Notice of Meeting and Agenda Economy & Jobs Policy Board

Notice of Meeting and Agenda Economy & Jobs Policy Board

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

13:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN

Membership Councillor John Caldwell: Councillor Lorraine Cameron: Councillor Andy Doig: Provost Anne Hall: Councillor Jim Harte: Councillor Michael Holmes: Councillor Paul Mack: Councillor Kenny MacLaren: Councillor Eileen McCartin: Councillor Sam Mullin: Councillor Iain Nicolson: Councillor Jim Sharkey:

Councillor Roy Glen (Convener): Councillor John Hood (Depute Convener):

Members of the Press and Public Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting.

Further Information This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at www.renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx For further information, please either email [email protected] or telephone 0141 618 7112.

KENNETH GRAHAM Head of Corporate Governance

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Items of business

Apologies Apologies from members.

Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.

1 Revenue Monitoring Report Joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and Development & Housing Services.

5 - 10

2 Capital Budget Monitoring Report Report by the Director of Finance & Resources.

11 - 16

3 Paisley Townscape Heritage/Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (TH/CARS) Grant Acceptance Report by the Director of Development & Housing Services.

17 - 24

4 European Structural Funds 2014/20 Report by the Director of Development & Housing Services.

25 - 30

5 Business Gateway Delivery Report by the Director of Development & Housing Services.

31 - 38

6 Renfrewshire Tourism Framework Progress and "Renfrewshire Brand" Presentation Report by the Chief Executive and presentation on "Renfrewshire Brand" by the Head of Marketing.

39 - 78

7 Labour Market Update Report by the Director of Development & Housing Services.

79 - 88

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To: Economy and Jobs Policy Board

On: 31 August 2016

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Report by: Director of Finance and Resources and Director of Development and Housing Services

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Heading: Revenue Budget Monitoring to 24 June 2016

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1. Summary

1.1 Gross expenditure and income are reported to be in line with budget which results in a breakeven position for the service reporting to this Policy Board.

This is summarised in the table below:

Division /

Department Current Reported

Position % variance Previously

Reported Position % variance

Economic Development

Breakeven - N/A -

___________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations

2.1 Members are requested to note the budget position 2.2 Members are requested to note there have been net budget

realignments of £728,568 processed since the budget was approved related to the drawdown of ringfenced Invest in Renfrewshire reserves, partially offset by the transfer of Events Tourism Marketing.

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3. Economic Development

3.1 Current position: Breakeven Previously reported: N/A

At this stage in the financial year the account reflects a breakeven position.

3.3 Projected Year End Position

It is projected that a breakeven position will be achieved by the year end.

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Implications of the Report

1. Financial – Net revenue expenditure will be contained within available resources.

2. HR & Organisational Development – none

3. Community Planning – none

4. Legal – none

5. Property/Assets – none

6. Information Technology - none.

7. Equality & Human Rights - The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report because it is for noting only. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and

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monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website.

8. Health & Safety – none

9. Procurement – none

10. Risk – none

11. Privacy Impact - none

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List of Background Papers

None

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Author: Valerie Howie, Extension 7796 Margo Simpson, Extension 5392

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___________________________________________________________________ To:

ECONOMY & JOBS POLICY BOARD

On: 31 AUGUST 2016 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Finance and Resources ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Capital Budget Monitoring Report ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 Capital expenditure to 24th June 2016 totals £0.783m compared to

anticipated expenditure of £0.781m for this time of year. This results in an over-spend position of £0.002m for those services reporting to this board, and is summarised in the table below:

Division Current

Reported Position

% Variance

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Total £0.002m o/spend

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1.2 The expenditure total of £0.783m represents 11% of the resources

available to fund the projects being reported to this board. Appendix 2 provides further information on the budget monitoring position of the projects within the remit of this board.

__________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Members note this report.

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___________________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1 This report has been prepared by the Director of Finance and

Resources in conjunction with the Chief Executive and the Director of Development & Housing Services.

3.2 This is the first capital budget monitoring to members in 2016/17 and it details the performance of the Capital Programme to 24th June 2016, and is based on the Capital Investment Programme which was approved by members on 3rd March 2016, adjusted for movements since its approval. Appendix 1 lists the approved projects for information.

