By Brian Wright Have you noticed how maps sneaked their way into our lives. It used to be there was maybe a touring map on a shelf in your hall cupboard, under the BT phone book and the Yellow Pages. It was always at least a year or two out of date when planning next … [Read more...] about All Mapped Out
Heritage
A Little Boat with a Big Heart
by Amanda Eleftheriades A little boat which once rescued hundreds of stranded soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk during WWII, is again on a recovery mission. This time Skylark IX is providing a lifeline to local people battling the dark and lonely world of substance … [Read more...] about A Little Boat with a Big Heart
Have Your Say & Win Family Leisure Pass
Spare a couple of minutes to complete a short online survey about Faifley's rock art and you could win a free family pass to Clydebank Leisure Centre. Faifley Rocks! is a six month community project which begins in April and celebrates the Cochno Stone and other local rock-art … [Read more...] about Have Your Say & Win Family Leisure Pass
Faifley Rocks!
By Charlie Eleftheriades-Sherry Local school kids, volunteers and students from Glasgow University, joined archaeologist Kenny Brophy and his team to carry out a community excavation in Auchnacraig woods, Faifley this summer. They were in search of prehistoric rock art which … [Read more...] about Faifley Rocks!