Dominique Di Santo, 30, is a swimming teacher from Dumbarton. He started volunteering with Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore during lockdown and is a regular on their local litter picks. “I was doing litter picks by myself and putting photos up on Facebook to show … [Read more...] about Value in Volunteering – Dominique Di Santo
Issue 18
Bumper Crops for Balloch Gardeners
Tucked behind the safe haven of Lomond Parish Church, Lomond Community Gardens & Allotments is a gardener’s delight. Established in 2013 when the Church was awarded the Bronze Eco Congregation Award, the first plots were offered to those on the Alexandria Allotments’ … [Read more...] about Bumper Crops for Balloch Gardeners
Reader Recommendations – 4 Country & Folk Songs Review
by Mary Irvine I’ve just finished listening - again - to an EP of four new songs from accomplished singer/songwriter and ‘Bankie’, Jim Byrne. Four very different tracks. Most people will relate to the theme of loss and remembrances in ‘The Yellow Clock’, the theme of true … [Read more...] about Reader Recommendations – 4 Country & Folk Songs Review
Linnvale Litter Pickers
Linnvale residents are calling time on litter bugs and turning their community into a haven for wildlife. A spring litter pick as the country eased out of lockdown saw 30 residents collect waste along Strauss Avenue and beside the canal. The group has since cleared the … [Read more...] about Linnvale Litter Pickers
Walk This Way – Walking With Nature
by David Crawford Like everyone else I never knew what lockdown would actually mean for us all. I work for Youth Football Scotland and overnight all football was indefinitely cancelled. On my lockdown walks, I would carry my camera and started to photograph the birds. … [Read more...] about Walk This Way – Walking With Nature