Let's Grow West Dunbartonshire - Spring 2023 Like what you read in Clydesider magazine? Then become a Clydesider member and help keep Clydesider free for all to enjoy from just £3 per month. by Rose Harvie Hello, fellow gardeners! I hope you have all had a good Christmas and Hogmanay, and got any gardening presents that you Clydesider Editor • Gardening
Beavers Return by Harvey Smart Photos by Katie Kennedy & courtesy of the Beaver Trust Loch Lomond has once again become home to a species which has been absent from the area for nearly 400 years. Early this year a family of beavers was introduced into the Aber Burn, a water way Clydesider Editor • Education
Bien - Have You Heard? by John Copeland Like what you read in Clydesider magazine? Then become a Clydesider member and help keep Clydesider free for all to enjoy from just £3 per month. Open to anyone who has an acquired Brain Injury, BIEN is the Brain Injury Experience Network, and it’s right here Clydesider Editor • Accessibility
Walking With Nature Words and photos by James Duncan As the winter season is nearing its end, spring will soon be upon us and it’s the best time of year to listen to the birdsong that fills the air. Nature has great health benefits for us all because it can reduce your Clydesider Editor • Environment
Photo by Laura McMahon Poetic Dreams by Amanda Eleftheriades Photo by Laura McMahon Many of us lie awake at night, watching the hours tick by but unable to switch off an overactive mind. In the morning we get up more tired than when we went to bed, frustrated at the waste of time and energy. Mental Clydesider Editor • Creative
Saving Dumbarton's Station Heritage by Jeremy Watson Dumbarton Central Station was built in the heyday of rail travel when stations were built to reflect this with grandeur and ample passenger facilities. These days most stations are little more than arrival and departure points. But some, such as Dumbarton Central Station, do retain remnants of Clydesider Editor • Heritage
