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Engage Update - 27 July
SMiSA are the majority owners of St Mirren Football Club. St Mirren are our club and it's place at the heart of the local community is precious to us.
SMiSA have purchased 20 season tickets for the 2026/2027 campaign and for home games will offer these out to charities and community groups in Renfrewshire and beyond. Our aim is to give as many people who for various reasons cannot get along to support St Mirren the chance.
This will be the eighth season we have ran this venture and so far we have allowed over 1600 Renfrewshire residents the opportunity to support the Buddies.
The Link to where charities and community groups can apply.
https://www.smisa.net/community-season-tickets
Trading Standards Scotland - 23/07/2026
SURF Awards
Free Community Family Fun Day - YI Go for Gold!
Saturday 1st August - 12pm to 3pm
Old fashioned sports day with sack races, three legged races, tug of war, egg and spoon race and more!
A multigenerational family fun day with music, bouncy castles and cultural foods - a celebration of flavours from across the commonwealth.
YI Hub
145 Brediland Road
PA3 3RX
Volunteer Managers Forum
Our next Forum will take place on Thursday 13 August at 10.30am at the Engage Renfrewshire offices.
We'll be discussing:
- Employer Supported Volunteering - What is it and what are the benefits?
- Saltire Awards - Soft relaunch and Rebrand
- Volunteer case studies - Why they are important
If there's anything you'd like to add to the agenda, or if you have something you'd like to share with the group, please get in touch with Raynor - rmcculloch@engagerenfrewshire.com
We'd also like to invite your volunteers to come along and share their volunteering stories and experiences. If they'd prefer not to speak in person, they're very welcome to record a short video for us to share instead. It's always valuable to hear how different volunteer-involving organisations engage and support their volunteers, and to learn what works well. Please encourage your volunteers to consider taking part.
As an added incentive, volunteers who contribute will get first dibs on the cakes! ????
Remember, the Forum is an opportunity to network with other Volunteer Managers and Co-ordinators. To share and learn from one another.
Please sign up via this link:
Volunteer Managers Forum Tickets, Thursday, August 13 • 10:30 AM - 12 PM | Eventbrite
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Action on Vapes
Views are being sought on proposals aimed at restricting the appearance of tobacco, vaping and nicotine products and how they are packaged and displayed in shops in Scotland to make them less enticing to children and young people.
The consultation fulfils a 100-day Scottish Government commitment and builds on government action to reduce preventable deaths from smoking and introduce tougher measures on vaping, including the introduction of a ban on the sale of single-use vapes last year.
Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith said of the consultation:
“This is a vital step to protect public health and support Scotland’s aim of a tobacco-free generation by 2034. Scotland’s ‘Tobacco and Vaping Framework and Population Health Framework’ place a strong emphasis on prevention and reducing the use of health-harming products, including tobacco and nicotine.
“Action on how these products are promoted is central to that aim, and the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 provides a strengthened legislative basis for action. This work
will help reduce health harms, address health inequalities, and respond proportionately to emerging risks from vaping.”
Find the consultation here
If your group would like more information on smoking and vaping prevention, including information on cessation services in Renfrewshire, and tools and guidance for talking to young people about vaping, remember to get in touch with our Health Development Officer, Keely. Contact Keely via kwilkinson@engagerenfrewshire.com
HSCP
I’m pleased to share my latest Vlog with you below.
In this week’s Vlog, I talk about:
- Looking to improve engagement with third sector organisations and networks.
- The latest West of Scotland Hackathon and sub-national planning discussions.
- The recent inspections of local care services.
- My regular acknowledgement of feedback on our services.
If you have any feedback on this video or ideas for future topics, I’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch or email: HSCPcommunications@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Useful links:
Find out More About Activities In Your Community
Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
NHS - Staff support and wellbeing
NHS Inform - Looking after your mental wellbeing
Renfrewshire Bereavement Network
Resources for the Cost-of-Living Increases
Mint Creative are looking for open donations to help build a new community creative space at Unit 17, The Paisley Centre.
Looking for: desks and tables, chairs, sofas, shelving and bookcases, storage cupboards, display units, lighting, computer monitors, TVs and projectors, kettle and microwave, art and exhibition equipment, general studio furniture.
Contact mincreative26@outlook.com or via Instagram @mintc.reative