5ba2219a-93e0-4058-b63c-755f9090c35f Words of Change - The Wee Glesga Poet Words by Jenny Watson & Photos courtesy of Emma Armstrong There is a curious little phenomenon we often experience in this life called the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, also known as Frequency Illusion. It’s when you see or experience something new, then suddenly you start to notice it everywhere. Maybe you Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
upscalemedia-transformed (3) (Untitled) Sponsored Editorial Knowes Housing Association Ltd (KHA) is a community based social landlord committed to its mission of providing good quality affordable housing and services which meet the needs and aspirations of the community we serve. The Association owns and manages 1056 properties and provides factoring services to 562 customers Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
IMG_0011 Community Links Scotland Sponsored Editorial As a local Clydebank-based community regeneration charity, we have been supporting the West Dunbartonshire community for 23 years. We primarily work with community-led Housing Associations to develop and deliver projects that support their tenants who are most vulnerable to social isolation and financial hardship, and we support a Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
IMG_6120 Pride of Place Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Caroline Finn What makes you proud of your hometown? At the start of the year, we put this question to a group of Bankies and provided a variety of creative opportunities for them to share their thoughts. Together they remembered the town’s proud Clydesider Editor • Activism
SMM2025 Denny Brothers - draughtsmen & women outing c1950 Denny Social Words by Annie Jordan Photos by Jordan Stevens & courtesy of Scottish Maritime Museum If you have never visited the Denny Tank in Dumbarton, it is high time you did! There is something for everyone and the price could not be better at the moment: a paying adult (£5 full Clydesider Editor • Heritage
image9 My Journey from Sri Lanka to Scotland: A Dream Seven Years in the Making By Suhaila For seven years, I waited. Not just waited, but held my breath—hoping, wondering, fearing. Every decision I made in Sri Lanka felt like a question mark. Should I buy these school textbooks? Should I enroll in this course? Should I just do what I want here? Or Clydesider Editor • Issue 32