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A quick update on what is happening. Kevin Kane, Chair of The Strathbungo Society, wrote to Network Rail with a number of queries, and a request for a meeting.
Strathbungo Society letter to NR 021215
The following reply was received on 7 December. A date has not yet been set, but hopefully soon. We’ll keep you informed.
Dear Kevin,
Thank you for your email – yes I can confirm receipt of your previous correspondence. I have discussed this with colleagues on Friday and I will develop a response to the points raised.
It would be most helpful if you could confirm if you are my main point of contact? I have received correspondence from a number of different residents on this matter and to progress discussions I think it would be beneficial if there was one central point of contact for the Strathbungo Society. We will of course respond to all queries raised however one point of contact representing the Strathbungo Society would be most helpful.
In relation to the proposed meeting – which we are of course happy to attend –we feel that this should be focused on Moray Place and ensure a resolution on this matter before reviewing Darnley Road.
If you would like to discuss any of these points further please let me know – happy to chat on the phone or over email. As you will appreciate we are very keen to find an appropriate solution to this fencing.
Kind regards,
Niamh
Niamh Hegarty | Senior Public Affairs Manager Scotland (acting) | 07739 786754
The forthcoming Strathbungo Society monthly meeting on 15 December 2015 will be an informal, social meeting and will take place at 7.30pm in the ‘Den’ at The Bungo, Nithsdale Road. All are welcome for a wee pre-Christmas prandial.
The agenda items are (i) prep for Bungo at the Bells, and (ii) ideas for news items in the forthcoming Strathbungo News to be published in the early New Year and we can hopefully deal with them quickly to allow folks to meet and talk.
The next formal Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 19 January 2016; this will take place in the basement of the Bungo as will most of the subsequent meetings in 2016 and will review the main actions from our November meeting.
Weans in the Lanes is back for its pre-Christmas outing this Sunday 6th December from 10am-12pm. Three lanes are taking part this month, look out for bunting and signs to let you know which ones.
A break in the never-ending rain is forecast for Sunday, so come out and enjoy some winter air with friends and neighbours.
The first meeting of the new committee of the Strathbungo Society briefly discussed this initiative, to set up a cycling forum, and have agreed to send reps – the community council is very keen to work with us on this. A small group from the committee met last night and are going to work up some ideas for consideration in Strathbungo. More news soon but anyone who wants to be involved do contact me.
The Invite
At the recent Cycling Celebration Day more than 350 people came along to support the opening of South-West City Way a dedicated traffic-free cycleway from Pollokshields to the City Centre. Following that event many local residents expressed interest in a community-based organisation to encourage more Pollokshields people to cycle for leisure and exercise.
Many people expressed an interest in this idea and, in response, the Pollokshields Community Council are inviting you to help establish – Pollokshields Community Cycling Forum – an independent community group to create an environment that supports people of all ages and abilities to travel by bicycle. Based on experience elsewhere cycle friendly communities may offer cycle parking, bike hire or bike loan schemes, cycle training and a range of information on local cycle networks. It will have defined cycle routes and infrastructure linking popular locations. Local businesses should support and encourage an increased cycling culture.
The Community Council, in cooperation with SoulRiders will hold the inaugural meeting on Monday, 7th December at 7pm. Venue: SoulRiders 171 Maxwell Rd G41 (entrance in Forth St)
Agenda
Short presentation on similar organisations around Glasgow
Qualifying for Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Friendly Community Award
Discussion
Election of Steering Group
Please RSVP to PollokshieldsCycleForum@yahoo.co.uk to confirm your attendance.
(The monthly meeting of Pollokshields Community Council will be incorporated in this event)
The Council has turned down the application although the applicant still has a right of appeal
QP Christmas Market, Saturday 5th December 2015. 11am – 4pm. Back for it’s 4th year, the popular Queen’s Park Baptist Church Christmas Market has something for everyone! Over 60 stalls: crafts, toys, unique gifts, books, home baking, Christmas Hampers, Santa’s Grotto, Family Zone, Live music and much more. Christmas Market Cafes will also be serving lunches, teas and coffees. All proceeds will go to Glasgow City Mission.
Adults £1, Kids go Free
We look forward to seeing you!
www.qpbc.org
#qpchristmasmarket
Green powder coated fencing, as proposed by Network Rail for Moray Place
The saga of Network Rail’s attempt to erect a prison style weldmesh security fence along the length of Moray Place continues. In September the Society wrote to Niamh Hegarty, Senior Public Affairs Manager at Network Rail Scotland, expressing two main concerns, firstly that security fencing was wholly inappropriate, being in a conservation area, and directly in front of residents’ homes, and secondly that Network Rail insisted the fence would be on their boundary, but that they didn’t know where that was. Their assumption that it is the bow topped metal fence on the kerb is, in our view, incorrect. We provided historical evidence to support this in our letter. The letter is included here for your information.
Network Rail have finally replied, suggesting concessions on the design of the fence would be costly, and that they still intend to place the fence on the road edge. They claim to provide evidence to back this up, and are mildly threatening about residents’ counter claims, suggesting the residents’ official land registry entries are trumped by their in-house map. We, on the other hand, note the land registry entries are representative only, and the true boundary is set further back from the road in a single straight line.
15 11 06 Letter to Strathbungo Society. Click to read Network Rail’s reply. Their supporting evidence appears below.
Strathbungo Disposition 1858. This 1858 Disposition describes the land they own, but contains little detail.
This is an extract from the map in the disposition detailing their boundary in Strathbungo. Accurate, isn’t it? Compare with the maps in our letter above, which they have ignored.
Map on which they base their claim to knowing the exact location of their boundary
Network Rail Modern Map. This document was submitted to us earlier in the year showing Network Rail’s operational map shaded blue. The red boxes are land registry entries for the houses on Moray Place. They now submit it as their land claim, but note that it is their map, and not an official land registry excerpt.
Network Rail have not specified the fencing they intend to use, not set a date for a future meeting. The Society will be meeting shortly to consider how we respond, and we will keep you informed.
Happy reading. If you want to send private comment back to the Society, and / or want us to keep in touch, complete the form here. More general comments for the blog can go in the comments box further down.
Andrew
Weans in the Lanes is back for its second outing tomorrow morning (Sunday 1st Nov) from 10am-12noon.
Once again, the lanes will be closed to through traffic in order to allow kids to play freely. All are welcome, come and see the lanes full of life!
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