Engage Update - 22 July

Share your feedback: Gallowhill Community Needs Assessment

Please share your views about the community of Gallowhill. Understanding what is good about Gallowhill now, and what could be better, will help to inform our community needs assessment report.

If you would like to share your feedback in person, our team are out in the community and available to chat.

Email us: info@activecommunities.co.uk to arrange a time to speak 1:1 or to a group.

Complete the Gallowhill Community Needs Assessment

Race Commision Consultation 

Blake Stevenson Ltd, an Edinburgh-based social research company, is supporting Skills Development Scotland to undertake research on issues related to race and apprenticeships, due to historic under-representation of ethnically diverse people in apprenticeships. As part of this research they would like to consult with ethnically diverse people to understand their experiences of applying for and undertaking apprenticeships and to understand the barriers that are preventing them taking this route to employment.

Blake Stevenson is hosting a focus group to discuss these issues at Engage Renfrewshire at 4pm on the 25th July and would be delighted if you could attend the session. It will last for about 45 minutes and we are offering a £15 shopping voucher as a thank you for taking part.

If you have any questions about the session, please feel free to contact Jennifer Lambert on jennifer@blakestevenson.co.uk

Book here on Eventbrite

Active Communities - Thrive Under 5

We are delighted to announce the launch of our "Thrive Under 5" pilot programme in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, in collaboration with Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Citizen’s Advice Bureau.

We are opening for referrals for this exciting initiative, designed to support local families with pre-school children in achieving a healthy start. The programme focuses on improving nutrition, fostering healthy eating habits, and promoting physical activity, particularly targeting families at risk of diet-related health inequalities. 

"Thrive Under 5" adopts a comprehensive, community-centred approach, addressing food and financial insecurity alongside promoting healthy lifestyles. The programme will support a minimum of 60 families in Johnstone who meet specific criteria, including having children under five, being single parents, or belonging to ethnic minority groups. 

Key services include: 

• 12 free shops at our Community Pantry in Station Seven, Johnstone 
• Access to cooking workshops and free equipment 
• A cooking starter pack and 8 weeks of free recipe kits  
• Money advice support from Renfrewshire Citizen's Advice Bureau, including guidance on grants and benefit entitlements to maximise income 
• Physical activity opportunities for families provided by Active Communities 

We encourage you to refer eligible families to benefit from this initiative. 

Referral Process 

We have attached the Referral Form, Application Guidance Document, and our ‘At A Glance’ Graphic to be shared with relevant team members. Please pay close attention to the Application Guidance, including the list of eligible Postcodes. 

Please return the completed Referral Form by 30 July by emailing thrive@activecommunities.co.uk or posting it to Thrive Under 5, Station Seven, 7 Quarry Street, Johnstone, PA5 8DY. 

If you have any questions, please refer to the Application Guidance provided or reply to this email. 

Families who have been accepted on to the initiative will be contacted by Active Communities directly. They will initially be invited for an informal discussion with the Thrive Under 5 team at Station Seven to help build a plan of support tailored to their needs.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support in helping our community thrive.

Scottish Disability Golf News

The 54-hole British Disabled Open tees off on 10 September and entry is free to members!
 
Special August entry for Our 2 double day events in Edinburgh is now posted on our website.
 
Its only one hundred days to the 30th Phoenix Cup at St Andrews, Europe v The USA with SDGC
 
Check out our weekly podcast, The Debrief,  on the Scott Golfencurl Facebook Socials page
 
The members 4-day, 4-Nations event is being finalised for 22 to 25 October, more details soon
 
We have had 8 different winners so far on our Order of Merit, the SDGC record is 13 in one year
 
Scottish Disability Golf & Curling (scottishdgc.org.uk)