By Sam Paton, Dreamcatcher Lady This year we asked local therapists and well-being experts to share some simple tips and techniques we can all try at home. In this first column Sam Paton provides a beginner’s guide to meditation. Even You Can Meditate Some of the things I … [Read more...] about Keeping Well in WD
Issue 27
Welcome to the Knowes (knowes – Scots: a rough hilly area)
Words & Photos by Sam Gibson The Hardgate (or Faifley) Knowes consist of a rocky ridge which runs through Hardgate between the Faifley housing estate and Hardgate Golf course. Perhaps the terrain gave the name to Hardgate itself as it was once on the main road from Old … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Knowes (knowes – Scots: a rough hilly area)
Story of a Native Tree – The Magnificent Ash
By Breeze Balloch Castle Country Park is a place of great beauty and natural wonders. I believe it hosts the most magnificent ash tree in the most stunning location in Scotland. This ash is hundreds of years old and although it has stood on the lawn exposed to dozens of … [Read more...] about Story of a Native Tree – The Magnificent Ash
Viva La Bankies For Life
Words by Rob, Jennifer, Natasha, Hannah, Nadine & Bryony Photos by Chris McCaughey Rob - Head Coach I got involved with Clydebank ladies after replying to an ad looking for a head coach. I’d never coached in women’s football before but was intrigued by the … [Read more...] about Viva La Bankies For Life
The Angel of Gruggies Burn
By W. Scobie I paddled in it when I was a wee boy living in Clyde Street in the 1950s. You'd scarcely give it a glance as you pass the small burn flowing under the road yards from Dumbarton East railway station. But that wee burn has an amazing story... The year was … [Read more...] about The Angel of Gruggies Burn