Leisure and Culture Dundee is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation,
Charity Number SC042421
"Putting Quality into Life"
Purpose Statement
To deliver, for the citizens of Dundee,
and those who visit the City,
high quality Leisure, Sport, Cultural
and Learning Experiences which
improve their quality of life
Who Are We?
 Leisure & Culture Dundee is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated
Organisation.
 It was established by Dundee City Council and approved by the
Office of Scottish Charity Register (OSCR) on 1 July 2011
(SC042421).
 It is an independent Scottish Charity which receives funding from
Dundee City Council for the delivery of its leisure, sports, library,
information and cultural services.
Governance Structure
Leisure & Culture Dundee Board
4 Elected Members
2 Officers
7 Independent
Community Interest
Company (CIC)
Health and Safety
Management Group
Leisure and Sport
Business Sub
Committee
Library and
Information
Services
Cultural Services
Governance Structure
To maximise the involvement of key stakeholders,
and in recognition of the diverse areas of
responsibility which fall under the governance of the
trust, three stakeholder groups have been formed
for:
 Leisure and Sport
 Library and Information Services
 Cultural Services
Each of these groups is chaired by the accountable
Head of Service.
Governance Structure
All stakeholder meetings are recorded and these
minutes are brought to the Board for information.
There is a Business Sub-committee, which
comprises the Office Bearers, Finance Director,
Managing Director and Head of Support Services.
The Management Team meet fortnightly, with an
Extended Management Team meeting every two
months.
Governance Structure
Overall strategic direction and control of the organisation is the
responsibility of the Board of Trustees. This comprises thirteen
members, four of whom are elected members from the City Council
(one of whose number being the Chair of the organisation).
The Finance Director and the Managing Director are appointed to
these roles by the City Council. There are seven independent
trustees (one of whom holds the position of Vice Chair).
The Board has one trustee who leads on Health and Safety. It has
formed a management group to support this area of its work.
Leisure & Culture Dundee
Management Team
Managing Director
Stewart Murdoch
Tel. 01382 307460
Head of
Leisure and Sport
Head of Library and
Information Services
Head of
Support Services
Head of
Cultural Services
Graham Wark
Tel. 01382 432311
Judy Dobbie
Tel. 01382 307462
Caroline Tasker
Tel. 01382 307488
Billy Gartley
Tel. 01382 307210
stewart.murdoch
graham.wark
judy.dobbie
caroline.tasker
billy.gartley
All emails @leisureandculturedundee.com
Support Services
 Finance and Business Development
 Staffing and Administration
 Marketing and Design
SERVICES …
Leisure and
Sport Services
Swimming Admissions: 581,000
Sport Centre Admissions: 425,751
Total Admissions: 1,006,751
Leisureactive Membership: 3,500
Rounds of Golf: 61,870
Wildlife Centre Visitors: 85,000
Sports Session Attendances: 151,600
Young People Sessions: 9,900
Registered Clubs: 2,250
Library and
Information
Services
Library and Information Services
Location of Libraries
814,241 visitors to
Central Library:
busiest in Scotland
1,398,375 visitors
to Libraries across
the City
Library and Information Services
Books and Information Services
658,156 items borrowed
151,514 enquiries made
Library and Information Services
Online Services
Number of hits to library web
pages - 636,345
188,582 public access PC
logins
Library and Information Services
Local History and Genealogy
Number of enquiries to genealogy and local history – 22,580
Library and Information Services
Services to the Community
“The Connections Suite is a valuable
resource …” Cornerstone Manager
“The support provided is absolutely
vital for adults who have learning
disabilities …” Nurse at Ellen Mohr Home
“Talking about things made me feel
that my ideas were valuable and
helped my sense of self worth …” Lori,
Ellen Mohr resident
954 group sessions held 2011/12
37 groups meet in Central Library weekly
Library and Information Services
Activities for Adults
Library and Information Services
Activities for Children
Library and Information Services
Bookbug Programme
Library and Information Services
School Library Service
62,118 books issued to
schools
1105 project requests
made
Library and Information Services
Challenges
 Meeting customer needs and service demands
 Challenging behaviour
 New models – capital projects
 Innovations
Cultural Services
Cultural Services
Museum Services
Arts and Heritage
enquiries per year - 900
Cultural Services
Fine and Applied Art
McManus visitors – 157,000
Cultural Services
Creative Learning and Operations
4,000 participants for
Creative Learning
programmes
Cultural Services
Halls and Music Development
Box Office ticket
sales - 63,200
Caird Hall visitors 133,000
Cultural Venues
Cultural Services
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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum
Caird Hall
Mills Observatory
Camperdown House
Collection Unit (Barrack St)
Broughty Castle
Burgh Halls
St Mary's Tower (The Steeple)
Visit us at:
www.leisureandculturedundee.com
Leisure and Culture Dundee is Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation,
Charity Number SC042421
Property Operated by
Leisure & Culture Dundee
Cultural Facilities
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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery
and Museum
Caird Hall
Mills Observatory
Camperdown House
Collection Unit (Barrack St)
Broughty Castle
Burgh Halls
St Mary's Tower (The Steeple)
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Libraries
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Ardler Library
Arthurstone Library
Blackness Library
Broughty Ferry Library
Central Library
Charleston Library
Coldside Library
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Douglas Library
Fintry Library
Hub Library
Kirkton Library
Lochee Library
Menzieshill Library
Whitfield Library
Property Operated by Leisure
& Culture Dundee
Leisure Facilities
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Olympia Leisure Centre
Dundee International Sports
Complex
Lynch Sports Centre
Douglas Sports Centre
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Lochee Leisure Centre
Dick McTaggart Regional Gymnastics
Centre (2012)
Community use of Grove and St
Paul's and PPP primary schools with
specialist sports facilities.