___________________________________________________________________ 4. Budget Changes

4.1 Since the capital budget was approved budget changes totalling

£1.678m have arisen which reflect budget carried forward from 2015/16 and are detailed in Appendix 1.

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Implications of the Report 1. Financial – The programme will be continually monitored, in

conjunction with other programmes, to ensure that the available resources are fully utilised and that approved limits are achieved.

2. HR & Organisational Development – none.

3. Community Planning –

Greener - Capital investment will make property assets more energy efficient.

4. Legal – none.

5. Property/Assets – none.

6. Information Technology – none.

7. Equality & Human Rights – The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website.

8. Health & Safety – none.

9. Procurement – none.

10. Risk – none.

11. Privacy Impact – none.

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List of Background Papers (a). Capital Investment Programme 2016/17 & 2017/18 – Council, 3rd

March 2016. The contact officers within the service are:

– Geoff Borland (Finance & Resources) – Fraser Carlin (Housing & Development)

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Author: Geoff Borland, Principal Accountant, 0141 618 4786, [email protected].

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY - NON-HOUSING SERVICES

BUDGET MONITORING REPORT

BOARD: ECONOMY & JOBS

Approved CurrentProgramme Programme

Project Title @03/03/16 MR 3

Dept: Housing & Development ServicesPaisley Town Centre Regeneration 124 171Russell Institute 2,500 3,796Paisley Museum Store 3,157 3,157Regeneration 0 336

Total Housing & Development Services 5,781 7,459

TOTAL ECONOMY & JOBS BOARD 5,781 7,459

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To: Economy & Jobs Policy Board

On: 31 August 2016___________________________________________________________________

Report by: Director of Development and Housing Services

Heading: Paisley Townscape Heritage/Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (TH/CARS2): Grant acceptance

1. Summary1.1. In support of the Paisley Town Centre Heritage Asset Strategy, funding

applications were submitted in February 2016 to the Heritage Lottery Fund(HLF) for a second Paisley Townscape Heritage (TH2) project and to Historic Environment Scotland for a complementary Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). Both applications were successful and grant awardsconfirmed of £998,554 from HES and £1,882,000 from HLF. On acceptance of the grant awards, the TH/CARS2 project will be delivered over the approved 5 year period 2016-2021.

1.2. This report provides an update on the funding awards and the proposed next steps for the delivery of the TH/CARS2 project in line with the Heritage Strategy and the Council’s bid for UK City of Culture 2021.

2. Recommendations

2.1 It is recommended that the Board:

i. Authorises the Director of Development & Housing Services to accept theHeritage Lottery Fund Stage 2 Grant of £1,882,000 and the HistoricEnvironment Scotland CARS grant of £998,554 to enable the delivery ofthe TH/CARS2 project.

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3. Background

3.1. Paisley town centre is vital to the economic and social performance of all of Renfrewshire and the Paisley Town Centre Heritage Asset Strategy brings forward a vision that seeks to utilise its wealth of heritage and cultural assets as a basis for regeneration.

3.2. As part of this Strategy and following the successful delivery of the Paisley THI/CARS project which focussed on the Causeyside Street/Johnston Street area, this potential continues to be recognised by national external funding bodies such as the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotlandwith the recent approval of funding for the TH/CARS2 project.

3.3. The Economy and Jobs Board on 18th March 2015 accepted the Stage 1 HLF grant to develop this second Townscape Heritage project and agreed that a second complementary Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme bedeveloped and submitted to Historic Environment Scotland. The approved TH/CARS2 project focuses on the delivery of building repair, shopfront restoration, public realm improvements and an extensive programme of heritage education, training and events which will be complementary to the bid for UK City of Culture 2021.

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4. Progress to date

4.1 Historic Environment Scotland approved the grant award of £998,554 on 29th

February 2016 for a Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS)subject to the decision by HLF on the TH application. On 14th June 2016, HLF approved the Stage 2 award of TH funding of £1,882,000. Through approved service budgets for the delivery of the Heritage Strategy, the Council’s contribution to the TH/CARS2 project is £1,214,968. In addition, a level of investment from property owners will be secured as a contribution to the cost of third party grant funded building repair works funded through the TH/CARS2 project. The anticipated total project value is therefore in excess of £4.5million.

