Clydebank charity FireCloud put on summer concert

FireCloud, a group founded in Clydebank nearly 16 years ago, hosted the highly anticipated event on Friday, May 26.

Around 90 music fans packed in St Margaret's Church Hall in Whitecrook for an evening of “music, joy, and friendship”.

Dr Suzanne Green, founder of FireCloud, told the Post that the concert was a huge success.

She said: “It went great, we were really pleased. We used to do this annually but we haven’t had a chance to do it since 2019.

“So this was the first time in four years and it had a really lovely, celebratory atmosphere. It was a really good night.

“We had a great turnout, it was busy with lots of people from the community.

"It is usually a busy event but because we hadn’t done it in a few years you just never know what to expect.

“Not only that but it was a bank holiday and it was a sunny weekend so we were delighted that we had about 90 people there.”

Crowds were entertained by four musical acts – including the charity’s community choir ‘Big Happy Noise’ - over the course of the evening.

Despite this being FireCloud’s first summer concert in four years due to Covid restrictions, the group has performed at various other events.

Dr Green explained that the charity has a huge range of people coming through its doors with the youngest musician on Friday aged 24 and the oldest in their 80s.

She added: “Our mission is to use every imaginative means to help people live with faith, purpose, and joy.

“We really want people to feel that their lives matter, that they belong somewhere, so all of our projects have that in mind.

“People can come and join in here and feel that they matter. We help everyone develop their gifts and talents.

“We are 16 years old this year after being set up by a wee group of Bankies. Over the years it has just grown and grown and now we have about 70 volunteers.

“We do about 24-25 projects in any given year and we do it for all age groups from little ones right through to pensioners.”