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WESTENDER<br />
nov/dec
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Contents<br />
Regulars<br />
4 Editor’s Letter<br />
24 Mum’s Notebook<br />
42 Cover to Cover<br />
Lifestyle<br />
7 READER OFFER! 2-4-1<br />
Tickets for The Country<br />
Living Christmas Fair<br />
17 West End Christmas<br />
Gift Guide <strong>2019</strong><br />
34 A Shop That’s Close<br />
To Home<br />
Fashion, beauty & health<br />
8 Mono Fashion<br />
25 WIN! At Rainbow<br />
Room International<br />
Going out<br />
26 Top Things<br />
28 West End Live<br />
with Greg Kane<br />
30 Musician Interview:<br />
The Pastels<br />
41 Restaurant Review:<br />
Five March<br />
<strong>Westender</strong> living<br />
45 Winter Warmer
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Editor’s<br />
Letter<br />
Iapologise in advance but I am going to<br />
say it…the dreaded ‘C’ word – Christmas!<br />
There you go. That wasn’t too painful now<br />
was it? Ok, maybe a bit. The 25th <strong>December</strong><br />
does seem to whizz round earlier and earlier<br />
each year but as always we are helping you<br />
to prepare with our Christmas Gift Guide<br />
loaded with goodies from our West End gift<br />
boutiques (Page 17).<br />
Keeping it local remains our theme for<br />
Pamela Palongue’s shopping guide on page<br />
34. Visiting the local florists, grocers and<br />
markets of the West End, Pamela promotes<br />
the great value and choice we have right<br />
on our doorstep – whilst supporting local<br />
businesses and families too.<br />
As the nights draw in and the weather<br />
deteriorates what a great excuse to cheer<br />
ourselves up by visiting one of our great<br />
music and entertainment venues. We could<br />
all do with some cheering up (oh yes we<br />
could!). There are pantos for young and old at<br />
Websters Theatre and Oran Mor, Elfingrove<br />
magic at Kelvingrove, street parties and<br />
Christmas markets on Vinicombe Street, plus<br />
many more – so check out our Top Things<br />
happening in the West End this winter on<br />
page 26.<br />
SWG3, the QMU, The Hug and Pint, and<br />
the Armadillo are all featured in Greg Kane’s<br />
top music listings this festive season on page<br />
28. We are blessed with venues from intimate<br />
spaces to world class facilities hosting the<br />
likes of Scottish songstress Magpie Blue<br />
to the 80s icons a-ha. And to add to this<br />
bounty, The Great Western festival launches<br />
this <strong>November</strong>, bringing top bands such<br />
as Songhoy Blues and Cass McCombs to<br />
community spaces around Great Western<br />
Road. Heading the line up at the Maryhill<br />
Community Central Halls are The Pastels.<br />
Read Nicola Maule’s interview with Stephen<br />
Pastel on page 30 about why they chose to<br />
get involved.<br />
This is our last edition of <strong>Westender</strong> for<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. A huge shout out must go to our regular<br />
advertisers who’ve supported us throughout<br />
the year. Without you we couldn’t do it.<br />
Literally. So let’s give a huge cheer for small<br />
local businesses sharing the love this winter!<br />
Suzanne Martin
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EDITOR<br />
SUZANNE MARTIN<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
GREGOR REID<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
AMY GLASGOW,<br />
MICHELE GORDON,<br />
GREG KANE, NICOLA MAULE,<br />
TRACY MUKHERJEE,<br />
PAMELA PALONGUE,<br />
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Country Living <strong>Magazine</strong> Christmas<br />
Fair is back at the SEC from 21-24<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2019</strong>. The annual<br />
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kits and craft essentials – everything required<br />
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Over 350 of the UK’s finest designers,<br />
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For the foodies, the temptations and treats<br />
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the chance to sample authentic regional<br />
delicacies such as gourmet sausages and<br />
hams, local cheeses and pâté, Christmas<br />
cakes, puddings, chocolates and tempting<br />
festive drinks.<br />
The day out wouldn’t be complete without<br />
a glass of fizz. The Viking Cruise Champagne<br />
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The must-attend Christmas event
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LIVE<br />
LIFE<br />
IN<br />
MONO<br />
photography GREGOR REID<br />
stylist jacki clark<br />
mua terri craig
top, river island.<br />
trousers, h & M<br />
bag, pink poodle<br />
Jewellery, cassiopeia<br />
shoes, daniel footwear<br />
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dress & shoes, next<br />
BAG, pink poodle
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jacket & Trousers, jasmine<br />
boots, daniel footwear<br />
COAt, ted baker. Dress, next. Shoes, daniel footwear
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top, river island. Skirt, top shop. bag, monsoon<br />
necklace, cassiopeia. shoes, new look
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dress, h & M
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Dress, ted baker<br />
Jacket, top shop<br />
hat, jasmine<br />
bag, monsoon<br />
shoes, primark<br />
stockings, eurasia crafts
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stylist jacki clark, jackiclark-stylist.co.uk<br />
MUA terri craig, terricraig.co.uk<br />
model kate boyle<br />
blouse, river island<br />
skirt, topshop<br />
shoes, primark<br />
model courtesy of<br />
coloursagency.com
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Christmas<br />
a merry west end<br />
Gift Guide<br />
for kids<br />
Peter Rabbit Egg Cup Set<br />
Made from Eco-friendly Bamboo<br />
£10.95, Cassiopeia<br />
Dinosaur Lights<br />
£25, Spirito<br />
Recycled Pencil Range<br />
Boxes from £12.50<br />