4.2 On acceptance of the HLF and HES grants, the grant contracts will be signed and formal permission to start achieved. The TH/CARS2 project will then be delivered over the approved 5 year timescale 2016-2021.

4.3 The recruitment process has been started to appoint the project team.

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5. Next Steps

5.1 Utilising the match funding secured from HLF, HES and approved Council budgets, 4 full time project staff will be appointed on a fixed term basis to deliver the project – two Heritage Project Officers, a Heritage Activity Officer and Heritage Project Assistant. The project will be managed by the Regeneration Manager/Assistant Regeneration Manager within Development & Housing Services.

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5.2 The TH/CARS2 project is anticipated to be formally launched following the appointment of the project team. Further updates will be reported to the Board as the project progresses.

5.3 It is proposed that over the next 5 years, the TH/CARS2 project will: a. Engage with key partners and stakeholders to deliver the heritage

education, training and events Activity Plan (see below);

b. Deliver building repair/restoration works and shopfront improvementworks within the TH/CARS2 area through a third party grants scheme(see Appendix 1 for map of priority buildings and locations);

c. Deliver public realm improvements in the west side of High St/ ShuttleSt/Browns Lane area, and

d. In compliance with the requirements of the HLF and HES grants, submitthe required monitoring reports and grant claims.

5.4 The TH/CARS2 project will offer third party grants to property owners for building repair/restoration and shopfront improvement works.

5.5 The Activity Plan titled 'The Making of Paisley' incorporates a wide reaching programme of activity focussing on the three themes of Paisley's heritage - Built Fabric, Fabrication and Social Fabric. It will focus primarily on delivering an intensive programme of learning and participation to encourage the local community to appreciate and understand Paisley's cultural and built heritage. To complement this, a programme of events, festivals, performances and tours will engage a wider audience including people not normally engaged in culture and heritage.

5.6 Examples of the activities include talks, workshops and demonstrations, traditional construction skills training, filmmaking, theatre and music projects. This activity programme will increase participation in heritage and improve Paisley as a visitor destination for culture and arts whilst telling the 'Untold Story'.

5.7 The TH/CARS2 project will provide grants for the repair and restoration of key historic buildings as well as the reinstatement of architectural detail, focussing on traditional shopfronts. The buildings identified as priorities are:

former Liberal Club (32 High Street);Sma Shot Cottages;5 George Place;44-46, 51 and 53 High Street.

5.8 A number of buildings have been identified as second priorities and will be targeted should the first priority projects not progress satisfactorily. The second priority buildings include, 18 High St and the shopfronts at 61, 63 and 69 High Street. A list of reserve buildings has also been prepared and can be seen on the attached plan at Appendix 1. Initial engagement with property

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owners has been positive and continuing on the success of the THI/CARS project in Causeyside Street, there is a high level of interest in the project.

5.9 It is expected that the project will be formally launched in January 2017 following the “permission to start” process required by HLF and HES.


1. Financial – Funding for this project utilises approved Council budgets for theimplementation of the Paisley Town Centre Heritage Asset Strategy, approvedby Council in February 2014 and February 2015. Financial monitoring of thisbudget is undertaken by the Paisley Regeneration Programme Board. Grantsawarded to the Council by HLF and Historic Environment Scotlandsupplement this budget and will be monitored in accordance with the termsand conditions of grant.

2. HR & Organisational Development – Four officers (full time) will beappointed within Development & Housing Services on a fixed term basis forup to 5 years to align with the project funding and timescale ie 2016-2021. Allcosts of these appointments will be met by secured external funding and theCouncil’s contribution to the overall project.


Community Care, Health & Well-being - The delivery of actions within theHeritage Asset Strategy have the potential to positively impact on physical,emotional and mental health and wellbeing.Jobs and the Economy – The project will contribute to meeting all of theoutcomes of the Community Plan to;

Be one of the best locations in Scotland to invest, in terms of its people,businesses and local communities.

Have a growing local economy creating employment for a well trained,qualified and motivated workforce where unemployment is reduced andemployment opportunities are growing.

Be the best connected local economy in Scotland, internationally,nationally and regionally.

