Conversations With Nature by Johnny Dale I feel nature and being outside watching the wildlife out in the garden or on my walks has helped me a lot during these unprecedented times. I have to admit I loved last year’s lockdown. Not from the point of many people losing their lives, but Clydesider Editor • Environment
Student Solutions By Aidan MacDonald The last 12 months have been a struggle for everyone. From those who work in the NHS to those who have had to shield. It really has been a year to forget. One group significantly impacted by the pandemic is young people. From the constant stop-start of Clydesider Editor • Covid-19
All Mapped Out By Brian Wright Have you noticed how maps sneaked their way into our lives. It used to be there was maybe a touring map on a shelf in your hall cupboard, under the BT phone book and the Yellow Pages. It was always at least a year or two out Clydesider Editor • Adventure
Clydesider Creative - Allyson Johnson Interview by Jenny Watson Allyson is a local artist who enjoys the creative freedom of expressing her talents and skills through various genres of paintings. She creates a wide range of work from landscapes to portraits and also paints commissions. Q. How did you get into art? A. I took Clydesider Editor • Creative
Graphic Dreams By Jenny Watson As kids we dream of being astronauts travelling to space, scoring the winning goal for our favourite team or writing a comic book. Very rarely we get to follow our dreams into adulthood. But David Cranna from Alexandria, has kept his childhood dreams alive, penning a graphic Clydesider Editor • Creative
Clydebank Can Sponsored Editorial Clydebank Can is a Community Links Scotland project, funded for two years by the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund. This new project aims to bring people together to create a more vibrant and socially and economically active Clydebank town centre. We believe that small scale community-led Clydesider Editor • Issue 15