Nancy Smillie<br />
Mini Fox Terrier Toys<br />
£5.95 each, Nancy Smillie<br />
Sophie la Giraffe Star Activity Toy<br />
£22.99, Cassiopeia<br />
Jellycat Leek Soft Toy<br />
£9.95, Papyrus<br />
Nape Textiles Scrunchies<br />
£12 each, Wuid & Stitch<br />
Alex Makes Kids Lampshade<br />
£35, Wuid & Stitch<br />
Magnetic Dress Up Game<br />
£12.99, Spirito
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for her<br />
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Arthouse Unlimited Gifts<br />
from £4.95, Nancy Smillie<br />
Stork Print Kimono Gown<br />
£69.95, Nancy Smillie<br />
Silver, Gold and Opalite Ring from<br />
Banyan £95, Cassiopeia<br />
Miami Vice Tote Bag by Freitag (various colour<br />
options) £75.00, CoLab Store<br />
Green Thomas Houndstooth Shawl<br />
£110, Hoos<br />
Lab 6 Candles and Diffusers<br />
£25 each, Wuid and Stitch<br />
Necklace £105<br />
Spirito<br />
Keyrings £9.99<br />
Cassiopeia<br />
Original Duckhead Olive<br />
£26, Hoos<br />
Alice Dansey-Wright Tote Bag £40 & Purse £20,<br />
Love & Squalor
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for him<br />
The Whisky Game £22<br />
Cassiopeia<br />
ESWS RAF Ejector Seat Parachute<br />
Wind Shirt £55, Wuid and Stitch<br />
Chilly’s Matte Blue Water Bottle<br />
£20.00, Papyrus<br />
Green Thomas Semaphore Black Scarf<br />
£130, Hoos<br />
Light Up Globe<br />
£90, Spirito<br />
Roka Urban Bags selection<br />
from £32.50, Cassiopeia<br />
YLF Shower Gel from Triumph &<br />
Disaster £25.00, CoLab Store<br />
Olive Pearson Rugby Cowal<br />
£46, Wuid and Stitch<br />
Click Clock £54.95<br />
Nancy Smillie<br />
Large Book Light £64.95<br />
Nancy Smillie
for home<br />
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Sada Blue & Green Steel Vase<br />
by House Doctor £75, CoLab<br />
Wagging Tail Clocks £44.95 each<br />
Nancy Smillie<br />
Santa Ducks starting<br />
from £9.95, Cassiopeia<br />
Octopus Bowl<br />
£145, Spirito<br />
Light Up Folklore Circle Large £44<br />
Small £24, Spirito<br />
House Doctor Scented Candle<br />
£12.50, Hoos<br />
Upcycled N Salvaged Lamp<br />
(heat gun lamp) £85, Wuid and Stitch<br />
Glass Terrarium £49.95<br />
Papyrus<br />
West End Suppliers<br />
Cassiopeia 165 Hyndland Road G12 9HT cassiopeiaonline.co.uk<br />
CoLab Store 11-13 Dowanhill Street G11 5QS colabstore.co.uk<br />
Hoos 715 Great Western Road G13 8QX hoosglasgow.co.uk<br />
Love & Squalor 427 Great Western Road G4 9JA loveandsqualor.co.uk<br />
Nancy Smillie Shop 53 Cresswell Street G12 8AE nancysmillieshop com<br />
Papyrus 374 Byres Road G12 8AR papyrusgifts.co.uk<br />
Spirito 317-319 Crow Road G11 7BU spiritogifts.com<br />
Wuid and Stitch 86 Dumbarton Road G11 6NX
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1<br />
The Nickel Boys<br />
by Colson Whitehead<br />
BY BRIAN TOAL<br />
WESTENDER’s<br />
COVER TO COVER<br />
Colson Whitehead’s previous novel, The Underground<br />
Railroad, won a Pulitzer prize and was endorsed by<br />
Barack Obama.<br />
It conveyed the testimonies of<br />
former slaves who had escaped<br />
the American south, neither<br />
exaggerating the brutalities<br />
endured nor pulling any punches<br />
when depicting the attitudes of<br />
the white slave owners. In his new<br />
novel, The Nickel Boys, that same<br />
raw depiction of the harsh realities<br />
of being black in a white world is<br />
utilised to stunning effect.<br />
The main protagonist, Elwood,<br />
is thrust into The Nickel Academy,<br />
a reform school where education<br />
is minimal and work in the form<br />
of cheap labour for the white<br />
population is par for the course.<br />
Elwood’s crime: simply being in the<br />
wrong place at the wrong time.<br />
As the novel progresses, we begin<br />
to understand that very few of<br />
the ‘students’ at Nickel Academy<br />
have done much to merit their stay<br />
there, as the seemingly arbitrary<br />
arrests of black youths provide a<br />
constant stream of free labour to<br />
fulfil a plethora of manual tasks,<br />
bringing in a handsome profit for<br />
the white governors of the school.<br />
Students are regularly beaten,<br />
isolated for days at a time, as well<br />
as simply disappearing.<br />
For students who have really<br />
overstepped the mark there is<br />
The White House, a building in the<br />
middle of the complex where boys<br />
are taken at night and beaten to<br />
within an inch of their lives. This<br />
is the fate Elwood suffers not<br />
long after arriving at The Nickel<br />
Academy, intervening in a fight<br />
and getting caught up with the<br />
rest in a group punishment. He is<br />
inspired by the words of Dr. Martin<br />
Luther King, and is determined to overcome oppression through<br />
non-violence, just like his hero. Whitehead describes the ensuing<br />
brutal beatings briefly and the injuries and long-term damage is<br />
catalogued, but these stark, sparse accounts are actually a more<br />
effective way of conveying the true horror of what went on, where<br />
others could lean towards ghoulishness or gratuitous gore.<br />
The novel opens with a grisly find by construction workers<br />
on the site of the former reform school, so we know from the<br />
beginning the fate that often awaited these boys. What makes<br />
this novel so terrifying is that it’s all based on real events, as<br />
the endnote confirms. The inspiration for this book is the Dozier<br />
School for Boys, which was a reformatory school in Florida which<br />
ran for more than a hundred years. Just recently, Florida officials<br />
announced that they would begin the search for more bodies on<br />
the site.<br />
There was a lot of hype surrounding the appearance of this<br />
book, mainly because of the huge popularity of The Underground<br />
Railroad, and many saw this as a sequel. Whilst that’s not entirely<br />
true, it is certainly a continuation of Whitehead’s exploration of<br />
black history in America and what underlies the still simmering<br />
racial tensions plaguing that land.
