Mind Your Mind Staying connected while socially distanced from friends and family is vital for our well-being, according to mental health expert Dr Sam Beckett. Dr Beckett, a psychologist and counselling team lead for local mental health charity, Stepping Stones, said it is not unusual to be struggling with the current situation. Clydesider Editor • Uncategorised
Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels Launch An Old Kilpatrick couple have set up a foodbank for people in the village and nearby communities who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus. Maureen and Gordon Cummings launched the initiative the first week in May and on the first day gave out 20 food packages. The couple Clydesider Editor • Community
Tam's Top Tips Words by Tam Hall Photos by Katie Kennedy As we are now a good bit into this lockdown most people have done just about everything that is possible to do in the garden (and the house), so why don't you try some container gardening? There are still places Clydesider Editor • Community
Safety Visor Community Action by Amanda Eleftheriades-Sherry These exceptional times are uncovering and creating local hidden heroes who are going above and beyond to help our communities. Astronomy enthusiast, Joe Burns, is one such man. His love of the stars had led him to join local charity Bellsmyre Digital’s Astronomy Club where Clydesider Editor • Community
Agnes McGettigan Lockdown's Green-fingered Revolution Words by Amanda Eleftheriades-Sherry Photos by Angela Clark and Action Old Kilpatrick Agnes McGettigan from Dalmuir is one of many people across West Dunbartonshire who has discovered the simple pleasures of lockdown gardening. The 81-year-old has been shielding since March and decided to put her time to Clydesider Editor • Community
Nature on the Hoof by Paul Murdoch Surrounded by moorland, farmland, rivers, lochs, hills and crags - our area is teaming with wildlife. Here are a few recent snapshots. I call this first photo my ‘leaping Bambi’ picture. I spotted the Roe Deer buck in a grassy field as I climbed the steep track towards Clydesider Editor • Uncategorised
