Zooming Down Memory Lane by Belle Sorrell Vale of Leven Academy recently launched a Sporting Memories Virtual Club in partnership with the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland. Nathan Williamson, Abbi Pilkington and Lucy Oliver are sixth year students who volunteered to organise and run the club - the first of its kind in the UK. Clydesider Editor • Community
Active Travel Boost For The Vale by Amanda Eleftheriades The value of cycle ways, footpaths and beautiful open spaces right on our doorsteps have become more than evident over the past year. But for some the great outdoors can be difficult to access. Volunteers with the Vale of Leven Trust recognised this was a challenge for Clydesider Editor • Adventure
Healing Hands Words by Angela Clark Photos by Jessica Murray (age 10) - St Stephen's Primary School pupil Low mood, anxiety and sleepless nights, the list of menopausal symptoms seems never-ending for me. I know it varies from woman to woman. In my first year of the change, known as Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Art Over Adversity By Angela Clark A free art class has provided a new lease of life for a retired nurse struggling with sight loss and an incurable brain disorder. Cath Meikle was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2017, months later she became blind in her left eye and lost part Clydesider Editor • Creative
Mobility Support For Shoppers - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL Clyde Shopmobility is a member led Disabled People’s Organisation and Registered Charity. The Charity’s aim is to reduce social isolation and to promote equality of access for all. We provide motorised scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs and other mobility aids to help our members get around Clydesider Editor • Issue 16
Join The Ben View Blether - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL Ben View is a community centre based in Dumbarton, that offers support services to some of the most vulnerable within our community. Our services include a youth programme, personal care for older people in the community, befriending service for older isolated people and a daily lunch and activity Clydesider Editor • Community