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. 

Strathbungo - Centre of UK Cycling

Strathbungo is well known for it's bicycles with both Willy Bain's bike repair shop and Bike plus being in the village and Craig Mcmartin's being just along Pollokshaws Road in Crossmyloof. However on Sunday 4th Sept 2016 the village became the centre of UK cycling as the Tour of Britain made it's way through the village. Bradley Wiggins et al set off from Glasgow city centre and arrived in the village around noon.

For around thirty minutes Pollokshaws Road and its side streets were closed by Motor Cycle Police, whilst cycling enthusiasts and others lined the village's main thoroughfare to watch the spectacle. McDonalds even provided free coffee to onlookers and bowls of water for their dogs and then with the sun shining the cyclists arrived. First there was a small breakaway leading group and then the peloton itself, hundreds of cyclists riding as one unit, like a flock of birds, each cyclist being an integral part of the overall group. All dressed in the flamboyant colours of their respective teams. And then they were gone.  

Fortunately local photographer Ian Goudie was there to capture the occasion. Those few minutes when Strathbungo was the centre of British cycling.

The Wiggins Team Talk Tactics in Strathbungo

All of Ian's photographs are here  

Bungo in the Back Lanes 2016

The annual Strathbungo Society's event 'Bungo in the Back Lanes' takes place on Saturday 18th June 2016 between 1pm and 4pm.

Everyone is invited along to the event where they can enjoy residents' stalls, beer gardens, live music, home baking, raffle, tea gardens, BBQ, crafts, children's garden and more.

For more information on volunteering or hosting a stall, contact the Strathbungo Society at bitbl@strathbungo.co.uk.


The event is located in the Village's conservation area, between Nithsdale Road and Vennard Gardens.