Banking On The Bankies Words & photos by Ben Pryde Clydebank has always been a footballing town. It has boasted many great talents such as the McGinn brothers: Stephen - now at Falkirk, Paul - at Motherwell and, most notably, John who is at Aston Villa; also Ken Eadie, who was one of the Clydesider Editor • Issue 25
Dancers Got Talent Words by Angela Clark Photos by Caroline Finn In a world designed by and for able-bodied people, those with a different range of abilities often miss out. Now a local dance school is trying to create a dance space for all. April’s Street Feet studio in Dalmuir runs a Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
DSC00109 Tai Chi in the Park By Steven Hastings Over the last few years Chris Godwin has been running Tai Chi Classes in West Dunbartonshire to help people relax and get fitter. Chris, who lives in Helensburgh, has practised Tai Chi for nearly 23 years. A bad accident damaged Chris’s left leg and it was Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
The start 1 Come Rain or Shine By Annie Jordan Photos by Chris McCaughey Rendezvous: Levengrove Park, Saturday 9.30am sharp. It's a dreich Saturday morning but the parkrunners are out in force, and so are the army of volunteers in their fluorescent pink high-vis waistcoats. My Dad used to famously say: "It' Clydesider Editor • Health & Wellness
BMX Drumry Bikers Issue 17 BMX Hopes Ride High In Drumry by Zanya McCartney “Riders ready, watch the gate,” the recorded voice warns. A line of eight youngsters perch on bicycles at a precarious angle, facing down the steep slope of a track on a sunny September evening. Their faces are focused, glimpsed through the oversized helmets which cover their heads Clydesider • Issue 17
Zooming Down Memory Lane by Belle Sorrell Vale of Leven Academy recently launched a Sporting Memories Virtual Club in partnership with the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland. Nathan Williamson, Abbi Pilkington and Lucy Oliver are sixth year students who volunteered to organise and run the club - the first of its kind in the UK. Clydesider Editor • Community
