Pg 11 OKFP The Wee Chatty Café Sponsored Editorial Out for a walk or a cycle and looking for a pit stop to rest weary legs and refuel – then check out the Wee Chatty Café in Old Kilpatrick. The brightly painted shipping container beside the Saltings is hard to miss and there is always a friendly smile Clydesider Editor • Issue 32
allotment launch Improving Lives Outdoors Sponsored EditorialImproving Lives has created an accessible sensory garden and wellbeing allotment in Clydebank, providing a welcoming outdoor space for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We aim to improve the wellbeing of individuals by offering a safe, inclusive environment for gardening, relaxation, learning and social interaction. The Sensory Clydesider Editor • Community
CLS logo_no bgr_REGENERATION SERVICES Supporting Communities - Sponsored Editorial Community Link Scotland The overarching role of Community Links Scotland (CLS) is to work with individuals from fragile deprived communities, developing partnership projects to: support the transition into further employment; develop new skills and opportunities; create social connections; increase income; sustain homes. We do this through a combination of consultancy Clydesider Editor • Issue 31
Welcome to WDwellbeing.info - Sponsored Editorial West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership Welcome to WDwellbeing.info The website is a hub of information, support and guidance for children, young people, their families, and professionals who work with them to support wellbeing. Anyone looking for information can access the site. The site was a response by Clydesider Editor • Issue 31
Improving Lives Volunteers Chat with Kevin Crawford: The Man Behind the Charity - Sponsored Editorial From a laptop at his kitchen table to running one of West Dunbartonshire’s disability charities, Kevin Crawford has dedicated himself to ensuring no one faces the same struggles he did. As founder of Improving Lives, Kevin built a charity providing vital support to thousands of people with disabilities and Clydesider Editor • Issue 31
Awards Ceremony for OKFP - Sponsored Editorial Volunteers from Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels charity were honoured at an Awards Ceremony in April after receiving the news from Buckingham Palace they were to receive the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) - the charity equivalent of an MBE. The charity, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, Clydesider Editor • Issue 31
