Inside this refurbished Clydebank pub which has eager locals

Brian Carnochan, a bankie and owner of the Grant Arms in Glasgow's city centre, will officially be re-opening the Glenhead Tavern on Friday, August 29.

The establishment has undertaken a makeover since it's closure seven months ago and will be host to new furnishings.

(Image: Supplied) However, on a pre-opening family and friends night to test out the new bar, word had spread to locals who were eager to get a glimpse of the transformation.

Brian said: "On Sunday, we had a taster session for our friends and family just so we could check that everything worked, and that we had everything we needed.

"We ended up with a full bar of people from Duntocher who had just come in.

"They were buying beer, and they were in the bar. I thought, 'Why not? The beer is pouring and the till is open.'

"People have been coming all the time to ask for a look around. Almost every day.

"At the end, we literally had a full bar full of people from Duntocher."

The bar and former function room of the establishment have been knocked through to create one space, divided by two bars.

The red interior that used to cover the pub's chairs and decor has been ripped out and replaced with a green and sage-toned environment, creating a "calm" atmosphere.

To top it off, the bar has littered archived pictures of the Duntocher throughout the pub.

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(Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) Brian and his team are hopeful that the transformation will create a family-friendly pub.

He added: "It's nicer than I had originally thought it would be. All the tones and the different fabrics work together so well.

"Everything's new.

"We worked with an interior designer to get all these old pictures. She asked us what we would want, and we asked her to get things relating to Duntocher.

"If you were to come in September, it looked dark and dingy. So we have new windows to brighten it up.

"The logo that we have made is based on the Grant arms logo."

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(Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) However, locals who have followed the changes might have expected a few more differences, mainly the name, which we previously reported was to change to The Duntocher.

Brian says the idea has been quashed.

He said: "At the very first stage, they had talked about changing the name of the pub to The Duntocher.

"You can call a bar whatever you like, but people will still call it whatever the original name was. 

"We decided just to stick with the Glenhead Tavern and let people call it whatever they want.

"You could change the name of the Grant Arms in Glasgow, and people would still call it Grants."

The Glenhead Tavern will officially reopen to customers on Friday, August 29.