Glasgow West End: Pat's Guide

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

53 Cresswell Street, Off Byres Road, Glasgow West End G12 8AE 0141 334 4240 The Nancy Smillie Shop – see the complete collection Nancy Smillie Instagram Cosy and Stylish Clothes and Accessories at the Nancy Smillie Shop See the full clothing range Great Range of Lighting at the Nancy Smillie Shop   Treat Yourself at […]

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. […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

Wednesday  9 – Monday 21 October, 2024 The 68th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is brimming with the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling – and everyone is invited. This is your chance to delight in the undiscovered, as all feature films are being shown in the UK for […]

Last year, I did the southern loop walk on the island of Kerrera, near Oban. I intended doing the smaller northern loop this year, and to combine it with a walk to Hutcheson’s monument at the northern end of the island. Two years ago, Kerrera got its first tarmacked roads, and the northern loop joins […]

16 – 19 September, 2024, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Outside the Main Building, inside the Memorial Gates on Central Campus, University Avenue, G12 8QQ Jazz up your room or office with some friendly houseplants! There will be over 150 different types of houseplants on offer in varying shapes and sizes at competitive prices along […]

Friday 20 September, 2024 Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. With mesmerizing performances that capture the essence of Michael Bublé’s timeless music, Big Band Bublé guarantees an unforgettable experience. Get ready to be transported by the smooth, velvety voice and charismatic […]

Wednesday, 18 September, 2024, 7 p.m. Those Pretty Wrongs (featuring Jody Stephens of Big Star) with special guests BMX Bandits (duo set).Tickets £22.20 Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9AW Event on. Facebook    

Helen Rose Outdoors Lismore is an Inner Hebridean island near Oban. The island is approximately 10 miles long by 1 mile wide. The island was called the ‘Great Garden’ because it is relatively low lying, and very green and fertile compared with the mountains of Mull, and on the mainland. It is surrounded by the waters […]

Adjoining Mother India at 28 Westminster Terrace, (Sauchiehall Street) Glasgow G3 7RU Telephone: 0141 221 1663 Bungalow Café Menu – To Sit In or Takeaway  Spicy Tomato Soup with Warm Pitta 3.95  Takeaway: 3.00 Panini and Toastie Chicken Tikka with peppers 7.00 Takeaway: 6.00 Cheese and Tomato 5.50 Takeaway: 4.50 Cheese and Onion 5.50 Takeaway: […]