🧭 What Do Fifers Want for Their City?

Good morning, Fifers!

Here’s what's coming your way today:

• What Do Fifers Want for Their City?

• Fife iPad Rollout Continues

• 32 Events to See This Week

Let’s jump in, there’s plenty to talk about!

— Duncan

LOCAL HEADLINES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• 👨‍👩‍👧 Fife Council are hosting a fostering drop-in event at the Kingdom Shopping Centre in Glenrothes from the 23rd to the 28th of March (10am–6pm). Visitors can meet foster carers, adopters and social workers to learn about fostering, adoption, supported lodgings and Shared Lives. Learn more here.

• ⛪ £10,000 has been approved from the St Monans Common Good Fund to support the future of St Monans Auld Kirk. The funding will help unlock a £115,842 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop repair plans and a long-term strategy to restore and reuse the historic building.

• 🛴 Fife Council is raising awareness of e-scooter dangers in schools. The Community Safety Partnership will deliver safety messages to secondary schools, highlighting risks of injury, antisocial behaviour, and illegal use.

• 🎓 More than 530 prospective students and visitors attended Fife College Open Days last week across its Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy campuses. The events offered tours, course information and the chance to meet staff, with applications now open for courses starting in August.

• 📚 Teachers in Fife have avoided planned industrial action after the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) reached an agreement with the Scottish Government on workload reductions. The deal addresses teacher workload without reducing pupil class hours and is expected to create more secure jobs for newly qualified teachers.

• 📱 Fife Council has completed the rollout of nearly 30,000 iPads to P6–S6 pupils across the Kingdom as part of its Transforming Learning programme. The initiative aims to close the digital divide, with plans now accelerated to provide devices to P5 pupils later this year.

• 💷 Fife Council has welcomed the £50 million Scotland Defence Growth Deal, including £5 million for the Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus at Rosyth. The funding will boost defence, engineering, and advanced manufacturing skills, drive innovation, and create high-value jobs across Fife’s workforce and supply chain.

• 🌊 Repair work on the storm-damaged sea wall at Dysart Harbour will begin on the 23rd of March and is expected to take around five weeks. The project will stabilise the pier, remove fallen sandstone blocks and install protective rock armour to help shield the harbour from further damage.

TODAY’S TOP STORY

🏛️ What Do Fifers Want for Their City?

The Dunfermline New City Assembly has presented its final recommendations to councillors following weeks of deliberation by local residents on how to shape the city's future. The Assembly, which brought together a diverse group of residents to examine evidence and discuss priorities, delivered 12 recommendations covering everything from youth facilities to transport infrastructure.

Key recommendations include developing a Dunfermline App for residents, creating a cleaner and greener city centre with a distinctive identity drawing on Dunfermline's history and heritage, providing better support for young people to find skills and entertainment in the city centre, and establishing a green, reliable and integrated transport network. The Assembly also called for greater resident involvement in decision-making, monthly event flyers, and revised policies to support independent businesses.

Councillor James Calder praised the "exceptional" commitment shown by Assembly members, saying their work offers valuable insight into community priorities as Dunfermline grows as Scotland's newest city. The City of Dunfermline Area Committee will consider these recommendations and provide a formal response in the coming weeks.

Read the full report here.

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WHAT’S ON IN FIFE?

Please remember to double-check details with venues before travelling, as events can occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled at short notice, and some will require prebooked tickets.

Tuesday, 17th March

Birding for Beginners: Fife Ness - Join us for a breezy walk by the sea and an opportunity to identify seabirds.
📁 Tour | 🕢 10am | 📍 Kilminning Community Nature Reserve | 🎟️ Donation

Lamb Bottle Feeding - Meet and bottle feed our baby lambs.
📁 Family | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Hillview Animal Park | 🎟️ £25.08

Sharing Our Stories - Relaxed local memories session in partnership with Kilrenny and Anstruther Burgh Collection.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | 🎟️ Free

175 Years of Muir Walker Pride - This talk will celebrate 175 years of contribution to the local architecture of St Andrews.
📁 Talk | 🕢 2:30pm | 📍 St Andrews Heritage Museum | 🎟️ £7

Medea - A terrible, bloody revenge that will send a howl of rage echoing through the ages.
📁 Stage | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £13+

