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Bungo at the Bells

2nd January 2014 / / 0 Comments
Bungo at the Bells 2014

Bungo at the Bells 2014

Thanks to everyone who came along for Bungo at the Bells to welcome in 2014. The weather was kind, it seems a good time was had by all, and some even lasted well beyond 2am, to hear a lovely vocal rendition of Rose Royce’s Wishing on a Star after the music had finished.

Thanks in particular to the Strathbungo Society for supporting the event, Teresa Mooney for doing most of the preparation, the Suttons, Dimmocks and Stephen Lamb for helping dish out the mulled wine and other freebies, the mystery piper of Strathbungo for making another appearance, the second mystery piper for joining in, those who made donations to the Society’s funds, and for those who helped tidy up. One lost mobile has been returned to its owner, but anyone seen a lost earring?

Thanks also to those who said thank you to us – it makes it all the more worthwhile putting the effort in.

Let’s hope 2014 continues in such good form.

 

More pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/strathbungo/pool/

Bungo At The Bells – get ready!

30th December 2013 / / 0 Comments

2014 pic2014 is getting ever nearer and to celebrate the start of the new year, please join us for the annual Bungo At The Bells.

New Year revellers  will meet up at the corners of Nithsdale Road / Moray Place and Vennard Gardens / Moray Place at 11:30 and converge outside 52 Marywood Square at 11:45. A little mulled wine, juice and biscuits will be on hand to keep people warm and festive!

Happy Hogmanay!

 

Celebrate Christmas with the Strathbungo Society

16th December 2013 / / 0 Comments

xmas drinks

 

 

With Christmas just over a week away, the Strathbungo Society is getting ready to down tools and enjoy a serious amount of feasting and merriment.

In preparation, the Society is hosting its annual Christmas Drinks at The Bungo on Tuesday 17th December from 7.30pm. If you fancy a wee glass and chat, please do come along. Hope to see you there, if not – Merry Christmas!

Summary of ideas from Commonwealth Games meeting

16th December 2013 / / 0 Comments

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

RUNNING

CYCLING/WHEELED VEHICLES

TENNIS/TABLE

TENNIS

BOWLS/FRENCH BOULES
1.  Running races around the Squares (like running races around the Quad at uni.) 1.  Slow Bicycle Race 1.  ‘Taster’ sessions at local Clubs – Queen’s Park & Titwood:Þ  children’s event

Þ  under 10, 14, 15 etc

Þ  parent & child

Þ  veterans event

 1.  Organise a carpet bowls competition at the two Care homes in the area.( other activities could be organised by the Homes & perhaps volunteers from the Community could help out?)

 
2.  100m run 2.  Bump Bike racing  ( bike race in the back lanes) 2.  Hire table tennis tables and hold a tournament in one of the local Halls/Pubs. 2.  A  French Boules competition – perhaps at Bungo In the Back Lanes? 
3.  Queen’s Park Marathon 3.  Wheelbarrow race
4.  Sack race, egg & spoon race, 3-legged race (there is a gold medallist in our midst!) 4.  Home-made Go-Kart race
5. Sponsored 24 hour relay in Queen’s Park.  Raise money to help other countries take part in sport e.g. Malawi?  Could involve 96 people – do 15 mins each?

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

HUNTS

FOOTBALL/BALL GAMES

THROWING

COMPETITIONS

TRIAL SPORTS
1.  Treasure Hunt 1.  5-a-side tournament 1.  Tennis ball throwing competition 1.  Arrange ‘taster sessions at local clubs:Bowling   Hockey

Climbing Wall

Cricket  snooker

Tennis  running

Balloon weight lifting

Golf

 
2.  Orienteering ( architectural? ) 2.  A Street 5-a-side competition at ‘Goals’.  2.  Judo ( on mats ) 2.  Promote local sporting/health opportunities at Strathbungo events during 2014 
3.  Find a frisbee 3.  5-a-side competition:Strathbungo residents v local councillors/MSP’s/MP’s 3. Discus ( frisbee )    

 

 

 
    4.  Origami (paper ) plane throwing competition – make a plane, throw it, get it as far as possible   

 

 

 

 
    5.  Bean Bag throw – at Care Homes and/or very young children?   

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

WALKING

JUMPING COMPETITIONS

WATER SPORTS

COURSES

COMPETITIONS
1. Ask Paths for Health to organise some walks locally during the Games for people who want to improve their health (advertise via GP’s etc) 1.  Hobby horse show jumping 1.  Kayaking on Queen’s Park pond 1.  Obstacle course 

 

 

 

 

 
2.  Ask local walking & hiking clubs to offer ‘taster’ session. 2.  ‘Taster’ at local riding school. 2.  Water tag ( at local swimming pool ) 2.  Assault course – ask army, navy etc? 

