The Strathbungo Society
The Strathbungo Society in its present form began in 1994, reconstituting the moribund Strathbungo Conservation Society, which for 20 years had concerned itself with planning issues and limited its membership to the listed terraces (Moray Place, plus the ‘Squares’ of Regent Park, Queen and Marywood).
Although conservation remains important, the new Strathbungo Society extended its membership to all of the terraced streets leading off Queens Park, including the bijou red sandstone ‘Garden’ streets built in the early 20th century and the handsome Victorian tenements that form the logical boundaries.
The new Society also broadened its aims to include outward-looking incomers - young families, professionals, media and art, activists, party animals.
The Society is run by a committee of around 10 volunteers, who meet once a month to hear from sub-groups on communications, events, the environment, Queens Park, etc.
Importantly, the Strathbungo Society is not a community council and is not affiliated to any other public or private sector organisation.
The Society runs a year-round calendar of events and publishes a quarterly newsletter. An Awards for All grant in 2003 helped fund various heritage programmes. Otherwise, the Society is supported by membership subscriptions, newsletter advertising and the odd coins from a grateful community.
Want to help? Get in touch through the contact form.
Chris Jay said,
April 27, 2008 at 4:46 pm
On Saturday afternoon (April 26th.) I had to obtain the right stamps for a package from the main Post Office near the Co-op in Pollokshaws Road. I had to wait in a queue for at least 15 minutes. There were only two cashiers on duty. When I spoke to my cashier I asked her whether the management would be increasing the staff or the number of open ’tills’ at that post office, given that the post office off Darnley Road had closed and the level of demand could be expected to increase. ‘No’, she said, ‘the powers that be have said NO!’
If the initial protest campaign got nowhere, is there scope for bringing pressure to bear on the quality of service which will be provided hereafter?