Guides Above and Beyond: A Life Well Lived By Annie Jordan Often the most outstanding people are the most unassuming and humble folk you will ever meet: Margaret Rice is one such individual. You would never guess she had recently been recognised in the Scottish Parliament for her 62 year career in education by a Motion presented by Clydesider Editor • Issue 33
Photos Courtesy of Bellsmyre Digital Community Digital Delights On Our Doorstep By Steven Hastings Thereʼs a ʻsecretʼ room at the end of the gym hall in Dumbartonʼs Concord community centre, when the door opens you are taken into a world of innovation, technology and design. This is Bellsmyre Digital Community and Project Manager, Kathleen Smith, welcomed us in. Bellsmyre Digital is Clydesider Editor • Community
PXL_20231025_135414326 Photography Tips & Techniques – Trees By Harvey Smart The theme of our next photography competition is ‘Trees & Leaves’. These beautiful, important and often ancient organisms are all around us, and make fantastic and varied subjects for photography. Here are a few simple tips to get the best shots possible! Think about light Golden hour Clydesider Editor • Issue 33
Tenants' Champions By Laura Giannini Photo by Harvey Smart Here's some good news for West Dunbartonshire Council tenants and home owners with WDC as their factor – you have a champion. A Scrutiny Panel is tasked with the job of checking the performance of the Councilʼs Housing Services. This panel, of Clydesider Editor • Community
Growing Wilma's Wishes Words & Photos by Harvey Smart Pupils at St Michaelʼs Primary in Dalreoch are enjoying a new outdoor music wall thanks to a local charity and a much-loved mother. The project was led by June Hopkins, who founded Wilmaʼs Wishes in memory of her late mother, and the installations were Clydesider Editor • Community
Community sponsorship detail - Clydesider Reset Communities for Refugees: Sponsored Editorial Leading with welcome: how a Glasgow group is helping a refugee family build a new life. Just beyond the communities covered by Clydesider, something powerful is quietly taking shape. In Glasgow, a new Community Sponsorship group is forming to welcome a refugee family and itʼs a reminder of whatʼs possible Clydesider Editor • Issue 33
