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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Showcasing Dundee to the world by promoting cultural news, stories & events fae oor bonnie wee city! #APlaceOfNewHope

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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🚨🚨🚨 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. 🔗 www.dundeeculture.com/post/dundee-...
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: HUGE NEWS! Ice Dundee’s 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🏞️❤️✨ 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. 📸 Brighthook Media
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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
From Dundee Culture (@dundeeculture.bsky.social), The incredible resurgence of Mills Observatory www.dundeeculture.com/post/the-inc...
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The incredible resurgence of Mills Observatory | Dundee Culture
2025 marks a very special year for one of the city’s most beloved institutions.Mills Observatory will be turning 90 this year and it’s fought tooth and nail to get to where it is today - and it’s easy...
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🍰🎲❤️ Cake or Dice is a board game cafe on Dundee’s Commercial Street! Come and have a look at what they’ve got on offer!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
💘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💌 Wishing all you Dundonian lovebirds, hopeless romantics, and everyone celebrating a very happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re 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.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The UPS are aiming to raise £650,000 by April 2025. We are the key to this and to Unicorn's future. For every £1 donated, they will receive a further £10 from these charity grants.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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 £10m of grants that await if they can match this Lottery award. www.dundeeculture.com/post/hms-uni...
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HMS Unicorn has just received nearly £800,000 in funding for restoration works | Dundee Culture
The HMS Unicorn is one step closer to its ambitious restoration goal, thanks to an award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for almost £800,000. This funding is another key milestone in the vesse...
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
🚨🚨🚨 NEW: HMS Unicorn has just received nearly £800,000 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
He will take on the role of Adam Smith’s ghost in Make It Happen, a satirical comedy about the Royal Bank of Scotland’s role in the 2008 financial crash. www.dundeeculture.com/post/brian-c...
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Brian Cox is returning to where it all began in a new play at the Dundee Rep | Dundee Culture
Dundee-born actor Brian Cox, famous for his role as Logan Roy in hit drama Succession, is set to return to his hometown to star in a new play. He will play the ghost of Adam Smith's in Make It Happen,...
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
🚨🚨🚨 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤩 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎉❤️ 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! 📍 Scotland's First City 📸 Craig Doogan
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥮 Pehs! Glorious pehs! A new wee tradition I love to do on Dundee Day is get a peh from Clark’s, 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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Brain Ferry across the Tay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @turntableuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Update to the West End Syke balloons #Dundee #graffiti
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Her passion for storytelling and local culture is a perfect fit for Dundee Culture’s mission of celebrating all things Dundee. Stay tuned for her contributions in the coming weeks! Welcome to the team Kacey! Get to know more about Kacey here: www.dundeeculture.com/post/meet-ka...
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Meet Kacey: A proud Dundonian who joins Dundee Culture | Dundee Culture
Hi everyone! I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Kacey and I am currently in my final year of university studying Journalism, Media & Communications at the University of Strathclyde. As a proud Dundonia...
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
🚨🚨🚨 MEET KACEY! I’m 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.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Dundee ain't no ordinary city! We’re exceptional, groundbreaking and all round - pure teckle! So, treat yersel tae a peh - and celebrate hame! Happy Dundee Day!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Dundee 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️😍 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
🎆🎉🎇🥳🎆🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR DUNDEE! WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2025!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
📍 Bonnie Dundee 📸 Craig Doogan Photography & Digital Art
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
❤️🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 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!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
📸 BDP, Nicoll Russell Studios, Orbit Communications, LJRH Architects, Wilson Paul
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
❤️❤️❤️ There is really a lot of newly revealed exciting projects going on at the moment! For a while, I did think progress on Dundee’s 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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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
❤️🎄🥹 Absolutely wholesome to hear that Dundee’s Christmas Village has delievered strong community benefits since opening last month.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
The project is being driven by an organisation that already operates and manages golf courses around the world. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dund...
