Engage Update - 02 November

Engage Renfrewshire Annual General Meeting 2026

Thursday 12 November
3pm -  5pm 

Taking place both during Trustees Week (09 to 13 November) and DigiKnowVember attendees will hear presentations from staff and partners about Engage's support for volunteering and digital inclusion work across Renfrewshire.

The annual report for 2025/2026, including our audited accounts, will also be presented and made available following the AGM.

If you would like to attend online please contact info@engagerenfrewshire.com for more details.

We hope to see you there! 

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This is a free, friendly and interactive session exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in positive, creative and responsible ways to support learning, wellbeing and connection with family and friends.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Explore different AI tools and what they can do.
• Learn how to create fun games, quizzes and activities using AI.
• Discover creative ways to connect with family and friends.
• Build confidence using AI safely and responsibly.
• Take away practical ideas to continue using AI at home.

No previous experience with AI is needed! The session is suitable for beginners and anyone curious about exploring AI in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Session details:

Date: Tuesday 17 November 2026
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Engage Renfrewshire, 10 Falcon Crescent, Ferguslie Park, Paisley, PA3 1NS

If you could share the attached flyer and registration information with your networks, community members or service users, that would be much appreciated.

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/xP3H1ZSd3DXizKoRA

Young Women Know resources, co-designed by young women, available on our website specifically designed to support safe, meaningful conversations around healthy relationships and digital VAWG.

What’s included:
 
Resources for young people:

• Starting a campaign group: Including tips on recruitment, setting up and best practice when starting a campaign group.
• Consent for young people: Resources to help young people understand what consent is, on and offline, and where to go for help if needed.
• Support services for young people: Information about support services available for young people, including a video series hearing from 5 support services directly.

Resources for professionals:

• Guidance for support services: Including advice on communication, foundations, best practice and physical spaces to support young people.
• Guidance for teaching consent: Guidance and considerations to take to ensure lessons/sessions on consent are delivered sensitively and effectively.
• Creating safe spaces starter toolkit: Tips for creating safe spaces, conversation starters to discuss open, healthy relationships and signposts to other services.

Resources for Young People & Professionals:

• AI Imagery and videography: A video educating young people and practitioners on the uncontrolled nature of online spaces and the darker side of AI tools. They are calling for young women to reach out to support networks and resources if and when they need it.
• Online misogyny: A video exploring the dangers of online, misogynistic influencers and content, showing how digital spaces affect our physical realities. They are calling for support from their male peers, teachers, and wider organisational structures.
• Online safety: Young women have agency in online spaces and shouldn’t be afraid to use it. They are calling for everyone who participates in online spaces to think before they speak and to be held accountable for their actions.
• Consent & reporting: A video showing the unpredictable and precarious nature of being visible on social media platforms as a young woman. They are calling for big tech to take more accountability for women’s safety and provide more effective measures for blocking and reporting.

Young Women Know

Mobile Vaccination Units

Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 10am - 4pm
Tweedie Hall (car park beside Linwood health centre), 11 Bridge St, PA3 3DB

Monday 14 December 2026 at 10am - 4pm
Barrhead Foundry, G78 1SW

Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 10am - 4pm
ASDA Linwood Superstore, Phoenix Retail Park, PA1 2AB

Thursday 17 December 2026 at 10am - 4pm
Kilmacolm – Lochwinnoch Road Car Park, Kilmacolm, PA13

Who can attend the drop in?

Flu
The following groups will be offered Seasonal Flu vaccination:

• living in long-stay residential care homes or other long-stay care facilities
• aged 65 and over
• aged 18 to 64 with an eligible health condition
• experiencing homelessness or substance misuse
• an asylum seeker living in a Home Office hotel or B&B accommodation
• pregnant
• a frontline health and social care worker
• a non-frontline NHS worker
• an unpaid and young carer
• a household contact of someone with a weakened immune system
• a poultry worker or bird handler
• a cattle or swine worker

 
Covid-19
The following groups will be offered Winter Covid vaccination:

• Residents in care homes for older adults
• All adults aged 75 years and over
• Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in tables 3 and 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)

 
We will be operating on a first come first served basis and there will be a set capacity each day.
For more information on Flu and Shingles, please visit Coronavirus (COVID-19) | NHS inform