Engage Update - 06 July

Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Home Fire Safety Visit App - Partner Registration/Sign Up

You may or may not be aware that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been developing a new Home Fire Safety application. The new Home Fire Safety Visit (HFSV) application is now live and ready to receive referrals for Home Fire Safety Visits across East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

SFRS responded to 4,104 house fires last year, many individuals involved in serious house fires have health & wellbeing considerations and most householders who have experienced a fire are already known to at least one other agency. By understanding those at highest risk, and referring these individuals to SFRS, we will be able to ensure we give appropriate advice and guidance to keep them safer in their own homes.

The next stage of the process is for organisations to submit a Data Sharing Framework (DSF), details of which are fully explained in the following:

Information letter
Guidance for Partner Agencies
Community Action Team secure email addresses
Home Fire Safety Visit Partner Organisation Appendix 1 & Appendix 2

These documents provide detailed information on becoming a registered partner organisation and making referrals through the new HFSV portal.

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Trading Standards Newsletter - 02 July 2026

Brick Lanes Summer of Fun

We are delighted to announce that thanks to Renfrewshire Councils Connected Communities we are now in a position to offer the following free places on our Summer of Fun programme... 
 
**These LIMITED FREE places are for families in hardship who would't normally be able to afford such activities. Please refer any families to us who you think would most benefit and we can send them an enrollment form.  We hope that some families you support could benefit from these activities? 
 
Age 11 to 17 years - Free places on our Rock Pop and Rap week where the young people will form bands and work towards a live performance in The Bungalow. 
Starting Monday 20th July - Thursday 23rd July (includes snack). 
 
Age 4+ - Free places on our Magical Musicians programme -  Learn about your favourite superheroes and Disney characters through music. Games, Arts & Crafts and Music. Starting Monday 6th July till Thursday 9th July or Monday 20th July till Thursday 23rd July 10am till 3pm (includes snack).
 
Age 5+ - Free places on our Starstruck Summer - Learn about your favourite Pop Icons! Games, Arts & Crafts and Music.  Starting Monday 13th July till Thursday 16th July or Monday 27th July till Thursday 30th July 10am till 3pm (includes snack).
 
ENROL TODAY
Contact us by phone 0141 328 6983 
Email info@bricklanemusicacademy.co.uk 

Generations Working Together’

Tuesday 29th September to Thursday 1st October in Glasgow, Scotland

Communities, workplaces, and organisations are strongest when people of all ages feel connected, valued, and heard. That’s why Generations Working Together’s Global Intergenerational Congress is an essential event for anyone passionate about building inclusive, age-friendly societies.

This inspiring international gathering brings together practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and community leaders from across the world who share a commitment to strengthening relationships between generations. Through a dynamic 3-day programme of keynote speakers, interactive workshops, and real-life case studies, delegates will explore innovative approaches to tackling some of today’s most pressing challenges—from health and wellbeing, education, climate change to workforce skills and community resilience.

Why attend?

• Learn from global leaders in intergenerational practice and policy
• Discover practical tools and ideas you can apply in your own organisation or community
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded professionals from different sectors and countries
• Be inspired by powerful stories of intergenerational impact

Whether you work in the public, private, or third sector, the Congress offers valuable insights and fresh perspectives to help you strengthen your work and amplify your impact.

Places are limited, and interest is high—so don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting global movement. Find out more and book your place today - https://generationsworkingtogether.org/events/conference

For anyone working or volunteering in Scotland’s third sector there is an opportunity to access a fully funded delegate place through the Voices Less Heard initiative, funded by the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland.

Find out more and book your place 

Together, we can build a future where every generation thrives.

Summer Girls Club offers small, welcoming sessions in music, drama, sport, beauty, creative projects and discussion. The programme is designed for girls and young women who would benefit from building confidence, making connections, trying new things and feeling part of a supportive community.

Many of the young women we work with are experiencing loneliness, isolation, anxiety or disconnection from school, college, work or their local community. Some are ready to join a group straight away, while others need a little more support to get started.



Sign up or make a referral here:
https://qrco.de/GRLSCLB

Let’s Evaluate Peer Support – Adaptable Outcome Map

This free resource from Scottish Recovery Network is co-designed to support people, services and organisations involved in mental health peer support to evaluate their work in ways that feel meaningful, creative and true to peer support values. By gathering and sharing evidence the Adaptable Outcome Map will help you show funders and decision makers that peer support is a key part of the solution to an overwhelmed mental health system. Download the map, guidance and examples of the Adaptable Outcome Map in action on Scottish Recovery        
Network’s website: Let's Evaluate Peer Support: Adaptable Outcome Map - Scottish Recovery Network

Peer Support in Prevention and Early Intervention: Insight Report 2

The second in Scottish Recovery Network’s series of four Insight Reports developed to increase knowledge and understanding of peer support in Scotland. This report sets out the role, impact and opportunities of embedding peer support in prevention and early intervention mental health services and supports.These reports have been created to act as tools to inform, inspire and influence change. Download from Scottish Recovery Network’s website: Peer Support in Prevention and Early Intervention: Insight Report 2 - Scottish Recovery Network