Art Over Adversity By Angela Clark A free art class has provided a new lease of life for a retired nurse struggling with sight loss and an incurable brain disorder. Cath Meikle was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2017, months later she became blind in her left eye and lost part Clydesider Editor • Creative
Mobility Support For Shoppers - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL Clyde Shopmobility is a member led Disabled People’s Organisation and Registered Charity. The Charity’s aim is to reduce social isolation and to promote equality of access for all. We provide motorised scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs and other mobility aids to help our members get around Clydesider Editor • Issue 16
Join The Ben View Blether - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL Ben View is a community centre based in Dumbarton, that offers support services to some of the most vulnerable within our community. Our services include a youth programme, personal care for older people in the community, befriending service for older isolated people and a daily lunch and activity Clydesider Editor • Community
Clydebank Can - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL Clydebank Can is a community-based project that aims to bring to life the canal and bandstand area of Three Queen’s Square in Clydebank by bringing more arts and leisure activities into the area for local people to enjoy. This gives everyone more opportunity to take part in Clydesider Editor • Community
Communication is Key - Sponsored Editorial SPONSORED EDITORIAL We’re ‘Moments of Freedom’, a group of Syrian women who have resettled to live in Clydebank. We get together as women to make connections, share our skills and be ourselves. We also work to help New Scots families feel meaningfully included in the community. This means building Clydesider Editor • Community
Moral Codes and Martial Arts by Angela Clark Beating people up, throwing your opponent to the floor, holding them in an air choke; a sport only suitable for boys - these are a few common misconceptions about Judo. It is instead a martial art with a set of moral codes to help transform a person Clydesider Editor • Community
