Benefit Spotlight: Carers Benefits Who is it for? There are three different benefits/awards people in Scotland could be eligible for if they are caring for someone. * Carer’s Allowance – is available for someone with earnings (after NI and expenses) of £139 or less a week, who spends at least 35 hours a week Clydesider Editor • Issue 21
Issue 21 Caring For Someone With a Brain Injury by John Copeland I am a Brain Injured person who provides care for another Brain Injured person. I’m one of the lucky ones, I can still do much of what I could do before Brain Injury, even if it’s a little slower and more cautious. Some people aren’ Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
DSC_2168edit Men Matter Scotland - Sponsored Editorial Men Matter Scotland is a peer support network for men aged 16+. You do not have to be struggling with your mental health to access our services, we have a prevention approach and would encourage any man to come along and check out our base at 20 Drumchapel Road. Also Clydesider Editor • Issue 21
Peacock butterfly 1 WALK THIS WAY - Butterflies & Moths Need Your Help Words & Photos by James Duncan Butterflies and moths are far less common than they were 40 years ago and you don’t need to look hard to find out why. Many species are in serious decline, as their countryside habitat has been lost to industrial and housing developments, intensive Clydesider Editor • Environment
MM1 Cover 3 Modren Makars: Yin - Book Review by Mary Irvine Described as a vibrant and exciting anthology ‘Modren Makars: Yin,’ is the first of an intended series of poems written in Scots. The overall aim is to promote the Scots language by encouraging modern writers to produce work in that language. Each subsequent book will feature a Clydesider Editor • Creative
WD Carers Carers of West Dunbartonshire - Sponsored Editorial Valued Carers Unpaid carers living in West Dunbartonshire are at the heart of everything we do, and we wanted to show community-wide support for carers. In July we launched our Valued Carer initiative and are now working alongside more local businesses. We developed this initiative to support our unpaid carers Clydesider Editor • Issue 21
