Author: Alison Hunter (Page 6 of 9)

From Teresa Mooney, the Chair of the Strathbungo Society:

Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 21^st October 2014

Many thanks to all of you who attended our AGM and took part in some lively discussion on areas of work that were proposed for the Society to take forward in the next year to improve our neighbourhood and address the issues that matter to residents.   Thanks to David Meikle and Norman MacLeod, our local Councillors, for attending our AGM and offering information and support of our work.

On the night Office Bearers were elected:

Chair – Teresa Mooney   chair@strathbungo.co.uk

Vice Chair – Allison Hussain

Secretary – Alison Hunter

Treasurer – Bryan Miller

It was agreed that we will continue with our events programme, the first of which is:

Bungo Birl: Get out your tartan for this great family event! Saturday 22^nd November

6 – 9pm. Tickets are on sale now (includes delicious buffet!)

Adults £12, Children £6, under 3’s free. Bookings at: bungobirl@outlook.com

In addition to all of our events, we have agreed to take forward the following – not in rank order!:

1. Improvements to the pedestrian bridge at Regent Park Square and the railway bridge at Susie’s Shop
2. Improvements to the raised grass verge and roundabout at Nithsdale Road
3. Traffic management in Strathbungo, including awareness raising regarding speed and parking, improvements to street lighting, pavements and possible closure of the streets in a rolling programme, to allow children to play unhindered by traffic.
4. A greater focus on the history of the area and origin of the Society and its work on heritage and conservation.

I’m delighted to say that we have a few volunteers to help us to make these plans real in the coming year and beyond – some of them will definitely take a bit more than a year!   If you were not able to attend on the night and would like to be part of developing any of the above areas, and/or our existing areas of work, please get in touch: chair@strathbungo.com

We’ll keep you updated on progress and look forward to seeing you at the Bungo Birl!

The Strathbungo Society is gearing up for its annual AGM, taking place this year at 7.30pm on Tuesday 21st October at The Bungo-Lo on Nithsdale Road, G41.

Everyone is welcome to come and discuss, or just listen to, the Society’s plans for this year. Tea and refreshments will be available and it’s a chance to hear what and how local issues may affect you.

Items to be discussed at the AGM include:

• Maintenance & improvement of pedestrian bridge and upgrade of rail bridge
• Proposed bus lane running through Strathbungo, traffic management and cycle ways
• Improvements to raised grass verge on Nithsdale Road and Roundabout at Nithsdale Street
• Community Mural at Sainsbury’s
• Theme for Children and Young People’s Art Competition 2015
• Fixed Community Noticeboard
• Burns Supper/Ceildh in January
• History of Strathbungo/possible Blog page
• Any other suggested area of work on the night

The Strathbungo Society’s Monthly Meeting for September is taking place tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd September, at 7.30pm downstairs in The Bungo.

All are welcome to attend and hear more about, or add to, the local issues we are currently discussing.

After a well-earned break over the summer, the Strathbungo Society is holding its next monthly meeting tomorrow (August 19th) at 7.30pm downstairs in The Bungo.

It would be great to see anyone who can make it as we are always keen to see new (and old) faces.

What a superb day with something for everyone who came along! A wonderful relaxed festival atmosphere was generated by the sunshine, the music and a very mixed crowd. The variety of stalls from residents and local businesses was really impressive; and, as always, resident’s stalls, impromptu performance and happenings made the day. Lots of fun!

Our Children’s Garden in Lane 1 and Sports Activities in Lane 5 were extremely popular. A big ‘thank you’ to Merry-go-Round for hosting the former and Glasgow Sport for providing coaches and equipment for the latter. It was great to see so many families out enjoying themselves!

We were delighted with the attendance at the event of some of our local Councillors and MP’s and really appreciate their support. We are also very grateful for the grant funding from Glasgow City Council that enables us to run this event – thanks to them too.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave so much time to help set up and clear away the event, were stewards or helped run the Society Stalls. Also to all the residents who came out on the day either to set up their own stalls or participate in making the day a great success. Strathbungo really knows how to make community!

Look out for a full roundup of the day in the Autumn Newsletter!

The work of the Society will resume in August – see Blog for dates.

Have a fantastic summer!

Teresa

Chair, The Strathbungo Society

Only two days to go until Bungo in the Back Lanes and it’s always at this point that we start crossing our fingers for decent weather. Well, the all important weather forecast has been given and it’s due to be warm and sunny…Hooray!

So bring your hats and suncream and we’ll see you in the lanes!