https://clydesider.org/2020/01/27/creating-change/ Creating Change Creating Change by Caroline Finn Photos courtesy of Braw Talent “Creativity is not determined by where we live – yet the links between creative careers and postcodes are undeniable.” It is this inequality which drives Braw Talent. Former school teachers Darren Osborne, Lydia Everitt and Colm Keegan are on a creative Clydesider Editor • Creative
Jack Portrait 02 Salvaging Metal Into Art By Jenny Watson Photos by Caroline Finn What happens when you combine a passion for car mechanics with a love for art? A Young Achiever of the Year is created. Local entrepreneur and artist Jack Smyth, 23, has faced many adversities in his young life. As a premature baby, doctors Clydesider Editor • Creative
Levengrove-Park-parkrun-volunteers Join parkrun for Fitness, Friendship And Fun Why not kick off a new year with a new you? Whether you want to shed a few pounds, increase your activity levels or volunteer at an exciting new local event the Levengrove Park parkrun could help meet your New Year's Resolutions. The park is now host to Clydesider • Community
Have Your Say & Win Family Leisure Pass Spare a couple of minutes to complete a short online survey about Faifley's rock art and you could win a free family pass to Clydebank Leisure Centre. Faifley Rocks! is a six month community project which begins in April and celebrates the Cochno Stone and other local rock-art Clydesider • Community
Community Cooking Food For Free By Cathie Howard, photos by Brian Watson Social cooking, community cafes and gardening groups are sprouting up across West Dunbartonshire to tackle the growing problems of poverty and loneliness. Charities, housing associations, schools and faith-based organisations are developing local solutions to provide food and friendship with no strings or stigma Clydesider • Community
moments of freedom Recognition for Moments of Freedom A local community group led by Syrian women who fled their war-torn homeland in 2015, was runner-up in the Community Development category of the Ethnic Minority Impact Awards. The Clydebank-based Moments of Freedom group was recognised for their contribution to Scottish society at an awards ceremony in the Glasgow Crowne Clydesider • Community