Have attractive environments and successful town centres createdthrough successful area regeneration that contribute positively to localcommunity and economic growth

Safer and Stronger - Implementing the project will assist Renfrewshire citizens to have a positive attitude to their community.

4. Legal – The HLF and HES contracts of grant require to be signed by seniorofficers to formally accept the grant and proceed with the delivery of theTH/CARS2 project. TH/CARS2 grants will be awarded within the terms of therelevant Council policies and in compliance with the funder’s terms andconditions of grant. All grants awarded under delegated powers will also besubject to the Council’s approved standard conditions and may, depending on

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the terms of the contracts of grant and the Council’s own policies, require standard securities to be taken over the affected properties.

5. Property/Assets - None6. Information Technology - None7. Equality & Human Rights

The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed inrelation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impactson equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rightshave been identified arising from the recommendations contained in thereport. If required following implementation, the actual impact of therecommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored,and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website.

8. Health & Safety - None9. Procurement – None10. Risk – In compliance with the HLF and HES grants and in accordance with

the Council’s Project Management Framework, the TH/CARS2 project willactively monitor key risks and issues associated with project delivery.

11. Privacy Impact – A Privacy Impact Assessment for the delivery of theTH/CARS2 project will be carried out in association with Legal Services

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List of Background Papers(a) Report to Economy & Jobs Policy Board 18th March 2015 ‘Paisley

Townscape Heritage and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (Phase 2)’

(b) Report to Economy & Jobs Policy Board: 19th November 2014 ‘Paisley Heritage Asset Strategy: Progress Report 2’

(c) Report to Economy & Jobs Policy Board: 3rd September 2014 ‘Paisley Heritage Asset Strategy: Submission of Funding Applications’

___________________________________________________________________Author: Susan Jones, Regeneration Manager (Ext: 7836)

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On: 31 August 2016__________________________________________________________________

Report by: Director of Development and Housing Services___________________________________________________________________

Heading: European Structural Funds 2014-20___________________________________________________________________________

1. Summary

1.1 This report provides an overview of the current EU funding to Renfrewshire Councilfrom the 2014 – 20 EU Structural Funds Programme.

1.2 The report highlights the funding secured for the initial period to 2018 and the anticipated (but now uncertain) balance of funding for 2018-20.

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2. Recommendations

2.1 It is recommended that the Board:

Note the notional levels of EU funding offered to Renfrewshire for the 2014-2020 European Structural Funds programme as approved at previous Boards;Note that Board has already approved the full YEI offer of grant of £5.03M;Homologate the actions of the Chief Executive to accept the formal offers of grantfor applications relating to ESF Pipeline, Social Inclusion and Business Competitiveness Programmes;Note the balance of funding for 2018-20 which may now be lost as a result of Brexit.

3. Background

3.1 There are currently 4 strands of EU Structural funding available to Renfrewshire Council from the 2014-20 EU programmes for Scotland:

ESF Pipeline; Youth Employment Initiative (ESF); Poverty and Social Inclusion (ESF);Business Competitiveness (ERDF).

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3.2 As reported to Board in both March and September 2015, Renfrewshire Council accepted the notional funding allocations from the new European Structural Funds Programme covering the period 2014-2020 as follows:

Programme Name Status

ESF Pipeline and Poverty and Social inclusion

Combined Notional Offer of Grant of £3.77M accepted at November 2014 Board for the full 2014 – 20 period.

Youth Employment Initiative (ESF)

Notional Offer of Grant £2.1M agreed March 15.

Business Competitiveness (ERDF)

Notional offer of ERDF grant of £706K accepted at Nov 15 Board for the delivery of Business Competitiveness activity across Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

3.3 The Youth Employment Initiative was further reported in February 2016 when an increased and full offer of grant was endorsed for an increased figure of £5.03M ESF as below. This was as a result of applications submitted, approved and letters of award finalised from the Scottish Government.

Programme Name Status


Notional Offer of Grant £2.1M agreed March 15.

Application submitted and reported to board for increased funding of £5.03M.

Full Board approval at Feb Board with match funding highlighted for £5.03M ESF.

