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At the Pollokshields Area Committee, on which Kevin Kane and I take turns to represent the Strathbungo Society, litter and rubbish are regularly discussed. There has been a real push by councillors and other committee members to make improvements in the local area, both by reducing the amount of litter being dropped and improving services. As a result of these discussions, a number of suggestions have been made for litter bins, including one from us – supported by Councillors – for a litter bin on the Darnley Rd side of the pedestrian footbridge over the railway. This was installed a couple of weeks ago and we hope it will reduce the amount of rubbish thrown onto the railway embankment. If there are any other places you think would benefit from a bin do let us know.
We have also been in dialogue with Land and Environment Services about how we could improve the bulk collection service. At present it can take three weeks for such rubbish to be collected by which time the weather, vandalism etc can have scattered the rubbish all over the back lanes. After a suggestion made at one of the Strathbungo meetings we asked whether it would not be better for the Council to collect on a fixed day each month, so that people would not have to put out rubbish without knowing when it would be picked up. The Council actually operates such a system with a number of housing associations but has fixed pick up points. The local officials, who have been very helpful, have said that if we could agree fixed pick up points they would make recommendations to senior managers to try this out (the position is complicated because the current system has been decided by the Council as a whole and local areas do not have the discretion to adopt alternative systems).
After discussion at the Committee meeting this week, it was felt the problem with fixed pick-up points is first there is no vacant public space, so it would mean people volunteering to use their property in the back lanes for this purpose )(which we thought would be hard to obtain, and second that some bulk pieces of rubbish would be hard to carry to pick-up points. We therefore agreed to go back to the Council and ask them to look at other alternatives, including whether it would be possible to have a fixed pick up day each month but instead of the Council trawling all the lanes, they would just pick up from places notified to them by residents beforehand. Under such a system, if the pick up day was the last day of the month and you had bulk rubbish, you could put it out the day before and ring the council with details of where to pick up the rubbish.
Whether the Council will be open to trying this out we are not sure but meantime if you have any views or other ideas on how to reduce the amount of litter please let us know by commenting on this.
New Glasgow Cycling App
If you are a cyclist you are being urged to download a new Glasgow Cycling app, developed by the council’s Future City team, to share information about the routes you use to travel. By doing this you will help create a more accurate picture of how you travel about the city. It will also make sure future investment is made in the right places.
You can download the app now from the Apple store. An android version will be available soon on Google Play.
The app also includes a new interactive Future City Glasgow map showing the locations of cycle parking, bike shops and biking organisations.
Figures show the number of cycle journeys into and from Glasgow city centre has increased from 3,012 to 9,255 a day – a rise of 207% – since 2007. This is equal to 1,851,000 cycle journeys taken evey year into and from the city centre. The city’s new bike hire scheme has had 34,128 rentals.
Future City Glasgow is a £24 million programme demonstrating how technology can make life in cities smarter, safer and more sustainable. The city won the funding in a competition run by InnovateUK – the UK Government’s innovation agency.
More information: Visit www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14348.
For all those who love a dance, don’t forget to buy your tickets for next week’s Bungo Birl – Strathbungo’s favourite family ceilidh – taking place from 6-9pm on Saturday 22nd November at the Queens Park Bowling Club.
The ever-popular Cosmic Ceilidh Band will be providing the music and dinner is included with your ticket. So, come and grab your chance for a family night-out before the Christmas madness begins!
Tickets cost 12 pounds for adults and 6 pounds for children (under 3s are free). To book tickets please email bungobirl@outlook.com
From Teresa Mooney, the Chair of the Strathbungo Society:
Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 21st October 2014
Many thanks to all of you who attended our AGM and took part in some lively discussion on areas of work that were proposed for the Society to take forward in the next year to improve our neighbourhood and address the issues that matter to residents. Thanks to David Meikle and Norman MacLeod, our local Councillors, for attending our AGM and offering information and support of our work.
On the night Office Bearers were elected:
Chair – Teresa Mooney chair@strathbungo.co.uk
Vice Chair – Allison Hussain
Secretary – Alison Hunter
Treasurer – Bryan Miller
It was agreed that we will continue with our events programme, the first of which is:
Bungo Birl: Get out your tartan for this great family event! Saturday 22nd November
6 – 9pm. Tickets are on sale now (includes delicious buffet!)
