Local school pupils and community groups have expressed their hopes for the future of Paisley during a series of workshops to help create a new community display. The Future Paisley exhibition – in the Piazza Shopping centre – now includes a new community display showcasing the work created by those groups, called Postcards From...
Read MoreYoung people and their families in Renfrewshire can now access local mental health and wellbeing support through a new website. Known as Ren10, the website is the front face of the community mental health and wellbeing service provided by Renfrewshire Council as part of the response to mental health issues that our communities are...
Read MoreRenfrewshire’s bumper events are back with a spectacular live programme set to take place across 2022. Organised by Renfrewshire Council, the bumper calendar will see the Paisley Food and Drink Festival return in-person for the first time since 2019, alongside area highlights The Spree, Paisley Halloween Festival and many more. Events in the area...
Read MoreAn exciting programme of arts, theatre and music events sees the first live in-person shows being staged by OneRen in the past two years. Watch This sPACe is a series of shows in various venues across Renfrewshire in place of the usual arts hub of Paisley Arts Centre, which is currently closed for refurbishment...
Read MoreAbout Us; a spectacular, never before seen, free open-air event that combines live performances and multimedia installations to celebrate the entire history of the universe from Big Bang to the present day will kick off a five-stop UK tour in Paisley with a public preview on 28 February 2022 and continuing from 1 to...
Read MoreFollowing a successful inaugural year of the Writer-in-Residence position, led by writer, educator and musician, Imogen Stirling, Paisley Book Festival announces Victoria McNulty as their 2022 Festival Writer-in-Residence. Victoria McNulty is a poet, performer and community arts worker from the East End of Glasgow. Her writing centres around local stories and histories, touching on...
Read MoreYoung people in Renfrewshire can now travel for free on buses throughout Scotland after the Scottish Government campaign launched on Monday 31 January. Nearly a million 5-21-year-olds are now eligible for the free bus travel scheme which aims to embed sustainability in young people’s travelling habits and contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions...
Read MoreRenfrewshire’s Provost Lorraine Cameron has paid tribute to Makar Brian Whittingham who passed away last week. Brian was appointed as the Tannahill Makar in 2018 to write poems marking important events in the local area. As part of his role he worked with schools, libraries and community groups to encourage interest in poetry, often...
Read MoreThe charity that delivers culture, leisure and sport across Renfrewshire has announced that it is changing its name to OneRen. The change will be gradually rolled out across the organisation’s services and facilities over the coming weeks, and is seen as the completion of “unfinished business” after the addition of responsibility for cultural services...
Read MoreVillagers in Houston will soon be able to get active outside as a new fully inclusive, interactive outdoor gym is added to Argryffe Park. The new gym equipment will cater for young and old, including people of all abilities, and users will even be able to connect to an app which will monitor performance...
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