3.4 Following applications under the Social Inclusion, Pipeline and Business Competitiveness Programmes from Renfrewshire Council to the Scottish Government the formal letters of grant have now been accepted by the Chief Executive as outlined below.

___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Operational Applications

4.1 Following the acceptance of the “notional” offers of grant the applications to draw down funds were developed. These applications are described as ‘operations’.

4.2 Scottish Government advised applicants to submit operations to cover the first three years of the new Structural Funds Programme. As a result all operations submitted to date are for activity to 2018. The balance of funding would be for activities from 2018 –20 however this funding is potentially now not available due to Brexit. These funds are outlined in section 5 of the report.

4.3 ESF Pipeline Application

This project supports the delivery of the Invest in Renfrewshire Employability Programme offered to Renfrewshire residents of all ages seeking support to access, improve and sustain their employability. The primary focus of this operation is

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unemployed and inactive residents aged over 29 years with multiple barriers to employment. Management and Compliance activity is a separate operation from delivery activity.

Operation Total Expenditure

Match ESF Grant

Pipeline Delivery 3,700,923.07 2,220,554.10 1,480,368.97

Compliance 517,501.54 310,500.92 207,000.51

Total 4,218,424.61 2,531,055.02 1,687,369.48

Council match funding is confirmed from the Economic Development and Invest in Renfrewshire budgets until 2018.

4.4 Poverty and Social Inclusion Application

This project delivers specialist support to clients with multiple barriers accessing employability services in Renfrewshire.

Specialist staff provide support and advice in relation to health and wellbeing, finance, childcare and housing. Clients accessing these services will also be receiving employability support through the Pipeline or through the Youth Employment Initiative.

Project Search, an intervention for young people with autism and learning disabilities isalso supported through the Poverty and Social Inclusion strand.

Operations Total Expenditure

Match ESF Grant

Specialist Support Staff

655,433.30 393,261.00 262,172.30

Compliance 158,028.41 94,817.04 63,211.36

Project Search 164,454.93 98,673.00 65,781.93

Total 977,916.64 586,751.04 391,165.59

Council match funding is confirmed from the Economic Development and Invest in Renfrewshire budgets until 2018.

4.5 The combined applications for ESF Pipeline and Poverty and Social Inclusion amount to an ESF grant of £2,078,534 for the period until 2018. This leaves a balance of funding (from the notional grant of £3.77M) of £1,691,466 for the 2018-20 period.

4.6 Business Competitiveness Application

This project is for the delivery of access to finance to meet the needs of growth start-ups and growing businesses in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and enhance the services available via Business Gateway. This activity will provide suitable financial products which are designed to improve the survival rate of new enterprises and ensure sustainable business growth.

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Operation Total Expenditure

Match ERDF Grant

Business Growth 891,000.00 534,000.00 356,400.00

Compliance 70,734.75 42,440.85 28,293.90

Total 961,734.75 576,440.85 384,693.90

Match funding for this application comes from the Business Gateway programme and Invest in Renfrewshire budgets until 2018.

4.7 Formal offers of grant are now in place for each of these individual operations and it is recommended that the Board homologate the actions of the Chief Executive to accept the offers of grant on behalf of Renfrewshire Council. Overall, £7,493,482 in ESF and ERDF has been secured for the period 2015 to 2018.

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5. EU Funding Post 2018

5.1 Advice at this time from Scottish Government following the UK decision to leave the European Union, is that funds which are formally committed to projects should continue as planned. As such, the projects listed in section 4 should not be affected by the EU exit process.

5.2 However the proportion of EU funding allocated for the period 2018-2020 may not now be available for draw down. This amounts to £2,546,773 and consists of:

Programme Name StatusESF Pipeline and Poverty and Social inclusion

Notional Offer of Grant: £3,770,000

Allocated to Applications: £2,078,534

Balance of Funding for 2018-20 £1,691,466


This fund was not available for 2018-20 and will be fully committed during 2018.

Business Competitiveness (ERDF)

Notional 2014-20 offer (Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde) £1,240,000

Notional offer of ERDF grant to 2018 £706,112

Allocated to Applications £384,693

Balance of Funding available to 2020: £855,307

5.3 Further reports on the progress of these ESF and ERDF supported projects and the implications of our exit from the EU will be brought forward to future board meetings.

