https://clydesider.org/2022/03/22/stepping-stones-distress-service/ Persistence Beats Resistance SPONSORED EDITORIAL Employing people who have experienced mental illness, or any other disabilities for that matter, can appear daunting for any employer. However, Stepping Stones has been recruiting people with lived experience of mental health problems for many years. It would be safe to say that many staff recruited over Clydesider • Community
Library Places Of Magic And Opportunity Words by Sarah-Ann Dillon, Photos by Caroline Finn More than 50 years ago there existed, in Clydebank, a place of magic. I am happy to say that building still exists today. I don’t even have to close my eyes to remember…the Children’s Room in my local library. Clydesider • Issue 17
WOTV Logo Clydeside Creatives: Witch of the Vale talk to Jenny Watson Erin from Alexandria and Ryan from the Outer Hebrides make up the hauntingly angelic, gothic duo that is Witch of the Vale. In a difficult year for many musicians the band were signed by Cleopatra Records and released their debut album. Their music has featured in two movie soundtracks and Clydesider • Entertainment
OKFP Picture Creating Community Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Caroline Finn “I came in here by myself the first time, that was a biggy for me because I suffer badly from depression. "It’s great because it gets you away from the four walls and everyone is so welcoming.” Christine is back Clydesider • Community
https://clydesider.org/2021/09/23/raising-awareness/ Raising Awareness by Angela Clark As a parent you would do anything to protect your child, ensure they are fed, clothed, with a safe place to sleep. If that means leaving your country, friends and family behind to save their life, you would not hesitate. For people across the world this has Clydesider • Issue 17
BMX Drumry Bikers Issue 17 BMX Hopes Ride High In Drumry by Zanya McCartney “Riders ready, watch the gate,” the recorded voice warns. A line of eight youngsters perch on bicycles at a precarious angle, facing down the steep slope of a track on a sunny September evening. Their faces are focused, glimpsed through the oversized helmets which cover their heads Clydesider • Issue 17
