group all standing in a line behind a bio diversity sign Hidden Heritage Spotlight: Havoc Meadows Words by Kayleigh Hirst Photos courtesy of Friends of Havoc Meadows If you say the word ʻheritageʼ, most people might think of a building or a famous person, perhaps even folk tales and traditions. But thereʼs another aspect of our collective heritage thatʼs just as important. Heritage can be defined Clydesider Editor • Heritage
Costumes, Castles and Community Words & Photos by Kevin Monaghan In what can only be described as a glorious mash-up of creativity, cosplay and historical geekery, the Dumbarton Castle Society joined forces with Bellsmyre Digital and a whole bunch of enthusiastic volunteers to transport Primary and S1 pupils back to medieval Scotland. The event, Clydesider Editor • Education
SMM2025 Denny Brothers - draughtsmen & women outing c1950 Denny Social Words by Annie Jordan Photos by Jordan Stevens & courtesy of Scottish Maritime Museum If you have never visited the Denny Tank in Dumbarton, it is high time you did! There is something for everyone and the price could not be better at the moment: a paying adult (£5 full Clydesider Editor • Heritage
DSC09497 Activists of Our Past By Florence Boyle Perhaps you know some of the streets in Whitecrook are named after former councillors. But what many don’t know is that Lappin Street is named after Clydebank’s first woman councillor. Isabella, “Bella” Lappin (1880 1961), is a case study in how quickly and completely women Clydesider Editor • Community Activist
Gartocharn team pic Football Club Celebrations Words by Steven Hastings Photos courtesy of Gartocharn F.C Hip, Hip Hooray it’s Gartocharn Football Club’s 70th anniversary. The amateur team was started by a few local men in the village and after some friendlies they played their first official match on Saturday 30 April 1955. I Clydesider Editor • Heritage
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
