A Dalgety Bay community hub has announced it will close for the foreseeable future which promotes mental wellbeing through arts and crafts A – now-deleted – post from the charity read: “Unfortunately That Place in the Bay will be closing at 9pm tonight for the foreseeable future “We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause and would like to thank people for the support they have shown for the charity over the last few years “We will be in touch with all groups that regularly meet on our premises “Any further updates will be made in due course.” A follow-up statement given to The Courier by the Trustees said they were resolving a “number of serious matters with the running of the Charity It read: “There are governance and managerial concerns which needed to be addressed as a matter of urgency “The decision to close has been taken out of an abundance of caution to protect volunteers “The concerns have been reported to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and Fife Council “Trustees are aiming to restore services to local people just as soon as they reasonably can.” Several community groups including Andy’s Man Club used the space in Donibristle Industrial Estate for meetings It comes after the community hub received a National Lottery grant for £10,000 in February this year, according to the Dunfermline Press The charity said the grant would secure the future of That Place in the Bay “for the next two years” Comments are currently disabled as they require cookies and it appears you've opted out of cookies on this site. To participate in the conversation, please adjust your cookie preferences in order to enable comments SEPA emphasised the particles were to be 'expected' and said there was never a guarantee that 100% of the radiation could be removed.  However, SEPA emphasised the particles were to be “expected” and said there was never a guarantee that 100% of the radiation could be removed.  “[The particles] are within the expected range of activity in terms of radioactivity,” the SEPA spokesperson told the South West Fife area committee on Wednesday.  “The remediation itself, because of the tidal environment, we couldn’t guarantee that all the contamination was taken away.”  She added: “There’s still some [radioactive particles] in the marine environment, and we were expecting some to come back in and be deposited on the shore.”  The Ministry of Defense announced last Autumn that the multi-million-pound radiation cleanup was completed, and after some delays, the fences around the Bay were taken down.  Removal of radioactive materials from beaches in the town – thought to be Scotland’s worst area of radioactive pollution – began in November 2020, some 30 years after they were first discovered. Private contractor Balfour Beatty has handled the clean-up of Dalgety Bay’s formerly radioactive foreshore on behalf of defence chiefs since remediation began in, and they have been leading monitoring and verification efforts over the past year.  The spokesperson for SEPA said on Wednesday that it was always expected that radioactive particles would wash back into the shore with the tide during the first year.  “The verification monitoring is proving that point. The first year we were expecting more particles to wash up, and hopefully that will decline,” she said.  “At the moment, we haven’t quite looked at the trends, but that’s something we’ll do at the end of year two just to see that it’s as expected.”  Local councillors were told that Balfour Beatty is currently handling verification and monitoring of radiation levels, but SEPA will eventually take over these tasks once they deem the paperwork and processes are completed. When that happens, SEPA will take over the responsibility for monitoring and will decide how often monitoring should be done.  Councillors were also told that signage will remain in place for one more year.  Another update will come back to the area committee in six months’ time. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country '+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text+' "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title+" "+scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text+" Some cookies used are essential to providing a service while others help us improve your experience and provide us with insights into how the site is being used For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security You may disable these by changing your browser settings but this may affect how the website functions We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone For more information on how these cookies work We'd like to allow Social Media cookies to provide a richer experience These cookies will allow us the ability to list Fife Council tweets and Facebook posts audio clips & Videos on some of our pages Our videos use Youtube's privacy-enhanced mode These cookies allow us to show relevant adverts to the content you are viewing They also provide the ability to deliver targeted online advertising across other platforms like Facebook News Centre Fife Council are looking for people to have their say on the new play park designs and equipment for various play areas in South and West Fife Tyre Park in Dalgety Bay and Oaklea Park in Saline have received funding from Fife Council the Scottish Government