Lane surface improvements.
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Hello there,
I am from Kelvinbridge in the Woodside/ West Conservation area of Glasgow. I had a drive around your streets yesterday as our councillor recommended to use you as an example of a success story of being able to keep these atrocious bin hubs at bay. You are an inspiration for the rest of us.
We are trying to encourage GCC to do more to protect conservation areas and as such, I was wondering if you would be able to sign and share this petition to help us out?
https://www.change.org/p/require-full-planning-permission-for-bin-hubs-in-glasgow-conservation-areas?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=mobileNativeShare&utm_campaign=share_petition&recruited_by_id=0ab07bb0-4ba6-11e4-99f8-c39d66a695db&recruiter=161518899&share_id=fwwXRqCx2Y
If any of you have any advice for us, please feel free to message me.
Bestest wishes, and well done!
Alexandra
Strathbungo residents will be aware of recent proposals to introduce large glass recycling bins within the community. As this siting issue has come up before, when recycling bins were placed at the Queens Park Gates (near Brodies & the bike racks) I wanted to share a brief piece of local history that may be helpful for everyone to know.
In the mid-1990s, large recycling banks were installed at this same location. At the time, they became the subject of repeated complaints from local residents and park users due to noise (particularly glass tipping) bottles being used as weapons, frequent broken glass in front of gates, litter, and general nuisance. These concerns were raised formally with the Council and discussed over a period of time.
Following reviews involving the Planning and Cleansing Departments, the Council concluded that the site was unsuitable for this type of recycling provision. As a result, the large bins were removed and relocated elsewhere. This outcome was confirmed in written correspondence at the time, and it resolved the issues being experienced by the local community.
Given this history, residents of Strathbungo should be concerned about proposals to return large glass recycling bins to a site that was previously found to be problematic. The circumstances around the location have not materially changed, and the same issues are likely to arise again and probably be now exacerbated due to recycling uptake.
I hope this background is useful as the community considers and responds to the current proposals.
Not an article, just wanted to pass this on in case it is of some interest and you weren’t aware of a change affecting Pollokshaws Road.
The council have now published their parking (and bins) consultation, with a detailed map of bin and parking locations, and details of the parking controls and permits.
Parking spaces reduced by 50% in most streets.
No pavement improvements other than ban on pavement parking.
Residents’ parking permits.
£5 for visitors to park, up to 10pm.
On-street bins in Regent Park Square and Queen Square.
You can read it here.
The council’s pdf plan is near impossible to interrogate, as it loads so poorly. So we are really grateful to Paul Hart who has converted it to something more manageable. You can access his version here – it is a vast improvement and zooms instantly.
There has been a lot of chatter, rumour and queries about upcoming changes to bins and parking, so here’s a quick summary of what we know and what we don’t. No doubt it will be a hot topic for our upcoming AGM, at 7.30pm on 4th November at Queens Park Church Hall.
If you’ve been reading the Herald today and are looking for the Bygone Bungo blog, you need to go here:
I believe I was born in 1949 in a maternity home in Marywood Square. Does anyone have any information as to its location?
Crime in Queen Square
The Society has been made aware of a recent spate of criminal acts in and around Queen Square, mostly car break-ins, but also an episode of serious fire-raising behind the tenements.
Queen Square residents report several car break-ins in the last month. These are seemingly without violence, suggesting the use of unlocking devices, although surprisingly without much being taken, and no thefts of cars themselves. Several incidents have been reported to the police. We are unsure if other streets have been affected also.
Furthermore, this week someone set fire to bins behind both Pollokshaws tenements at the entrance to Queen Square, requiring prompt action from the fire brigade to prevent a more serious incident. We are also grateful to the council for prompt action in replacing the bins.
As a result, Strathbungo resident (and former councillor) Rhiannon Spear has requested a meeting with councillor Zen Ghani and a police representative to discuss the issue. The meeting is on Saturday 1st October 2022 at 11am in the den at The Bungo, Nithsdale Road. If you have similar experiences, you are welcome to attend. This is not a Society meeting, but we hope to report any outcome.
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Please do your bit to ensure the lanes are in good nick for Bungo in the Back Lanes by coming along for a half hour on Sunday 12th June between 11 and 1. Litter pickers, bin bags and high viz vests will be available outside Zinfandel on Nithsdale Road. Hope to see you there, but if you can’t make it could you have a look at your own stretch and spruce it up for the occasion?
It is no longer acceptable to have the Council spraying chemicals to kill the vegetation along the lanes, but we do need enough clear space for our stalls and our visitors. If you are willing to help with a more natural approach to a little vegetation control, we would love to hear from you. Contact Imelda Devlin on 07598 941168 or email: brighterbungo@strathbungo.co.uk
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