About community councils

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Some of the key roles of community councils:

• positively support local government and establish close, constructive relationships with their local authority, with their local councillors and with other organisations in their areas.
• develop a wide range of contacts with both public and private sector agencies, particularly to communicate local views. For instance, statutory utilities such as the suppliers of water, gas and electricity; and bodies with an interest in local amenity issues (for example, Scottish Natural Heritage, Historic Scotland, Carts Greenspace, housing associations).
• actively seek the views, opinions and aspirations of the full cross-section of the community and be able to demonstrate that steps have been taken to consult the local community when appropriate, and in all cases be sure, as far as possible, that the views they express are representative of the communities they serve.
• community councils also have a consultative role in planning applications, liquor licensing and community planning. They have been successful too, in attracting funding for local projects and events in their areas.

Renfrewshire council provides a range of support to community councils, including:

• advice and support from Committee Services
• an administrative allowance to meet their running costs
• laptop computer with internet and email access and colour printer
• up to 12 free hall lets a year for meetings
• photocopying and minute distribution service
• training and development programme
• funding for a range of community council projects

Areas with active community councils
Bishopton	Hawkhead and Lochfield	Linwood
Bridge of Weir	Houston	Lochwinnoch
Brookfield	Howwood	Paisley East End
Elderslie	Hunterhill	Paisley North
Erskine	Inchinnan	Ralston
Gallowhill	Kilbarchan	Renfrew
Glenburn	Langbank	Paisley West and Central

Areas with no community councils
Brediland	Craigielea	Foxbar
Whitehaugh	Johnstone
Charleston and Castlehead

Contact
For all enquiries on community councils in Renfrewshire, please contact:

Anne McNaughton
Senior Committee Services Officer
(Community Council Liaison)
Renfrewshire House
Committee Services
Cotton Street
PAISLEY
PA1 1TR

• email: community-council.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 840 3147
• email: anne.mcmaughton@renfrewshire.gov.uk
  

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