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Litter Pick Games

28th September 2020 By Clydesider

Are you the Fastest Picker in the West? Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is challenging the people of West Dunbartonshire to get involved with their litter pick games throughout October. Have you got what it takes? If you think you're game enough then you can get involved … [Read more...] about Litter Pick Games

Community Growing

28th August 2020 By Clydesider

Lockdown has seen families and residents in central Alexandria getting dug into their community garden spaces. With the support of local charity the Leamy Foundation they have planted 24 fruit trees, 80 herb plants and a mountain of kale. And they're now getting to harvest … [Read more...] about Community Growing

Wellbeing In A Box

21st August 2020 By Clydesider

By Angela Clark If you're finding it tough to get out of bed in the morning, struggling with mood swings or sleepless nights - you're not alone. After months of lockdown the Covid pandemic is taking its toll on the mental well-being of people from all walks of life. … [Read more...] about Wellbeing In A Box

Tackling Period Poverty

13th August 2020 By Clydesider

By Angela Clark Women and girls in West Dunbartonshire can get a three month supply of free sanitary products delivered direct to their door. The initiative to help tackle period poverty involves Scottish social enterprise HeyGirlsUK teaming up with West Dunbartonshire … [Read more...] about Tackling Period Poverty

Community Action

24th June 2020 By Clydesider Editor

by Amanda Eleftheriades-Sherry These exceptional times are uncovering and creating local hidden heroes who are going above and beyond to help our communities. Astronomy enthusiast, Joe Burns, is one such man. His love of the stars had led him to join local charity … [Read more...] about Community Action

4 days ago

Vale Memories Wanted by Angela Clark

Do you have a memory of the Vale you would like to see preserved in a book?

If so, Furniture Fix - a social enterprise which is part of Tullochan - would love to hear from you.

Their Vale Stories project aims to bring together two generations with the publication of a new book capturing the memories of the lives of people who worked or lived in the Vale of Leven.

The book will be filled with poems and stories written by older people about their experiences of growing up in the area. The younger people will illustrate the images based on the content they have read.

The organisation is looking for more people to get involved and contribute their memories to the publication.

They are particularly keen to hear from Vale folk who have stories about old buildings they may have been employed in.

Lisa Carr from Tullochan said: “There are all sorts of stories we are really interested in, especially all the landmarks of the town or people that worked in Polaroid or the McDougall factory - which apparently made juice.

“We are based in what was the old torpedo factory, now Lomond Galleries. We have somebody who worked in the factory writing about their experience and we would love to hear more stories like this.”

Money from the sale of the book will go back into helping young people at the social enterprise plus a number of copies will be gifted to local care homes.

If you would like to contribute to the book please contact lisa@tullochan.org or call 07398 204845. ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

Nature on the Hoof by Paul Murdoch

Buzzards - Part 1

Whenever I get a chance to climb a little higher above the hassles of the towns and cities, I always look out for one of my favourite birds of prey - the buzzard. You’ll most probably see it in one of three different situations...

High on a perch, like a telegraph pole or treetop, it will scan its surroundings for prey; down on the ground, hunting for worms and insects or picking at something already dead.
Finally, it’s probably one of the birds most misidentified as an eagle, it’s silhouette dark against the sky, soaring, searching and sometimes hovering like a clumsy kestrel.

So what is the difference between an eagle and buzzard in flight? Apart from an eagle being more than twice the size which, from a distance, is hard to establish, the eagle has a straighter, less fanned tail and its neck and head protrude a bit further from its wings.

I still get confused at times but when I really see an eagle, especially through my binoculars, I usually get that whoaw factor. You’re suddenly aware of the shear size and grandeur of the bird and are just blown away.

I’ve only ever seen a golden eagle once in West Dumbartonshire, and that was a good few years ago now.

Other birds it may be mixed up with are red kites, which have a forked tail and ospreys which have a much longer wing and much more white in their colouration.

Read more here: www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/wildlife-and-the-law/wildbird-crime/birdcrime-report-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

Can you capture Spring through a lens?

For full entry details visit: clydesider.org/competition/

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