and Improving Heatlh through Sport and Leisure Programme Fife Council Spokesperson for Communities and Leisure said: “Play is important for children’s health and wellbeing and play parks provide important opportunities for outdoor play “We’re planning to refurbish a number of play areas in South and West Fife and want to make sure they are suitable and accessible to everyone who may use them “We’re currently carrying out consultations where the community can let us know their thoughts on the designs and the play equipment that they would like to see included “I’d encourage as many people as possible to take part and have their say by either filling in a short survey at haveyoursay.fife.gov.uk or by picking up and returning a paper copy of the form to Inverkeithing Civic Centre Contact us Make a complaint Site map Social Media Accessibility Cookies Policy RNLI crews were called to rocks east of St David's Harbour, Inverkeithing Bay, on Monday. RNLI crews were called to reports of the group cut off by the tide on the rocks east of St David’s Harbour, Inverkeithing Bay on Monday. Crews had already gathered at the station due to an earlier call out and were waiting for the tide to drop to carry out a training session. The lifeboat was launched and crews located the casualties on the rocks near the water’s edge. RNLI said two crew members were put ashore to talk to the casualties and ensure they did not need any medical assistance. The people and dogs were brought aboard the lifeboat and taken to St David’s Harbour where they were met by local Coastguard teams. A spokesperson for the RNLI said: “At 4.55pm on Monday, UK Coastguard paged our launching authority to reports of one adult, two children, and two dogs cut off by the tide on the rocks east of St David’s Harbour, Inverkeithing Bay. “Crew were already gathered at the station following an earlier shout and waiting for the tide to drop in order to undertake a training session on the slipway. “Therefore, the boat was launched straight away. The lifeboat proceeded at best speed to St David’s and located the casualties on the rocks near the water’s edge. “Two crew members were put ashore to talk to the casualties and ensure they did not need any medical assistance. “The casualties were recovered to the lifeboat and taken to St David’s Harbour to be met by local Coastguard teams.” A well-known Dalgety Bay restaurant has been taken over by the owners of two other popular Fife venues Louie Browns has been bought by Martyn Stewart and Roddy Jobson The previous owners have run the restaurant for the past 11 years The new owners say they will keep on all current staff “Louie Browns is a venue we have admired for many years and its success is testament to the work Kieran and the team have put into the venue over the past 11 plus years “We are pleased to say that we will retain all jobs and we look forward to working and developing the team as we move forward.” The new owners say while things will operate as they have initially they also have new ideas “We are excited to bring a lot of fresh ideas as we aim to deliver to you a first class hospitality venue for you all to enjoy “Keep your eyes peeled on our social media accounts for the exciting changes coming very soon “We look forward to welcoming you in the very near future.” This site uses some unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer and the site won\'t work as expected without them These cookies are set when you submit a form login or interact with the site by doing something that goes beyond clicking on simple links We also use some non-essential cookies to anonymously track visitors or enhance your experience of the site By using our site you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy PLANS are underway for two new additional support classes for children in Kirkcaldy and Dalgety Bay A public consultation will now take place over the next few months as the council asks for views on the plans to base new additional support classes in Dalgety Bay primary school and Strathallan primary school The council's education spokesperson Cllr Cara Hilton says the move will provide a better geographical spread of support across the Kingdom these new classes will make a real difference to the different levels of support we can provide for children who need it." Most children and young people in Fife with additional support needs attend local However some children need to access more specialised support and attend one of eight additional support classes in different primary schools across Fife There are also currently five special schools in Fife offering specialist education within Calaiswood Although there are no children across Fife waiting for a space in an additional support classroom a few children have to travel to access support Consultation events will take place in the new year and a final decision on the proposals will be taken at the council's Cabinet Committee in May 2025: Public meeting - Thursday 23 January 2025 at 6-7 pm at Dalgety Bay Primary SchoolDrop-in sessions - Thursday 23 January 2025 at Strathallan Primary School at 8.45-9.30 am 2.45-3.30 pm and 5-6 pm.Public meeting - Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 6-7 pm at Strathallan Primary SchoolDrop-in sessions - Wednesday 29 January 2025 at Strathallan Primary School at 8.45-9.30 am