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Top Marks For<br />
Murder<br />
by Robin Stevens<br />
2<br />
Top Marks for Murder is book 8<br />
of the Murder Most Unladylike<br />
series, a series which focusses<br />
on a group of high school super<br />
sleuths. I must admit, I’m new<br />
to this series but if number<br />
8 is anything to go by, many<br />
younger readers will find this<br />
series highly entertaining.<br />
The novel is set in<br />
Deepdean, a private school<br />
for girls – girls of the highest<br />
echelons of society only, don’t<br />
you know? There is the usual<br />
banter, cattiness and snobbery<br />
you would expect from this<br />
setting (fans of Malory Towers<br />
will enjoy this) before a<br />
murder rocks the school to its<br />
foundations.<br />
One of the group of sleuths,<br />
better known as the Wells<br />
and Wong Detective Society,<br />
spots a murder from their<br />
dorm window and the game<br />
is afoot. Through dogged<br />
determination, guile and wit,<br />
the girls, with the help of a<br />
friendly local Police Inspector,<br />
manage to narrow down the<br />
list of suspects by a process<br />
of elimination. Another murder<br />
along the way only serves to<br />
complicate matters.<br />
Do they catch the culprit<br />
in the end? What do you<br />
think? It’s not going to tax the<br />
brains of any young readers,<br />
but they’ll enjoy the chase.<br />
The characters are amusing,<br />
the plot speeds along with<br />
many twists and turns along<br />
the way, and the concept of<br />
teen detectives will appeal to<br />
many younger readers. This<br />
would be an ideal stockingfiller<br />
and will entertain the<br />
youngsters during those long<br />
winter nights.<br />
Jason announces after years<br />
of silence that he identifies as<br />
a girl and wants to live life as<br />
a girl. He starts to grow his<br />
hair and wear more feminine<br />
clothes, and these very visible<br />
changes lead to consternation<br />
amongst his family and friends,<br />
despicable name calling and<br />
online comments, as well as<br />
support from some surprising<br />
quarters.<br />
The novel focusses primarily<br />
on his younger brother, Sam,<br />
who struggles to deal with<br />
the loss of his big brother and<br />
can’t accept that his big sister<br />
is essentially the same person<br />
with whom he loved spending<br />
time. Sam is bullied mercilessly<br />
at school for his brother’s<br />
situation and takes this out on<br />
Jason, who is now known as<br />
Jessica.<br />
To add to this tension,<br />
his mother is a high-profile<br />
cabinet minister who is<br />
vying for the top job, and<br />
this situation is at best a<br />
distraction and at worst an<br />
embarrassment to her and a<br />
real obstacle to her chances<br />
of becoming Prime Minister,<br />
as her rivals use this as<br />
ammunition against her.<br />
This book has caused a<br />
bit of a backlash from the<br />
trans community over Boyne’s<br />
representation of a trans<br />
teenager and he was criticised<br />
for making the focus of the<br />
novel the family, rather than<br />
the person transitioning.<br />
However, others have<br />
commented that this is the<br />
book’s strength, and I’d agree.<br />
The ending is perhaps a bit<br />
too neat. Nevertheless, this is<br />
a thought-provoking book for<br />
any teenager to read, whether<br />
cis or trans.<br />
My Brother’s Name<br />
Is Jessica<br />
by John Boyne<br />
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Endmum’s<br />
West<br />
notebook<br />
by Michele Gordon thelanguagehub.co.uk<br />
Is it just me or has this last year been a<br />
particularly fast one? It seems not that long<br />
ago we opened our multilingual lending<br />
library in September, hosting Halloween<br />
parties, preparing for St. Andrews events and<br />
planning our Christmas festivities at The Hub!<br />
As you know, I like Christmas a lot:<br />
particularly the time in the run up to the big<br />
day. There is so much anticipation of things<br />
to come, lights and decorations everywhere<br />
and the smell of Christmassy things. It is<br />
especially lovely to see children bursting<br />
with excitement, asking all sorts of questions<br />
around Santa and how it works. Just Magic!<br />
I also like Christmas as it gives a little<br />
extra time to do things as a family. I do miss<br />
some of the German Christmas traditions.<br />
I miss celebrating the four Sundays of Advent<br />
and a proper Christmas market. In Germany,<br />
Christmas markets are the place where you<br />
spend hours with friends, singing carols while<br />
enjoying some Glühwein and eating either<br />
very greasy or very sweet food. I have always<br />
thought that the West End should have its<br />
own little Christmas market on Mansfield<br />
Square and I still live in hope that one day<br />
this will become a reality. In the meantime,<br />
we have decided to get a start on things by<br />
hosting a one day only Christmas market<br />
inside The Café Hub on the 1st of <strong>December</strong><br />
(11am-5pm). But maybe our scheduled<br />
Advent Sunday family brunches (11am-1pm)<br />
are more to your taste; either way, we hope<br />
to see you.<br />
But there are many more things to<br />
do throughout the West End starting in<br />
<strong>November</strong>. One of the early events is the<br />
musical at the SEC ‘How The Grinch Stole<br />
Christmas’ (13th-17th <strong>November</strong>) which has<br />
been described as ‘A genius of a show! A<br />
total delight for both kids and adults’.<br />
If you are looking for events where you can<br />
purchase some gifts and yummies instead<br />
then check out the beautiful range of handmade<br />
crafts, cards, gifts and delicious baking<br />
at the annual Paul O’Gorman Christmas Fair<br />
on the 24th of <strong>November</strong> at Knightswood<br />
Community Centre (201 Alderman Road).<br />
And if you missed the opportunity last<br />
year to make your own Christmas wreath,<br />
sign up to the wreath making workshop<br />
hosted by The Floral Design Boutique at<br />
McPhapps on the 28th of <strong>November</strong> and 5th<br />
of <strong>December</strong> (23 Sandyford Place).<br />
If you are looking for more entertaining<br />
things for children then visit the Riverside<br />
Christmas Festival weekend (7th & 8th<br />
<strong>December</strong>). Its event square will be<br />
transformed into a traditional fairground with<br />
free rides and carousels for all to enjoy.<br />
There are also various pantos available.<br />
We have tickets again this year for The<br />
Webster’s Theatre production of ‘The Pure<br />
Amazing Wiz of Oz’ (416 Great Western<br />
Road). We love the cast and the theatre, they<br />
always put on a very funny and interactive<br />
show; last year I had tears running down my<br />
face with laughter. However, the one ‘must<br />
do’ thing this year will certainly be Elfingrove<br />
at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum<br />
between the 5th and 23rd <strong>December</strong>.<br />
The team behind GlasGLOW is turning<br />
Kelvingrove into Elfingrove, with a night time<br />
tour of the museum (5.30-10.30pm) where<br />
‘the magic of Christmas is brought to life’;<br />
we’ll definitely be buying tickets for this!<br />
And don’t forget the official ‘switching on the<br />
lights’ on the Vinicombe Street Christmas<br />
tree on the 1st of <strong>December</strong> at 5.30pm,<br />
always a great event among the many<br />
Christmas stalls and live music bands and<br />
choirs.<br />
This leaves me to wish you all Frohe<br />
Weihnachten und ein frohes neues Jahr, until<br />
next year!
