Grab a cake and some candles because Clydebank is turning 130

Ahead of the milestone - which falls on November 18 marking the anniversary of the day the ballot was passed to make Clydebank a burgh in 1886 - West Dunbartonshire Council have planned an array of special events.

Youngsters will kick off the festivities with a competition open to all P5 pupils to design the official anniversary logo with the winning design featuring on posters for the events and commemorative mugs for the pupil and their classmates.

But that's not all the school kids will be involved in as they'll be tasked with making history by burying a time capsule at the new Clydebank Leisure Centre site, conserving 2016's Bankie culture for generations to come.

And while the pupils look to future, the town's heritage will also be celebrated with a special photographic exhibition that will go on display at Clydebank Town Hall before touring West Dunbartonshire’s libraries.

Meanwhile, the area’s first official Doors Open Day in a decade will also incorporate a 130th anniversary theme when it takes place next month.

Organised by Clydebank Local History Society and the Lennox History Society, the event will see 12 free local attractions open for members of the public to explore, as well as themed guided walks of Clydebank - looking at crucial moments in the town's history, such as the Blitz - on offer.

Provost Douglas McAllister said: “West Dunbartonshire has a rich heritage and one our residents are quite rightly proud of, from Clydebank’s industrial past to its exciting regeneration there is much to commemorate as we come to the 130th anniversary of the town.

"I hope as many residents as possible will get involved with the celebrations, learning more about the area they live in and showing off all that West Dunbartonshire has to offer to those from further afield.”

And residents have certainly been encouraged to get involved, with the council asking that all local residents to share their own celebrations with the hashtag #Clydebank130.

Clydebank and Milngavie MSP Gil Paterson said: "The legacy of Clydebank – of industrial might and wartime endurance – has to live on as we sculpt the future vision of the town.

"Despite the modern town being plagued by economic downturn, as all former industrial heartlands have, Clydebank has a very significant and unique place in history.

"We need to celebrate the rich past, shipbuilding and surviving the Blitz on the 130th birthday while candidly acknowledging contemporary issues facing the town now.

"Clydebank is well on its way to making this transformation, with many housing, leisure, health, infrastructure and commercial projects underway.

"On the 130th birthday celebrations, we have to celebrate the people of Clydebank and their sense of belonging to the town. That will be a very important asset in its regeneration."

Councillor Marie McNair added: "As some who was born and raised in Clydebank. I am a committed Bankie who is proud of my routes.

"I welcome these efforts to recognise and celebrate 130 years of our history and congratulate everyone involved.

"I want to see our amazing industrial heritage remembered - our world renowned manufacturing input and the historic ships we produced on the Clyde.

"I look forward to taking part in the celebrations and meeting those who also care so much for our town."

MP for West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes also added: "As we move forward into the future, we can look back and be extremely proud of what Clydebank has given the world, whether it's some of the finest ships ever built or the world renowned Singer sewing machines; such was the quality of the workmanship that Singer Clydebank's original machines are still in use across the globe today, more than 36 years after the factory closed its order books.

"As a born and bred Bankie I am very much invested in the rich and vibrant history of Clydebank and the villages and it's great to have the opportunity with this landmark anniversary to celebrate that past."

Cllr Gail Casey shared her view on the special birthday.

She said: “As a bankie born and bred  I love to see photos of our town spanning the many decades since the official birth of the Burgh of Clydebank. 

"We have certainly crammed a lot into our short history. 

"There are people all over the world who are proud to be Bankies and I think we should celebrate the achievements and lives of those people who worked so hard for us over the years in our shipbuilding industry and our factories”.

While Clydebank Central Cllr Denis Agnew welcomed the celebration but hoped the area would soon have a town centre where residents could celebrate the town and its heritage.

"I'm dead proud of Clydebank - born and bred here and I think the people of Clydebank are first rate.

"It's sad that we don't have a town centre - we have a very good shopping centre - but it's sad we don't have a very good town centre that we can highlight."