STEPHEN-3 Some Heroes Wear Lab Coats By Emily Fraser Not all environmental activists stand on a protest line – some of them stand in front of a school class. Vale of Leven Academy hero Stephen Halkett mixes all his favourite elements for his latest experiment, a kids’ comedy show on fighting climate change. In ‘Save The Planet’ Clydesider Editor • Education
Leven Litter Pickers by Laura Giannini No prizes for guessing what the Leven Litter Pickers do. They are an active and prolific group of volunteers, that first came together way-back in the spring of 2021. The core members, who are still active in the group, met in Alexandria in response to an article Clydesider Editor • Community Activist
A Pilgrimage to the End of the World Words by Laura Giannini Photos by Joseph Dalton Pilgrim, by Hydra Arts, is an innovative, even daring project. The brainchild of artistic director, Peter McMaster, it is a project with big heart and an even bigger scope: climate change. How do we show the effects humans are having on our, Clydesider Editor • Environment
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
VeteranAshTree Stories of our Native Trees Words & Photos by Breeze Clydesider contributor Breeze shares where and why we can all enjoy some of West Dunbartonshire's native trees in this series of short articles. The Magnificent Ash Balloch Castle Country Park is a place of great beauty and natural wonders. I believe it hosts Clydesider Editor • Environment
Biodiversity Where Are All the Butterflies? Words & Photos by Jim Duncan Last year we had a cool and wet start to Spring, and you may have noticed the lack of insects throughout the area. Most noticeable was the near absence of butterflies. Species usually a common sight, such as large and small whites, small tortoiseshell, Clydesider Editor • Environment
