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If you're on the Southside, try Curious Liquids on Kilmarnock Road, or the Oddbins on Skirving St. by graham_k_stark (Fri 12th Jul 2019 12:10pm)

crap from the Southside ones is already littering Queen's Park. [https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNDkhse4q87H5qGM2EtYs2Qw5wYPut0iSafW4Tk](https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNDkhse4q87H5qGM2EtYs2Qw5wYPut0iSafW4Tk) by graham_k_stark (Tue 2nd Jun 2020 10:50pm)

If you don't want to use public transport Pollock Park is quite a pleasant walk or cycle from the City Centre. If you walk via Bellahouston Park it's pretty much greenery all the way. by graham_k_stark (Sun 19th Jul 2020 11:07am)

Something like Berlin's Huettenpalast indoor caravan site? [https://huettenpalast.de/en/](https://huettenpalast.de/en/) We stayed there a couple of years ago and it was really good fun. by graham_k_stark (Thu 6th Aug 2020 9:34pm)

Govanhill? I know it drives some people mad but it's incredibly vibrant, full of interesting people and still pretty cheap. by graham_k_stark (Sat 29th Aug 2020 9:04am)

if it's somewhere with a train station then fine; but the streams of cars you see coming into Glasgow from Renfrewshire or Dunbartonshire are an all- round disaster. I see little developments round Aryshire & elsewhere which only make sense as car commuter areas - the true slums of the future. by graham_k_stark (Sat 29th Aug 2020 11:11am)

absolutely. dozens of coffee shops, its own festival, a huge artistic community, s record shop, great food... by graham_k_stark (Sat 29th Aug 2020 11:15am)

neither you nor I know exactly what the OP needs for their family. When I was is the same position 30 years ago, I didn't know myself until I saw it. I see lots of families with young children there. by graham_k_stark (Sat 29th Aug 2020 12:24pm)

Someone above was questioning "Vibrant", so I gave some examples. by graham_k_stark (Sat 29th Aug 2020 2:52pm)

This is not the whole story here, I'm afraid. What's happened is that the Glasgow Communities Fund, which is the the funding we're talking about here, invited bids for the next rounds of funding up to 2022/23, and after scoring all the bids against a set of objectives, other organisations were selected to carry out advice and welfare rights work. You can see the papers on this [here](https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/submissiondocuments.asp?submissionid=97606). The criteria are in the main paper, selected bids in appendix 1, and rejected in appendix 2. As you'll see from the papers, there is no intention of cutting welfare rights or legal advice services, but they will be given to organisations that (in the judgement of council officers) submitted better applications. You'll see in appendix 1 that the funded organisations include Govan Advice Centre, Money Matters and several others. It could of course be that the judgements were wrong and funding should have been given to CAP instead of these others - without seeing the bids none of us can say. It's certainly very tough on CAB staff. Disclaimer: I'm a member of the SNP, but not a councillor, and speaking for myself only. I've worked on enough funding bids over the years to know how this stuff works, and has to work. by graham_k_stark (Sun 30th Aug 2020 11:16pm)

The trustees: https://feedingbritain.org/about-us/ by graham_k_stark (Tue 27th Oct 2020 10:51am)

Wow, that's really good. by graham_k_stark (Wed 3rd Feb 2021 1:53pm)

That's a great idea. My partner and I loved the free "Hear and Now" concerts at the City Hall - not sure when these resume though. And the Tectonics festival is great. by graham_k_stark (Sun 24th Oct 2021 2:36pm)

[Listed Windows](https://listedwindowrefurbishment.co.uk/) did a brilliant job for us (c1900 tenement, Southside). by graham_k_stark (Fri 1st Apr 2022 12:56pm)

Prestwick is nice, though it doesn't have much a beach. Some nice cafes. If it's beach you're after we sometimes take the dog to Barassie and walk either to Troon or Irvine. by graham_k_stark (Thu 12th May 2022 4:27pm)

The Whangie is good. It's sheep-free, so one of the few hills we can let our Hope off the lead. by graham_k_stark (Wed 25th May 2022 1:29pm)

If you're on the Southside, pretty much all of Skirving Street, the Glad, Brooklyn Cafe, the cafes on Battlefield, several nice ones on Victoria Road, Dandelion in Newlands Park, the old-school Italian one in Giffnock... there's so many. by graham_k_stark (Sun 19th Jun 2022 2:36pm)

One more: you need buildings (not necessarily contents) insurance from day 1. This may be arranged already through the factor. by graham_k_stark (Sun 19th Jun 2022 2:57pm)

The Mitchell Library has the original plans for most Glasgow tenements. by graham_k_stark (Sun 19th Jun 2022 4:19pm)

