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Express Yourself

16th December 2020 By Clydesider Editor

by Amanda Eleftheriades From an early age Carla Woodburn discovered that poetry and rhyme helped her express her emotions and clear her mind. Now the Clydebank-based poet has created an audio space which celebrates the power of poetry and provides a platform for local … [Read more...] about Express Yourself

LOVES LOCAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE TOWNS

3rd December 2020 By Clydesider Editor

A new campaign is helping to generate support for local traders and businesses in West Dunbartonshire’s towns. Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce, West Dunbartonshire Council and Business Gateway along with local Business and Community Groups have been working together to … [Read more...] about LOVES LOCAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE TOWNS

Our New Life

4th November 2020 By Clydesider Editor

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 partner, Tom, … [Read more...] about Our New Life

Lockdown Love

4th November 2020 By Clydesider Editor

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, … [Read more...] about Lockdown Love

Salvaged Metal Art

30th September 2020 By Clydesider Editor

by Jenny Watson A little over a year ago we introduced you to Jack Smyth, the talented young man hoping to create change one weld at a time and creator of Salvaged Metal Art Since the article in Issue 11, Jack has to continued to hone his skills and improve his knowledge on … [Read more...] about Salvaged Metal Art

3 days ago

Vale Memories Wanted by Angela Clark

Do you have a memory of the Vale you would like to see preserved in a book?

If so, Furniture Fix - a social enterprise which is part of Tullochan - would love to hear from you.

Their Vale Stories project aims to bring together two generations with the publication of a new book capturing the memories of the lives of people who worked or lived in the Vale of Leven.

The book will be filled with poems and stories written by older people about their experiences of growing up in the area. The younger people will illustrate the images based on the content they have read.

The organisation is looking for more people to get involved and contribute their memories to the publication.

They are particularly keen to hear from Vale folk who have stories about old buildings they may have been employed in.

Lisa Carr from Tullochan said: “There are all sorts of stories we are really interested in, especially all the landmarks of the town or people that worked in Polaroid or the McDougall factory - which apparently made juice.

“We are based in what was the old torpedo factory, now Lomond Galleries. We have somebody who worked in the factory writing about their experience and we would love to hear more stories like this.”

Money from the sale of the book will go back into helping young people at the social enterprise plus a number of copies will be gifted to local care homes.

If you would like to contribute to the book please contact lisa@tullochan.org or call 07398 204845. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

Nature on the Hoof by Paul Murdoch

Buzzards - Part 1

Whenever I get a chance to climb a little higher above the hassles of the towns and cities, I always look out for one of my favourite birds of prey - the buzzard. You’ll most probably see it in one of three different situations...

High on a perch, like a telegraph pole or treetop, it will scan its surroundings for prey; down on the ground, hunting for worms and insects or picking at something already dead.
Finally, it’s probably one of the birds most misidentified as an eagle, it’s silhouette dark against the sky, soaring, searching and sometimes hovering like a clumsy kestrel.

So what is the difference between an eagle and buzzard in flight? Apart from an eagle being more than twice the size which, from a distance, is hard to establish, the eagle has a straighter, less fanned tail and its neck and head protrude a bit further from its wings.

I still get confused at times but when I really see an eagle, especially through my binoculars, I usually get that whoaw factor. You’re suddenly aware of the shear size and grandeur of the bird and are just blown away.

I’ve only ever seen a golden eagle once in West Dumbartonshire, and that was a good few years ago now.

Other birds it may be mixed up with are red kites, which have a forked tail and ospreys which have a much longer wing and much more white in their colouration.

Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/wildlife-and-the-law/wildbird-crime/birdcrime-report-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

Can you capture Spring through a lens?

For full entry details visit: clydesider.org/competition/

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