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Thanks to everyone who turned out on Sunday morning to help clean our back lanes, despite a no-show from the previously very supportive Clean Glasgow initiative of the Council. As ever, we could have done so much more with a few extra volunteers, but with just nine of us in two hours we did our best, covering the three lanes amongst the squares. We were able to clear a lot of bulk, such as the top left picture in the Queen Square / Regent Park Square lane, then a litter sweep. The resultant pile of cleared rubbish showed the work that went in.

Laura has organised several of these clear-ups, and each time we make a huge difference. However, the area we can cover is always limited by the number of people – perhaps next time, you too could help, then we can cover more of the lanes, and the Moray Place verge as well?

After being approached by a user of the new Scottish Ballet headquarters on Pollokshaws Road, the Strathbungo Society have nominated the building for a My Place award. The Scottish Civic Trust requires that the nomination is made from an SCT-affiliated society, and we were well placed to make the nomination.

The building was designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, and has given Scottish Ballet an optimally designed building which allows the many facets of Scottish Ballet to come together under one roof. The Scottish Ballet building was open to the public on Doors Open Day in September, allowing us to have a window into a world that I, for one, will certainly never be able to take part in! The building was already winner of Scotland’s best new building at the Scottish Design Awards in 2010, and lots more information can be found at http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/scottish_ballet.php.

The winner will be announced in March, and we’ll keep you posted.

What are your New Year’s Resolutions?  Are they still abiding by them? Have you got room for another Strathbungo Resolution?

We hear many things from you all about what you would like to see us doing in Strathbungo, but in truth we can’t do everything, and we need you all to play your part.

A number of contacts recently have been about the fabric of the local area. The Strathbungo Society have organised a number of ‘Brighter Bungo’ lanes clear-ups in the last year, but we could all help ourselves a lot more in keeping the area tidier. We also need more of you helping to report the road and drain problems, and any antisocial activity you witness.

The Bungoblog calendar will prompt you as to when the bin collections are due. How about keeping bins in your gardens to reduce the spillage of rubbish in the lanes, and prevent the bin-rakers who have intermittently been targeting the area? It would also neaten the lanes and make it easier to gain access.

The Glasgow City Council website has links to report road faults, fly tipping, lighting faults, blocked drains and many other problems.

Click here for Bins and tipping
And here for Roads, drains and lighting

Police: Local police station for non-emergency enquiries 0141 4231113

Please help us to make 2011 an great year for Strathbungo.

Happy New Year!

Speaking, I admit, as one of the lucky ones who didn’t need to use a car this week, was it really so bad walking to work? Has anyone else seen things they would never normally have had time to look at? There’s a lot going on between here and the West End, and the sunrise over the Clyde on Wednesday morning with mist swirling over the ice pancakes on the water was glorious. I just wish I had taken a proper camera.

Next time.

Though hands-up who thinks their house rivals Altnaharra for the coldest place in the UK…