Words by Angela Clark Photos by Caroline Finn In a world designed by and for able-bodied people, those with a different range of abilities often miss out. Now a local dance school is trying to create a dance space for all. April’s Street Feet studio in Dalmuir runs a wide … [Read more...] about Dancers Got Talent
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Tai Chi in the Park
By Steven Hastings Over the last few years Chris Godwin has been running Tai Chi Classes in West Dunbartonshire to help people relax and get fitter. Chris, who lives in Helensburgh, has practised Tai Chi for nearly 23 years. A bad accident damaged Chris’s left leg and it … [Read more...] about Tai Chi in the Park
Come Rain or Shine
By Annie Jordan Photos by Chris McCaughey Rendezvous: Levengrove Park, Saturday 9.30am sharp. It's a dreich Saturday morning but the parkrunners are out in force, and so are the army of volunteers in their fluorescent pink high-vis waistcoats. My Dad used to famously say: … [Read more...] about Come Rain or Shine
BMX Hopes Ride High In Drumry
by Zanya McCartney “Riders ready, watch the gate,” the recorded voice warns. A line of eight youngsters perch on bicycles at a precarious angle, facing down the steep slope of a track on a sunny September evening. Their faces are focused, glimpsed through the oversized … [Read more...] about BMX Hopes Ride High In Drumry
Zooming Down Memory Lane
by Belle Sorrell Vale of Leven Academy recently launched a Sporting Memories Virtual Club in partnership with the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland. Nathan Williamson, Abbi Pilkington and Lucy Oliver are sixth year students who volunteered to organise and run the club - … [Read more...] about Zooming Down Memory Lane