Glasgow's Lumpen Litter Louts
No sooner had Barrowland Park has its grass cut the other day than two of Glasgow lumpen litter louts came along and left their rubbish (food and drink containers) at their arse.
Which made me stop and say to myself, "You know what, I've never seen a single person in Glasgow being issued with an £80 fine for dropping litter".
Apparently, the law in Scotland allows authorised local council officers to issue an £80 fixed penalty notice to anyone casually dropping litter.
If the fine is not paid, the case can then be referred to the procurator fiscal who has the power to impose a fine of up to £2,500.
The good news is that if Glasgow City Council posted a couple of authorised officers at Barrowland Park on just about any day of the week, they would raise enough money in fines to help pay off the national debt.
Barrowland Park and Oor Ziggy (04/11/19)
Glasgow's Barrowland Park looked at its best during the autumn sunshine last week - the trees were absolutely resplendent in their yellow, red and gold leaves.
The pathway running down the centre of the park was created by Glasgow artist Jim Lambie as part of the 'legacy' of the Commonwealth Games which were held in Glasgow in 2014.
The Pathway has the names of every band and artist who have played at the famous Barrowland Ballroom since 1983 - including David Bowie (see post below) and Bob Dylan.
PayFest and Oor Ziggy (03/07/19)
I said on the blog the other day that we are planning an 'Oor Wullie' bucket collection at Saturday's PayFest Party - in support of the fundraising campaign for Scotland's Sick Childrens' Hospitals.
The Barrowland staff will be in charge of the collection and the aim is to make a 'bid' for the David Bowie inspired 'Oor Ziggy' statue which is located (at the moment) at the corner of the Gallowgate and Bain Street, just a stone's throw away from Barrowland itself.
David Bowie played at The Barrowlands on 22 July 1997 and legend has it that Bowie caught one of the ballroom's stars as it fell from the ceiling, took this away as a memento after the gig, and gave the star pride of place in his Paris apartment.
The Barrowland staff will be in charge of the collection and the aim is to make a 'bid' for the David Bowie inspired 'Oor Ziggy' statue which is located (at the moment) at the corner of the Gallowgate and Bain Street, just a stone's throw away from Barrowland itself.
David Bowie played at The Barrowlands on 22 July 1997 and legend has it that Bowie caught one of the ballroom's stars as it fell from the ceiling, took this away as a memento after the gig, and gave the star pride of place in his Paris apartment.
Is this be spot at the Barrowlands in Glasgow where David Bowie had a brush with a Glasgow star ?#bbcgms 0820
The Oor Ziggy statue, along with all the others, is due to be auctioned off at the end of September and all proceeds from the auction (including the unsuccessful bids) will go towards the Sick Childrens' Hospitals appeal.
The Barrowland, St. Luke’s and BAaD (Barras Art and Design) will use the money raised at PayFest and other events to bid for Oor Ziggy and if successful, the statue will be moved to the Barrowland Park which is just along the road between Gallowgate and London Road.
I certainly hope so.
