This Sunday (15th September) will see the next Brighter Bungo community cleanup. We’ll be at the corner of Nithsdale Road and Moray Place between 11am and 1pm, so please pop along anytime. Litter pickers, gloves, black bags and high-visibility vests are provided; just bring yourself.

The newsletter is ready, but Andrew desperately needs more people to help deliver it. It’s a relatively easy job that only comes four times a year, so why not step up? When there’s someone for each street, it’s quick and easy. However, when a few people have to do all the work, it’s really hard on them. Lately, Andrew and Stephen have been going above and beyond, handling many of the streets themselves.

 

Here are the routes that need people for newsletter delivery:

• March Street
• Both sides of Nithsdale Road
• Queen Square
• Pollokshaws Road, Nithsdale Rd./Torrisdale to Allison, both sides
• Pollokshaws Road, the park to Torrisdale, east side

It would also make a certain amount of sense to deliver to Nithsdale Drive and to Pollokshaws Road between Allison and Calder, if anyone is willing to take that on. Not everyone is able to read the newsletter or find out about community events online, and that’s why newsletter delivery is still important.

If you’ve got half an hour four times a year to help deliver the newsletter, then contact Andrew at adownie (at) doctors (dot) org (dot) uk. He’d love to hear from you!

Just as a reminder, the Strathbungo Society is an all-volunteer community organisation, not a business or even a social enterprise.

Just a heads-up to all the cheesecake lovers out there: the Lovestruck Cheesecake Cafe opens officially tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2nd. They’re down the block from Shimla Pink’s, in the spot where the candy shop used to be.

There’ll be art photography on the walls, hand painted tables and locally roasted Dear Green coffee. I’ve tried the cheesecakes, and they are really nice. The creative flavours, like rosemary-lemon and spicy chocolate, are especially good. These are real, baked mini-cheescakes; no Philly cream cheese shortcuts. They’re a nice size, too. Not too big and not too small. Try them out and see what you think.

The Newest Strathbungo Society Newsletter has gone to the printer’s, and you can get a jump on it by downloading it here. Just click on the picture to the left. This quarter’s newsletter has articles on the old Strathbungo Kirk, the new Buddy’s restaurant opening on Pollokshaw’s Road, the new Lovestruck cheese cake cafe, and more. Meet our new columnist: the Grumpy Pensioner. Get energy saving tips from South Seeds. There are plenty of pictures of this year’s Bungo in the Back Lanes, too.

Thanks so much for everyone who took the time to look it over on short notice. Thanks especially to Andrew Downie, who caught several misspelled names.

I just updated BungoBlog to WordPress version 3.6, and I’ve been updating plug-ins over the past few weeks, too. That means that some of Matt’s customizations might have gotten steamrolled in the process and that new bugs could have been introduced. If you notice anything wrong with BungoBlog, please let me know in the comments and I’ll see if I can fix it. -Dee

Sadly, Lucia Piacentini’s body has been found in Linn Park. The newspapers say that there is no evidence of foul play. What a terrible tragedy. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family and friends. There’s a BBC story here. -Dee

The Society is always on the lookout for ways to make our neighbourhood even better.

Inspired by other public art projects, we’ve been wondering whether the Society and Pollokshields Heritage could approach Sainsbury’s to think about commissioning an art work on the large (dull grey) window that faces onto its car park?

How about an etching type-thing that shows the outlines of local architecture?  I’m sure there’s more creative solutions. Anything to enliven what is a “dead” window.

What would you like to see there? Are ther other areas ripe for artworks in the Bungo?