was accompanied by pianist Raphael Terroni.
Shoppers' Bus Plan Criticised
Dundee shopkeepers hit out yesterday at Tayside Region Transport Department's plan to take a shopper's bus to Ingliston Market, Edinburgh, on the Sundays up to Christmas. The first bus leaves from Whitfield this Sunday. Keiller Centre and Wellgate Market Hall traders condemned the plan, saying it was taking trade away from their premises where prices were just as competitive as at Ingliston.
Another Room Surprise - A Stobswell family are open to suggestions
They lifted the carpet tiles in their kitchen and found a trap-door in a corner. Further examination revealed a large cellar-type room under the floor. It's about 4 feet high and they find they can walk about in it by crouching. Now they're trying to think of the best use for it.
Pupils going ping pong crazy
Linlathen High School went ping-poing crazy at the weekend - and raised almost £400 towards funds for a school mini-bus.
Over 30 people, including pupils and former pupils, played for almost 24 hours as part of a sponsored table-tennis marathon. Ten tables were occupied in the games hall, and play lasted 55 minutes in every hour.
Add Celery
To remove the odour of cooking cabbage, boil a stalk or two of celery with it. This also gives a delicious flavour.
Hard Polish
When shoe polish is hard and lumpy, pour in a little vinegar and leave to soak for about an hour.
An Album or Two
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and super creeps)
Paris - Supertramp
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
Irons in the Fire - Teena Marie
What's On - Cinema
ABC - The Elephant Man / Breaking Glass
Odeon - Cruising / Inside Man
Victoria - Monty Python's Life of Brian