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CHRISTMAS<br />
AT<br />
RRI<br />
by John Parker<br />
What a quick year it’s been and at<br />
Rainbow Room International, we<br />
have so many things to celebrate.<br />
Throughout the year we have been<br />
celebrating our 40th anniversary but as well<br />
as this, we’ve also been celebrating Co-<br />
Owner and Director of the George Square<br />
salon, Dylan Brittain, finalising for the<br />
Scottish Hairdresser of the Year category at<br />
the prestigious British Hairdressing Awards.<br />
This month we will attend the awards to<br />
support Dylan and we all have all our fingers<br />
crossed for him. Should he win he will take a<br />
space on the British Hairdressing Awards Hall<br />
of Fame for winning the category three times.<br />
In the lead up to Christmas we have<br />
fantastic treatments and colour services<br />
available. If you want to keep your hair<br />
looking full of life, in a healthy condition<br />
and with super shine, we have many hair<br />
treatments including a Glossing service<br />
to ensure your hair is vibrant during the<br />
Christmas party season! Do also be sure to<br />
pop in for your winter trim to keep you hair<br />
free from split ends!<br />
317-319 CROW ROAD G11 7BU<br />
0141 337 3307<br />
SPIRITOGIFTS.COM<br />
WIN! Rainbow Room International<br />
are offering one lucky reader a hair<br />
makeover in their Great Western Rd<br />
salon. For your chance to win go to<br />
westendermagazine.com and click<br />
on competitions by the 31st Dec ‘19.<br />
Rainbow Room International<br />
607 Great Western Road G12 8HX<br />
0141 337 3370<br />
rainbowroominternational.com
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Top Things To Do<br />
in the West End<br />
by Tracy Mukherjee<br />
Top For Festive Festivals<br />
The West End celebrates the coming of winter<br />
with some fabulous entertainment for all the<br />
family. Take a wander to Ashton Lane on 1st<br />
<strong>December</strong> for the Winter Wonderland. The<br />
lane will be transformed into the North Pole;<br />
there might even be a visit from Santa himself!<br />
The kids will love to get into the feel of this most<br />
magical of seasons, especially as, rumour has<br />
it Elsa and Olaf from Frozen might be making<br />
a guest appearance. Expect a fair few festive<br />
food stalls serving warming goodies on a cold<br />
<strong>December</strong> day. If that isn’t enough, why not<br />
take a weight off in one of Ashton Lane’s many<br />
welcoming taverns and listen to the Christmas<br />
choirs that are taking part in this fantastic day?<br />
Meanwhile along on Vinicombe Street it’s time<br />
for the Christmas Lights Switch On. As well as<br />
Vinicombe Street, Cresswell and Ruthven Lane<br />
will also be joining in on the 1st <strong>December</strong> with<br />
Christmas shenanigans beginning at noon. There<br />
will be entertainment all day on the main stage<br />
and in the lanes all leading up to the big switch<br />
on at 5.30pm.<br />
If you still have some festive spirit left over, head<br />
along to the Riverside Museum on 7th and 8th<br />
<strong>December</strong> for the museum’s annual Christmas<br />
Festival. With traditional Christmas markets<br />
lining the resident Victorian street, you may well<br />
happen upon Mr Scrooge! There will be Victorian<br />
fairground rides and free carousels, so this is<br />
definitely not one to miss.<br />
Winter Wonderland at Ashton Lane<br />
Sun 1st Dec, 12 – 6pm<br />
fb:Winter Wonderland at Ashton Lane<br />
West End Christmas Lights Switch On, Sun<br />
1st <strong>December</strong>, 11am - 6pm, Vinicombe St,<br />
fb:West End Christmas Lights Switch On<br />
Riverside Christmas Festival,<br />
Sat 7th - Sun 8th Dec, 11am - 4pm,<br />
Riverside Museum, Pointhouse Place<br />
fb:Riverside Museum<br />
Top for Christmas Magic<br />
We’ve long been aware that Kelvingrove Museum<br />
is a magical place, but this <strong>December</strong> experience<br />
the magic up close as Kelvingrove is transformed<br />
into the spectacle that is Elfingrove. Events<br />
company ITISON have made a spectacular<br />
success of Halloween’s GlasGLOW; but now<br />
(with the help of Santa obviously) visitors will be<br />
able to have a magical night at the museum too.<br />
The show promises a 70-90 minute tour of the<br />
museum with light and sound installations not to<br />
mention the big Magic of Christmas finale. There<br />
is even a mystical ancient secret to be revealed<br />
as you make your way through the museum’s<br />
ethereal glow…<br />
The event is a super addition to our many<br />
Christmas staples. Roll on <strong>December</strong> and<br />
prepare to be dazzled!<br />
Elfingrove, Kelvingrove Museum and<br />
Art Galleries, Thurs 5th – Mon 23rd Dec<br />
w:itison.com/elfingrove<br />
Top for Christmas Present<br />
It’s Good 2 Give may not be a charity well known<br />
here in the west, but it’s one that’s making<br />
waves across Scotland. The charity supports<br />
young cancer patients and their families in many<br />
ways not least of which through their stunning<br />
Ripple retreat set on the glorious shores of Loch<br />
Venachar in Loch Lomond National Park.<br />
In support of the tremendous work this charity<br />
does, the inaugural Glasgow Blingo will be<br />
taking place in January at the Radisson Blu<br />
Hotel. This sparkling ladies lunch is a chance<br />
to dress up with the gals for a fizzy drinks<br />
reception, followed by a sumptuous three course<br />
meal. Included in your ticket is some superb<br />
entertainment throughout the afternoon and of<br />
course, eyes down for the main event – BINGO!!!<br />
There really is very little anyone needs at<br />
Christmas these days when we can buy buy buy
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Top Things To Do<br />
in the West End<br />
with a click of the computer mouse. And that<br />
purchase rarely gives us the pleasure that we<br />
hoped it would. But helping others whilst having<br />
a ball at the same time? Well that’s a Christmas<br />
present that LITERALLY will keep on giving.<br />
It’s Good to Give Blingo<br />
Radisson Blu Hotel, G2 8PD<br />
Fri 31st Jan 2020, 12.30pm – 5pm<br />
Tickets: Tables of 10 - £550<br />
Bookings t:07428737516<br />
e:shonagh@itsgood2give.co.uk<br />
w:itsgood2give.co.uk<br />
Top for Christmas Markets<br />
It’s always lovely to open a pressie on Christmas<br />
Day to find something unique and thoughtful.<br />
And those gifts are often those chosen with love<br />
at the myriad of craft markets taking place at<br />
this time of year. Making a welcome return to the<br />
Botanic Gardens, Tea Green Festive Market are<br />
gracing the elegant Kibble Palace once again<br />
with their fine art, craft and design pop-up event.<br />
The markets are running for one weekend in<br />
<strong>November</strong> and one in <strong>December</strong>.<br />
Along in Knightswood the annual Paul<br />
O’Gorman Christmas Fair and Tearoom gives<br />
you the chance to pick up some unique home<br />
furnishings, children’s clothes, jewellery and<br />
much more whilst raising funds for local causes.<br />
If you are in the City Centre, Art On The<br />
Exchange in Royal Exchange Square provides<br />
a great opportunity to choose from lovingly<br />
designed products from local talented creatives<br />
