Documents
Agenda
Committee Members
Membership
Councillor Robert Innes (Chair): Meg Gilzean (Bridge of Weir Tenants and Residents Association) (Vice-chair)
Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson: Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling: Councillor Jacqueline Cameron: Councillor Andy Doig: Councillor Audrey Doig: Councillor Chris Gilmour: Councillor Gillian Graham: Councillor John Hood: Councillor James MacLaren: Councillor Colin McCulloch: Councillor David McGonigle: Councillor Iain McMillan: Councillor Emma Rodden: Councillor Andy Steel: Ross Anderson (Lochwinnoch Community Council): Ian Andrew (Houston Community Council): Anne-Marie Balfour (Elderslie Community Council): Lindsay Brown (Elderslie Wallace Foundation): vacant position (Bridge of Weir Community Council): Mike Dawson (Brookfield Community Council): James Fletcher (Brookfield Bowling Club): Natalie Graham (Lochwinnoch Youth Club): Helen Kissell (Kilbarchan Community Council): vacancy (Howwood Community Council):
Standard Items
Further Information - online meetings only
Members of the Press and Public - contact details
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Ross Anderson (Lochwinnoch Community Council), Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling and Councillor Colin McCulloch.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Minute of meeting of this Local Partnership held on 20 November 2025.
1
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of this Local Partnership held on 20 November 2025.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Presentation by Programme Manager - Community Asset Transfer & Regeneration.
2
The Programme Manager – Community Asset Transfer & Regeneration delivered a presentation providing an overview of the Community Asset Transfer process, the aims, objectives and benefits of Community Asset Transfer, the criteria for eligibility for community groups, types of assets which could be transferred, local examples of community asset transfers, together with details of funding and support available. The Programme Manager responded to questions regarding the presentation.
DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
Report by Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council.
3
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council relative to the funds allocated by this Local Partnership, the Celebrating Renfrewshire grant allocations and the activity funded by this Local Partnership by the Winter Connections Fund for 2025/26 together with details on the 2026/27 Local Partnership funding round launched on 29 January 2026. The report also provided information in relation to the Scottish Parliament elections which would take place on 7 May 2026.
DECIDED: That the budget monitoring report and updates on Winter Connections and the Scottish Parliamentary elections and constituencies be noted.
Report by Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council.
4
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Council relative to applications received for Local Partnership funding 2025/26. The report intimated that the balance of funding available was £3,000.
Following discussion, it was agreed that the applications be awarded as detailed:
FR1118 - Brookfield SWI – awarded £350
FR1187 - Kilbarchan Community Council – awarded £1,850
FR1091 - Howwood Community Council – awarded £800
DECIDED: That it be agreed to award the grant applications as detailed above.
5
The Villages Local Partnership Priorities
Workshop Discussion.
5
The Connected Communities Manager led a workshop discussion on the refresh of the Partnership’s local priorities and business for future meetings of the Local Partnership. The Connected Communities Manager summarised the discussions and advised that an update report would be submitted to the next meeting for approval.
DECIDED: That it be noted that an update report would be submitted to the next meeting of the Local Partnership.
6
Date of Next Meeting
Note that the next meeting of this Local Partnership will be held remotely on MS Teams at 6.00 pm on 28 May 2026.
6
DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of this Local Partnership would be held remotely on MS Teams at 6.00 pm on 28 May 2026.
Attendance
Declarations of Interests
|
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.
|
Visitors
Visitor Information is not yet available for this meeting