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Engage Update - 13 October
DigiRen is delighted to announce that the DigiKnowVember 2025 programme is now live!
Throughout November, over 150 events will take place across Renfrewshire and beyond – from digital skills drop-ins and employability sessions to AI panels, online safety workshops, and wellbeing showcases.
There’s something for everyone, and it’s all about helping people build confidence, skills, and connections in our digital world.
Explore the Programme
View Online Calendar of Events
View Offline (Printable) Programme
Visit the DigiKnowVember Webpage
Help Us Spread the Word
We need your help to make DigiKnowVember another incredible success. Please:
Share the programme with your friends, family, colleagues, and communities.
Promote it across your networks and social media using the hashtag #DigiKnowVember2025
Tag Engage Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire Council in your posts
Encourage everyone to take part – whether it’s attending an event, learning something new, or helping someone else get online.
There’s still time to register your event
Register your activity here: https://forms.office.com/e/5gJZyP8BQw
Please note: If you a running more than one activity / sessions during the month, please complete one form for each activity.
Every conversation, every share, and every event helps us move closer to a digitally confident and inclusive Renfrewshire
Creating Hope Event
Scottish Recovery Network
30 October
10am to 4pm
Https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-hope-with-peer-support-in-renfrewshire-workshop-tickets-1405490603229
Want to build confidence & skills providing peer support to people affected by suicide? Make a real impact & create meaningful connections!
We’ll start with an exploration of peer support and why it has a vital role to play in suicide prevention. Then we'll look at the Creating Hope with Peer Support Pathway. This Pathway outlines four key stages of the peer support relationship and journey: Connect, Explore, Hope and Support.
Who is this workshop for?
- Peer Supporters / Workers in groups or services who want to build their confidence supporting people affected by suicide
- People with lived experience interested in developing peer support skills
Group numbers for this workshop are deliberately low to provide a small group session where participants can discuss challenges, shape solutions and exchange skills and ideas.
Renfrewshire Council are currently running a consultation on the equality outcomes which is focused on making Renfrewshire fairer. There are two ways to get involved, either by completing the online survey, or attending one of our face-to-face sessions at the end of October:
- 21 October at Station Seven (7 Quarry St, Johnstone PA5 8DY) from 11:30am to 1pm. Sign up to the Johnstone session (eventbrite).
- 22 October at Renfrew Town Hall (Renfrew Town Hall & Museum, Hairst St, Renfrew PA4 8PF) from 6pm to 7:30pm. Sign up to the Renfrew session (eventbrite).
- 28 October at Paisley West End Community Centre (5a Underwood Ln, Paisley PA1 2SL) from 1pm to 2:30pm. Sign up to the Paisley session (eventbrite).
- 30 October online via Teams from 6pm to 7:30pm. Sign up to the online session (eventbrite).
Voting for the People’s Choice Award is now live!
With almost 4 weeks to go until the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland reception, we're excited to launch voting for the People’s Choice Award - brand new for 2025!
Whilst the winners of the other award categories are chosen by our panel of judges, the People’s Choice Award is decided completely by you! The People’s Choice Award is your opportunity to celebrate the inspiring organisations and individuals transforming lives and communities across Scotland.
Whether it’s tackling social challenges, protecting the environment, or building stronger communities, every one of this years' finalists is making a big difference. But only one can win the People’s Choice Award, and that decision is up to you!
Voting closes at 12pm on Monday 20 October. Click the button below to vote for your favourite finalist.
Vote here