The future of a popular West-End festival is under threat after several committee members announced they were to retire from the board.
More than half a dozen WestFest committee places will need to be filled after several board members announced their intention to step down at the upcoming AGM.
The departing committee members have said they are stepping aside to allow “new blood” to join the community festival board.
Several positions, including the treasurer’s post, will need to be filled to compliment the festival committee.
Chairperson Ged Gourlay said: “At the last meeting there were a number of committee members who said they were stepping down from the committee and as such we are now looking to find replacements to fill their roles for the forthcoming year.
“All of us at Westfest would like to thank the retiring members for their hard work and dedication in making Westfest what it is today, a fixture in the calendar not only for the people in the west end of Dundee but for the whole of Dundee and beyond.
“In particular, we would like to thank former joint chairpersons Paola McClure and Alan Richardson, who were responsible for building up the festival to its current successful level.
“Picking up the reins from the founder members, Alan and Paola steered Westfest on a path which saw the festival rise from attracting crowds of a few hundred five years ago to more than 10,000 in 2015 and 2016.
“While they both stepped down as joint chairpersons at last year’s AGM they remained on the committee and continued to fill vital roles throughout the preparations for this year and on the Big Sunday itself.
“We will also be sorry to lose such good and loyal servants Rhoda Miller, treasurer Sandy Greenhorn, Peter Menzies and Mairi Fraser, along with some others who joined more recently.
“Obviously it is now very important that we can attract equally good people to come on to the committee and ensure that Westfest will continue as a major gala occasion for the people of Dundee for many years to come.
“We would therefore appeal to the people of the west end of the city and beyond, from any walk of life, to come along and volunteer their services.”
WestFest has been running annually since 2010, after founding members Liz Broumley and the late Kay Macfarlane noted a lack of events celebrating what the west-end had to offer.
More than 70 events took place during the festival week in June, with the Big Sunday gala day ending the week with a gathering on Magdalen Green.
The 2016 AGM will be held on September 14 at Blackness Library at 7pm.
Anyone who is interested in attending can find more information at the WestFest website.