๐จ๐จ๐จ NEW FEATURE: Dundee has been recognised as the most festive city in the UK for university students, after both Abertay University and the University of Dundee claimed the top two spots in a new ranking by Unifresher.
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๐จ๐จ๐จ BREAKING: HUGE NEWS! Ice Dundeeโs Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby have been officially selected to represent Team GB in figure skating for both the Team Event and the individual event at the Winter Olympics in Italy!
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๐๏ธโค๏ธโจ The atmospheric surroundings of Balgay Hill are on a whole other level! This incredible shot by Brighthook Media captures Mills Observatory peeking through the mist with the Tay Bridge stretching across the silvery Tay.
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From Dundee Culture (@dundeeculture.bsky.social), The incredible resurgence of Mills Observatory www.dundeeculture.com/post/the-inc...
13.02.2025 21:33 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฐ๐ฒโค๏ธ Cake or Dice is a board game cafe on Dundeeโs Commercial Street! Come and have a look at what theyโve got on offer!
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๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ Wishing all you Dundonian lovebirds, hopeless romantics, and everyone celebrating a very happy Valentineโs Day! Whether youโre spending it with your soulmate, your best mates, or just treating yourself to something special, may your day be filled with love, laughter, and plenty of sweet moments.
14.02.2025 21:03 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The UPS are aiming to raise ยฃ650,000 by April 2025. We are the key to this and to Unicorn's future. For every ยฃ1 donated, they will receive a further ยฃ10 from these charity grants.
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The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS) have also just launched their new website for the HMS Unicorn where they have added their new fundraising appeal to unlock an additional ยฃ10m of grants that await if they can match this Lottery award.
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๐จ๐จ๐จ NEW: HMS Unicorn has just received nearly ยฃ800,000 in funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its ongoing restoration as Project Safe Haven begins to take it's next steps!
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He will take on the role of Adam Smithโs ghost in Make It Happen, a satirical comedy about the Royal Bank of Scotlandโs role in the 2008 financial crash.
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๐จ๐จ๐จ NEW: Dundee-born actor Brian Cox, famous for his role as Logan Roy in the hit drama Succession, is coming back to his hometown to star in a new play at the place where his career kicked off - at the Dundee Rep!
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โค๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐คฉ FUN FACT: The statue of Robert Burns by John Steell in Dundee's Albert Square is the only one of its kind in Scotland. There are three other statues of the kind in the world, in London, New York and Dunedin.
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐โค๏ธ Our city has contributed so much to the world. Saying that Dundee is just like any other city is an understatement! We have had several knockbacks over the years but we've come out stronger!
๐ Scotland's First City
๐ธ Craig Doogan
โค๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฅฎ Pehs! Glorious pehs! A new wee tradition I love to do on Dundee Day is get a peh from Clarkโs, one of the most popular bakeries in the city! We are so lucky to have an iconic institution on our doorsteps! So tasty!
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Update to the West End Syke balloons
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Her passion for storytelling and local culture is a perfect fit for Dundee Cultureโs mission of celebrating all things Dundee.
Stay tuned for her contributions in the coming weeks! Welcome to the team Kacey!
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๐จ๐จ๐จ MEET KACEY!
Iโm absolutely excited to welcome Kacey Thomson to the Dundee Culture team for work experience!
Kacey, from Dundee, who is studying journalism at the University of Strathclyde, will be creating engaging feature content and social media posts during her time with Dundee Culture.
Dundee ain't no ordinary city! Weโre exceptional, groundbreaking and all round - pure teckle!
So, treat yersel tae a peh - and celebrate hame!
Happy Dundee Day!
Dundonians, we are pretty amazing. Despite our city continuing to face many challenges, it goes back to the saying that was coined 60 years ago, it is a place of new hope.
When we face challenges, we confront them, and if we get knocked down, we get back up and come out stronger!
It is a place of new hope. It is a city that gets knocked down but gets back up on its feet again. From the bustling jute industry to becoming a global tech hub, Dundee has went through an extraordinary change
26.01.2025 16:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Dundee has made a HUGE impact on the world, the things we have invented, pioneered and developed is nothing short of incredible! The incandescent light bulb, statistical graphs, the postage stamp, aspirin, aviation to name just a few!
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโค๏ธ๐ HAPPY DUNDEE DAY! 136 years ago, Dundee became the first city in Scotland to be given city status. Queen Victoria signed a charter dated 26 January 1889 officially declaring it as one! #DundeeDay
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๐๐๐๐ฅณ๐๐ HAPPY NEW YEAR DUNDEE! WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2025!
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๐ Bonnie Dundee
๐ธ Craig Doogan Photography & Digital Art
โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Next year marks 200 years since Bonnie Dundee was first written by Walter Scott. The poem, which was later adapted into a song was written in honour of John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, and equally refers to our bonnie town of Dundee! And it certainly is a bonnie wee place!
17.12.2024 18:19 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0๐ธ BDP, Nicoll Russell Studios, Orbit Communications, LJRH Architects, Wilson Paul
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โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ There is really a lot of newly revealed exciting projects going on at the moment! For a while, I did think progress on Dundeeโs transformation had stagnated, but to have all of this revealed in the past two months is brilliant! It really is an exciting time for Dundee!
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It has helped unemployed individuals gain access to work, helped raise awareness for the Dundee Bairns charity, and ticket prices have been reduced for families who might struggle with accessibility too!
This is the news we want to hear!
โค๏ธ๐๐ฅน Absolutely wholesome to hear that Dundeeโs Christmas Village has delievered strong community benefits since opening last month.
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The project is being driven by an organisation that already operates and manages golf courses around the world.
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