words & photos by Caroline Finn. The Lusset Glen in Old Kilpatrick has come alive with Fairy Magic. It all began when a local family decided to add a door to the bottom of a tree to let the fairies come and go. Then another family created a little fairy garden, then … [Read more...] about Fairy Glen
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Know Your Rights
Providing advice and information on everything from benefits to housing is all part of a day’s work for the West Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau. But since lockdown kicked in they have found themselves with a whole new set of enquiries to deal with. “In the early days … [Read more...] about Know Your Rights
Golden Moments
Words and Photos by Charlie Sherry “I hadn’t been out my room for 17 years.” For 28-year-old Stephen Coombe, life before Golden Friendships Club was a lonely and difficult place. Walking through the doors of the Dalmuir-based charity with, what he described as “not much … [Read more...] about Golden Moments
The Shanghai Express
By Ally Craig Just recently, I have been going to a wee gathering every Wednesday night, with like-minded individuals who share a sort of common purpose. We are all people who have experienced difficulties, to a varying degree, with alcohol and the causes and effects … [Read more...] about The Shanghai Express
Light at the End of the Tunnel
By Charlie Sherry Ten years ago I realised my relationship with alcohol had changed from maybe having one too many on a night out, to sneaking up to the local Spar for my carryout at times when I was least likely to meet someone I knew. I had become totally withdrawn, a … [Read more...] about Light at the End of the Tunnel