Participant Stories

Marjory Stratton

My World Upside Down or Chance of a Lifetime

Marjory from Whitfield Local History Groups story about her family moving to South Africa

Stan Draper

A Family Love Affair

Stan from Whitfield Local History Groups story about his familys love affair with the railway

Margaret Davidson

Who Do You Think You Are

Margaret from Whitfield Local History Groups story about tracing her family line in search of Royalty

Jean Tully

Sunday Visitor

Jean from Whitfield Local History Groups story about the day a famous author came to visit

John McInnes

2nd Battalion Black Watch

John from Whitfield Local History Groups story about his connection to the Black Watch

William Evans

My Years Employed By Timex

William from Timex History Groups story about working for Timex

George Shand

My Journey Through Timex

George from Timex History Groups story about his journey through Timex

Bill Allan

My Days at Timex

Bill  from Timex History Groups story about his days at Timex

Amy Brown

My Wrong Diagnosis

Amy from Wednesday Writers story about getting the wrong diagnosis

Amanda

My Hospital Story

Amanda from Wednesday Writers story about going to hospital

Cheryl Reilly

About My Grandad

Cheryl from Wednesday Writers story about her grandad

Ebi Eftekhar

Dundee Thoughts

Ebi from Wednesday Writers shares his thought on Dundee

Frances Thompson

My Childhood Memories

Frances from Wednesday Writers story about her childhood memories

Derek Buik

My Hero Henrik Larsson

Derek from Wednesday Writers story about his hero Henrik Larsson

Kai

Mum The Legend

Kai from Wednesday Writers story about his Mum

Heavenly Writer

When Eh Wis A Bairn

Heavenly Writer from Wednesday Writers poem about being a bairn

Chantelle

A Good Year

Chantelle from Wednesday Writers story about a good year she had

Jacqueline Meldrum

Tech Kids

Librarian Jacquelines's story about Tech Kids

Jenny Dye

Bookbug Dundee

Librarian Jenny's story about Bookbug sessions in Dundee

Keith Spottiswoode

Keith's Story

Librarian Keith's story about working in the library

Kerry Payne

Secret Cinema

Librarian Kerry's story about the secret cinema at Central Library

Beth Charlett

Reading Dogs Dundee

Librarian beth's story about reading dogs

Michelle Thomson

Captain America

Michelle from Wellgate Day Centres story about Captain America

Stephen Harris

Police

Stephen from Wellgate Day Centres story about the role of the Police

Kim McDonagh

My Steps

Kim from Wellgate Day Centres story about seeing Steps at Slessor Gardens

Ian McComiskey

Clint Eastwood

Ian from Wellgate Day Centres story about Clint Eastwood

Marion Fraser

There Comes A Time

Marion from Health Issues In The Community shares her story about her partner

Steven Bracey

My Story About Marilyn

Stephen from the Community Learning & Development groups story about Marilyn Monroe

Doreen Morrison

My Fight

Doreen  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about fighting with illness

George Inglis

My School Days

George  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about his school days

Victoria Campbell

Why I Like To Write

Vic  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about her why she likes to write

Shauna Whyte

My Cat Oscar

Shauna from the Active IQ group shares a story about her cat, Oscar

(Neil) Matthew Brown

Warframe

Matthew from the Active IQ group shares a story about how the game Warframe helped his confidence

Megan Wynne

Granny and Granda

Megan from the Active IQ group shares her memories of her Grany and Granda

Jason Lyon

Drugs Kill People

Jason shares an emotional story about losing a family member to drugs

Sean Lovett

Sean's Story About Aspergers

Sean from the Active IQ group shares a story about living with Aspergers

Margaret Ross

Surprise Ending To Childrens Picnic

Margaret from Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society tells the story of the Wormit train crash

Ruth Wardle

Northwest Passage

Ruth from Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society tells the story of Dundee and the Northwest passage

Geoffrey Hillyard

Learning Respect

Geoffrey from Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society tells the story of learning respect from his step Mother

Charlotte Myles

Crocheting

Charlotte from Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society tells us why she likes to crochet

Mary Myles

Roxii

Mary from Dundee Blind & Partially Sighted Society tells the story of a special dog called Roxxii

Dorothy Hegarty

Dorothy's OU Journey

Dorothys story of learning through the Open University

Sheila Ree-Savaides

Rhodes And Miles To Dundee

Sheilas story of living in Rhodes and coming home to Dundee

Maire Barron

Local Roots

Maires story about growing and eating local

Linda Solazzo

The Earth Monkey's Story

Lindas story about finding her healing hands through illness

Paul Canter

Trip To Donnington

Paul  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about his trip to Donnington to see Metallica

Izzy Toner

City Chambers

Izzy  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about getting her certificate at the City Chambers

Margaret Craig

Kim

Maggie  from the Community Learning & Development groups story about her bestfriend Kim

Alan Holding

Endurance

Al tells us about his adventures aboard Endurance

Janet Maclean

Life

Janets story about dealing with challenges life brings

Paul Cox

Elvis

Pauls story about his love of the King, Elvis Presley

Lorna Strachen

The Garden Project

Lorna's story about The Garden Project

Nicola Shirkey

Storytelling

Nicola's story about the storytelling work she does

Lynn Borrie (2)

Butterfly Group

Lynn's story about The Butterfly Group she works with

Joe Fagon

Joe's Story

Joe from the Hearing Voices Network shares a story about his baptism

Tracey Beattie

Hearing Voices Network, Dundee

Tracey from the Hearing Voices Network shares a story about what The Haven does

Steven

Music Is My Recovery

Steven from the Hearing Voices Network shares a song he wrote about The Haven

Alexander Cragg

A Spin on Volunteering

Alex, a participant at Stobfest shares a story about volunteering

Nichola Fraser

Baxter Park Skate Track

Nichola, a participants from Stobfest shares a story about a campaign to get a skate track at Baxter Park

Ali Floyd

Wellcome To Dundee

Ali, a participant from Stobfest shares a story about feeling Wellcome in Dundee.

Roma Fairweather

Gobsmacked

Jemima Copley

My Story

Mina shares a story about a book she helped write; lost and has been reunited with thanks to staff at Lochee Library

Barry Fairweather

My Story

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