Keeping Well in WD By Sam Paton, Dreamcatcher Lady This year we asked local therapists and well-being experts to share some simple tips and techniques we can all try at home. In this first column Sam Paton provides a beginner’s guide to meditation. Even You Can Meditate Some of the things I often Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
Welcome to the Knowes (knowes – Scots: a rough hilly area) Words & Photos by Sam Gibson The Hardgate (or Faifley) Knowes consist of a rocky ridge which runs through Hardgate between the Faifley housing estate and Hardgate Golf course. Perhaps the terrain gave the name to Hardgate itself as it was once on the main road from Old Kilpatrick to Clydesider Editor • Heritage
VeteranAshTree Story of a Native Tree - The Magnificent Ash By Breeze Balloch Castle Country Park is a place of great beauty and natural wonders. I believe it hosts the most magnificent ash tree in the most stunning location in Scotland. This ash is hundreds of years old and although it has stood on the lawn exposed to dozens of Clydesider • Environment
CMC_8682-Edit Small Viva La Bankies For Life Words by Rob, Jennifer, Natasha, Hannah, Nadine & Bryony Photos by Chris McCaughey Rob - Head Coach I got involved with Clydebank ladies after replying to an ad looking for a head coach. I’d never coached in women’s football before but was intrigued by the prospect of a Clydesider
default The Angel of Gruggies Burn By W. Scobie I paddled in it when I was a wee boy living in Clyde Street in the 1950s. You'd scarcely give it a glance as you pass the small burn flowing under the road yards from Dumbarton East railway station. But that wee burn has an Clydesider • Heritage
imageedit_15_6537872638 (1) Sponsored Editorial: Stepping Stones – Our News Funding Success Thanks to recent funding successes we are delighted to offer a range of new services to help people improve their mental health and well-being. A grant from the National Lottery Awards for All programme is funding our relaxation and Tai Chi classes for a year. The classes are Clydesider
