Dove Centre members, Wester Hailes

Category

Library Item

Item no

19902

Title

Cheque presentation to Dove Centre members, Wester Hailes

Description

A young man wearing a tracksuit stands in the middle of a group of elderly people as he is presented with a cheque. They are standing in front of a single-storey building, called "The Dove Centre" which has metal grid panels across its windows.

Artist / maker

Walsh, Kevin

Date

1992

Size

21.2 x 16.3 cm

Type

Photograph

The Dove Centre was established in approximately 1990 and is a dedicated centre for the over 50s living in the Wester Hailes area. In 1997 the Wester Hailes Partnership responded to a significant reduction in the Urban Programme Fund and it was anticipated that the Dove Centre would be merged with the new Social Welfare Agency, Community Help and Advice Initiative (CHAI). However, the Centre withdrew from the proposed arrangement and has remained as an independent body since. Over the years the Centre has successfully secured funding from a number of trusts and other funding sources. Volunteers continue to have a major role in the running of the centre.
Several of the Dove Centre members are pictured including, Bob Brooksbank, Ann Dobie and Willie Miller.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Wester Hailes