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EXCLUSIVE: Hopes Caird Park courses could be saved under 'exciting' plans being drawn up by golf firm
Proposals include the redevelopment of both courses, a driving range and a new clubhouse.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🚨🚨🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Caird Park golf course could be saved as new plans have reportedly been drawn up to save the venue from closure, the Courier has reported. Proposals include the redevelopment of both courses, a driving range alongside a new clubhouse.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
A small reminder of how our city has always had its own magical role in Christmas cheer!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Why? To visit Cox’s Stack—the towering symbol of Camperdown Works, once the world’s largest jute mill! Santa knew Dundee was the go-to place for the finest jute sacks, perfect for carrying gifts made in his North Pole workshop.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🎅🎄🏭 Here’s a festive story I never knew about which I found on the old Retro Dundee blog! Back in the day, before Santa began his journey around the world delivering toys, he’d make an important stop right here in Dundee.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎄😍❤️ Seeing Dundee city centre packed during our Christmas festivities is so wonderful to see! What a cracker of a shot from Kuljit Athwal of the Christmas Village in the City Square! 📍 City Square 📸 Kuljit Athwal
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: A major new 80s festival is being held at Slessor Gardens next year as The Human League, ABC and Big Country announced. It will be held on 26 July and tickets go on sale on Friday at 10am, the Courier reports.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
😍❤️🎄 The Dundee Hooley once again put on a spectacular show! The torch parade, the 3D art models and bubbles! Absolutely fabulous! Great photos as ever from Jim Glover!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
❤️😍✨ The Caird Hall. Always a beaut at Christmas! Love this amazing place! You know it’s that time of the year when the pillars are lit up! 101 Christmases and still going strong!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
But light hearted humour aside, if you're living in the yellow and amber warnings, do keep safe and wrap up warm, and check the roads and plan if you're going out! Warnings are in place from now up until Sunday across Tayside for snow and ice.
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
😅😉❤ Nature learned its lesson after the Thundersnow chaos in Dundee back in 2010, nearly 14 years ago. 📸 Met Office
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🎄❤️😍 Nice to pop down to see the Christmas festivities kick off with the opening of the Christmas Village. What a step up from last year! Stalls, ferris wheel, real ice rink and much more. Had to capture Desperate Dan with it all! Open now until 5 January!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
📸 Jim Glover
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🚨🚨🚨 Dundee’s Christmas Village is NOW OPEN!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It looks fantastic this year! But we do need a tree back! ❤️
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🎄🎅❤️ Christmas is coming! I can’t wait! The City Square looks absolutely gorgeous! The snow adds that extra special touch! Dundee’s Christmas Village opens this Thursday! Thank you so much to Nikki Will for sharing this with me! Check out her Instagram here: instagram.com/wills_weeworld
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🎄❤️💚 Dundee's Christmas Village is taking shape in Dundee ahead of its opening tomorrow! Work has been ongoing in the City Square over the past week and we will soon be able to check out this exciting new space! Great shots from Jim Glover of the site!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
😍💚💙 Broughty Castle! Utterly stunning over a bonnie aurora! That view is just breathtaking! What a brilliant capture by Paul Vinova! 📍 Broughty Castle 📸 @paul_vinova
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🖼️ Loving this new graffiti art piece in the city’s West End! Dundee balloons from the amazing SYKE Graffiti! The style is just so amazing! 📍 West End, Dundee 🎨 SYKE Graffiti art
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It’s amazing to see how a little bit of promotion goes a very long way! I am so happy to be helping this amazing place! The next piece of content for the Dundee Culture partnership comes out this forthcoming week! It’s not open tonight as it’s Sunday, but it’s back open again tomorrow from 4!
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Dundee Culture @dundeeculture.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
❤️❤️❤️ So wonderful hearing even more stories from people visiting Mills Observatory! I was hearing about the supermoon event on Friday and how many visited! I was just amazed!
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