[Southside Allclean](https://www.southsideallclean.com/) is a workers cooperative with an entirely equal pay structure. They did a deep clean on our close prior to repainting and did a brilliant job. by graham_k_stark (Sun 31st Jul 2022 7:28pm)

These are all good suggestions. Also, [Oro](https://www.facebook.com/OROItalian/) (Italian) or [The Indian on Skirving Street](https://theindianglasgow.co.uk/contact-us/). by graham_k_stark (Sun 14th Aug 2022 4:19pm)

There are so many, but [Partenope](https://www.instagram.com/partenope.glasgow/) in Tassie Street, Shawlands is a great new one. by graham_k_stark (Sat 20th Aug 2022 9:50pm)

Try [Southside Allclean COOP](https://www.southsideallclean.com/). by graham_k_stark (Mon 10th Apr 2023 5:04pm)

There's a very good stall inside Shawlands Arcade, across from the Sainsbury's. Stalks and Stems on Pollokshaw's road. Lots of shops on Victoria road. Babylon on Commerce Street. Locavore, also, on Viccy road (if you can afford it). by graham_k_stark (Wed 14th Jun 2023 1:28pm)

I should have uploaded a bar chart version as well; don't know what happened there. Anyway, it's [here](https://showyourstripes.info/c/europe/unitedkingdom/glasgow). by graham_k_stark (Wed 21st Jun 2023 9:54am)

It's not. Source is the [Royal Meteorological Society/University of Reading](https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/show-your-stripes-2023). [Same data as a bar chart, if you prefer that](https://showyourstripes.info/c/europe/unitedkingdom/glasgow). by graham_k_stark (Wed 21st Jun 2023 10:12am)

[Simple explainer of why seemingly small average changes in temperature are actually really bad](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/opinion/climate-change-global-warming.html) by graham_k_stark (Wed 21st Jun 2023 11:29am)

Strange Brew in Kilmarnock Road. Errol's Hot Pizza on Victoria Road. The Glad. La Fiorentina in Govan. Piatto in Skirving Street. by graham_k_stark (Tue 11th Jul 2023 1:22am)

>Strange Brew Ah, right, sorry: Pollokshaws Road. Even after all these years I get confused about where Pollokshaws road ends and Kilmarnock Road begins. by graham_k_stark (Tue 11th Jul 2023 9:36am)

We have loads of plants in our close, but it's South facing so gets plenty of light. Aspidistra are particularly good in low light, also most types of ivy, and rubber plants. The extra fire risk of some pot plants is minimal, but the benefits can be huge, because it shows that there are people in the close who care about the building as a whole, and not just the part of it that they own. That's vital. Go for it. by graham_k_stark (Mon 17th Jul 2023 9:41pm)

Corner Bikes in Deanston Drive, Shawlands, is great. by graham_k_stark (Tue 25th Jul 2023 1:14pm)

This looks really imaginative and well executed. I hope you got a good mark! One thought: it might be worth considering other influences on litter than multiple deprivation - the amount of traffic, industrial/residential and numbers of shops and takeaways might be good candidates. A very simple test might be to look at litter in parks, since all the other influences are effectively held constant; round my way Queens Park is much messier than Newlands, for instance. by graham_k_stark (Sun 30th Jul 2023 12:29pm)

But the OP is saying the opposite: he finds no significant relationships between littering and deprivation. by graham_k_stark (Sun 30th Jul 2023 1:41pm)

The Canal towpath further out towards Kirkintilloch? Dead flat, usually empty & recently resurfaced. by graham_k_stark (Mon 14th Aug 2023 11:29pm)

I really hope you get your numbers, too. I think these elections could be better publicised, though: I found out about the Battlefield one only by accident. by graham_k_stark (Thu 14th Sep 2023 8:17pm)

You need to be on the electoral roll in the area of the council - see [here](https://www.gov.scot/publications/community-councils-model-scheme-for-establishment/), section 5. More info [here](https://www.communitycouncils.scot/). Are you thinking of standing? by graham_k_stark (Fri 15th Sep 2023 5:31am)

I'm not actually on the council yet - and won't be unless we can get 6 nominations. So maybe others with experience can chip in here. My understanding is there are 9 meetings of roughly 2 hours per year. But beyond that, anything like this is what you make of it: there will be lots of things to take on, I'm sure, by graham_k_stark (Fri 15th Sep 2023 4:59pm)

Hi. If anyone fancies this & lives in Langside/Battlefield, you have till Monday to get a nomination form in. You just need 2 signatures. Form from: [Steven.Dowling@glasgow.gov.uk](mailto:Steven.Dowling@glasgow.gov.uk), or message me. Come on, people! by graham_k_stark (Thu 21st Sep 2023 7:19pm)

An update on this: I've just found out we hit our target! 7 members. by graham_k_stark (Tue 26th Sep 2023 4:37pm)