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1. Financial – £7,493,482 in ESF and ERDF has been secured for the period 2015 to 2018 however £2,546,773 of EU funding for the 2018-20 period is potentially now lost.

2. HR & Organisational Development – a number of posts related to the delivery of these projects must now be focused solely on ESF funded activity

3. Community Planning – Jobs and the Economy – The projects supported by EU funding will support the development of the Renfrewshire economy and increase life chances for the economically excluded.

4. Legal - none

5. Property/Assets - none

6. Information Technology – none

7. Equality & Human Rights - The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report as it is for noting only. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website.



10. Risk – none

11. Privacy Impact - none________________________________________________________________


Economy and Jobs Policy Board:

European Social Fund Programme Applications 2014 – 2020 – 18 March 2015EU Structural Funds Programme 2014-20 - Business Competitiveness – 2 September 2016Renfrewshire – Full Youth Employment Initiative – 3 February 2016

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Author: Ruth Cooper, ext 7868, [email protected]

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On: 31 August 2016

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Heading: Business Gateway Delivery

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1. Summary

1.1 Renfrewshire Council manage the delivery of the Business Gateway contract across the wider Renfrewshire area (incorporating East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde). Asteering group comprising of senior officers from each local authority is in place to oversee the delivery of the contract.

1.2 Over the past two years a significant number of local authorities have moved to an in-house delivery model for Business Gateway and at the 2nd September 2015 Board it was agreed that the Director of Development and Housing Servicesundertake an options appraisal to consider the most appropriate delivery model for the future Business Gateway services and that the existing Business Gateway

1.3 This report seeks to inform the Board of the recommendations of the appraisal and to outline the proposed model for the future delivery of the local Business Gateway services beyond the current contract.

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2. Recommendations

It is recommended that the Board:

2.1 Note that a full options appraisal has taken place;

2.2 Agree to the recommendations of the report that the Business Gateway Service will be delivered separately and in-house by the 3 local authorities from 1st October 2016.

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2.3 Authorise the Director of Development and Housing Services to finalise negotiations with the other 2 local authorities regarding the final split in budgets, any TUPE issues and to develop an appropriate service level agreement between the three authorities for the future delivery of the service.

2.4 Bring back further reports to Board on the performance of Renfrewshire’s ongoing Business Gateway Service.

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3. Background

3.1 The Business Gateway service provides information and support to individuals setting up a new business or growing an existing business. Business Gateway is a national brand and is delivered at a local level across Scotland alongside a range of council services which also support business start up and growth.

3.2 Renfrewshire Council manage the delivery of the Business Gateway contract across the wider Renfrewshire area (incorporating East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde). Asteering group comprising of senior officers from each local authority is in place to oversee the delivery of the contract.

3.3 The delivery of Business Gateway services in the Greater Renfrewshire andInverclyde are is contracted out to Lanarkshire Enterprise Services Limited (LESL), based at Hillington Park. They won the contract through a tender process and commenced delivery on 1st October 2012, on a three-year contract, with options to renew for a further two individual years.

3.4 Over the past two years a significant number of local authorities have moved to an in-house delivery model for Business Gateway (BG). Following the Economy and Jobs Policy Board of 2nd September Renfrewshire Council, acting as lead local authority on behalf of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Council commissioned a research study to identify the most appropriate and effective approach for delivering future Business Gateway (BG) services across the region.

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4. Business Gateway Delivery Models across Scotland

4.1 While each local authority in Scotland has its own BG services, the service is structured into 19 BG areas, eight of which comprise small groups of neighbouring authorities. In each of these eight areas, there is a Lead local Authority which acts as the lead contracting partner, receives the funding from the Scottish Government and distributes this across its partner authorities. The lead authority is also responsible for reporting performance measures into the BG National Unit.

4.2 In terms of service delivery, there is a patchwork of different structures across the country, with some authorities contracting delivery to third party providers and others delivering in house. Some also operate a more hybrid approach with third parties delivering some but not all aspects of the service. A table of current models is attached as Appendix 1.

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4.3 Crucially, there is (to date) no consensus on which approach works best (is the most effective and efficient), and it is more likely that different approaches will suit different authorities depending on contractor and stakeholder relationships, track records and the resources within authorities.

