Communities Coping with Covid by Amanda Eleftheriades The past year has been difficult for most of us, being cut off from friends, family, colleagues and social spaces. As we faced a crisis of global proportions the most vulnerable people in our communities again became those most at risk. Unable to walk through the doors Clydesider Editor • Community
Canal Clean-Up Words & Photos by Stephen Barbour During normal times myself and the Cubs from 6th Clydebank Scout group would end our term walking from our HQ in Dalmuir along the canal path picking up litter. At the end we’d get a chippy as a reward. During the first lockdown Clydesider Editor • Community
Golden Friendships - Our Story Sponsored Editorial Golden Friendships charity started with the aim to set up a karaoke group for our friends in the community with additional needs. Creating a safe and friendly environment was of utmost importance, it was the minimum our friends deserved. The first day my mother Agnes McLaren sat with Clydesider Editor • Community
Musical Youth Words by Jenny Watson Photos by Emma Latham, TCB Photography It will be a few years before we fully realise the impact this last year has had on our children but one local young man has been making a big impact himself. Mark Morrison, 15, from Alexandria spent much of Clydesider Editor • Community
Student Solutions By Aidan Macdonald The last 12 months have been a struggle for everyone. From those who work in the NHS to those who have had to shield. It really has been a year to forget. One group significantly impacted by the pandemic is young people. From the constant stop-start of Clydesider Editor • Covid-19
https://clydesider.org/2021/03/08/y-hut-it/ Y Hut It Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Charlie Sherry The midges are starting to bite as we head along the footpath taking us deep into the heart of Carbeth and by the time we have walked about ¼ mile to the newly built hut belonging to Y Sort It the pesky insects Clydesider • Community
