https://clydesider.org/2023/07/03/lets-grow-west-d…hire-summer-2023/ Let's Grow West Dunbartonshire: Summer 2023 by Rose Harvie So, welcome all gardeners! Here we are in the middle of June, and time to assess your gardening progress - whether you just have a few pots, a large allotment or garden, or help others in a community garden. By now, most of your vegetables should be Clydesider Editor • Gardening
Creative Q&A with Billy Scobie By Jenny Watson Vale man, Billy Scobie, is a master of many talents. When he responded to our article about the Skylark IX Recovery Project with a photo of his own Skylark painting, I had to find out more. Q: When did you first become interested in painting? A: It Clydesider Editor • Creative
Where's Good For Food: The Big Taquero Words by Jenny Watson Photos by Katie Kennedy & Marcus Cole A passion for food, the need for a career change and a social conscience are the perfect ingredients for an exciting new gastronomic venture in Dumbarton. Early this year Dave Summerson, owner of the Mexican-inspired food truck The Big Clydesider Editor • Community
Please See Me Speaking to Amanda Eleftheriades, Clydesider volunteer Johnny Dale shares his experience of near sight loss during childhood followed by a lifetime battling systems blind to his access needs. “To be able to see the flowers, the trees, the sky, it’s like I’ve been given a second chance at Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
Creating Stories Words & Photos by Caroline Finn Creativity is a great way to share stories and ideas. And over the next two years Clydesider is offering free creative storytelling sessions to local community groups. This spring we teamed up with 13 participants from Neighbourhood Networks in Dumbarton and Clydebank. Together we Clydesider Editor • Creative
Nature In Crisis, How Can We Help? Words and Photos by James Duncan Nature is declining at an unprecedented speed. Whenever I speak to naturalists of my own generation, an almost universal pessimism about the future prevails. They see all too clearly just how much wildlife we have lost in the past few decades. In my local Clydesider Editor • Environment
