Young Renfrewshire

23/12/2025

The Renfrewshire Promise Champs Christmas Gift drive brought festive joy to their peers on the “edges of care” (at home under supervision or in kinship care), ensuring everyone gets a great Christmas. They were supported by our Youth Services team. Young people in our children’s houses and living with foster carers all receive presents and aren’t part of this gift drive. Thanks to everyone who donated and helped wrap up the gifts.

25/04/2025

Do you have an idea for young people that could benefit from funding from Celebrating Renfrewshire?

Applications for the 2025 funding round are currently being accepted and interested groups or individuals should attend an online support session to find out more about the application process.

Support sessions will take place online using Microsoft Teams on:
- Monday 28 April from 6pm to 7pm
- Wednesday 30 April from 11am to midday
- Tuesday 6 May from 10am to 11am

Remember, anyone aged 12-25 or those who work with that age group can apply. This year, projects must contibute to one or more of the following priorities chosen by our youth steering group:
- Reducing isolation and improving mental and physical wellbeing
- Cost of living
- Employability and life skills
- Staying safe
- Substance use and addiction

Search 'Celebrating Renfrewshire' on the Renfrewshire Council website to find out more and to sign up for a support session.

Application forms will be sent out directly to those who attend a support session. If you wish to apply but are unable to attend a session, please drop us a DM or email the team at [email protected]

03/03/2025

Celebrating Renfrewshire is back for 2025 - and we need you!

Celebrating Renfrewshire is a fund designed by and for young people, where young people aged 12-25 will have a direct say on which projects are funded in their local area.

We have opportunities available for young people to join our Steering Group and support the development and delivery of the fund. The group represent the voices of young people across Renfrewshire and is open to young people aged 12-25.

This year we are particularly keen to hear from young people who live in the Villages, Paisley East or Gleniffer Local Partnership areas, and from young people who have an interest in social media content creation.

Come along to our information session on Wednesday 5 March at Southend Action Centre in Paisley from 4.30pm - 6pm. It's a great opportunity to meet the team and find out more about being part of the Steering Group. Most importantly - there'll be snacks!

If you can't make it on Wednesday but would still like to take part then please get in touch. Just drop us a DM and we'll get back to you.

21/10/2024

Nominations for the Positive About Youth (PAY) Awards have been extended!

Check out Renfrewshire Youth Voice for all the info and submit your nominations by 5pm on Wednesday 23 October.

PAY nominations have been extended!
If you know an inspirational young person, you now have until the 23rd of October to nominate them for a PAY award! ⭐️
For more information on the award categories, see our previous post! 💜

08/07/2024

Voting has been extended for Celebrating Renfrewshire!

If you're age 12-25 and live in Renfrewshire then make sure you have your say before voting closes on Monday 15 July.

Not sure how it all works? Here’s what you need to do:
- Head to the Young Scot voting platform and enter your Young Scot Number
- Choose Celebrating Renfrewshire
- Select your Local Partnership Area – you can only vote in one area and this should be the area you live in or the area you access services
- Choose your projects – it’s important to use all three of your votes, using more or less means your vote won’t count
- Confirm your vote – if you see a red bar during your vote it’s important to go back and look for any errors before submitting, otherwise your vote won’t be counted

There are some really exciting projects looking for support so make sure you read through all the different proposals. These are all available on the Renfrewshire Young Scot portal.

Here’s who is applying for funding in each area:

Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Bishopton Senior Youth '84
- Bishopton Primary Parent Council
- Brick Lane Music Academy
- Erskine Arts
- Erskine Youth Council
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm Project
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space Group
- Renfrew Town Sea Scouts
- Renfrew Victoria YFC
- SNACK
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- The Bungalow
- Who Cares? Scotland

Gleniffer
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I Scout Group
- Bishopton Senior Youth '84
- Brick Lane Music Academy
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm Project
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Paisley Rugby Football Club
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- Stronger Communities Glenburn
- The Bungalow
- Who Cares? Scotland

Johnstone and Linwood
- 2nd Johnstone (Fordbank) Scout Group
- Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Create Paisley
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Johnstone Castle Learning Centre
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm Project
- Linwood High School Parent Council
- Linwood Parent Council
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Paisley Rugby Football Club
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- St Vincent's Hospice
- Storm Gymnastics
- The Bungalow
- Thorn Athletic Community Trust
- Who Cares? Scotland
- Youth Interventions

