WHEN youngsters head to the canal they often take improvised fishing rods and jeely jam jars. At least, they did many decades ago.
But in May 1988 the only thing these youngsters were intent on taking out of the Forth and Clyde Canal was rubbish.
The children from Temple Primary School, Anniesland, had “adopted” the swans that were nesting there and they wanted to make sure they would come to no harm. So they volunteered to do a clean-up to make a safe playground for the swans and their three cygnets.
The pen (male swan) and cob (female) were nesting at Lock 27 at Temple and the caring children nicknamed them Bonnie and Clyde.
The nature project was part of their environmental studies lessons at the Glasgow school.
Since then, there have been many other clean-ups along the 35-mile canal, which has been restored to its former glory. It is now a haven for wildlife and a much-valued place for leisure activities such as walking, cycling, kayaking and boating.
When you need to get somewhere and want information on train times and the cost of a ticket the best way to find out is at the station information desk. This was the scene at St Enoch Station in 1949
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