Growing Wilma's Wishes Words & Photos by Harvey Smart Pupils at St Michaelʼs Primary in Dalreoch are enjoying a new outdoor music wall thanks to a local charity and a much-loved mother. The project was led by June Hopkins, who founded Wilmaʼs Wishes in memory of her late mother, and the installations Clydesider Editor • Community
From Homeless to Hopeful By Laura Giannini Photo courtesy of Blue Triangle Did you know that Blue Triangle is 50 years old? What is Blue Triangle? If you have to ask, you may consider yourself fortunate; it means you have probably never been homeless, because Blue Triangle is a national provider of shelter to Clydesider Editor • Community
dji_fly_20240618_094026_186_1718701611047_photo_optimized (1) New Kid in the Gardening Block Words & Photos by Harvey Smart Dillichip Community Garden is one of the latest growing spaces to pop up in West Dunbartonshire, opening last spring with support from the council and West Dunbartonshire Greenspace. Iain McPhie, who sits on the local community council was approached to head up the project. Clydesider Editor • Community
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 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
