https://clydesider.org/2020/08/13/tackling-period-poverty/ Tackling Period Poverty By Angela Clark Women and girls in West Dunbartonshire can get a three month supply of free sanitary products delivered direct to their door. The initiative to help tackle period poverty involves Scottish social enterprise HeyGirlsUK teaming up with West Dunbartonshire Council to ensure free tampons and sanitary towels are Clydesider • Community
https://clydesider.org/2020/08/05/pick-play-picnic/ Pick, Play, Picnic By Angela Clark Local youth charity, Y Sort It has been out and about hosting Pick, Play and Picnic events across West Dunbartonshire this summer. The sessions aim to encourage children to get back outdoors whilst looking after their environment. In Radnor Park adults and children helped clear away rubbish Clydesider • Community
https://clydesider.org/2020/07/23/makers-west-launch/ Makers West Launch Creatives across West Dunbartonshire will be able to showcase, share and develop their work with the help of a new network called Makers West. Funded by Creative Scotland, Makers West will connect and highlight the work of a mix of artists, photographers, theatre makers, musicians, painters and crafters. The project Clydesider • Community
Food for Thought distribution Food for Thought by Angela Clark Local food aid charity, Food for Thought, is set to expand their services throughout West Dunbartonshire as two new members join the team. The charity was kept busy during the Covid pandemic delivering emergency food packages. The increase in team members will see them take to the Clydesider Editor • Community
Havoc Meadows Friends with Nature Words and Photo by Zoe Weir Friends of Havoc Meadows have been working hard to record and conserve the high biodiversity at Havoc meadow in Dumbarton. Zoe Weir founder of Friends of Havoc and nearby Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore reports on how the two groups have been operating during lockdown. Clydesider Editor • Community
Seeds of Hope Seeds of Hope were dispatched in little paper envelopes to communities across Scotland – including West Dunbartonshire. The heart-warming Seeds of Hope idea stemmed from a woman looking for ways to stay connected with her elderly father, hundreds of miles away in London. Serena explained: “I was looking for something to Clydesider Editor • Community
