Community and neighbourhood issues

Tuesday Soup Social at Renfrew YMCA will provide soup and activities including:

• creative arts projects
• crafts and relaxation activities
• traditional board games.

Renfrew YMCA will also provide basic IT support and light and seated music sessions. 

See when activities take place in the Programme section below.

Bus services and bus stop nearby.

• Phone 07912 996 037

Activities take place on Tuesdays from midday to 2pm, from 2 December 2025 to 31 March 2026 (closed between Christmas and New Year).

Come and join other mums in a co-created safe space, where you can participate in arts, crafts, holistic treatments and other wellbeing activities. 

There's food, music and good company always. 

It offers a space to de-stress through wellbeing activities and connect with other mums as well as the Youth Inspired team. 

Every week there will be a wellbeing activity to participate in, including yoga, reiki, art, crafts and physical exercise.

See when activities take place in the Programme section below.

McGill's bus services stop near the centre.

• Email louise@youthinspired.world

Activities take place on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 12pm, from 10 December 2025 to 24 March 2026 (closed between Christmas and New Year). 

These sessions will bring older members of the community together to enjoy company and connections with others on Mondays and Tuesdays. 

Sessions are open to everyone and include:

• exercise
• dancing
• bingo
• other games with live entertainment
• hot snacks and drinks.

See when all activities take place in the Programme section below.

McGill's bus service to Bridge Street.

• Phone the Welfare Club on 01505 320 464

Activities take place on Mondays and Tuesdays at 1pm to 6pm, from 15 December 2025 to 26 January 2026 (closed between Christmas and New Year).

Come together as a family to eat breakfast or brunch all free of charge, with activities and supervision of children with trained play leaders.

Whole Family Fun with KLAS Care also lets you make connections in the community. 

Children can play in the mud kitchen, with bikes and trikes and scooters, balancing equipment and explore the nature community garden. 

Adults will have access to WiFi, iPads and printers to help with completing online forms or job applications. 

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to share stories, learn from each other about local connections and supports that are in the area. 

Participants will have access to free food from the pantry and homemade soups, tea coffee juice and breads.

See when activities are taking place in the Programme section below.
 

Bus number 7 stops nearby.

• Email klascare@gmail.com
• Phone 01505 331 931    

Activities take place Sundays from 10am to midday, from 6 December 2025 to 29 March 2026 (not open on Sunday 4 January).

There are already a range of employability services available in Renfrewshire through the key employment services Invest in Renfrewshire (Renfrewshire Council), Skills Development Scotland and the DWP (Renfrew, Johnstone and Paisley job centres).

Each year the Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership (Renfrewshire LEP) reviews these core services, and other services available locally and nationally, and with the assistance of the 6 LEP thematic groups identify gaps in local service delivery which they wish to fill through a commissioning process.

The Renfrewshire LEP uses a local employability grants process to commission delivery partners from across the public, third and private sector to work alongside the core and statutory local services.

This ensures the local service offer meets the employability support needs of local residents, in particular those with barriers to employment who require more support than others.

About the Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership (Renfrewshire LEP)

Renfrewshire LEP is the strategic employability partnership for the area. It is made up of a range of local partner agencies working together to provide an integrated and supportive service to unemployed people across Renfrewshire.

The Renfrewshire LEP has a strategic management group and a number of thematic subgroups.

The Renfrewshire LEP is responsible for designing and delivering services funded by the Scottish Governments No One Left Behind approach. Read further information on the Scottish Government's No One Left Behind National Strategy.
 

You can apply if you are a public, third and private sector organisation.

Information events will take place online via Teams on:

• Wednesday 7 January 10am to 11am
• Wednesday 14 January 10am to 11am.

Invitations to these virtual sessions can be found in the key information document below.

Read these guides for more information before applying:

To apply, you'll need to send us:

• an application form
• a claim and budget form.

Download and fill in the application form:

Download and fill in the claim and budget form:

Once you've filled in both forms, email them to kay.mcintosh@renfrewshire.gov.uk, keren.ferguson@renfrewshire.gov.uk, and ceilidh.rosbotham@renfrewshire.gov.uk by 11:59pm on Sunday 1 February 2026.

If you need help to apply:

• email kay.mcintosh@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone 07955387405.

Howwood Community Council will provide an opportunity to enjoy a hot lunch, hot drinks, and a range of activities including:

• guest speakers
• music quiz
• crafts
• bingo
• book exchange.

See when the activities will take place in the Programme section below.

Train and bus services nearby.

• Email howwoodcommunitycouncil@gmail.com

Activities will take place on Thursdays from midday to 2pm, from 4 December 2025 to 26 March 2026 (closed between Christmas and New Year).

The Wee Blether will provide a warm, welcoming environment at Paisley West Church for older people to play board games and encourage interaction with others. 

Food and drinks will be provided, and activities will be open to anyone in the area who wishes to attend. 

See when the Wee Blether will take place in the Programme section below.

Regular bus service nearby.

• Email office@paisleywest.org.uk

The Wee Blether will take place on Mondays at 10am to midday, from 1 December 2025 to 30 March 2026.

It will also be open on Monday 29 December 2025 during the festive holiday week.

The activity club is an after school arts and crafts club on Thursdays with different activities each week to allow children to explore their creative sides and use their imagination and learn new skills. 

The service will provide a safe place for children to come after school and a fun activity to engage in during the darker nights and bad weather. 

This will allow the children to make new friends and enjoy a healthy snack.

See more details in the Programme section below.

Bus service nearby.

• Email ralston.osc@hotmail.co.uk

The service will run on Thursdays at 3pm from 22 January to 12 March 2026.