Category Archives: Community events

Food is Free

Food is Free Carnoustie is a community building and gardening movement that has evolved from the Food is Free project which originally started in Austin, Texas but has now become a community movement around the world. Food is Free Carnoustie hopes to bring people together with the purpose of taking neglected spaces and gardens and turning them into community gardens which then provides free harvests to anyone. Once the fruit and veg is ready, it will be harvested and displayed in various public places around the town and offered free to anyone who wants it….yes that’s right FREE.

Newsletter April 2016

Burnside Parent Council – Beetle Drive 21 April 2016

Burnside Parent Council are holding a Beetle Drive to raise funds for the school. It will be held at the school on Thursday 21st April 2016 at 6:15 pm for a 6:30 pm start. All ages welcome.

Tickets are available at the school office or by sending money in an envelope with your child (please include a note of the type of ticket you are purchasing and the name of the child so the Parent Council can get the tickets to you).

Tickets are £2 per adult, £1 per child or £5 for a family ticket (includes 2 adults and up to 3 children)

There will also be a raffle and the Parent Council are looking for donations for prizes for this.

The Fairtrade Cafe and tuck shop will be running.

The Big Conversation – 1 year on

The senior pupils of the Pupil Council took part in “The Big Carnoustie Conversation, 1 Year On” at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel on Wednesday 10 March 2016.

The 3 core objectives which were clear from the initial report were:

(i) better retail offers/shopping in the High Street
(ii) better and more co-ordinated range of facilities
(iii) greater attraction for tourists

Some steps have been taken already including increasing car parking on Links Parade, the possible development of a restaurant at the sea front and the re-creation of the existing Rest Garden.

Some of the exciting developments the children were asked to think about were “digital signage” to inform tourists about the sights and sounds of Carnoustie and how to make the sea front more attractive.

The representatives were a credit to the school and had lots of brilliant ideas.

Royal British Legion School Scotland Competition – Burnside needs your vote!

The Royal British Legion Scotland are running a competition in which schools investigated and wrote about what life at sea was like for the crew of a First World War ship and the impact of the battles they faced.

The shortlist of entries has been compiled and Burnside Primary School’s entry has reached this shortlist and this is where we need your vote!

Schools investigated and wrote about what life at sea was like for the crew of a First World War ship and the impact of the battles they faced. They created 500 word newspaper reports with an image about life at sea during WWI.

You can only vote once.

http://www.legionscotland.org.uk/schools/school-competition-2015-16

Burnside Primary School is the only school from Angus that has reached the shortlist so please spread the word for Angus!

Community Open Event – all activities are free of charge!

Community Open Event at Grove Swim and Sports Centre
Event Highlights
There will be a range of activities for all ages and abilities to try over the weekend – all completely Free of Charge!!
No need to book – just drop in anytime.
For more information please click on the link: Community Open Event 2016