Other Leisure Facilities
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Camperdown and Caird Park Golf
Courses
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Camperdown Wildlife Centre and
Visitor Centre
Leisure & Culture Dundee
Management Team
Managing Director
Stewart Murdoch
Tel. 01382 307460
Head of
Leisure and Sport
Head of Library and
Information Services
Head of
Support Services
Graham Wark
Tel. 01382 432311
Judy Dobbie
Tel. 01382 307462
Caroline Tasker
Tel. 01382 307488
stewart.murdoch
graham.wark
judy.dobbie
caroline.tasker
billy.gartley
All emails @leisureandculturedundee.com
Head of
Cultural Services
Billy Gartley
Tel. 01382 307210
Leisure and Sports Structure
Head of
Leisure and Sport
Graham Wark
Tel. 01382 432311
Sports Development
Section Leader
Leisure Centres
Section Leader
Golf & Wildlife Centre
Section Leader
Physical Activities
Olympia Leisure Centre
Wildlife Centre
Management
Youth Sports Development
Lochee Leisure Centre
Golf Course Management
Club Dundee
Community based swimming/
Leisure Programme
Sport Dundee
Lynch Sports Centre
Sport Specific
DISC
Policy
Douglas Sports Centre
Dick McTaggart Regional
Gymnastic Centre
Golf Club Liaison
Library & Information
Services Structure
Head of Library and
Information Services
Judy Dobbie
Tel. 01382 307462
Adult Library & Information
Services
Section Leader
Children's Library &
Information Services
Section Leader
Services to adults
across the City
Services to children
across the City
Central Library:
Leisure Reading
Central Library :
Central Children's Library
Blackness, Coldside,
Fintry and Whitfield
Community Libraries
Charleston, Lochee and
Menzieshill Community
Libraries
Outreach Services,
including Housebound
and Mobile
Outreach Services,
including work with schools
and early years partnerships
Information Services
Section Leader
Information Services
across the City
Central Library :
Reference Library,
Science and Business,
and Local History
Library Performance &
Resources Section
Leader
Performance monitoring
and development of
library operations across
the City
Broughty Ferry, Douglas
and Hub Community Libraries
Ardler, Arthurstone and
Kirkton Community Libraries
Bibliographic Services
Access to electronic
resources and web
content development
Staff training,
co-ordination and
deployment
Cultural Services Structure
Head of
Cultural Services
Billy Gartley
Tel. 01382 307210
Museum Services
Section Leader
Fine & Applied Arts
Section Leader
Management and development
of history and natural
sciences collections
Management and
development of art
collections
Registration and
documentation of all collections
Exhibition programme
Collections Unit (Barrack Street)
Liaison with other
art providers
Broughty Castle
Camperdown House
Creative Learning &
Operations
Section Leader
Halls and Music
Development
Section Leader
Management and
development of Creative
Learning Programmes
Management and
development of Caird Hall
facilities
Front of house operations
Negotiations and liaison with
hirers, promoters,
franchisee, etc.
Partnership with other
learning providers
Management of Box Office
Mills Observatory
Old Steeple
Music Development
Burgh Halls
Support Services Structure
Head of
Support Services
Caroline Tasker
Tel. 01382 307488
Finance & Business
Development
Section Leader
Staffing & Administration
Section Leader
Marketing & Design
Section Leader
Staffing
Marketing and promotion
Payroll input
2D and 3D Design
Financial accounting
Management accounting
Training administration
Cost accounting
Health and Safety
Pro-active business development
Income generation
Property, IT, legal,
transport liaison
Records management/
data protection