Councillors Grady and Smith; and K Miller.

There was submitted the Note of the inquorate meeting of the Paisley North, West & Central Local Partnership held on 4 February 2025.

DECIDED: That the Note of the inquorate meeting of this Local Partnership be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update on the Partnership’s budget for 2024/25 and feedback on the use of grants provided by Paisley North West and Central Local Partnership to community groups in 2024/25.  The Paisley North, West and Central Local Partnership Budget Monitoring Report for 2024/25 was attached as Appendix 1 to the report and the feedback received from community groups was attached as Appendix 2.

DECIDED: That the budget monitoring report and feeedback reports be noted.

There was submitted a report by Chief Executive relative to applications for funding from Paisley North, West and Central Local Partnership in 2025/26. 

Following discussion on all applications received and the Local Partnership’s priorities, the Chair proposed that the undernoted applications be awarded as detailed:

FR1040 - REEM Drop in Centre - £1,500
FR1044 - Scottish Afro Caribbean Arts – pro rata award of £1,005.01 
FR1065 - Renfrewshire Environmental Trust – Spuds for Buddies - pro rata award of £1,340.01
FR1067 -   7th Paisley  & District  Scouts Bield Outreach - £1,000
FR1097 - Renfrewshire Women's Aid - £1,000
FR1099 - Paisley Opera - pro rata award of £1,818.59
FR1114 - Paisley Sea Cadets - refuse
FR1125 - Sewing2gether all nations - £1,260
FR1134 - PACE Youth Theatre - pro rata award of £1.435.73
FR1160 - School of African Cultures - pro rata award of £1,366.33
FR1024 - Twist and Hit Cheerleaders – refer to Celebrating Renfrewshire Fund
FR1057 - Glenvale FC – refer to Celebrating Renfrewshire Fund
FR1060 - Rainbow Turtle - £1,000
FR1110 - Loud n Proud - pro rata award of £1,366.33
FR1045 - Renfrewshire Rainbow Buddies - pro rata award of £1,914.30 and refer £1,000 of the grant request to the Summer of Fun programme
FR1054 - West End Growing Grounds Association - pro rata award of £1,076.79
FR1148 – Renfrewshire Toy Bank - pro rata award of £1,196.44 and refer £2,500 of the grant request to the Celebrating Renfrewshire Fund
FR1081 - CREATE Paisley - pro rata award of £1.871.73
FR1095 – Pachedu - pro rata award of £1,183.44
FR1109 - St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation – pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1117 - Paisley & District Boys Brigade - £1,000
FR1119 - Lamont Farm - refuse
FR1138 - GALA Ministry Light up initiative - refuse
FR1140 - Food Train - refuse
FR1036 - Roar – Gallowhill - pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1073 - Active Communities - pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1055 - Brick Lane Music Academy - pro rata award of £2,368.95
FR1063 - Roar - West End- pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1093 - Feis Phaislig - pro rata award of £2,391.44
FR1109 - St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation – duplicate application – no award required
FR1032 - Dates-n-Mates - pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1037 - The Art Department - £1,000
FR1045 - Renfrewshire Rainbow Buddies – duplicate application – no award required
FR1052 - Forever Young - £1,000
FR1064 - Jubilee House- pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1121 - right2dance - pro rata award of £2,293.09
FR1155 - Just Dive In- pro rata award of £2,392.88
FR1157 - Shopmobility - £2,000
FR1170 - Gallowhill Bowling Club - £5,000

These proposals were agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That it be agreed to award the grant applications as detailed above.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to an update of activities undertaken in relation to the Local Partnership and requesting that a member of the Local Partnership be invited to the Celebrating Renfrewshire steering panel as a Local Partnership Liaison Member.

DECIDED:

(a) That the report be noted; and 

(b) That the two young people who had been asked to join this Local Partnership be invited to the Celebrating Renfrewshire steering panel as Local Partnership Liaison Members.

Consideration was given to possible items that could be the subject of presentations to future meetings of this Local Partnership.

Following discussion, three possible areas for further development or presentation were agreed: direct feedback from community groups on grant funding outcomes; anti-social behaviour; and violence and young people.

DECIDED: That the three areas identified be further developed and be the subject of presentations to future meetings of this Local Partnership.

DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of this Local Partnership would be held at 6.00 pm on 26 August 2025.