Category: Events (Page 15 of 23)

Bring on the BUNGOfest

Just back from tonight’s exciting planning meeting about the return of a Bungo arts festival.

The Society is working in conjunction with the Arches to put on a day of performances from a whole host of artists – magicians to storytellers, poets and musicians.

The event will take place on Saturday 8th October and we’ll be speaking to local cafes, bars and shops over the next two weeks so they can be used as venues. We’ll keep the Blog posted with updates but it sounds like being a really great one-day arts festival on your doorstep. Let us know if you’d like to get involved with planning, helping out on the day or performing.

Get Off Your Artz planning meeting, 11th July, Grianach, 7.30pm

The Strathbungo Society wants to revive ‘Get off your Artz’ for 2011. We see it as a chance to showcase local performance and music artists in the cafes and bars around Strathbungo for a day in the autumn, and we’ll be starting our planning tomorrow night.

Niall Walker, Design and Marketing Manager of The Arches, has offered to give us his huge experience to lead us through this, but as with all our events, they are nothing without you.

We’d love to hear from you if you can sing, play solo or in a band, dance, act, teach a beginners or improvers workshop, inspire kids to try something new, or in fact do anything that can happen in our local venues. With such a range of venues, we can have kid-friendly performances and workshops in the cafes in the daytime, through to music, comedy and performance art in bars through the evening. You don’t have to commit now, but it would be great to have a list of supporters. Why not ask your friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues what they can offer too?

Lastly, we will, as ever, need help and support in organising this event. If you can spare an hour tomorrow night to help us get this off the ground, please join us in Grianach on Nithsdale Road at 7.30pm with your ideas and shape what we hope will be an amazing day to look forward to.

Hope to see you there!

Bungo In The Back Lanes FAQ

Whose permission do I need to set up a table?

No-one’s, if it’s in or behind your back garden. If you’d like to advertise what your stall is doing, let us know and we’ll put it on the Bungo Map.

How much does it cost to set up a stall?

Nothing! All we ask is that stallholders donate around 10% of any takings to the Strathbungo Society. This enables us to pay for organising the event. The Strathbungo Society is a registered charity: SCO38276.

I don’t have a back garden on a lane, can I set up a table?

Yes. First of all ask anyone you know who has a space on the lanes and see if you can set up there. If not, come out at around 12.30 on the day and set up wherever you can squeeze in. It should be apparent by then if someone’s setting up or not. The lane with the most available space is Nithsdale/Regent.

Can I borrow a table from the Society?

Sorry, we can only afford to hire tables and chairs for the use of Society stalls, bars and tea gardens. You don’t necessarily need a table – people use all sorts of combinations of boxes and chairs to display their wares!

I’d like to sell home baking or food, what do I need to do?

You must contact the food safety department of Glasgow City Council who will examine the cooking premises being used prior to the event and spot-check on the day.  Phone 0845 2701558. Email: foodsafety@glasgow.gov.uk.

Can I set up a BBQ in our garden?

In order to get the go-ahead for the event his year we’ve been in contact with the local fire brigade. They’d prefer it if there were no BBQs other than the one on Marywood Lane which is arranged by the Society.

Will the event be cancelled or postponed if there’s bad weather?

It’s never been called off yet! Baring a hurricane (which might cause a spot of bother with the gazebos) the event has and will go ahead in all weathers. It’s always nicer in the sunshine but even on damp days we tend to get a decent turnout of locals. We’ll post a daily weather update on the Bungo Blog for the five days preceding the event.

I don’t want to hold a stall myself but I’ve got some things I’d like to donate, where can I take them?

Unopened bottles and good-quality gifts can be donated to the Strathbungo Society’s tombola and bottle stalls by dropping them off at 16 Queen Square. If it’s jumble you’re wanting rid of, ask the neighbours if they’re doing a bric-a-brac stall and would sell your stuff, or keep an eye on the blog in case anyone’s setting up near you.

Can I set up a stall to raise money for another charity?

Of course, if you let us know in advance we can advertise it on the Bungo Map.

I live on Vennard Gardens, why don’t you have stalls in our lanes?

In the past there’s been a lack of demand. Our insurance only covers the back lanes we usually operate in. However, if there’s enough interest in future we’d happily extend the event over to the Gardens.

