Dundee youths preserve 200-year record for future generations
ByNews reporter
DOUGIE NICOLSON, COURIER, 30/08/11, NEWS. Pictured at the City Archives today, Tuesday 30th August 2011, are the kids from The Shore,with the contents to be put in the time capsule, and Iain Flett, seated, Dundee City Council Archivist, with RIGHT TO LEFT standing Gail Thomson - Manager at The Shore, Stan Bremner - Community Learning & Development Worker, Brian Kelly - Dundee Heritage Trust, and Ruth Chalmers - Art Worker at The Shore (5th from right, back). Story by Reporters.
A group of young people who recently investigated the 200-year history of their youth centre presented a time capsule of their research to Dundee City Archives.
The history sleuths captured their knowledge of The Shore, found on Shore Terrace, as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund project, after securing a £24,900 grant under the Young Roots scheme.
Designed to inspire young people to become more interested in local history, the venture brought young participants and older volunteers together from throughout the city.
They went on to record and interpret their findings through a 14-month festival of visual arts, film-making and drama events.
Before becoming a youth venue the Shore enjoyed a colourful history and used to operate as The Dundee Music Hall, city assembly rooms and more latterly Winter the printers.
Dundee youths preserve 200-year record for future generations
