Monthly Archives: February 2012
Carpet tiles are rescued
Carpet tiles from a condemned council building are being rescued and brought back to life to help those in financial hardship. A new company has been formed to make use of enough carpet tiles to cover five football pitches, which were rescued from Tayside House before its demolition. The 16-storey former council building was being demolished after Dundee City Council staff moved out earlier in the year.
Read more...Pupils go head to head with eggheads
Secondary school pupils beat a team of professors during the first Dundee Science Eggheads competition. The competition, part of the Dundee Science Festival, involved teams from secondary schools pitting their wits against a team of ‘eggheads’ from Abertay and Dundee Universities and the James Hutton Institute.
Read more...Children’s football given a boost
More children are getting involved in football thanks to a new project dedicated to developing the game. The project, by Leisure and Culture Dundee and Dundee City Council, aims to help children develop their soccer skills and forge links between football clubs and their local schools. Local clubs then form new teams to take in players as they go through the training programmes.
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