428523344_733150288797198_7521693091498962310_n Community Garden Spotlight - Central Alexandria Words by Harvey Smart, Photos Courtesy of CATRA There is a hotbed of green activity happening in the centre of Alexandria and it’s open to the whole community. In 2022 CATRA (Central Alexandria Tenants and Residents Association) received funding to build community gardens and green spaces around Alexandria. Since Clydesider
ATM Cost of Living Community Media campaign Clydesider Creative will be launching a new Cost of Living campaign, thanks to funding from the National Lottery's Improving Lives fund. The multi-media project will build on our two-year Claim What's Yours campaign and aims to raise awareness and challenge stigma associated with financial challenges. Over Clydesider Editor • Clydesider News
Warm spaces 3 Warm Spaces in WD With temperatures barely creeping above zero over the next couple of days and nights we thought it would be a good time to reshare our list of Warm Spaces and community Emergency Food Aid support in West Dunbartonshire. Warm Spaces in WD * Kilbowie St Andrews Parish Church - Warm space Clydesider
Women Warriors Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Katie Kennedy There is a small room in Dumbarton’s Leven Valley Campus which once a week plays host to a group of female fighters. The women range in age from early twenties to seventies and at first glance might appear an unlikely tribe. Clydesider Editor • Community
Joy Is Not Just For Christmas Words by Angela Clark & Photos by Caroline Finn For many, Christmas is a time to think about helping others, but for Mathew Kelly it is a daily pleasure to bring positivity to the life of anyone he meets. The young Bankie from Whitecrook was diagnosed with Aspergers, a form Clydesider Editor • Community
IMG_1396 Finding Food & Warmth in WD Words by Amanda Eleftheriades & photos by Caroline Finn From hot meals to energy vouchers, Christmas gifts to school uniforms, baby clothes and household goods, community groups across West Dunbartonshire are digging deep to support local people struggling with the cost of living this year. West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare, the Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