Let’s get cooking!

Fancy selling some homebaking at this year’s Bungo In The Back Lanes? Rustling up some smoothies in your garden? Dishing out sandwiches to all and sundry?

If you are planning to prepare or serve food to the public at the event, then you should contact Environmental Health at Glasgow City Council on 0141 287 6688 or email : foodsafety@glasgow.gov.uk to discuss the matter further. They can provide advice on what you would need to do meet legal requirements to ensure you are providing safe food.

Arrange a meeting, have a chat about what you’re planning and get advice on food hygiene and safety. I went through the process in order to sell some veggie food from my back garden and it was quick, painless and informative.

The food safety team are aware there may be a few calls from Strathbungo this month. I met with :

Alison Lochrin
Technical Officer(Food Safety)
Business Regulation
Environmental Health and Trading Standards
Land and Environmental Services
231 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1RX

Telephone:0141 287 7990  Mobile: 07825780159

Email : alison.lochrin@glasgow.gov.uk

Before your meeting, it makes sense to brush up on food safety and hygiene information. Most of it’s common sense and much of the information is geared at caterers or restaurants but I found the information here useful.

Alison also gave me some leaflets that are not available online which I’m happy to lend to anyone who’d like advice. Don’t let the extra bureaucracy this year put you off getting involved. Including this post, I’ve probably had to spend just 45 minutes getting genned up, arranging the meeting and showing Alison my plans. Plus, my kitchen has benefited from a bit of a tidy and a good spring clean!

Your documented food safety management procedures should be reviewed prior to this event to ensure everything is up to date. This system needs to be made available for Officers as spot checks may be carried out on the day. You will also find information provided by the Food Standards Agency at www.foodstandards.gov.uk

Things Happening Round Here, Part 3 – Shawlands Academy Car Boot Sale, Saturday 21 May 2011, 10-12 noon

As part of its fundraising programme,  Shawlands Academy Parent Teacher Association is holding its first ever Car Boot Sale.  If you fancy trying out your selling skills then contact the PTC on 07747 371 430 or log on to the Shawlands Academy website for more details 

http://www.shawlandsacademy.glasgow.sch.uk/ 

Pre-booked tables cost £10 (£15 on the day) and you can set up from 9am.

And, it would be great to see some Young Bungo Entrepeneurs – so come on all you Young Apprentices!  

If you simply want to browse what’s on offer, grab a bargain and get a cup of tea and some home baking then head to Shawlands Academy on Saturday 21 May 2011.  Entry is £1.50 (children 50p).

Who’s the piper who plays at the Bells?

Each year at Hogmanay Strathbungo holds its own celebration, ‘Bungo at the Bells’.

The procession begins at 11:30pm on Nithsdale Road and in Vennard Gardens before winding its way to the venue (this year it’s on the corner of Marywood Square and Moray Place). There’s banging of pots, plenty of drinking and singing, the occasional jig, and lots of meat pies going round. And every year there’s a piper. But the thing is, no one knows who the piper is. Various people around Strathbungo organise one aspect or another of the event but no one organises for the piper to come. No one knows who he is and certainly no one pays him. Yet, every year he (or is it a different piper each year?) dutifully turns up in the middle of the night, bagpipe in hand and belts out the tunes at just the right moment.

If you know the piper, we’re not asking that you tell us. We just ask that you encourage him to come along again this year to Bungo at the Bells and give us a tune or two. And a big thank you in advance to the piper from us at the Blog. Hogmanay just isn’t hogmanay without a piper.

And the more pipers the better. So if you’re not the piper, but have a set, do bring them along and join in.

(Another post on Bungo at the Bells closer the time)

Christmas Shopping Evening Tonight Wed 17th November

A few of the local shops on Kildrostan St are hosting their annual Christmas shopping evening tonight. Marie Brown At Home, Eve Boutique and Floral Haven will all be opening late to host a festive evening. There’s usually mulled wine and mince pies on offer and it’s a good opportunity to browse the new Christmas stock – they’ve all been frantically updating window displays and restocking with festive goodies! The event kicks off at 6pm and should be good fun and a great opportunity to support local businesses. It would be nice, in future years, to see a return to the bigger event that used to take place with carol singers and more local shops and businesses taking part.

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