Glasgow Film Festival 2025 – Country Focus
Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Announces Country Focus, Special Events, and UK Wide Screenings GFF25 announces its Country Focus will be Austria with a host of films from Michael Haneke masterpieces The Piano Teacher (2001) and Hidden (2005) to groundbreaking new works such as the UK premieres of mockumentary Piggy Bank and absurdist drama Peacock GFF25 will hit […]
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Elf at CinemaArc, University of Glasgow
Wednesday 11 December, 2024 at 5.30 p.m. CinemaArc, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW The ARC is excited to present Elf (2003) for this year’s festive film screening. In this much loved family favourite, Buddy, an oversized elf, travels from the North Pole to New York City to spread the Christmas […]
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Free Events, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fiona Alderman: Talking About Bread
In France, this is very important. If you can have a baguette on your table every day, this is the ultimate. I remember when we first came to France, without a great deal of money , we said, if we can just buy some bread, a bottle of wine and maybe some beautiful cheese, we […]
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Monday, December 9, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Artists’ Christmas Fair
6 and 7 December, 2024 The Glasgow Art Club & Gallery The fair will be held in the historic building at 185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU The fair will showcase the fantastic range of Artists and Artisans Glasgow has to offer. Attendees can savour winter-inspired cuisine and enjoy mulled wine while Christmas shopping. Saturday […]
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | Filed under: Art, Art & artists Glasgow West End, Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Edinburgh.
December 2024 In the autumn, the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club organised a walk in Edinburgh travelling on the Citylink coach from Glasgow. As the group were all over 60, we had concession cards giving free bus travel in Scotland. When we left Glasgow, it was sunny but as we approached Edinburgh there was a […]
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Late Night Christmas Shopping at De Courcy’s
Friday, 6 December, 2024, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Support your local shops and take the stress out of Christmas shopping. Fabulous array of local businesses. Check some of them out on Facebook and see you at De Courcy’s, Cresswell Lane, G12
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| Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Gifts, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Christmas Market – Crafts and Treats
Saturday 30 November, 2024 Milton Community Garden and Food Hub Liddesdale Square, Milton, Glasgow G22 7BT The sewing group has been busy making Christmas wreaths, Christmas cushions, doorstoppers, and Christmas purses. There will be hot chocolate, cakes, homemade soup, and hamburgers. Event on Facebook
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Friday, November 29, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Vinicombe Street Christmas Event and Tree Switch On
Sunday 24 November, 2024 Festive fun, live music, and the magical tree switch-on! Vinicombe Street will be alive with a Christmas Market from 11 a.m. – amazing vendors offering unique gifts Free face painting and balloon modelling Live music from 12 Noon with Sabrina Mandulu, The Rock Choir and more…. Social Bite and their Festival […]
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Markets, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Keep Talking – Literary Charity Evening Glasgow
Tuesday 19 November, 2024, 7.30 p.m. With Jim Carruth CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Keep Talking – An Evening With Some Of Scotland’s Leading Writers A special literary charity evening in Glasgow featuring some of Scotland’s leading writers for a 24/7 help line that offers a free health counselling support for the farming community […]
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French Film Festival at GFT
Friday 15 – Thursday 28 November, 2024 French Film Festival UK Vive le cinéma! The much-loved French Film Festival UK returns to GFT, bringing latest and greatest in French cinema as well as some golden oldies. The programme kicks off with Robert Guédiguian’s charming romantic drama And the Party Goes On, and a special screening […]
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Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mother India Christmas Menus 2024
Mother India Special Christmas Menu Mother India India: 28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow G3 7RU 0141 221 1663 – info@motherindia.co.uk Book a table Online Starters Mains Sundries Mother India Set Menu for Christmas LUNCH £30 DINNER £37 Book a table Online STARTERS PRAWN AND CRAB DOSA (SF) CHICKEN TIKKA AND POTATO PAKORA (M) Chicken tikka with […]
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas & Hogmanay Dining Glasgow, Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Lansdowne – Mother India West End
The Lansdowne, 7A Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow G20 6NQ Book a table at The Lansdowne BOOK NOW Or call on 0141 334 4653 Christmas Menus at The Lansdowne 2025 To make an enquiry call 0141 334 4653 or email To make an enquiry call 0141 334 4653 or email Review: The Lansdowne, Pat Byrne TAPAS STYLE DISHES To book a table […]
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Secession Bar at Websters – New Latin Street Food Menu
New Menu of Latin Street Food at Secession Bar at Websters See Secession Latin Street Fooid Menu (PDF) 50% off – Wednesdays and Thursdays until 28 November, 2024. Enjoy our 2-4-1 deals on tacos and burritos (Sunday to Thursday).* Any burger for £8.50 on Fridays. *2-4-1 taco and burrito deals cannot be used in conjunction […]
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| Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog, Street Food Glasgow
Wullie Davidson – Best Bus Pass Trips in Scotland
Glasgow to Fort William (through Glen Coe) 3 hrs 11 mins The fact that the Glasgow to Fort William bus goes through Glen Coe makes it one of the best trips. Read the feature: Glasgow – Inverness – Fort William – Wullie Davidson Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh 2 hrs 8 mins Inverness […]
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Sunday, November 10, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, The Best of Bus Pass Rambles – Wullie Davidson, Travel
Taiwan Film Season: Shape of Home
7 – 28 November, 2024 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgfow G3 6RB This November, explore the rich and diverse storytelling of Taiwan through Shape of Home, a film season at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) that celebrates the universal search for belonging and identity. Featuring four compelling films by acclaimed Taiwanese directors, each screening delves into […]
