Header Claim What's Yours Campaign By Amanda Eleftheriades, Editor Every year billions of pounds of benefits which should be helping people on the lowest incomes, goes unclaimed. In 2020 the online benefits calculator service, entitledto, estimated a staggering +£15billion a year was not being claimed. This included nearly £2.5million of child tax credits, over Clydesider • Benefits Campaign
DSC03380 Community in Control by Angela Clark & Photo by Harvey Smart It is time for change and that's what's happening in Alexandria as residents and traders set up their first Community Council in 25 years to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making choices about Clydesider Editor • Community
Pg 14 IMG_1945 Raising OI Awareness by Steven Hastings “I have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as Brittle Bones. I have received support over the years from the Brittle Bone Society who recently launched their OICAN May Campaign to make May official ‘OI Awareness Month.’ The Brittle Bone Society is based in Dundee and was started Clydesider Editor • Issue 20
DSC_8012 Wild About Swimming Words and Photo by Jim Duncan It’s May and early morning sees a hardy bunch of souls gathering to get ready to go open water swimming aka ‘wild swimming’ or ‘cold water therapy’ (we used to just call it swimming), at Duck Bay in our National Park. Swimming is Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
https://clydesider.org/2022/07/19/on-yer-bike/ ON YER BIKE by Annie Jordan Photos courtesy of the Vale of Leven Trust “On your bike!” has taken on a whole new meaning for me after seeing what’s on offer at the Vale of Leven Trust Active Travel Hub. Bobby Dorrian, Development Manager of the Hub, explains the Trust was set Clydesider Editor • Community
https://clydesider.org/2022/06/30/this-womans-work/ This Woman’s Work by Clare Sweeney Photos by Chris McCaughey In my house International Women’s day is something we look forward to, we think about what we will do to raise awareness and share stories about the important and inspirational women in our lives. Life as women can be tough and thanks Clydesider Editor • Issue 20
