Strathbungo Society AGM 2008

August 19th, 2008 at 8:02 am (Strathbungo Society, Events) ~ Bungo Blog

The 2008 AGM will be held on Tuesday the 19th of August at 7.30pm in the Queens Park church hall, 180 Queens Drive.

The agenda is:

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Chair’s Report
  3. Financial Report
  4. Environment
    • Planning
    • Traffic Management
    • Refuse
    • Back Lanes (followed by vote)
    • ENTRUST Funds (followed by vote)
  5. Election of Office Bearers
    • Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
  6. AOB

Come along and have your say. Tea and coffee afterwards. See you there.

Download the agenda in Microsoft Word format.

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What’s On July + August @ Busy Bees Craft Studio

July 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm (Events) ~ Bungo Blog

July and August events at Busy Bees Craft Studio, 82-84 Niddrie Road. Phone 433 9506.

Workshops

Friday 4th July 1pm
Paint a Pirates Treasure Chest, perfect for hiding loot! Learn to age paper and make a treasure map. Then decorate your project with shells and jewels! £7 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Saturday 19th July 12pm
Paint a Beach Bag, perfect for summer holidays! Use paint, stamps and stencils to create your own unique design. £6.50 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Monday 28th July 1pm
Decoupage. Use themed papers to cover a box or basket. Themes include pirates, cherubs, princess and much more! Have fun and learn a new technique! £6 per child. Suitable for children aged 6+. Booking Essential.

Friday 8th August 12pm
Paint a wooden coaster set or placemat. Print your name or why not try out hand and foot printing! Also use stamps and stencils to personalise your project. £9 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Outreach Events

Join Busy Bees Craft Studio every Tuesday and Thursday throughout summer on the Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. We will be doing a different nautical themed craft each week. Free with Tall Ship admission ticket.

Pre-5 Workshops + Classes

Saturday 5th July 10.30am
Pre-5 Workshop
Paint a wooden sealife mobile. Use paint, glitter, stamps and stencils to create your own unique hanging decoration! £7 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Wednesday 9th July 2.15pm + Saturday 12th July 10.30am
Pre-5 Workshop
Put your handprints on a wooden placemat! Brighten up your dining table, or it’s the perfect gift for adoring family members! £8 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Monday 21st July 2.15pm + Saturday 26th July 10.30am
Pre-5 Workshop
Paint a trinket box or basket. Ideal for jewellery, chocolates or as a desk tidy. £6 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Saturday 9th August 10.30am
Paint a wooden coaster set or placemat. Print your name or why not try out hand and foot printing! Also use stamps and stencils to personalise your project. £9 per child. Includes all materials. Booking Essential.

Crafty Tots 10.30am
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday + Friday morning throughout summer. Different craft each week including mask making, collage, paint tools, play doh, puppets and loads more! £4.20 drop in or block booking 6 week pass £20, 10 week pass £32. Plus 10% childminder and 50% sibling discounts!

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Southside Festival 2008

June 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am (Strathbungo Society, Events) ~ Bungo Blog

We will be at the Southside Festival on Saturday the 28th of June in Queens Park. We’ve got a stall in the marquee next to the bowling club at the Balvicar Drive entrance to the park. Doors open at 12 noon and the parade arrives in the park at 12.45pm. Come along and say hello.

Read more at the festival’s website.

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Bungo in the Back Lanes 2008

June 10th, 2008 at 10:18 am (Strathbungo Society, Events) ~ Bungo Blog


We are looking for donations for the tombola, bottle and lucky dip stalls. Anything will be accepted, including bottles of shampoo, tins of beans, unused fancy goods and so on. Get in touch if you have anything.

Also look out for local scout troups selling raffle tickets and, of course, the map and flyer with full details coming through every letterbox in Strathbungo.

Get in touch if you want to be involved.

Read the flyer in PDF format.

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Garage sale at Bungo in the Back Lanes

June 9th, 2008 at 9:20 am (Events, Notice Board) ~ Bungo Blog

I will be having a big house move clearance sale in my garage including apple computer & monitor, portable TV and other electrical items, some furniture, soft furnishings inc curtains which fit Strathbungo bay windows, very large ladders, collectibles, pictures, crockery, stationery, books, atlases and maps, etc etc. You name it I will probably have one to sell.

I will be in the big garage at the back of 48 Marywood Square at the top end of Marywood Square/Queen Square lane next to the junction with Moray Place Lane. You can contact me on 07816881147.

Olive

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Busy Bees Events, June 2008

May 26th, 2008 at 7:37 am (Events) ~ Bungo Blog

Every Friday in June 3pm - 5pm
Treat your kids to some creative time after their long week at school, and it’s half price! Studio fee reduced from £3 to £1.50 every Friday after school in June!

Wednesday 4th June 2.15pm + Saturday 7th June 10.30am
Pre 5 Workshop. Paint a Door Hanger. £4.50 per child, includes all materials.
Workshop for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Booking essential.

Saturday 14th June - Sunday 15th June
Fathers Day Weekend. Drop in to paint a special gift for dad and granddad. Ideas include a gamblers box, wooden bottle opener, ceramic mug plus loads more!

Wednesday 18th June 2.15pm + Saturday 21st June 10.30am
Pre 5 Workshop. Paint a Birdhouse. £6.50 includes all materials.
Workshop for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Booking essential.

