E7B5B403-3E6A-4F4F-A7F6-BD2FFCF26BA7 Walk This Way Words by Angela Clark Photos by Caroline Finn & Stephen Durand A six-year-old boy from Dalmuir walked the West Highland Way with his dad and raised over £2,000 for charity. St Eunan’s Primary pupil, Ollie Durand, and his dad Stephen wanted to walk the 96 miles from Milngavie Clydesider Editor • Issue 24
Value in Volunteering - Positive Role Models Needed Words by Angela Clark Photo by Caroline Finn A positive role model in a person’s life can lift them up, help them believe in themselves and support them to achieve things they may have never even dreamed about. This is especially the case for young people who may be Clydesider Editor • Issue 23
DSC06107-2 Mentoring Matters Words by Angela Clark & Photos by Harvey Smart A Dumbarton man is using his troubled past to help young people make positive choices about their future. Matthew Murie is a volunteer with Y Sort It’s Intandem Mentoring scheme, which helps support young vulnerable people struggling to deal with Clydesider • Issue 23
IMG_20220817_171539 Wouldn’t Change A Thing Words by Angela Clark & Photos by Gail Russell Alexandria siblings Mikey and Missy Logan are challenging the stigma associated with Down syndrome as ambassadors for national charity Wouldn’t Change A Thing (WCAT). The pair were chosen to represent the charity for the second year in a row and Clydesider • Issue 23
61248686-7D5A-42A6-9D63-68B984B91DAF (1) Creative Q&A: Grayling Words by Charlie Sherry Photo by Baz Collins Clydesider caught up with local emerging artist, Vale singer/songwriter Grayling aka Emma Murdoch, who launched her debut five track EP ‘Greenhouse’ in Glasgow at the start of August. Q. How did you come by the name ‘Grayling’? A. When I was Clydesider Editor • Entertainment
20211121_112844 Mud Kitchen Fundraising By Angela Clark Photos by Lindsay Allan A young boy who never wants to experience going hungry decided to use his creative skills to build mud kitchens to raise funds for the local food bank, Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels. Daniel Allan, 12, came up with the idea after visiting the Clydesider Editor • Fundraising