Paisley East
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Brick Lane Music Academy
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Just Dive In
- Kelburne Cricket Club
- Kelburne Hockey Club
- Lamont Farm Project
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Paisley Rugby Football Club
- Paisley YMCA
- Rainbow Turtle
- Ralston Primary Out of School Care
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- RIG Arts
- St Andrew's Academy
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- The Bungalow
- Who Cares? Scotland

Paisley North, West and Central
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Bishopton Senior Youth '84
- Brick Lane Music Academy
- Create Paisley
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Community Circus Paisley
- Glenvale FC
- Impact Arts
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- Outspoken Arts Scotland
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Paisley Rugby Football Club
- Paisley YMCA
- Pals of the Privies
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Women's Aid
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- Right2dance
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- Tannahill Centre
- The Bungalow
- Twist and Hit Cheerleaders
- Who Cares? Scotland

Renfrew
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Erskine Youth Council
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm Project
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrew Town Sea Scouts
- Renfrew Victoria YFC
- Renfrew YMCA
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- The Bungalow
- Who Cares? Scotland

The Villages
- 1st Lochwinnoch Boys Brigade
- 1st Lochwinnoch Girls Brigade
- 7th Paisley & District J.N.I. Scout Group
- Brick Lane Music Academy
- Bridge of Weir Scout Group
- Friends of Howwood Park
- Girls' Brigade Clyde
- Just Dive In
- Lamont Farm Project
- Loud n Proud
- Mary Russell School Parent Council
- PACE Youth Theatre
- Paisley Pirates Supporters Club
- Rainbow Turtle
- Renfrew Town Sea Scouts
- Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
- Renfrewshire Youth Voice
- Renfrewshire LGBT Safe Space
- St Mirren Youth Football Club 2010s
- Storm Gymnastics
- Strathgryffe Tennis & Squash Club
- The Bungalow
- Who Cares? Scotland

Search Celebrating Renfrewshire on our website for all the information.

01/12/2023

People of all ages turned out to Reclaim the Night recently, with many aged between 11 and 25 joining the call.

Waving banners and signs calling for an end to violence in relationships and against people based on their gender, everyone came together in their hundreds to make their voices heard.

Workshops in recent months saw people creating their signs, such as “My body, my rules.” There were also workshops to learn a musical number using drums and percussion instruments that was played during the march.

The march started outside University of the West of Scotland and headed down Paisley High Street to Dunn Square, where a memorial was held to all those who have lost their lives to violence and abuse.

Reclaim the Night marks 16 Days of Action for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girl, the United Nations campaign. Renfrewshire has taken part of the last 17 years.

Anyone affected by violence and abuse can go to the Young Scot website and search “that’s not ok” to find help and support.

30/11/2023

If you’re looking for a job, whether you’ve left school or are leaving soon, we’ve got an event for you.

Come along to Renfrewshire Get Hired, a jobs fair for young people.
• Thursday 7 December
• 10am–1pm
• Paisley Town Hall.

Meet local employers and organisations, find help and support, and talk to our advisors.

This event is supported by Renfrewshire Council and the Invest in Renfrewshire employability team, as well as Skills Development Scotland and Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership.

17/10/2023

Nominations for the Positive About Youth Awards have been extended until 10am on Monday 23rd October. So there's still time to get nominating! Put forward a young person or youth group who you think deserves some recognition (and an amazing ceremony to attend 😜). Head over to young.scot/renfrewshire and look for the PAY Awards page for all of the details or message us.

17/10/2023

Erskine Youth Council needs you! Aged 11-18 and want to have a say in what happens in Erskine and beyond? Make new friends, learn new stuff, and make your community a better place. Send us an email or message us saying "I'm interested in EYC!" and we'll get back to you with all of the details. 📣

11/10/2023

Huge congratulations to two of your Renfrewshire MSYPs who scooped an award at the Scottish Youth Parliament Awards 👏. Daniela Onyewuenyi picked up the Community Champion and Alex McCracken picked up the Participation Champion. Well done guys! To find out more about the Scottish Youth Parliament, check out syp.org.uk

09/10/2023

NOMINATE NOW! There is one more week left to put the young person or group that you think deserve recognition forward. The Positive About Youth (PAY) Awards are aimed at young people 12-25 who deserve to be noticed for what they do. Find out more about the categories and nominate! https://tinyurl.com/ms6vy9b4 ⭐️👏

The Positive About Youth Awards 2023 - Renfrewshire Nominations are open! Tell us who deserves some recognition.