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
allotment launch Improving Lives Outdoors Sponsored EditorialImproving Lives has created an accessible sensory garden and wellbeing allotment in Clydebank, providing a welcoming outdoor space for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We aim to improve the wellbeing of individuals by offering a safe, inclusive environment for gardening, relaxation, learning and social interaction. The Sensory Clydesider Editor • Community
Clydesider Community Exhibition By the Clydesider Team Sharing stories is part of life but we all have different ways we enjoy communicating. For some, it’s the written word – factual or fictional. Others find their stories through the lens of a camera, in the rhyme of a poem or in a carefully crafted Clydesider Editor • Community
Become A Life Saver By Laura Giannini What is the best thing you could do on a rainy night? How about learning to save a life? That was exactly what Maureen Cummings and husband Gordon, co-founders of Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels, thought. So, they invited Heartstart Lomond Rotary and partner Helensburgh and Local District Clydesider Editor • Community
Saving Textile Studies in the Vale Words by Laura Giannini & Photos by Natalie MacDonald The Vale of Leven has a rich heritage in textiles. Unsurprising then that WDC Adult Learning, in collaboration with West College Scotland ran an excellent course dealing with textile design, creation and manufacture. This group, which met weekly in Alexandria Library, Clydesider Editor • Community
The Hottest Ticket In Town Words by Annie Jordan & Photos by Ross Donnelly What is the hottest ticket in town? Taylor Swift at Murrayfield? Scotland v Finland at Hampden, the big send-off before the Euros? Or could it be another real gem, in our local area? In the east of Scotland, destination Murrayfield, it’ Clydesider Editor • Community
