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Clydebank: Guide
The red saltire on the white field is for the ancient province of Lennox (district)|Lennox and for the town's more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. The cog-wheel symbolises all the local industries and the demi-figure of Saint Patrick refers to Old Kilpatrick, a burgh of barony from 1672, and where the saint is reputed to have been born. A representation of part of the Roman Antonine’s Wall has been included as the Wall and Roman forts at Old Kilpatrick and Greenhill are features common to the burgh and to the villages in the District. The lymphad (galley ship) is for Clyde shipbuilding. The Latin Motto - "By Work and by Knowledge" - was the motto of the burgh of Clydebank. In 1985, a dove of peace was added to the coat of arms. The coat of arms was replaced by that of West Dunbartonshire in 1995.
Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river River Clyde|Clyde. The town only grew up in the late 19th century when houses were built for workers in the ship building yards, and on the 18th November 1886 was made a Royal Burgh.
Clydebank is currently the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland|Local Authority Area (or county) of West Dunbartonshire; with a population of around 46,000 it is home to roughly half the area's people.
Although not part of the local authority area of the City of Glasgow, Clydebank is part of the city's conurbation with some neighbouring houses and streets fall within the limits of the 2 'counties'. The town is part of a single urban area (officially the Glasgow City Metropolitan Area) with the terms Glasgow, Glasgow City, or Greater Glasgow commonly used interchangeably by the areas residents; the Glasgow City Metropolitan Area includes places falling within the limits of the following 'counties': West Dunbartonshire (Clydebank), East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and all of the City of Glasgow.
The entire county is part of the West Dunbartonshire. The same change may yet take place regarding representation in the Scottish Parliament, however at present there are no plans to change from the Clydebank and Milngavie Scottish Parliamentary constituency. It is the generally held belief of residents that Clydebank has far more common interests with the rest of Greater Glasgow than it does with detached areas of West Dunbartonshire.
Clydebank has two semi-professional football (soccer)|football teams, Clydebank F.C. and Yoker Athletic F.C.. Both are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in the Central League Division 1. Clydebank FC formerly held status as a senior Scottish Football League|league club but, while in administration in 2002, the club was purchased by a consortium and moved to Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie and renamed Airdrie United F.C.. A new Clydebank F.C. were formed in 2003 and entered the Central district of Scottish Junior football.
The new Clydebank Football Club have a sizeable support - regularly attracting crowds of 400-1,200 for home matches - attendances that exceed those regularly achieved in the Scottish League Divisions 2 and 3.
Yoker Athletic FC (one of the oldest football clubs in Scotland)also have a small but committed support - bolstered by "bumper crowds" achieved when playing home matches against Clydebank FC.
The town has a large shopping centre which is divided in two by the Forth and Clyde Canal which runs through the town. There are four secondary schools in the town: Saint Andrew's High, Saint Columba's High, Clydebank High and Braidfield High. There are numerous primary schools. The town has many bars and pubs, and several nightclubs.
The popular Scottish band Wet Wet Wet formed in Clydebank in 1982.
Employment
Although the town currently has a high unemployment rate, this was not always the case.
A major employer in the town was Queen Mary, "work-in" in the 1970s.
Singer Corporation was also a major industry in Clydebank, giving thousands of jobs to the townsfolk but has since closed, with a Clydebank Business Park where it's famous building used to stand (next to where Singer railway station is now)
The Clydebank Blitz
During Free Polish destroyer RAF fighters during the raid, but none were shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
For a full list of those who died on the nights of the Clydebank Blitz visit
Areas of Clydebank
Antonine Park, Dalmuir, Dalmuir West, Dalnottar, Drumry, Duntocher, Faifley, Hardgate, Linnvale, Mountblow, North Drumry, North Kilbowie, Old Kilpatrick, Parkhall, Radnor Park, South Drumry, and Whitecrook.
References
I.M.M. MacPhail, The Clydebank Blitz (1974, ISBN 0-85279-061-9)
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