and designers. With so many opportunities to<br />
purchase that special something there really is<br />
very little excuse for a boring present this year!<br />
Tea Green Festive Market<br />
Sat 16th – Sun 17th Nov & Sat 7th – Sun<br />
8th Dec, 10am - 4pm Kibble Palace,<br />
Glasgow Botanic Gardens w:teagreen.co.uk<br />
Paul O’Gorman Christmas Fair and<br />
Tearoom, Sun 24th Nov, 1pm – 4pm<br />
Knightswood Community Centre G13 3DD<br />
fb:The Paul O’Gorman Christmas Fair<br />
Art On The Exchange, various<br />
dates throughout Nov and Dec,<br />
Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AH<br />
fb:Art On The Exchange <strong>2019</strong><br />
Top for Pantos and Shows<br />
There must be something in the water, because<br />
never before has there been such a choice for<br />
live entertainment over the Festive period to<br />
suit all age groups. Glasgow Mask and Puppet<br />
Theatre have a fantastic programme of events<br />
for younger audiences. Look out for The<br />
Snow Child and Handsome and Gretel. If it’s a<br />
Panto you are after, there are several choices.<br />
At Websters Theatre join Dotty for a Glaswegian<br />
twist on a very famous tale in The Pure Amazing<br />
Wiz of Oz which young and old will enjoy.<br />
Meanwhile at Oran Mor, Dixie Whittington: The<br />
Hamecoming is a tale of our heroine trying to<br />
make her way back to her Granny in Glasgow and<br />
is aimed at an adult audience.<br />
The broadway musical Elf takes to the boards of<br />
the colossal SSE Hydro for one weekend only as<br />
everyone’s favourite Buddy puts on a Christmas<br />
spectacular with a 30 ft Christmas tree in tow!<br />
Better get those tickets soon as these shows are<br />
bound to be popular.<br />
Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre<br />
w:maskandpuppet.co.uk/whats-oncalendar<br />
The Pure Amazing Wiz of Oz, Websters<br />
Theatre, Sat 30th Nov - Sat 4th Jan,<br />
w:webstersglasgow.com<br />
Dixie Whittington: The Hamecoming<br />
Oran Mor, Mon 25th Nov – Sat 28th Dec<br />
w:playpiepint.com<br />
Elf – A Christmas Spectacular<br />
SSE Hydro, Sat 14 & Sun 15th Dec<br />
w:thessehydro.com/events
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LIVE<br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
a-ha<br />
Friday 1st <strong>November</strong> 7pm<br />
The SEC Armadillo, sec.co.uk<br />
a-ha are a Norwegian band formed<br />
in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Morten<br />
Harket (vocals), Magne Furuholmen<br />
(keyboards, guitars) and Paul<br />
Waaktaar-Savoy(guitars), the band<br />
rose to fame during the mid 80s and<br />
are most notable for their global<br />
hit record Take On Me. They have<br />
sold in excess of 50 million records<br />
worldwide and continue to tour every<br />
year. Another notable fact is that<br />
singer Morten Harket is listed in the<br />
Guinness Book Of Records for the<br />
longest live note held; he held a note<br />
for 20.2 seconds. Now I don’t know<br />
who is timing these things but I’ve<br />
always felt sorry for Morton having<br />
to hit that E5 note in Take On Me on<br />
stage every night. Anyway it should be<br />
an 80stastic night full of swooning<br />
quinquagenarianettes.<br />
Choice Tracks: a-ha 'Take On Me'<br />
Marc Rebillet<br />
Wednesday 6th <strong>November</strong> 7pm<br />
SWG3, swg3.tv<br />
Artists breaking through on their<br />
YouTube channels is a common 21stcentury<br />
occurrence these days<br />
and Franco/American Dallas born<br />
Marc Rebillet’s craft is tailor-made<br />
for the YouTube generation, who watch<br />
to see the bedroom hipster perform<br />
music, comedy and performance art<br />
with an array of musical instruments<br />
and a loop station.<br />
He began publishing YouTube videos<br />
of himself improvising songs in his<br />
apartment in 2016. These videos<br />
began to go viral through Reddit and<br />
Facebook garnering a huge, hyperengaged<br />
loyal fan base.<br />
Watching him do his thing on<br />
YouTube is truly mesmerising. He<br />
builds his songs from scratch using<br />
only his prodigious natural talent<br />
and his trusted Boss RC-505 loop<br />
station referencing Prince, Vulfpeck<br />
and classic R’n’B along the way.<br />
He takes calls from his fans when he<br />
does live streams on Sundays with<br />
the broadcast morphing into a sort<br />
of radio show with him presenting,<br />
chatting and creating music on the<br />
fly. It can be a bit chaotic at times<br />
but the 300,000 subscribers he has<br />
suggests no-one seems to mind.<br />
He’s out on his quirkily named<br />
Comeback World Tour in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Choice tracks: Marc Rebillet<br />
‘You Were there'<br />
Magpie Blue<br />
Tuesday 19th <strong>November</strong> 7pm<br />
Hug and Pint, thehugandpint.com<br />
Millie Hanlon-Cole aka Magpie Blue<br />
is an incredibly gifted 19-yearold<br />
female singer songwriter from<br />
Edinburgh. I think I’ve caught this<br />
one early as she has only two songs<br />
listed on Spotify, but what assured<br />
and compelling recordings they are.<br />
You get the sense listening to her<br />
of an old head resting on young<br />
shoulders, of someone who has the<br />
emotional intelligence to channel<br />
real feeling into their music. Having<br />
already gained comparisons to the<br />
likes of PJ Harvey and Anna Calvi, her<br />
Jeff Buckley-esque vocals inflect with<br />
a sense of raw melancholy. Once again<br />
the Scottish music scene produces<br />
another prodigious talent. I look<br />
forward to watching her meteoric rise.<br />
Choice track: Magpie Blue ‘Haunted’
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by Greg Kane<br />
<strong>December</strong><br />
Beak><br />
Friday 6th <strong>December</strong> 7pm<br />
QMU, qmunion.org.uk<br />
Featuring members of Portishead and<br />
Moon Gangs, Beak> is the musical trio<br />
of Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller and Will<br />
Young from Bristol who craft dense<br />
and atmospheric music inspired by<br />
Dub, Krautrock and The Beach Boys,<br />
quite a mix.<br />
But the band have a pretty simple<br />
ethos of playing music for enjoyment<br />
sake and laying it down live and as<br />
one in the studio. What comes out<br />
of these sessions is, to these ears,<br />
a contemporary take on 'prog' that is<br />
soulfully executed and both playful<br />
and serious in equal measure. In the<br />
10 years that they’ve been together<br />
they’ve toured extensively all over<br />
the world and released three albums,<br />
the latest one '>>>' was released in<br />
2018. At times they remind me of the<br />
iconic 70s band King Crimson but<br />
they definitely have their own sound.<br />
The city of Bristol’s mantra is Keep<br />
Bristol Weird and Beak> certainly<br />
subscribe to that. Very enjoyable<br />
modern prog.<br />
Choice track: Beak> 'Sex Music'<br />
Clairo<br />
Sunday 8th <strong>December</strong> 7pm<br />
QMU, qmunion.org.uk<br />
Claire Cottrill known professionally<br />
as Clairo, is a 22-year-old American<br />
singer-songwriter from Carlisle<br />
Massachusetts. Her fame escalated<br />
after releasing the song Pretty Girl<br />
in 2017, a lofi produced song that<br />
attracted over 40 million views on<br />
YouTube. Now describing your music as<br />
'lofi' often hints at a 'do it yourself'<br />
attitude to creating your stuff,<br />
