Month: February 2013 (Page 1 of 2)
Come and make a paper puppet and bring it to life in your own animation! Design and make a mini bike for your puppet, entirely out of recycled old food and rubbish.This 1 hr workshop is led by Red Kite Animation and all your cartoons will go on our website www.redkiteworkshops.co.uk
Saturday 9th March – 2pm to 3pm
Suitable for ages 7-11
Very limited places, contact Jim Stirk to book your free place.
The candle-lit acoustic fundraising night is returning to the Southside in a new venue. Listen In Lights Out raises funds for South Seeds, a local environmental and sustainability charity and one of the partners in this year’s Spring Fling event.
This unique musical evening will take place downstairs at The Bungo on Nithsdale Rd on Friday evening, 1st March. Tickets are available now.
After residents were given less than a week to remove the planters on March St, the Society leapt into action to try to save this much-admired corner of the neighbourhood.
The root causes of the problem (excuse the pun) were more complicated than they first appeared but after meeting with Councillor Meikle and representatives from the Council today, the planters are being allowed to remain.
The Society, Cllr Meikle and Council agreed on the following:
First, we’re pleased to say LES will take no action immediate action on the planters next to the building but would like the small planter at the kerbside removed and the self-seeded butterfly bushes that have grown in the pavement to be cut down.
Environmental Health will be arranging visits to the March St ground-floor flats to assess the level of damp and try to work out if this is caused or exacerbated by the planters.
The Society will work with residents to help carry out the removal of bushes and the kerbside planter. Should the planters be found to cause damp we’ll also work with residents to rectify the problem. We will also be consulting with other groups to clarify the law around the use of planters and similar structures on the public road so situations like this don’t crop up again. Please do get in touch if you’d like to help out with this little bit of guerrilla gardening!
What do you think the Council could do to most improve Strathbungo – planning enforcement? Better street-cleaning? Fixing broken street furniture and hard landscaping? Sorting out dog fouling?
Well, they could do all of the above but this week residents on March St were informed that what the Council thinks would really improve Strathbungo would be…removing all the lovely planters which have brightened up the front of their flats for well over a decade.
The lovingly-tended plants have been mentioned several times in the Newsletter, at meetings and just in general chit-chat as being a real highlight of the Strathbungo Summer and are a great example of what residents can do for themselves to make our environment cleaner and greener, something the new citizenship handbook states is a duty for everyone living in Britain.
I’ve already contacted our city councillors to ask if they can help us reverse this barmy decision and would love to pass on the comments of other residents who appreciate this and other attempts to create an oasis in our sandstone desert!
I’m also on the look out for pictures of the plants in full bloom as this pic does not do them justice. They look great on streetview but I can’t find any good pics in our archive, so if you have some please do post!
You can read the letter residents received here: 
I had hoped to set up a petition but, under the Council’s recently changed rules on public petitions, can not do so before the deadline in the letter as it needs to be approved by a meeting of the Community Council.
There are plans afoot to introduce bus stop enhancements in various parts of the city, including the key route along Pollokshaws Rd.
The stated aim is to provide a reliable, safe and high-quality bus service. Providing a high-quality waiting environment at bus stops is seen as a key factor in achieving this aim.
Included in the enhancement scheme are the following bus stops in and around Strathbungo:
1. Pollokshaws Road, north of Albert Drive
2. Pollokshaws Road, south of Kingarth Street
3. Pollokshaws Road, south of Torrisdale Street
4. Pollokshaws Road, south of Nithsdale Road
5. Pollokshaws Road, north of Langside Avenue
The work involves upgrading the existing bus stop clearway and installing high-access kerbs. The consultation ended yesterday and involved posters being placed at the bus stops affected and a letter drop in the immediate vicinity of the stop where required (although the writer of this post lives close to one stop and did not receive a letter).
From the sound of things, the aim is to mimic the improved bus stops on Paisley Road West, although this is a quieter and wider road than Pollokshaws. Perhaps it might also limit the perennial problem of potholes at well-used stops!
After a successful opening event in October last year, the Queens Park Arena (QPA) are looking for people to get involved with planning events, shows and activities in the arena over the coming year.
Their AGM will be held on March 20th but in the meantime you can download a leaflet on volunteering opportunities here: QPA_volunteering
The Strathbungo Society part-funded the arena and are keen to work in partnership with them on events and activities. Unfortunately, their meetings tend to clash with our committee meetings so we’ve been unable to send a regular representative.
If you’re reading this and are interested in the QPA and the Society, why not attend meetings as the Strathbungo rep? All we ask in return is an account of the meeting for the committee and that you raise any issues the Society might have to bring to the group. Get in touch via the comments here, Facebook or email chair@strathbungo.co.uk if you want to help.
The Strathbungo Society committee meets on the third Monday of every month at Grianach cafe, 38 Nithsdale Road.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 18 February.
The meeting is open to all, so please come along. If you are unable to attend and wish to be involved with the work of the Strathbungo Society keep up to date with all the goings on via www.bungoblog.com or via our Facebook page.
A new group has recently been established to bring together people interested in improving and protecting Queens Park. Made up of community organisers already involved in the Community Council and Queens Park Arena, they’re looking for new volunteers and members. If you want to get involved, contact Tony Halifax via the Shawlands and Strathbungo Community Council Facebook page.
The Queens Park Arena steering group is also keen to draw in new members and supporters. Their AGM is planned for 20th March. We’ll update the blog with details, or get in touch with the Society at chair@strathbungo.co.uk and we will pass on email contact details.
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