KOELSCHIP YARD OPENS IN THE VILLAGE

Koelschip Yard opened to the public this weekend, offering a wide range of craft beers, some 14 keg lines of good beer, and 2 cask lines of good beer.

There is also a further 50-60 different good beers in can and bottle format. 

With good wine, good spirits, and good soft drinks too, the bar should be a good addition to the village. 

One thing that Koelschip Yard do is serve full pints, instead, they prefer to serve 2/3rds and 1/3rds.

The Yard is the latest incarnation of the bar, previously known as Kelly.s. 

We welcome them to the Village, why not pop in for 2.3rds of a pint, or two, just to be sociable of course.

Koelschip Yard, 686-688 Pollokshaws Road, Strathbungo, 

Glasgow G41 2QB

Sweet Memories of Rock in Govanhill

With Govanhill being the focus of the music and political worlds this weekend, with the Govanhill Against Racism Festival commemorating the 40th anniversary of Rock Against Racism, it seems like an opportune moment to recall Govanhill's own rock star, Brian Francis Connolly McManus who died 20 years ago

Born in Aitkenhead Road on the 5th October 1945 he was to change his name to, Brian Connolly, and become the blond lead singer with the Seventies glam-rockers Sweet. 

The band sold over 50 million records with hits including: "Funny Funny", "Co-Co", "Poppa Joe", "Little Willy","Wig Wam Bam".,"Blockbuster", "Hellraiser", "Ballroom Blitz" "Fox on the Run" - a million-seller in the United States - "Action" later covered by Def Leppard) and "Love is Like Oxygen". Not too bad for a wee lad from Govanhill who never knew who his dad was and who's teenage mum abandoned him in a Glasgow hospital when he was still an infant.

Pot Luck a place to eat in the village

Sadly No Way Back at 38 Nithsdale Road has now gone, the good news is, that as luck would have it, it has been replaced with a new informal and dog-friendly cafe/restaurant offering great looking and tasting imaginative food in a friendly and informal atmosphere.

Serious food and low prices, what's not to like?

Pot Luck
38 Nithsdale Road
Strathbungo
G41 2AN

 0141 636 3915

New Bungo Barista Beckons

Pic by Ian Goudie Photography

The latest addition to the array of establishments choosing to sell their coffee in the village will be opening in the near future on Pollockshaws Road, next door to Tapa Coffeehouse, We welcome them to the village and wish them every success in their venture.

 Bungo Barista, 719 Pollockshaws Road, Strathbungo.

Brodies new Bar Restaurant opens in 'Bungo

Brodies new Bar Restaurant opened for business today, 20th June 2017 on the site of the former Shimla Pinks, 777 Pollokshaws Road, just next to the entrance for Queens Park. We wish them every success. Welcome to the best village in Glasgow.

Southside Roasters opens in the Village

Another coffee option has recently opened up in the village. Southside Roasters offer a fantastic range of coffee and a great selection of cakes, pastries and other food. They also sell roast coffee to take home either from the shop or to order online.  Southside Roasters is located at 742 Pollockshaws Road in the heart of Strathbungo and is on the sunny side of the street, they've also got some external seating so that you can take advantage of the sunny weather.

 

SOUTHSIDE ROASTERS

742 POLLOKSHAWS ROAD, GLASGOW, G412AE

INFO@SOUTHSIDEROASTERS.CO.UK

0141 3286557

New Speciality Coffee and Cake Shop in Strathbungo

A new independent café with a focus on speciality coffee and unusual baked goods came to the village in April 2017.  Buchta is the Czech word for cake and indicates the origin of the owner.  the shop is a welcome addition to village and joins with Bakery 47 and Studio 70 in bringing a long neglected part of Strathbungo back to life. 

Buchta

72 Victoria Road

Strathbungo

Glasgow

G42 7AA

+44 7403 536315

www.buchta.co.uk

Buchta is open everyday except Mondays - 8.30am - 5.00pm

Kelly's No More?

One of the village's oldest Bars and live music venues Kelly's has closed. The Irish pub, previously known as the Elcho Bar was built on the site of Granny McDougall's inn, which was also known as the Robert Burn Tavern dating back to the time when the village's original 'land' buildings constructed on top of the old burn when it was covered over in 1849.

   

BBCSicks Music Festival in Strathbungo!

As part of the BBCSicks music festival, the legend that is Paddy Steer returns to Glasgow and this time visits Strathbungo's Jamaican themed bar the Rum Shack's downstairs 'Dancehall'.

We're told that he is part cosmic, part afrobeat, 100% mutantturbojazzpunkdisco It's hard to put Paddy Steer's live shows into words. One thing's for sure, they're different from his studio recordings - they're a lot more energetic, freestyle and definitely aimed at those who might feel the urge to suddenly dance uncontrollably.

Also on board for the ride we're happy to have Ewan Chambers spin some records for us. Ewan runs the Healthy nights at Glasgow's Berkeley Suite where we've lately seen a spate of great guest DJs: Joakim, Daniel Wang B2B Eric Duncan, Rebolledo, Tama Sumo, Justin VanDerVolgen and more.

GK Machine stamps the Invisible Inc seal of approval on the remainder of the night. https://invisible-inc.bandcamp.com/



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Entry is £5*

*a percentage of the takings will be donated to the great Edinburgh Direct Aid charity. Ran by volunteers EDA was one of the first charitable organisations to send aid and personnel to Syria at the start of the civil war. You can read more about them and what they do here: 

Marchtown Comes Home to the Village

An exciting new off-licence drinks retailer, wine & beer bar, and events and activities venue opened in the village on 16th March 2017. Marchtown is the legal name given by the owners Maxwell family of Nether Pollok to the land in which Strathbungo now stands. The name reflects the fact that the village was located on the border of Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.  March meaning border. Although the border has long since been redrawn but if you walk down March Street in the village, you can still see the Monogram of Renfrewshire County Council 'RCC' on the building which was once the Renfrewshire Police Station.

























The people who brought Little Botanica to the village are behind the new venture and Marchtown is located in its former premises at 741 Pollokshaws Road.  Opening times are Thursday to Sunday 11am to 11pm. Website here. http://marchtown.co.uk/

Studio 70 - Strathbungo's First Yoga Studio is Now Open

A warm welcome from Laura and Michelle 

Studio 70 is Glasgow’s newest yoga studio and the first purpose built yoga studio in Strathbungo. Founded by instructors Laura Barton and Michelle Lang, the Studio's aim is to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for people to explore awareness of body and mind through mindful movement.  The Studio is already proving very popular and all ages, body types and abilities are made welcome.

Yoga Studio

Studio 70 provides Flow Yoga, Restorative Yoga classes and others designed for kids, teens and the over 50s. 

Hannah Doyle

The Aroma Room

The studio also hosts The Aroma Room, from which Hannah Doyle offers a range of complementary therapies including Aromatherapy Massage, Swedish Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Indian Head Massage, Thai Foot Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Chair Massage, and Aromatherapy Facial Massage.

Studio 70 is located at the east end of the village, above Bakery 47. 

Studio 70, 

Victoria Road, 

Strathbungo, 

Glasgow 

G42 7AA

T: 01412378941

E: info@studio70glasgow.com

www.studio70glasgow.com

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Shimla Pinks No More

 Shimla Pinks, 777 Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2AX 

It looks as if the Indian restaurant on the edge of the village has closed. Although the food was recommended, the restaurant, named after the capital and largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan foothills, was not able to attract enough clientele and appears to have closed. We hear that a new bistro will be taking over the premises in the near future.