but this girl is the daughter of one of<br />
the most influential marketing men<br />
on the planet, namely Geoff Cottrill<br />
(Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Converse,<br />
The Grammys, to name but a few).<br />
So I’m thinking not much of what she’s<br />
doing is left to chance. Nonetheless<br />
she does create a sound that is<br />
compelling in it’s delicacy. She’s<br />
surrounded herself with some clever<br />
and thoughtful music makers too who<br />
help her produce some genuinely<br />
beautiful music.<br />
Choice Track: Clairo 'Pretty Girl'<br />
The Japanese House<br />
Monday 16th <strong>December</strong> 7pm<br />
SWG3, swg3.tv<br />
The Japanese House is an English<br />
indie pop act from Buckinghamshire,<br />
aka 23 year old Amber Bain. She makes<br />
dreampop electro music utilising<br />
the smarts of Bon Iver’s producer<br />
BJ Burton and recording at said Iver’s<br />
studio in Wisconsin, USA. She’s also<br />
been nurtured and supported by the<br />
guys from the band The 1975. There’s<br />
just something about left-handed<br />
guitarists, to me they come across as<br />
more genuine than their conventional<br />
contemporaries and playing her<br />
Fender Stratocaster upside down,<br />
Amber Bain delivers honest, beautiful,<br />
heartfelt music. She also plays most<br />
of the instruments on her lastest<br />
album Good At Falling admitting to<br />
being a bit of a control freak, but it’s<br />
definitely not to the detriment of the<br />
record. Pretty English Rose pop music.<br />
Choice track: The Japanese House<br />
'Maybe Your The Reason'
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Talking Shop With<br />
The Pastels<br />
WORDS NICOLA MAULE IMAGES JOHNNY MCLAUCHLAN<br />
Nicola Maule speaks to Stephen McRobbie from influential Glasgow band,<br />
The Pastels, about record labels, record shops, and the ever changing<br />
musical landscape. This <strong>November</strong> The Pastels take to the stage at<br />
The Great Western, a brand new multi-venue festival right on our doorstep.<br />
The Pastels are playing at The Great<br />
Western festival in <strong>November</strong>, which<br />
is showing to have a great line-up of<br />
bands, at a number of venues throughout<br />
Glasgow’s West End. What was it about<br />
this festival that made you sign up to play?<br />
It was a combination of things. It seemed<br />
potentially exciting and the timing was good<br />
for us. We’ve worked with the promoter, 432,<br />
in the past and we knew that they would trust<br />
us and help us realise an event that we would<br />
all be proud of. I’m wary of the word ‘curate’,<br />
it’s become such a cliché, so it’s more a<br />
co-operation between us to put something<br />
amazing in place for one of the shows,<br />
in Maryhill Community Central Hall. So far<br />
we’ve got Sacred Paws, Lightships and Molly<br />
Linen playing, we’re about to add a couple<br />
more and DJs. We’re hoping it can become a<br />
real hub for The Great Western festival.<br />
Your last album Slow Summits was<br />
released in 2013 through indie label<br />
Domino Records, and shortlisted the<br />
same year for Scottish Album of the Year<br />
– did you enjoy reconnecting with your fan<br />
base at this time?<br />
With regards to Slow Summits, we never<br />
felt disconnected from our fanbase as we’d<br />
been playing live from time to time and of<br />
course working on other things that became<br />
public domain like the collaboration with<br />
our friends, Tenniscoats, the Two Sunsets<br />
album. We’d been doing some film and<br />
theatre things too so it felt not too much like<br />
a massive comeback. We were very proud<br />
when it started to get good reviews and<br />
we could see that people liked it. Great to<br />
make the shortlist of the Scottish album of<br />
the year. I think many people always feel an<br />
affection for a group’s first music but maybe<br />
we managed to make people feel an affection<br />
for our most recent music. I only hope that<br />
we can do it again, we’ll always try to come<br />
up with something that’s better than we’ve<br />
done before.<br />
Being a part of Glasgow record shop,<br />
Monorail, you clearly love being immersed<br />
in the music scene – are you always<br />
on the lookout for new bands and still<br />
enjoy watching live music as much as<br />
playing?<br />
Being involved in Monorail Music gives<br />
me a different perspective. I get to hear<br />
so many different records, it’s healthy and<br />
sometimes daunting trying to keep up.<br />
For me, I prefer playing music to watching it,<br />
it’s just a bit more satisfying. That said, I have<br />
seen some amazing shows this year – Jarv<br />
Is, Julia McFarlane’s Reality Guest, Trash<br />
Kit. I’m proud to be working with Spinning<br />
Coin through our label, Geographic, and<br />
on a Strawberry Switchblade retrospective<br />
too. I try to keep learning and try to keep my<br />
enthusiasm. So far it’s not been a problem.
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After your first single, Songs for Children,<br />
released on Whaam records in 82’ I read<br />
that you released a cassette tape. Did that<br />
format give you more control and how do<br />
you feel about the resurgence in releasing<br />
tapes recently as an ‘old school’ format?<br />
I actually can’t remember what came first.<br />
We were really keen to reach an audience<br />
and impatient so we were always trying to<br />
take things into our own hands. Cassettes<br />
were easy and cheap – a good format for<br />
where we were. I understand them coming<br />
back round because they still maybe seem<br />
more fun than a file. I think they’re extremely<br />
niche objects but they have a place. I still<br />
like a well made mix tape with a nice piece of<br />
handmade art.<br />
You have always been in what seems to<br />
be a crowd of musicians that were very<br />
comfortable collaborating with each<br />
other. Is this something that you still enjoy<br />
and are there any new collaborations in<br />
the offing?<br />
We’ve not really got anything planned but<br />
would like to make another record with<br />
Tenniscoats sometime. I think of The Pastels<br />
as a collaboration – between the various<br />
musicians in the group and the sound<br />
engineer. Sometimes it’s good not to colour<br />
everything in to the nth. Then you’re leaving<br />
space for a collaborator. If Kicking Leaves<br />
had been too realised Craig Armstrong might<br />
have felt there was nothing for him to do.<br />
Instead he was able to help give it a particular<br />
identity which we loved.<br />
How do see the music industry moving<br />
forward considering the seismic changes<br />
that have taken place since The Pastels<br />
started out?<br />
I’m not sure what changes are coming next<br />
– people listen to music in so many different<br />
ways. Even on our label, Domino, some of<br />
the artists are reaching their fanbase mainly<br />
through streaming. I think people are after<br />
a mixture of convenience and quality. The<br />
quality part is ultimately really important.<br />
That’s why so many people still love listening<br />
to records.<br />
The Great Western is an all-day multivenue<br />
music festival on Saturday 23rd<br />
<strong>November</strong>. For full listings and ticket sales<br />
go to: tgwfest.com.
