West Dunbartonshire Council

Through the creation of a series of vignettes, West Dunbartonshire Council's project, entitled "Singers, Sirens, and Silent Heroes" will develop a more intimate and personal legacy of online materials and resources for learning to complement existing archive collections.

The vignettes will cover a range of World War II topics from children’s memories of the nights of the Clydebank Blitz and evacuation, to the Singer Clock – which stood undamaged through the Blitz, coming to signify the resilience and strength of the local people in the face of the enemy bombing. In addition the subjects of women, the shipyards and armaments will also be explored.

In particular, Clydebank Museum will link with libraries and schools in Gdansk in Poland – which, like Clydebank, was also home to a booming ship building industry. Building on the Singer reunion that took place in 2005, Their Past Your Future Phase 2 will also host a giant treasure hunt aiming to uncover the missing pieces of the dismantled Singer clock.

Commenting on the initiative, Gill Graham, Section Head Culture, West Dunbartonshire Council said: "We are delighted to participate in Their Past Your Future Scotland Phase 2. Our awards of funding in the first phase of Their Past Your Future enabled us to provide a very popular range of events, exhibitions and learning resources focusing on World War II. Phase 2 will allow us to build upon this success and develop projects which provide a lasting legacy for the people of West Dunbartonshire and beyond."