One of my work colleagues came round the other day, never having been in Robroyston before I gave her directions....easy ones that included ASDA and roundabouts (well what else can I use as landmarks?)  To cut a long story short they got to the house...via the M80 and Riddrie Cemetery!

'Lovely house and such a nice clean area you live in' was the response...ee by gum, I were right proud!  So it got me to thinking, Burbville is not all that bad, is it? 

 

Robroyston seems to get knocked for the lack of facilities...and rightly so at times....but where else would you rather stay?  From here you can travel North, South, East or West on the motorway network, the Campsie Fells are just over there a bit, and there are still a good few fields to look at.  You can head out to Lenzie and beyond on the bikes and take a wee jaunt to the canal and get some fresh air at the Stables (as long as it comes with chips...it all comes with chips there, have you noticed?)

We live in a privileged area where the majority of the residents are working and are reasonably comfortable...(OK, we work hard, but some people work just as hard and get paid squat!).  We are surrounded by beautiful countryside and still stay within easy distance of the city centre, most of us have cars and although the public transport leaves much to be desired, most of us would use our cars anyway.

So I feel lucky and proud to live here in Robroyston, the only thing missing is a sense of a bigger community.  Maybe that will come when we are all up in arms about the latest house building scheme....or, as I hope, when we are all a lot happier to be living here and rightly proud of the place!