Neil Barrington (Langbank Community Council); Councillor Tom Begg; Councillor Michelle Campbell; Jacqueline Doherty (Langbank Parent Partnership); Councillor James MacLaren; Councillor Iain Nicolson; Jacqui Reid (Erskine Development Trust); Hayden Sutherland (Bishopton Development Trust) and David Woodrow (Bishopton Community Council).

Councillor Campbell, Chair, presided.

K Graham Head of Corporate Governance (Lead Officer), A Armstrong-Walter, Strategic Partnerships & Inequalities Manager; S Graham Partnerships Planning and Development Manager; and P Shiach Committee Services Officer (all Renfrewshire Council).

K Anderson, Sustainability, Place and Assets Manager (Renfrewshire Council).

B McNaught (Police Scotland) and A McNiven (Engage Renfrewshire). 

The Chair indicated that there was one additional item which had not been included in the notice calling the meeting. The Chair, being of the opinion that the item which was dealt with at item 2 below was competent and relevant, authorised its consideration.

Councillor N Don; Councillor J Harte; Councillor C McCulloch; M Morrison (Inchinnan Community Council); and S Mullin (Erskine Community Council.

There were no declarations of interest intimated by members prior to commencement of the meeting.

Under reference to item 4a of the Minute of the meeting of this Partnership held on 14 November 2019, there was submitted a report by the Chief Executive Renfrewshire Council relative to an application for Partnership funding by the Breastfeeding Network. The report contained a summary of the application and the background thereto, and detailed specific issues that the Local Partnership members had raised for further information. The report also indicated that should the Partnership be minded not to approve the grant to the Breastfeeding Network, the resource would be awarded to projects identified through the Celebrating Renfrewshire Youth Participatory Budgeting exercise as agreed at the meeting held on 14 November 2019  A list of the projects that had applied for funding through this fund was appended to the report.  The Partnership resumed consideration of the request for grant funding by the Network for £6091 to fund breastfeeding support to local women. 

M Woodward from the Breastfeeding Network, Renfrewshire Breast Buddies was invited to attend the meeting. She indicated that the Network had been volunteering in Renfrewshire for around 15 years and with the support of Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Government since 2015 which had enabled further training of mothers who had breastfed to support other new families achieve their breastfeeding goals.

She advised that the last year the weekly drop in group in Johnstone had had mothers attend from Erskine, Bishopton, Langbank and Inchinnan. 

ERSKINE - 3, 
INCHINNAN -1,
BISHOPTON - 2
LANGBANK - 1

She indicated that the Network would like to offer a more localised group for these mothers by training more peer supporters and opening another drop-in group which would then give them more choice. By training these women they would achieve an accredited qualification from Open College Network London ( OCN) which could help them to access further education. The training opportunity helped to reduce isolation in new mothers and helped them access new social networks, gaining confidence and learning new skills. Some mothers wanted to train with the Network as they had had a difficult experience themselves and wanted to help others avoid difficulties. Other mothers wanted to train because they themselves had received good support and want to give back to the community.

M Woodward indicated that the Network had held a popup breastfeeding support group in Erskine Sports Centre which had been very successful. Both new mothers and pregnant women attended.

M Woodward stated that the Network used Social Media, local Health visiting teams and word of mouth advertise their training and she was developing a poster and intended to organise an informal information session.

M Woodward was then heard in answer to questions from members of the Partnership on the Breastfeeding Network. M Woodward then left the meeting and discussion took place on the merits of the application. Councillor Campbell proposed that in terms of future sustainability, that in the letter confirming grant, the Breastfeeding Network be encouraged to seek guidance from Renfrewshire Enterprise on alternative funding streams. This was agreed 

Councillor Campbell seconded by D Woodrow moved that the application be granted on the basis that the Network provide feedback on the impact that the funding has locally. This was agreed.

DECIDED:

(a) That the award of a grant of £6091from the Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank Local Partnership to the Breastfeeding Network be approved subject to the Network providing feedback the funding has locally; and

(b) That it be agreed in terms of future sustainability, in the letter confirming grant, the Breastfeeding Network be encouraged to seek guidance from Renfrewshire Enterprise on alternative funding streams.

Under reference to item 6 of the Minute of the meeting of this Partnership held on 14 November 2019 There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council together with a presentation by the Sustainability, Place and Assets Manager relative to recycling. 

The report advised that one of the local priorities identified by the Local Partnership was Planning and Environment where the Partnership wanted to be involved in, and influence, planning decisions, and were particularly interested in land ownership and use. The Partnership saw this as key to supporting a clean and green area which included street cleanliness issues at a local level, but also wider green issues such as low carbon. 

It had been agreed that an officer from Renfrewshire Council would be invited to attend the meeting of the Local Partnership on 30 January 2020 to give a presentation on recycling.

K Anderson, Sustainability, Place and Assets Manager submitted a presentation on recycling. 

The presentation provided information on Scotland’s zero waste plan, the circular economy; the challenges in terms of waste composition for grey bins; objectives of service change; impacts of service change; achievements; the Clyde Valley Residual Waste Treatment Project; partner Councils; key facts; the Bargeddie Residual Waste Treatment plant; future legislation, in particular in relation to the Deposit Return Scheme; Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Waste Consultation; improving enforcement; and secondary legislation.

The Sustainability, Place and Assets Manager was then heard in answer to questions from members on the presentation.

 DECIDED: That the report and presentation be noted.

DECIDED: It was noted that the next meeting of the Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank Local Partnership was scheduled to Thursday 30 April 2020 at 6.00 p.m.