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A SHOP<br />
that’s close to home<br />
When the holidays roll around, you might be tempted to jump online, make<br />
a few quick clicks, select the standard shipping, and choose the generic gift<br />
wrap for Auntie Claire. It’s quick, it’s easy…and completely devoid of any<br />
forethought or sentiment. Yet it’s fun to shop in the neighbourhood where<br />
all the store owners know your name and greet you with a smile.<br />
WORDS PAMELA PALONGUE<br />
IMAGES GREGOR REID<br />
When it comes to the holiday fare<br />
you’ll be serving family and friends,<br />
you’ll want the healthiest and best<br />
ingredients you can get. By shopping the<br />
local independent markets, you can ensure<br />
that everything is fresh, and hasn’t been<br />
sitting in a warehouse for months. Also,<br />
shopping local helps to support small<br />
businesses, which in turn, helps support local<br />
families.<br />
One thing the area independent<br />
merchants all seem to have in common,<br />
is that they are passionate about what they<br />
do and how they do it.<br />
One local business is Anderson’s,<br />
located at 92 Queen Margaret Drive in<br />
North Kelvinside. This establishment has<br />
been at this exact spot for over 100 years!<br />
And though you may have noticed a new<br />
name outside (Barvas & James) the family<br />
that runs it is still the same. Because they<br />
have pivoted from a fruit market into flowers<br />
and gifts, they felt they needed a new name<br />
to reflect the change. But John, who is<br />
the great-grandson of the original owners,<br />
will still be offering fruit – just with a slightly<br />
different twist. People will be able to order<br />
fruit online and have it delivered right to their<br />
door!<br />
With some larger scale businesses,<br />
ordering produce online might be a bit risky,<br />
since fruit and veg can vary in quality and<br />
freshness. The difference with Barvas &<br />
James is that it is ordered, hand-selected<br />
and delivered by John and his family. It is<br />
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shopping, but from people that you know and<br />
trust. Watch for the launch soon!<br />
The shop itself has lovely pots, candle<br />
holders, luxurious bath products and even<br />
speciality chocolates! As much as possible<br />
John stocks products that are sustainably<br />
sourced from local suppliers. If you’re not<br />
sure what to buy someone, why not select a<br />
lovely plant that will add some colour to their<br />
home? A surprise bouquet will always light up<br />
someone’s face as well. John, his wife Nicola,<br />
and their team of florists create stunning<br />
displays from top quality seasonal blooms.<br />
And, as they are an independent florist, each<br />
bouquet or arrangement is a custom creation.<br />
From late <strong>November</strong>, be sure to stop by<br />
their shop to pick out your Christmas tree!<br />
Many families have made this their annual<br />
ritual. They will have Nordmann Firs, and also<br />
Living Spruce Trees if you prefer to plant your<br />
tree in the garden after Christmas, and they<br />
deliver.<br />
John’s great-grandparents who were from<br />
Barvas on the Isle of Lewis, would be proud<br />
of the company that they started in Glasgow<br />
over a century ago. Barvas & James is an<br />
enduring family legacy.<br />
Another familiar face in the neighbourhood<br />
since 1979 is Roots, Fruits & Flowers.<br />
Its owner, Garth, has a long history with fresh
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produce, which began with working for a<br />
competitor’s fruit market, before leaving to<br />
start his own.<br />
His initial foray into fruit, has morphed into<br />
a company that sells fruit and veg, flowers,<br />
whole foods, a whole foods deli and catering<br />
service! (They probably couldn’t fit all of that<br />
on the sign) They offer fruit and veg boxes,<br />
which are a mixture of fresh, local produce<br />
that can be delivered to your door either<br />
weekly, or bi-weekly. The contents of the box<br />
changes according to what’s in season, so<br />
you have to be open to eating with the natural<br />
variance of harvesting times.<br />
The Whole Foods Deli, as the name<br />
implies, uses whole foods and organics in<br />
the dishes, with vegan and gluten free dishes<br />
on the menu, which again are prepared<br />
according to what’s in season. They also<br />
have delicious gluten-free cakes for dessert!<br />
You can have Roots, Fruits & Flowers cater<br />
your holiday meal or party, for innovative<br />
recipes that are good for you. But don’t delay!<br />
Kieran recommends ordering by the 1st of<br />
<strong>December</strong> to avoid disappointment. This year<br />
they will be offering organic turkeys.<br />
If you’re looking for a gift (and who<br />
doesn’t love food?) you might consider<br />
one of their lovely cheese hampers or their<br />
full breakfast hampers. They’ll surely be<br />
appreciated and well-digested.<br />
Roots, Fruits & Flowers will also have<br />
Christmas trees for sale, including organic<br />
and Living Trees and they’ll deliver to your<br />
door. The company has been moving things<br />
around a bit, with the flower shop and the<br />
fruit market trading places, but by the time<br />
you read this, they should be all settled in.<br />
Another great way to shop several local<br />
businesses in one place is the Glasgow<br />
Farmers Market at Mansfield Park. Held on<br />
the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month,<br />
this market may be a bit of a misnomer.<br />
There’s plenty of farmer’s produce, but<br />
there’s also lots of other interesting things<br />
from soup to soap.