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Monday, November 4, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Freya O’Neill Art
‘I’ve been interested in art from a very young age, it’s always been my passion. After completing my National 5 Art qualification, which I received an A for, I am now taking a widening participation art course at the Glasgow School Of Art whilst studying for my Higher qualification. I am also working on art […]
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Sunday, November 3, 2024 | Filed under: Art, Art & artists Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Janey Godley, Comedienne – West End Characters
(Aged just 63, Janey sadly died on Saturday 2 November, 2024. R.I.P. Janey, you brought much laughter and joy to many.) I met Janey at Mansions Cafe-Bar at Charing Cross where she runs Jester’s Comedy Club, compering the Friday and Saturday night shows and performing her own stand up comedy act. Mansions is housed in […]
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Saturday, November 2, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, People: Local Glasgow West End Characters
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Glasgow Film Festival Comes Of Age As First Events Announced For 2025
Glasgow Film Festival – 26 February to 9 March, 2025 To mark GFF’s 21st edition, the festival’s wildly popular free morning retrospectives will take a look at coming of age in the movies. From 1945 classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, via Gregory’s Girl, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Boyz […]
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Hallowe’en Party – Glasgow
Friday 1 November, 2024 G20 Youth, 21 Dunbeith Place, Glasgow, G20 8HS DOORS OPEN 5.30PMFOOD 5.30-6.30PMSTORY TELLING 6PMARTS & CRAFTS 5.30-7.30PMDISCO & PARTY GAMES 6.30 – 7.30PMLANTERN PARADE 7.30-8PMDOORS CLOSE 8PM Event on Facebook
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
Parcels – a poem by Basia Palka
Basia Palka More about Basia – read more of her poetry Jim and Pat’s West End Chat – Pat chats to Basia Palka Basi chats about the Polish Community, her poetry and fundraising for Huntington’s Association
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Monday, October 21, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, stories and poems, Stories for Hallowe'en, Writing
Creative Conversations: Vik Shirley
Monday 21 October, 2024 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Glasgow University Memorial Chapel University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Vik Shirley is a poet, writer, editor, critic & academic from Bristol, England, now living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her collection, The Continued Closure of the Blue Door (HVTN), her pamphlets, Corpses (Sublunary Editions), Grotesquerie for the Apocalypse (Beir Bua) and Poets (The Red Ceilings […]
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Whistler Pastels – The Hunterian
Friday 04 October 2024 – Sunday 02 March 2025 – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hunterian Art Galler, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQy Throughout his career, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) made drawings using pastel crayons. His early drawings (1860s–70s) were often studies for oil paintings, but from the late 1870s he […]
Clatty Pat’s Walk Like a Glaswegian into the 90s
24 – 27 October, 2024 At: Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ We got Clatty in the 80s as we walked back like Glaswegians to the legend that was “Clatty Pats”. Due to overwhelming public demand- the smash hit that had you singing and dancing and laughing(and drinking!) to the tunes of […]
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Friday, October 18, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
The Nightway Man by Michael Tess
A Story for Hallowe’en In July sore heat, mother and Sheila pitched the tent. Sheila drank water from a bottle. ‘We can top up at the stream,’ said mother. ‘I hear it.’ She shared the bottle. Tucked her vest into her shorts. ‘How did you know it was there?’ ‘We camped here before.’ ‘When.’ ‘Your […]
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Stories for Hallowe'en
Fundraiser Community Meal – Glasgow West End
Sunday October, 13th, 2024 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Would you like to have a lovely dinner with Central and West Integration Network in partnership with Glasgow Community Food Network A special community meal prepared by talented refugee chefs at the Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Hall, Observatory Road, Glasgow We are organising once again a […]
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Friday, October 11, 2024 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Mary Irvine: My Friend Robin Lloyd Jones
Robin Lloyd-Jones would have been 90 years old on 5 October, 2024, but it was not to be. I was privileged to be asked to write an obituary but felt a formal obituary was too cold and impersonal. After several attempts the following emerged and was published in the Helensburgh Advertiser. My Friend, Robin I […]
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | Filed under: Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Pat's Home Page Blog
Donegal Diaspora in Scotland
Donegal County Council are hosting a series of events in Glasgow and Edinburgh on 3rd & 4th October, they are looking for information from the Donegal diaspora based in Scotland. They are gathering photos & memories of Donegal people who worked in Scotland between 1940 & 1990 for a new exhibition in Letterkenny in 2025. […]
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Books at the Botanics
Friday 27 September – Monday 30 September, 2024 Books at the Botanics Weekend Book Fair 10 a.m. till 5.00 p.m. in the Hopkirk Building (behind the main range), Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Hopkirk Building, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Card and cash payments accepted www.booksatthebotanics.co.uk Books at the Botanics on Facebook
Book Launch: Medicine, Money and Murder by Anne Pettigrew
Thursday 3 October, 2024, 7 p.m. Waterstones, 351-355 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AU Medicine, Money and Murder follows two female Glasgow medical students on summer placement in 1971 New Jersey, USA. It is Anne Pettigrew’s fourth literary medical crime novel, a thought-provoking tale of cultural clashes, ethical dilemmas, romance and humour that emphasises how fortunate […]
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Creative Conversations: Andrés N. Ordorica
Monday 23 September 2024, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, West Quadrangle, Glasgow G12 8QQ Andrés N. Ordorica is a queer Latinx writer based in Edinburgh. Drawing on his family’s immigrant history and third culture upbringing, his writing maps the journey of diaspora and unpacks what it means to […]
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
