Header Claim What's Yours Campaign By Amanda Eleftheriades, Editor Every year billions of pounds of benefits which should be helping people on the lowest incomes, goes unclaimed. In 2020 the online benefits calculator service, entitledto, estimated a staggering +£15billion a year was not being claimed. This included nearly £2.5million of child tax credits, over Clydesider • Benefits Campaign
Personal Experience Life Changer By Amanda Eleftheriades Climbing four flights of stairs used to be all in a day’s work for Cath, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service. But 18 months after falling ill with Covid-19 she can barely manage one flight without becoming breathless. Both Cath* and husband Mick*, also a Clydesider Editor • Benefits Campaign
image0 (2) 'Gie me a word' - Mary Irvine interviews debut author Evelyn Lawrie Where were you born/brought up? I was born and brought up in Bonhill in 1936. I went to Bonhill Primary and then the Vale of Leven Academy. I then attended the West of Scotland Commercial College in Glasgow. I married a local man and we had three children. When Clydesider Editor • Creative
Nuthatch BP 4 Walk This Way: The Nuthatch - A Sight to Behold Words & Photo by James C. Duncan With its unique call, dashing black eyestripe and unusual agility, the little nuthatch is a sight to behold! February is a good month to find a nuthatch, as they are noisy at this time of year and the trees are bare. The south Clydesider Editor • Environment
cheese & ham toastie 1 Where’s Good for Food? Words & photos By Jenny Watson One of my favourite local places for good food is the Pavillion Café in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton. Enjoying wholesome, tasty treats in a vibrant setting helps me relax and be thankful for living in such a beautiful part of the world. On my last Clydesider Editor • Good Food
55dfbf_313b42472ed94ca28c4059de584b5720_mv2_d_1800_1800_s_2 Frequently Asked Questions – The Big Disability Group Q. Who can you offer support to? A. We support anyone with a disability or long-term health condition. We work predominantly in West Dunbartonshire and surrounding areas but do deal with enquiries from anywhere in Scotland. Q. My son has autism and would like to find out what is available Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
