Giving Back has been funded by The NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation to set up a new community hub/café in the old bowling pavilion at Dawson Park.
This will be renamed Sakura, the Japanese word for cherry blossom, which is something the park is well known for. We are in the final stages of signing the lease for the building, and as soon as this is done, we are ready to progress further.
Thanks to Nicoll Russell Studios and Fairhurst we now have all the drawings, plans and structural survey completed and ready to send to Dundee City Council and we also have funds available from Northwood Trust to start developing the site and progress the project as soon as planning permission is received.
Bringing Sakura to life.
Sakura café/hub will be a community space for groups, services, coffee and cakes. We want to bring the garden inside with bright colourful upcycled materials to recycle unused and unwanted equipment.
Can you help ?
We are looking for second hand items if you have any from the list below please contact Fiona Gilmore the Manager of this project at fionagilmore@givingbackdundee.com
Second hand paint needed for the inside and outside of the building.
Unused tile needed for the bathroom and storage area.
Second hand chairs to be sanded and painted for the cafe.
Any style of wooden chair would be amazing.
Any style
Second hand tables for the café/hub area.
Any styles and colour.
We are looking for a cake fridge to be donated.
We need a stainless steal kitchen.
Any size
Shelving would also be greatly appreciated.
And equipment.
"Thanks to everyone who has helped so far with donations and supported us with our fundraising events. We are really looking forward to creating a welcoming space for the whole community to enjoy"
Fiona Gilmore
Sakura means Cherry Blossoms
If you want to have a look at Dawson Park where the café will be located and the cherry blossoms it is named after, please have a look at this video by Dylan Drummond - Son Of The Sea Video Production - https://www.sonofthesea.co.uk
From our kitchen to yours
Recipes submitted by the community. From your grannies special soup to dishes you won’t find in the typical store cookbook! A Little preview of what is in the works. Video guides and downloadable PDFs as well as printed recipe cards available at the cafe.