Dreel Crafters - All skill levels welcome for knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, embroidery and more.
📁 Art | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3

Wednesday, 18th March

Lamb Bottle Feeding - Meet and bottle feed our baby lambs.
📁 Family | 🕢 10am & 1pm | 📍 Hillview Animal Park | 🎟️ £25.08

Forgotten Stories of the Barony - Join our Estate Factor as he discusses the fascinating history of the Barony of Teasses. Lunch included.
📁 Talk | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Teasses Estate | 🎟️ £30

Wednesday Night Slides - 1/10th scale Electric RWD Drift cars only, and must be running Buzz Break or DS Racing LF4 tyres.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Parkgate Community Centre, Rosyth | 🎟️ £5+

The Shoregate Session - Everything from traditional tunes through to songs ancient and modern.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 The Shoregate, Crail | 🎟️ Free

Dan Owen - Husky vocals and gritty, blues-infused pop/rock.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £24.20

Thursday, 19th March

Lamb Bottle Feeding - Meet and bottle feed our baby lambs.
📁 Family | 🕢 10am & 1pm | 📍 Hillview Animal Park | 🎟️ £25.08

War Paint: Women at War - Documentary shining a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists on the front lines around the world.
📁 Movie | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £6.50+

Dreel Crafters - All skill levels welcome for knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, embroidery and more.
📁 Art | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3

The Media of Seaweeds - Conversations exploring seaweed as both a biological material and a medium for reflecting on environmental, social, and feminist issues.
📁 Talk | 🕢 6pm | 📍 St Andrews Botanic Garden | 🎟️ £7.21

Author Event with Graeme Macrae Burnet - Discussing his recent novel, Benbecula, as well as his previous novels His Bloody Project, Case Study and his Gorski trilogy.
📁 Talk | 🕢 6:30pm | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ £3

Mungo Park IV - A Q&A with Mungo Park IV, Author of Musselburgh: The Cradle of Golf.
📁 Talk | 🕢 7pm | 📍 R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £10

John White & Son: Producing Weighing Machines in Fife since 1715 - How this family have been producing weighing machines in Fife since 1715.
📁 Talk | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Trinity Church, Leslie | 🎟️ £2

The Addams Family - A musical about love, family, and what it means to be ‘normal’.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £11+

Norrie Tago MacIver - Singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £18

Weird and Wonderful New Discoveries in Medieval Medicine - An entertaining tour of new discoveries that have transformed what we know about medieval medicine.
📁 Talk | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3

Friday, 20th March

Creative Meet Up - Bring along your own project and equipment to work with in the studio, get new ideas from others and share your creativity!
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Unit 52 Art Studio, Glenrothes | 🎟️ £10

Robin Williams Special - We are hosting George McGhee a renowned film historian, alongside the showing of Dead Poets Society.
📁 Movie | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Earlsferry Town Hall | 🎟️ £16.96

Clans of Leon - Scotland's tribute to the music of Kings of Leon.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 PJ Molloys, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £15.40

xSLF - First Gig this year for XSLF so get your self down for a great night of amazing music.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 The Monarch Bar, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £14.55

Elvis Presley in Concert - Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £5+

The Addams Family - A musical about love, family, and what it means to be ‘normal’.
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £11+

Ayla Ersoy - Ayla’s capturing vocals and jazzy chords will be bringing the vibes and soulful sound to everyone in the room.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

Multi-Day Events & Exhibitions

St Andrews Cocktail Week - 10 days of incredible cocktail experiences at the best venues across town!
📅 Fri, 20th - Sun, 29th March | 🕢 Varies | 📍 St Andrews | 🎟️ Varies

Lambing Experience - Meet our shepherd, see newborn lambs, and discover life on a working farm.
📅 Sat, 14th February - Tue, 31st March | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Ring Farm, Cupar | 🎟️ £13+

Bunker Shots: Stories of Golf and Conflict - Surprising connections between golf and conflict, including the impact on golfers and their equipment.
📅 Fri, 18th April - Tue, 31st March | 🕢 9:15am | 📍 The R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £17.50

Kirkcaldy Boot & Mart - Indoor and outdoor market held every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.
📅 Sat, 10th January - Wed, 16th December | 🕢 9am (Wed, Sat, & Sun) | 📍 6 Michelson Drive, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

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Duncan