Fairy Glen words & photos by Caroline Finn. The Lusset Glen in Old Kilpatrick has come alive with Fairy Magic. It all began when a local family decided to add a door to the bottom of a tree to let the fairies come and go. Then another family created a little fairy Clydesider Editor • Community
Know Your Rights Providing advice and information on everything from benefits to housing is all part of a day’s work for the West Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau. But since lockdown kicked in they have found themselves with a whole new set of enquiries to deal with. “In the early days we had Clydesider Editor • Community
Friendship is Golden Golden Moments Words and Photos by Charlie Sherry “I hadn’t been out my room for 17 years.” For 28-year-old Stephen Coombe, life before Golden Friendships Club was a lonely and difficult place. Walking through the doors of the Dalmuir-based charity with, what he described as “not much expectation and even less Clydesider Editor • Community
Blooming With Potential Words and Photos by Charlie Sherry If you ever have the good fortune to come across Clydebank man, Johnny Dale, the chances are he’ll be confidently sharing his extensive knowledge of horticulture in one of the community gardens around West Dunbartonshire or Glasgow where he regularly volunteers. Or perhaps Clydesider Editor • Issue 10
The Shanghai Express By Ally Craig Just recently, I have been going to a wee gathering every Wednesday night, with like-minded individuals who share a sort of common purpose. We are all people who have experienced difficulties, to a varying degree, with alcohol and the causes and effects associated with the various problems Clydesider Editor • Community
Light at the End of the Tunnel By Charlie Sherry Ten years ago I realised my relationship with alcohol had changed from maybe having one too many on a night out, to sneaking up to the local Spar for my carryout at times when I was least likely to meet someone I knew. I had become totally Clydesider Editor • Community
