Hundreds of kids are having a summer of fun thanks to Renfrewshire Council’s free activity camp programme The sports and craft making sessions, provided by the council’s community learning and development team and Street Stuff, are fully booked for the whole summer, with around 1,200 places taken each week. Young people from primary one...
Read MoreInspirational Dr Julie McElroy set to run the Paisley 10k on Sunday 20th August Dr Julie McElroy was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that restricts her mobility, speech, and hearing. Then, six years ago, Julie suffered a traumatic accident, which she says robbed her of her passion to take part in sport and...
Read MoreThe team at the Braehead shopping centre have set up a CHAS clothes bank at their Festival of Fashion Food and Fun, which runs every day this month All the profits from the CHAS shops go towards offering a full family support service for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions. People are...
Read MoreRenfrew’s Robertson Park will host Scotland’s top piping talent once again as the Renfrew Pipe Band Competition returns to the town on Saturday 22 July. The free-to-attend event will see a full day of family entertainment in the park from 11:30am to 5pm – including children’s activities and workshops, inflatables and a farmer’s market....
Read MoreBRICKLIVE’s Mythical Beasts to Paisley town centre this weekend – don’t miss this fun and FREE family day out! This exciting free trail brings the fascinating world of creatures from mythology to life using toy bricks. Dare you stand in front of Hydra, the nine headed water serpent? Beware the gaze of the Gorgon...
Read MoreThe first images showing how the new Paisley Grammar School Community Campus will look have today been revealed The new school is due to be open in summer 2026 and will boast a state-of-the-art set-up for pupils and the wider community, to replace the existing Paisley Grammar School. It will be built on vacant...
Read MoreResidents wishing to continue to receive a garden waste collection in Renfrewshire can now apply for a permit and are being encouraged to do so well in advance of the new service beginning on 10th July 2023 With councils facing extreme financial pressures, a £40 annual charge for the collection of garden waste has...
Read MoreAbbey Books, celebrating its 40th birthday next year, is running a four-day Summer Book Festival from Thursday 8th to Sun 11th June The event, aimed at promoting local talent, has a packed programme of five book launches/signings, three talks and two creative writing workshops. Kicking off the event, shop owner and author Brian Hannan...
Read MorePaisley town centre will host a day-long programme of entertainment this summer to celebrate Sma’ Shot Day 2023 – one of the world’s oldest worker’s festivals Sma’ Shot Day celebrates a 19th-century victory by the town’s weavers over their bosses in an industrial dispute. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 1 July...
Read MoreRenfrew Gala Day 2023 brings circus themed fun and activities for all the family to Robertson Park on Sunday 4th June Taking place in Renfrew’s Robertson Park from 12pm until 5pm, activities will include rugby taster sessions, face painting, balloon modelling, and of course – circus skills! The funfair is back for thrill seekers...
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