Adults £12, Children £6, under 3’s free. Bookings at: bungobirl@outlook.com
In addition to all of our events, we have agreed to take forward the following – not in rank order!:
- Improvements to the pedestrian bridge at Regent Park Square and the railway bridge at Susie’s Shop
- Improvements to the raised grass verge and roundabout at Nithsdale Road
- Traffic management in Strathbungo, including awareness raising regarding speed and parking, improvements to street lighting, pavements and possible closure of the streets in a rolling programme, to allow children to play unhindered by traffic.
- A greater focus on the history of the area and origin of the Society and its work on heritage and conservation.
I’m delighted to say that we have a few volunteers to help us to make these plans real in the coming year and beyond – some of them will definitely take a bit more than a year! If you were not able to attend on the night and would like to be part of developing any of the above areas, and/or our existing areas of work, please get in touch: chair@strathbungo.com
We’ll keep you updated on progress and look forward to seeing you at the Bungo Birl!
Do you know Langside Hall? Been inside or passed by it a thousand times, but don’t know much about its history? Well it is a rich one at that, and it is said to be a story of architectural excellence and survival!
It was first constructed on Queen Street in 1847 as the National Bank of Scotland. The beautiful and elegant building was designed by London architect, John Gibson, who stated after his first experience in Glasgow: “I was much gratified by the kindness shown to me in Glasgow, and surprised to see so many public monuments and all by the best sculptors.” (I think we can agree that this would still be said about Glasgow today!)
Looking for something to do over the October Holidays? Come join us at Cochiti Kids on Tuesday morning (10-12) at Shawlands URC Church Hall (111 Mossside Road) and together we’ll do some singing, dancing, and playing instruments to celebrate autumn! Hazel, the squirrel, will be there to greet everybody and we’ll do songs and dances about falling leaves, golden corn and pumpkin patches. Afterwards, there will be a time for socialising with biscuits, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. Everybody welcome–school-age children, as well as 0-5 year-olds, parents, carers, grandparents. Cost: £8 for adult + child; £1 for each additional child.
The Strathbungo Society is gearing up for its annual AGM, taking place this year at 7.30pm on Tuesday 21st October at The Bungo-Lo on Nithsdale Road, G41.
Everyone is welcome to come and discuss, or just listen to, the Society’s plans for this year. Tea and refreshments will be available and it’s a chance to hear what and how local issues may affect you.
Items to be discussed at the AGM include:
- Maintenance & improvement of pedestrian bridge and upgrade of rail bridge
- Proposed bus lane running through Strathbungo, traffic management and cycle ways
- Improvements to raised grass verge on Nithsdale Road and Roundabout at Nithsdale Street
- Community Mural at Sainsbury’s
- Theme for Children and Young People’s Art Competition 2015
- Fixed Community Noticeboard
- Burns Supper/Ceildh in January
- History of Strathbungo/possible Blog page
- Any other suggested area of work on the night
Registration is open for this year’s 5k Glasgow Santa Dash.
The event will take place on Sunday 7 December 2014 starting and finishing in George Square.
The run, co-ordinated by Land and Environmental Services, is always popular – attracting runners of all abilities and ages.
This year 3,000 ‘Santas’ will run to raise funds for our two nominated charities: the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and the Sunday Mail Centenary Fund.
Every registered participant will be issued with a Santa Suit and will receive a medal at the finish line. There are also fabulous spot prizes to be won on the day
Register now.
Registration for adults (over 16) is £15; £5 for children. To register and find our more visit www.glasgow.gov.uk/santadash
The new Strathbungo Society Newsletter is off to the printer’s. Thanks to Alison, Allison, Bryan, Stephen and Teresa for reviewing it and catching several errors and omissions. This edition features articles by Angela Fulton, Lucy Gillie, Alison Hunter, Deidre Miller, Samantha Moir, Teresa Mooney and Kris Shelton. If you’d like to read the full-colour electronic version rather than the black and white print version, then click on the image on the left to open the pdf in a new tab.
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