Saturday 21st June (Busy Bees Outreach, Bungo in the Back Lanes)
Annual summer street festival. We will have a selection of our blanks to paint on the day and will also be selling some craft kits, beads and loads more. For all ages. If you live near Strathbungo pop down and see us!

Saturday 28th June (Busy Bees Outreach, Southside Festival 08, Queens Park)
Come along and see us at Queens Park for an afternoon of crafts as part of the Southside Festival! Will be suitable for children aged 2-6yrs. 1pm - 3pm

Saturday 28th June - Sunday 29th June
Busy Bees Craft Studio Birthday Weekend. Help us celebrate our 1st birthday at Busy Bees with free face painting and 1/2 price studio fees! Also a craft market on Saturday 11am-3pm, come and buy gorgeous handmade jewellery, cards, home baking and more!

Monday 30th June
Pre 5 Workshop. Paint a Sealife Mobile £7 per child, includes all materials.
Workshop for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Booking essential.

Every Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 10.30am
Crafty Tots. Creative messy play for children aged 18 months - 5 years.
£4.20 per session / 6 week pass £20 (Sibling £10) / 10 week pass £32 (Sibling £20) Childminders further 10% discount!
Activities include paint tools, collage, play doh, mask making, puppets and lots more!

Coming in July…….Summer Holiday Craft Workshops + Busy Bees Outreach @ Tall Ship Glasgow Harbour

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Charity night

May 23rd, 2008 at 8:10 am (Events) ~ Bungo Blog

Titwood Bar, Nithsdale Road
Thursday 5th June
7pm-11pm

It will be a fun night, including Gerry, one of the regulars, getting his waist-length locks shaved off by Maxine Paton. Buffet and prizes, all donated by local businesses. All proceeds will go to the MS Society.

Any donations will be gratefully appreciated. Please come along and support us on the night.

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Busy Bees Craft Studio May 2008 Events

May 6th, 2008 at 8:29 am (Events) ~ Bungo Blog

Friday 23rd May – Monday 26th May 2008
Free Facepainting: 10am – 5pm
Drop in for some creative fun over the bank holiday. Free facepainting with every studio fee all weekend!

Monday 26th May 2008
Paint a Wooden Plant Pot: 1pm
In the second of our spring family workshops you can paint a wooden plant pot, ideal for use indoors or outdoors. Choose from our range of bright paints and use our stamps, stencils and embellishments to add the finishing touch to your pot. £8 (includes all materials). Booking essential.

Busy Bees Craft Studio
82-84 Niddrie Road
0141 433 9506

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Bistro Saint Germain Events

April 4th, 2008 at 9:14 am (Events) ~ Bungo Blog

7th April 2008: Wine Tasting: Burgundy.

6.30 to 8.00. £15. Booking is compulsory.

The rich and ancient province of Burgundy has one of the most famous and finest vineyards in the world! Our wine courses aim to increase understanding and enjoyment of wine in a relaxed and friendly environment. The course will be followed by a blind wine tasting.

17th April 2008: French Conversation Night.

Do you like speaking French? This event is for you. Pop in and have fun with our French staff and others people in an authentique French atmosphere. Be careful, English won’t be understood!

24th April 2008: Wine Tasting.

6.30pm. Booking is compulsory.

Discover 6 wines from France and the new world. Look, smell, taste and learn in a relax ambiance!

5th May 2008: Wine Tasting: Alsace.

6.30 to 8.00. £15. Booking is compulsory.

Both dry and sweet white wines are produced in Alsace, and are often made from aromatic grapes varieties. Along with Austria and Germany, it produces some of the most noted dry Rieslings in the world, but on the export market, Alsace is perhaps even more noted for highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines.

Our wine courses aim to increase understanding and enjoyment of wine in a relaxed and friendly environment. The course will be followed by a blind wine tasting.

22nd May 2008: Cheese & Wine Dinner.

6.30. £21.50 Booking is compulsory.

A regular events where you will be able to try 12 cheeses matching 6 wines! Soft and creamy cheese, hard and tasteful, strong like a blue, you will discover the complexity of the world of cheese!

29th May 2008: Wine Tasting: Loire.

6.30. Booking is compulsory.

Discover 6 wines from the Loire Valley! Enjoy our relaxed ambiance for this tasting!

2nd June 2008: Wine Tasting: Loire.

6.30. £15. Booking is compulsory.

Loire Valley wines tend to exhibit characteristic fruitiness with fresh, crisp flavours-especially in their youth. The Loire Valley has a long history of wine making dating back to the 1st century. In the High Middle Ages, the wines of the Loire Valley were the most esteemed wines in England and France, even more prized than those from Bordeaux.

Our wine courses aim to increase understanding and enjoyment of wine in a relaxed and friendly environment. The course will be followed by a blind wine tasting.

Contact:

Bistro Saint Germain,
69 Nithsdale Street,
G41 2PY
Glasgow
bistrosaintgermain@gmail.com
0141 423 0914

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March 2008 Meeting

March 17th, 2008 at 7:16 pm (Strathbungo Society, Events) ~ Bungo Blog

The March 2008 meeting will be on Monday the 17th of March, 7:45pm at Grianach Café at 38 Nithsdale Road.

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