DSC09497 Activists of Our Past By Florence Boyle Perhaps you know some of the streets in Whitecrook are named after former councillors. But what many don’t know is that Lappin Street is named after Clydebank’s first woman councillor. Isabella, “Bella” Lappin (1880 1961), is a case study in how quickly and completely women Clydesider Editor • Community Activist
Leven Litter Pickers by Laura Giannini No prizes for guessing what the Leven Litter Pickers do. They are an active and prolific group of volunteers, that first came together way-back in the spring of 2021. The core members, who are still active in the group, met in Alexandria in response to an article Clydesider Editor • Community Activist
Awards Ceremony for OKFP - Sponsored Editorial Volunteers from Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels charity were honoured at an Awards Ceremony in April after receiving the news from Buckingham Palace they were to receive the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) - the charity equivalent of an MBE. The charity, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, Clydesider Editor • Issue 31