4.4 While there is a mix of different approaches the trend in recent years has been for Local Authorities to bring delivery in-house, albeit there are some who strongly contend that external delivery is still the optimum approach.

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5. Research and Options Appraisal

5.1 A research and options appraisal report was commissioned to support the 3Councils in establishing the most appropriate model for the future delivery of the local BG services. The report was asked to consider:

potential to achieve financial savings and other benefits; andOpportunity to improve the future service delivery and outcomes.

5.2 The brief was to consider various options for delivering and achieving the future objectives of the local Business Gateway services which included:

Status quo (ie continue to contract in full);Tender some elements of the programme; orBring delivery in house

The brief also identified a range of tasks relating to the option appraisal, including:

assess the costs and benefits of the different options – both quantifiable andnon-quantifiable;

identify all the pros and cons of the options - quantifying and valuing themwherever possible;

consider any risks and sensitivities; and

consider the most appropriate and best value use of resources, not justfocussing on the lowest initial costs but also the actual returns, and make arecommendation for future delivery.

5.3 Early discussions with the individual Councils clearly suggested that a high level of distinctiveness was required to best address the specific nature of the 3 local economies and also the priorities of the individual Authorities. It became apparent early on that a single solution (one size fits all) may not be appropriate and that amore bespoke approach may offer a stronger fit.

5.4 The specific objectives of the research therefore evolved to take account of the priorities for each of the individual authorities.

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6. Delivering Businesses Gateway in future Years – Preferred Model

6.1 The appraisal process assessed the various options for delivery against a set of criteria. The final report indicated that the in-house versus out-sourced model wereunlikely to deliver significantly different outputs as there is no evidence that either model (in-house or out-sourced) delivers superior activity.

6.2 The option which offered the greatest potential for future savings and flexibility was the in-house option and this was the option preferred by the Steering group. For thatreason for preferred option is to bring the contract in-house with each of the three local authorities operating their own local service and where there is potential to deliver savings in a number of ways:

the internal delivery options would not include a contractors management feeor contribution to overheads;

there may be less need for internal contract management and reporting timerequirements;

an internal approach is not tied to a formal contract and associated fee andoffers more flexibility to individual LAs.

The in-house model would also offer more flexibility and allow the LA to move or realign resources towards developing priorities.

6.3 The three local authority areas are keen for much stronger local delivery, more need to reflect local priorities (which are different across the three LAs) and the ability to integrate all business development services. It is recognised though that this could involve some form of shared contracts in the future where this is seen to be economical.

6.4 It is proposed therefore that the Business Gateway delivery is managed and delivered locally by each of the 3 local authorities, for their own area, from 1st

October 2016. The Business Gateway budget would be split according to previous 4year’s activity (Renfrewshire Council 55%, East Renfrewshire 23% and Inverclyde 22%) and each area would be responsible for delivering the same level of localservices.

6.5 A Service Level Agreement should be developed over the coming month to identify the financial support and targets for each area, to allow the financial drawdown from Renfrewshire Council to the other areas and to outline the TUPE issues to beadopted by each Council. Advice on this is currently being provided by Legal Services.

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7. In-House Delivery Model at Renfrewshire Council

7.1 The Economic Development team at Renfrewshire Council already has a wide range of business supports on offer – staff expertise, grants, loans, business incubator, etc.

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7.2 The service is currently undertaking a review and potential restructure to best incorporate the requirements of delivering Business Gateway services to provide a seamless and effective service to local companies from 1st October 2016. It is likely that 2 distinct teams will be developed to incorporate:

1. Business start up, self employment and enterprise services (operating fromInCube)

2. Business growth and development services (operating from RenfrewshireHouse)

7.3 Additional staff will be required to support the delivery of the services and this will be met from the Business Gateway budget. Any additional staff posts will be temporary and, during the recruitment period, short term contracts will be used to fill any service gaps.

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8. Conclusions

8.1 Although there are still levels of detail to be worked through on a range of the implementation aspects, the fundamental conclusion, shared by the officers in all three Councils, is that implementing an in-house delivery arrangement will provide a service arrangement that makes much better use of the resources available, integrates better with each Council's own services, and can be tailored according to the particular emphasis each Council wishes to place on start-up and business growth support.