 
3.  It’s a Knockout kind of thing 

CLIMBING

SKING

TUG-OF-WAR

MISCELLANEOUS
1.  ‘Taster’ at local climbing wall 1.  ‘Taster’ at Bellahouston park ski run 1.  Organise Street teams of mixed age groups: tug-of-war/peace! 1.  Fencing ( or building a garden fence!) 

 

 
2.  Local climbing club – illustrated talk in local venue     2.  Hula hoop 

 

 

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

TALKS

USE OF LOCAL FACILITIES

WRITING/DRAWING

PHOTOGRAPHY

NEW

STRATHBUNGO SPORT
1.  Talk by a ‘sporting’ personality e.g. Chris Hoy at Langside Halls; John Higgins (who practices locally) 1.  competitions at Hutchie sports ground 1.  Competition for local residents of best account of participating in a sport/sporting challenge ( all entries appear on the Blog over the course of the Commonwealth Games) 1.  Hold competition for a new game/sport.  Design a new sport: ‘The Bungo’ – then played by al the Streets.  Parameters could be set re size of team, composition of team ( mix of ages etc )

 2.  Hold talks by sports people in The Bungo, Sammy Dow’s etc  2.  Competition for best sporting picture at a Strathbungo event

    3.  Competition to design a poster/logo for the Strathbungo event

  

OTHER ITEMS FROM THE MEETING

NAME

THEME

LOGO
  1. Strathbungo Games
  2. Games & Lanes
  3. Bungo Games
  4. Bungos of Games
  5. 1.    Health  Inclusion
  6. 2.    Sustainability
  7. 3.    Prosperity  Active
  8. 4.    International
  9. 5.    Greener
  10. 6.    Accessible
   Lots of nice ideas from the children at the meeting – will need to scan. 

 

 

The Bungo Games meeting agenda

3rd December 2013 / / 0 Comments

Screen shot 2013-11-27 at 19.51.04The Strathbungo Society

Celebration of Commonwealth Games 2014
Ideas Meeting

Sunday 8th December 2013, 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Downstairs Function Room, The Bungo, Nithsdale Road

Agenda

  1. Welcome & Introduction:   Teresa Mooney, Chair
  2. Ideas Groups:  facilitated
  3. Formation of young people’s group
  4. Decisions & next steps

Some possible ideas:

  • Strathbungo Games/Bungo in the Back Lanes on same Saturday in June 2014?
  • Closure of Nithsdale Road for half/full day for Strathbungo Games events?
  • Use of Queen’s Park/use of local school facilities?
  • Strathbungo games events in age groups:  under 5, 6 – 12, 13 and above, adult (including senior citizens event)?
  • Opening of Strathbungo games by a well known sports personality?
  • Invitation to Sports/Games clubs & centres to take part and/or promote their activities?

 We are looking for YOUR ideas!  Especially our younger residents, who we would like to play a prominent role in helping to organise and run this special event.

Tea/coffee/Juice will be provided

Bungo Birl

1st December 2013 / / 0 Comments

Hey Birlers! Just to let you all know we raised an enormous £500 at the Bungo Birl!! Well done everyone and a huge THANK YOU!!

Those funds will go toward mince pies and mulled wine at this year’s Bungo at the Bells and to the other fab The Strathbungo Society events next year – a new one being The Bungo Games, especially to celebrate the Commonwealth Games. See the link below, please come and lend your support.

Anyhoo! Thanks again everyone and see you for a Birl next year!!

 

The Bungo Games!

27th November 2013 / / 0 Comments

It’s less than a year until Glasgow hosts one of the biggest occasions in the sporting calendar.

The Commonwealth Games are coming to town!

The Strathbungo Society want to mark this huge occasion by hosting our own Games in our own streets. It’s a street party with races!

We want it to be YOUR games, so need YOUR help in deciding what we do on the day. We’re having a brainstorming session downstairs at The Bungo on Sunday 8th December, 4-5.30pm. What races would you like to take part in? Egg and spoon? Sack Race? Could we do syncronised apple bobbing? Or should we have more serious games, like the 100m, long jump. The choice is yours!

These games are for everyone. We’ve arranged the brainstorm for a Sunday afternoon, so that we can hear from children, grandparents and everyone in between.

We will be looking for members to be part of the organising group and volunteers on the day, but this is specifically a brainstorm to hear what you would like to do on the day.

ALL WELCOME!

Sunday 8th December, downstairs at The Bungo 4.00 – 5.30pm

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Bungo Birl – What a Night!

24th November 2013 / / 0 Comments

What a great night! We hope everyone had a fab time. It would be good to hear your feedback on the night, good and bad so that we can improve for next year’s Bungo Birl. Please leave comments – it will be really helpful.

Leave photos if you want to. It would be good to see what everyone got up to!

Thanks again everyone!

 

 

 

 

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