Pilgrim What is changing? Are we powerless? What does it mean to really care? In September 2024 a group of young adults from West Dunbartonshire and Hydra Arts enacted a pilgrimage across Europe by train to Longyearbyen in Svalbard, the area of the world where the affects of climate change are Clydesider Editor • Creative
Local Unsung Heroes to be Celebrated in New Heritage Project Clydesider Creative CIC, is excited to share our good news to kickstart the year. We have been awarded a multi-year grant of £138,954 by The National Heritage Lottery Fund for our multi-media project ‘In Peace & Revolution.’ We will use the funding to record and celebrate stories of local Clydesider Editor • Clydesider News
Dumbarton FC Scottish Cup Winners 1883 An Elephant in the ‘Henhouse’ Words by Brian Wright Photos courtesy of West Dunbartonshire Council Arts & Heritage Services A local building demolished some 45 years ago continues to demand attention on social media platforms to this day. Sadly, however, the reason for this continuing interest is generally one of derision. It is a completely Clydesider Editor • Heritage
Jim and James preparing for the Mens group at Stepping Stones Stepping up for Neurodiversity - Sponsored Editorial If you haven’t heard already, we were recently awarded £178,887 from The National Lottery Community Fund to support our work with neurodiverse people who have common mental health challenges. This led to the recruitment of three much-needed additional staff who are now at the final stages of the Clydesider Editor • Issue 30
original-CF46C286-B1CF-4A21-B774-53D2E77130DF ‘13’ A Teenage Drama Review by Ben Pryde & Photos by Kevin Rodgers Having had no knowledge of the synopsis of ‘13’, I had no idea what to expect when I entered Clydebank Town Hall for the performance. It’s safe to say I was blown away by the crude humour, excellent choreography and Clydesider Editor • Creative
The Snail in the Bottle By Florence Boyle One of the most important Scottish legal cases of the 20th century is Donoghue v Stevenson, and Mrs Donoghue one of its most famous litigants. Anyone who studies Scots Law will come across it as it set case law worldwide. But it also has an unexpected local Clydesider Editor • Issue 30
