By Emily Fraser Not all environmental activists stand on a protest line – some of them stand in front of a school class. Vale of Leven Academy hero Stephen Halkett mixes all his favourite elements for his latest experiment, a kids’ comedy show on fighting climate change. In … [Read more...] about Some Heroes Wear Lab Coats
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A Pilgrimage to the End of the World
Words by Laura Giannini Photos by Joseph Dalton Pilgrim, by Hydra Arts, is an innovative, even daring project. The brainchild of artistic director, Peter McMaster, it is a project with big heart and an even bigger scope: climate change. How do we show the effects humans … [Read more...] about A Pilgrimage to the End of the World
Pilgrim
What is changing? Are we powerless? What does it mean to really care? In September 2024 a group of young adults from West Dunbartonshire and Hydra Arts enacted a pilgrimage across Europe by train to Longyearbyen in Svalbard, the area of the world where the affects of … [Read more...] about Pilgrim
Rambling Adventures
Words by Harvey Smart & Photos by Stephen Durand Back in 2023, six-year-old Ollie Durand and his dad Stephen walked the West Highland Way in support of local charity Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels, a distance of nearly 100 miles between Milngavie and Fort William. No mean … [Read more...] about Rambling Adventures
Lily Loves Munros
Words by Jim Duncan, Photos by Andrew McBride & Jim Duncan “My name is Lily McBride and I live in Balloch, I am a 13-year-old girl who loves climbing Scotland’s Munros.” A Munro is a Scottish mountain that is over 3,000 feet (914 meters) tall, the name comes from Sir Hugh … [Read more...] about Lily Loves Munros