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Engage Update - 28 May
UK Election - 04 July 2024
Useful information from the Electoral Commission and OSCR:
Voting and Elections
Are you holding a hustings?
Updated guidance for Scottish charities on campaigning about political issues
Voter ID needed for next election - all people voting in-person will need to show photographic ID at the polling station for the first time following the introduction of new legislation by the UK Government.
Accepted forms of ID include a passport, driving licence, older persons or disabled persons bus pass and Young Scot card. Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.
Anyone who does not have one of the accepted forms of ID will be able to apply for free ID online at www.voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk or by completing a paper form.
For more information on the election in Renfrewshire, visit the council website.
National Lottery Community Fund - The General Election: Important information for grant holders
Shopmobility Renfrewshire is a Registered Charity, and proud to be on the Board of Shopmobility UK. We are also partners of Driving Mobility UK. We wanted to share that for the first time ever, there is National ShopMobility Awareness Day 07 June 2024 and we will be celebrating.
Our Awareness day falls within the National Volunteer Week and we couldn’t be any prouder to celebrate our volunteers as well as our important services to help those with mobility disabilities.
We have 4 services:
- Hires (free and low cost)
- Repairs and Maintenance (low cost)
- Social Inclusion Events (free)
- Advocacy (free)
We also do much more so please get in touch :
karen@shopmobilityrenfrewshire.org.uk
0141 889 0441
https://www.shopmobilityrenfrewshire.com/
Doors Open Day 2024
Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates places and stories, new and old.
Every September you can explore hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland for free. Some open up once a year, some just once a lifetime.
When Doors Open Days began in 1990, 44 events took place in Glasgow and Ayr. In the past 33 years our festival has expanded to reach all 32 council regions of Scotland with visitors enjoying access to nearly 1,000 events.
Doors Open Days is coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust and is part of European Heritage Days alongside Scottish Archaeology Month, coordinated by Archaeology Scotland. Both are supported by Historic Environment Scotland.
A dedicated team of regional coordinators across Scotland work closely with venues and groups to develop and produce local programmes for their communities.
Doors Open Days Renfrewshire 2024 Application Form
Renfrewshire Climate Hub and Action Network
LEAP are doing scoping work to set up a Renfrewshire Climate Hub and Action Network with support from the Scottish Government. The aims of the Hub are to support the people of Renfrewshire to flourish through climate action, creating tangible outcomes for people and communities that enhance wellbeing. We will do this by connecting people and places, sharing knowledge and skills and funding and developing projects.
We have created a survey to ensure that the hub does relevant and needed work. If you're a community organisation based in Renfrewshire, we'd like to hear from you. We're looking for a breadth of responses, not just from organisations who do 'green' or climate related work. It should only take up to 10 minutes of your time, but will be invaluable to the Hub.
Renfrewshire Climate Hub Survey
Path Women's Network
PATH (Scotland) - Goal Setting
A positive action initiative for Black women/Women of Colour
Time flies. Whether you achieve the goals you want for yourself … or not. We have all the time there is, but are you making the most of the time you have? It’s May already! What do you want to achieve by the end of 2024?
If you’re not sure or have been too busy to think but know that the time has gone and you don’t want it to just slip away, this course is for you. Find out more
PATH (Scotland)’s Women’s Network
A positive action initiative for Black women/Women of Colour
We all know that there are times when we are confident. We feel comfortable with ourselves, positive about our abilities and we behave assertively. But there’s so much going on and so much to do that, sometimes, that belief in ourselves disappears. So, if you’re a Black Woman/Woman of colour who wants a safe space to talk, to listen, to give and get support, to be inspired by a guest speaker and to recharge your batteries, alongside others who were doing the same, this network is for you. Find out more