Canal Clean-Up Words & Photos by Stephen Barbour During normal times myself and the Cubs from 6th Clydebank Scout group would end our term walking from our HQ in Dalmuir along the canal path picking up litter. At the end we’d get a chippy as a reward. During the first lockdown Clydesider Editor • Community
Student Solutions By Aidan Macdonald The last 12 months have been a struggle for everyone. From those who work in the NHS to those who have had to shield. It really has been a year to forget. One group significantly impacted by the pandemic is young people. From the constant stop-start of Clydesider Editor • Covid-19
https://clydesider.org/2021/02/17/local-activist-in-vaccine-trial/ Local Activist In Vaccine Trial Clydesider Exclusive By Amanda Eleftheriades Community activist Rose Harvie, has been at the forefront of many local initiatives. From Knowetop Community Farm, to Greenlight Recycling, Home from Home, Food for Thought and Robin House Children's Hospice, Rose has volunteered her time and skills in many different ways. So Clydesider • Personal Experience
Dark-Rum-by-Island-Slice-Craft-Rum-Distillery-Scotland-UK A Rum Tale The murky banks of the Clyde have little in common with the white sands and crystal blue seas of the Caribbean. Until now - when an ambitious young St Lucian decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and try his hand at distilling. But instead of the traditional whisky Clydesider Editor • Community
Flynn Our New Life by Gail Russell Tapping my foot in anticipation, I squinted at the small strip in front of me, watching as one pink line and then a second slowly appeared. I’d already known I was pregnant - despite the lack of morning sickness, I’d just had a ‘feeling’. My Clydesider Editor • Issue 13
DSC_0033 Lockdown Love by Angela Clark During lockdown couples have had to adapt to lots of changes and experienced many new challenges. Social clubs are closed, work places are closed and most people are spending more time at home with each other than ever before. After 46 years of marriage, local artist and Clydesider Editor • Issue 13