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The Caurnie Soaperie, located in<br />
Kirkintilloch comes to the market and sells<br />
their natural skin care soaps, shampoos,<br />
shower gels and lotions. They even have their<br />
own organic herb garden where they grow<br />
their own nettle for use in their products.<br />
They happen to be the oldest and last<br />
working soap makers in the world who use<br />
a natural soap making process known as<br />
coldprocess. In two years they will celebrate<br />
their 100 year anniversary!<br />
At the other end of the spectrum is<br />
Root Candy. This energetic group of young<br />
entrepreneurs just launched in August,<br />
and sells baked goods and sweets that<br />
contain healthy ingredients such as beetroot<br />
and carrots. If you’re needing something<br />
interesting for a dinner party that will be<br />
innovative (and tastes great) stop by the<br />
market for some of their wares.<br />
And there’s organic fruits and veg offered<br />
by Bellefield Organics from Abernethy,<br />
where you can pick up a little farm to table<br />
action. The market is also home to around<br />
40 vendors, including those specialising in<br />
fish, pork, lamb, and even a local importer of<br />
French Provencal delicacies. Many shoppers<br />
drive from several miles away to attend<br />
the Mansfield Park Market. Residents of<br />
Glasgow’s West End are so lucky to have<br />
such a lovely market right at their doorstep.<br />
It’s great to support all the local<br />
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Ithink there is somewhat of a divide<br />
developing between the people who love<br />
‘small plates’ and the people who don’t.<br />
Luckily for Five March, I’m on the loving side.<br />
Who doesn’t want the chance to try 12 dishes<br />
instead of two?<br />
I’ve visited Five March a couple of<br />
times now and it still feels like one of those<br />
‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ spots, nestled<br />
into Elderslie Street, a mere moment from<br />
bustling Charing Cross.<br />
If you do manage to notice it as you walk<br />
by, it is most certainly worth dropping in.<br />
The minimalist, Scandinavian-style décor<br />
might leave some cold, but the welcoming<br />
staff does a perfect job of warming you up<br />
– and if that doesn’t do it, then their list of<br />
unusual and inventive cocktails definitely will.<br />
The ever-changing menu focuses on fresh,<br />
seasonal produce and celebrates a wide<br />
range of cuisines, with distinct Asian and<br />
Middle Eastern influences.<br />
All plates are, as mentioned, designed to<br />
be shared, with a fantastic mix of seafood,<br />
meat and vegetables on offer. In fact, the<br />
vegetable dishes are often where Five March<br />
shines.<br />
Take, for example, the confit garlic<br />
panisse, with sweet potato, zuni pickle,<br />
almond and parmesan crumb. A perfect<br />
plate of textures and flavours that will convert<br />
even the staunchest of meat-lovers. The fried<br />
potatoes are also not to be missed – a staple<br />
on the menu, the only thing that changes<br />
about them is the flavour of aioli they are<br />
paired with.<br />
The real winner though is the charred<br />
octopus with corn, radish, cucumber,<br />
grapefruit and puffed rice. Both fresh and<br />
smoky, this dish pairs perfectly charred and<br />
tender octopus with a smooth and sweet<br />
corn puree and zesty grapefruit. It is a dish<br />
not to be missed.<br />
If you are looking to cleanse your<br />
palate after your meal, I highly recommend<br />
the lemongrass and kaffir lime posset,<br />
which feels both luxurious and refreshing.<br />
For something a little richer, the chocolate<br />
parfait with peanut butter granola is<br />
incredibly indulgent.<br />
To be perfectly honest, there was very<br />
little on this menu that I did not enjoy.<br />
Some might say that the mixture of such<br />
different dishes might make the meal feel<br />
inharmonious, but I feel the opposite is true.<br />
Every dish is perfectly balanced, and seeing<br />
that level of skill on every plate only shows<br />
how talented the team of chefs at Five March<br />
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Legal Matters<br />
Hate Thy Neighbour<br />
Words from Donald Reid, Chairman at Mitchells Roberton:<br />
West End tenement living can give rise to conflict over noise or use of<br />
communal spaces. How do you deal with those less than considerate<br />
neighbours? Read on to find out more.<br />
The capacity for human beings to fall<br />
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A resident in a converted big house<br />
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communal rear garden area to stop an upper<br />
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The upper proprietor retaliates by taking the<br />
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themselves that they can place their own wee<br />
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These examples come from actual cases<br />
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are at least two difficulties. First: contrary<br />
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the fear of death into most people but to a<br />
bully such a letter is often gleefully received.<br />
The obnoxious behaviour gets cranked up.<br />
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My advice is first to ask the victims if<br />
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If there is no insurance nor enough money,<br />
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confrontation. The victim should pluck up<br />
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Homes & Interiors<br />
winter<br />
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This is the time of year when we really want to<br />
love our homes the most. Whether we’re everready<br />
for guests, snuggling in front of the fire,<br />
or hosting the Hogmanay bash, it’s the season we<br />
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The natural touch is a key interior trend for <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
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The classic festive feel never goes out of fashion<br />
and luxurious touches of red or green velvet<br />
immediately nod to the nostalgia of traditional<br />
trimmings. Many of us still opt for the turkey (or nut<br />
roast) dinner, the mince pies and the old films, and<br />
alongside the mulled wine – it’s nice to have a touch<br />
of traditional warmth in our environment too.<br />
Once you have the soft, warm backdrop, you<br />
can add the festive touch to whatever greater or<br />
lesser extent you prefer. Think about the natural<br />
plants and flowers of the season as the core way<br />
to effortlessly bring the season into your home. It<br />
doesn’t take much to create an impression if you’re<br />
sticking with the traditional favourites. Just a bowl<br />
full of holly immediately says ‘Santa’ or some<br />
strategically placed mistletoe adds a festive edge.<br />
Bring the outside in with some chunky pine cones or<br />
twisty twigs. Spray with a touch of gold paint, or
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hang little baubles from the twigs to easily add that<br />
understated sparkle to your room.<br />
The Christmas tree is of course the seasonal<br />
focus point. For me, when I was growing up,<br />
this was an annual traipse of a mission, getting from<br />
forest to borrowed roof-rack to wrong sized pot.<br />
It was never guaranteed the tree would last to the<br />
big day, and very often the hoover was full of needles<br />
before Santa had fired up the sleigh. However this<br />
is no more. There’s no need to travel or scrabble for<br />
your tree this year. There’s an array available right<br />
on our doorsteps. The West End Garden Centre is<br />
even creating a festive forest. Owner Martin says,<br />
'We’ll have hundreds of trees for people to choose<br />
from, locally sourced with non-needle options – all of<br />
which can be delivered free of charge'.<br />
Whatever you do to decorate your tree, is a matter<br />
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can also borrow a few snippets from a branch or<br />
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place settings, or table displays. Even for your<br />
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Use brown paper to wrap your presents, with a<br />
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printed gift tag with a star or a tree cut from an<br />
old sponge or a potato, get the kids involved in the<br />
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under anyone’s tree.<br />
And our local florists are also gearing up for<br />
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As we’re bringing the outside in this year, think<br />
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a small thing, but it really makes such a<br />
difference!<br />
The custom painted Shaker and grained<br />
slab doors and drawers are solidly crafted<br />
and the overall look beautifully traditional,<br />
yet contemporary, with it’s Glacier White<br />
Corian and planked oak worktops alongside<br />
a Quooker 3 in 1 tap. Practicality, innovation<br />
and beauty sit well together to make an<br />
intriguing whole in a Wee Kitchen Shop<br />
kitchen. Though maybe the final shout out<br />
has to go to Greg’s trades people.<br />
‘From start to finish everyone who worked<br />
on the kitchen was professional and friendly<br />
and couldn’t say enough good things about<br />
Greg,’ says Ruth. ‘It’s obvious how much<br />
they love working on a job with him and<br />
personally, I think that says everything.’<br />
Please call ahead for a FREE<br />
consultation appointment at<br />
The Wee Kitchen Shop.<br />
The WEE Kitchen Shop<br />
304 Crow Road, Broomhill G11 7HS<br />
0141 334 4747<br />
www.theweekitchenshop.co.uk<br />
info@theweekitchenshop.co.uk
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