Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Delivering for Santa
A FORMER beauty salon has been turned into a winter wonderland ahead of the unveiling of Santa’s own Stobswell post office.
Stobswell Forum has converted the building into a drop-off point for children’s letters and foodbank donations.
Local artist Symon Mathieson, known as Syke, has been putting the finishing touches to the outside ahead of Saturday’s launch.
Forum chairman Colin Clement said: “We’ve done work with Symon in the past and the exterior is looking great, Hillcrest have kindly allowed us an opportunity to use the building.
“Usually events like this would be planned months in advance but with all things Covid-19 the preparation time has been a lot less.
“It will be a trial year but we are hoping the Santa Letter drop-off point could become a permanent fixture.
“We will be open from 10am this Saturday.
“The site will also be used as a dropoff point where people can donate toiletries, food and PPE items we will be supplying to the foodbanks and the Brooksbank Centre”.
Symon said: “It’s great the kids are going to be able to post the letters into Santa. There has been some positive feedback...and it was good fun doing it.”
The project comes as talks are to be held on how Stobswell, and other shopping areas, can best use £500,000 of funding offered by the council’s Spaces For People project.
Despite some concerns among local businesses over a loss of parking spaces there are streets where it is believed the successful pedestrianising of Union Street in Dundee city centre might be emulated.
Colin said: “There are about five or six spaces that are essentially dead spaces at the moment.
“Eliza Street could be an example where an outdoor space could be of benefit to local eateries.”