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Dundee Scots: We have to make sure the language keeps going otherwise the Dundee essence will pass away

Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Alistair Heather and Sheena Wellington – who have launched free online sessions helping participants develop their understanding of Dundee’s Scots language. For Dundee born and bred traditional singer Sheena Wellington, the Scots language has always been an important part of life. Coming from a family of weavers, the 76-year old former Blackness Primary and Harris Academy pupil was brought up in a Dundee Scots speaking household. Yet despite being surrounded by her Dundee Scots speaking father, grannies and aunts at home, she vividly remembers being discouraged from speaking her mither tongue in school.

Burns Night suppers for elderly people in Dundee thanks to community

© Gareth Jennings/DCT Media It was enough to encourage The Bard himself to put pen to paper and spout forth about the virtues of the people of Dundee. One hundred elderly people were able to celebrate Burns Night with a full haggis, neeps and tatties supper thanks to the generosity of Dundee United Community Trust and Balhousie Care Group. © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Daniel Inglis, chef at St Ronan’s care home, and Melissa Gormley of DUCT get the meals ready. Chief executive Jamie Kirk said: “Once again we’ve teamed up with Balhousie Care Group, this time to deliver warm Burns Supper meals to isolated older people within the community.”

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Dundee mum and son to give meals to those in care homes on Christmas Day

© DC Thomson A remarkable young Dundee man is all set to don his much-loved Santa suit to ensure others have a wonderful Christmas Day. Kyle Mitchell, who has severe learning disabilities, spent four and a half years in the learning disability assessment unit at Carseview before his mum gave up her job last year to become his full time carer. The 32-year-old is autistic and has other complex support needs that require full time care and assistance. However, despite his own issues, Kyle, who has already won several volunteering awards, will head out with his mum Carina, 57, on Christmas Day to distribute meals to people in care homes across the city.

Dundee West proving to be more than just a football club as 2020 sees them become a lifeline to the community amid the coronavirus pandemic

Dundee West proving to be more than just a football club as 2020 sees them become a lifeline to the community amid the coronavirus pandemic Updated: December 11, 2020, 10:34 am © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Dundee West Football Club s Tam McCabe and Jim Hunter with their awards. Dundee West FC are celebrating a year like no other which saw them win awards for their community response to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of the last nine months, West have embarked on a number of projects to assist people in the local area during and post-Covid-19 lockdown. For their work, which included providing food for those in need, reducing social isolation and getting people active with street fitness, they won a pair of Dundee Volunteer & Voluntary Action (DVVA) Volunteer Awards and the Sport and Wellbeing prize at the Dundee Champion Awards.

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