At tonight's meeting of the council's Policy and Resources Committee, it was agreed to approve a recommended grant of £2850 to Broughty Ferry's voluntary adult education association- BERA. This organisation, based at Grove Academy, provides a wide range of evening classes for the residents of Broughty Ferry and Dundee.
In 2011/2012 over 1,500 places were taken up on a wide variety of subjects including languages, fitness, IT and crafts. This is almost a 100% increase on numbers, which is evidence of the valuable service it provides.
I have previously worked with BERA in helping resolve some difficulty it had in securing sufficient space during the construction of the new Grove Academy building. I was really pleased to learn that it is doing so well.
