Why Mentors Matter Jamie MacLean explains how life experiences led him to set up Mentor Scotland. Photos by Chris McCaughey & courtesy of Mentor Scotland. Like many people in Scotland, I was brought up with little and life was chaotic. I was brought up an only child by a single mum, she done Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Photography Tips & Tricks: Water by Harvey Smart For this issue’s photo competition, I’ve decided to pick the theme Water. You might think water is boring, but it actually offers a lot of creative possibilities for photography. There also seems to have been quite an abundance of it lately! Here are some tips Clydesider Editor • Issue 26
Rails and Long Tales Words & Photos by Layla Blackwell As the flashes of passing colour fade quickly into and then from view, I reflect on my journey. Adventuring is not something I usually get to do in my life and as the train shudders along the rails, I am content. There is peace Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
Christmas Greery (1) Christmas Greenery Many people like to decorate their houses at Christmas with real plants such as holly, ivy and mistletoe. Although there are songs and carols linking these plants with Christianity, they were originally used long before Christian times in the celebration of the winter solstice, a looking forward to the new Clydesider Editor • Christmas
Women Warriors Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Katie Kennedy There is a small room in Dumbarton’s Leven Valley Campus which once a week plays host to a group of female fighters. The women range in age from early twenties to seventies and at first glance might appear an unlikely tribe. Clydesider Editor • Community
Joy Is Not Just For Christmas Words by Angela Clark & Photos by Caroline Finn For many, Christmas is a time to think about helping others, but for Mathew Kelly it is a daily pleasure to bring positivity to the life of anyone he meets. The young Bankie from Whitecrook was diagnosed with Aspergers, a form Clydesider Editor • Community