8.2 For Renfrewshire, the proposal provides an opportunity to take business support to a new level, with much closer integration with the Invest in Renfrewshire programme.

8.3 In-house delivery means that the funds received from Scottish Government will be directly controlled by each Council with Renfrewshire Council continuing to fulfil a basic Lead Local Authority function. However, all resources will be split between each Council, which allows each Council to then decide how best to deploy resources to deliver the service in a manner that meets their own needs and priorities.

8.4 Proceeding with an in-house delivery arrangement relies on a minimum of two out of the three local authorities agreeing this at their appropriate Council Board. All boards are meeting within 2 weeks of each other during August / September 2016.

8.5 There are still opportunities to further consider a future city-region focus to someelements of Business Development / Enterprise activities through City Deal. This could bring potential benefits of scale and opportunities for businesses to network at a wider level.

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1. Financial – The Business Gateway budget comes directly to Renfrewshire Councilon behalf of all 3 local authorities. The SLA to be developed will indicate the basis offinancial drawdown of that budget to each of the areas to deliver the local BusinessGateway services.

2. HR & Organisational Development – 3 staff are expected to TUPE from thecurrent contractor as a result of bringing the contract in-house. 2 staff will transfer toRenfrewshire Council and 1 to the other 2 areas.

A review of Business Development Services is underway to establish the best futuremodel for delivery in Renfrewshire and to identify the future roles of the staff team.The current Business Gateway contract manager post will be considered as part ofthe review.


Jobs and the Economy – Local businesses are supported to set up, grow anddevelop.

4. Legal – Support with TUPE is ongoing from legal and advice will be sought todevelop the SLA.

5. Property/Assets – None

6. Information Technology – None.

7. Equality & Human Rights

The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relationto their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equalitygroups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identifiedarising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required followingimplementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigatingactions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will bepublished on the Council’s website.

8. Health & Safety - None

9. Procurement - some elements of the ongoing delivery are likely to be procured inthe future for areas of specialist support.

10. Risk – While it is anticipated that the outcomes and results will be on par with thecontracted service there is likely to be a period of up to 3 months where the newservices are bedding in and delivery is slower. This also happens when contractschange and new providers get up to speed. Targets can be caught up in the yearthat follows.

11. Privacy Impact - None

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Author: Ruth Cooper, [email protected], tel: 0141 618 7868

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APPENDIX 1:

Business Gateway Delivery Models

Lead Authority Local Authorities Delivery

Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City External contract

Aberdeenshire

Dundee

Angus External contract

Dundee City

Perth and Kinross

Fife Fife ALEO

North Ayrshire

South Ayrshire Recently brought in-houseLargely internal

East Ayrshire

North Ayrshire

North LanarkshireSouth Lanarkshire External contract

North Lanarkshire

Glasgow Glasgow Internal

Renfrewshire

Inverclyde External contract currently – propose in-house modelEast Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire

Falkirk

Clackmannan One authority internal two external

Stirling

Falkirk

West Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire Largely internal

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian

Edinburgh Largely internal but some service delivered under contract

East Lothian

Mid Lothian

West Lothian

HighlandHighland External contract

Moray

Scottish Borders Scottish Borders Internal

Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Internal

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute Internal

Orkney Orkney TBC

Shetland Shetland TBC

Outer Hebrides Western Isles TBC

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To: Economy and Jobs Board On: 31 August, 2016 ___________________________________________________________________

Report by: Chief Executive ___________________________________________________________________

Heading: Renfrewshire Tourism Framework Progress

Inc. ‘Renfrewshire Brand’ Presentation ___________________________________________________________________

1 Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide the Economy and Jobs Board with an update on the progress of the Renfrewshire Tourism Framework, approved by Board in November 2014. The report will provide progress against the 4 main themes within the supporting action plan and an update on the development of a destination brand for Paisley and Renfrewshire.

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2 Recommendations It is recommended that the Board note the progress made and agree that a new Visitor Strategy will be brought for approval in December 2016.

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3 Background

3.1 The Renfrewshire Tourism Framework and was approved by Board in November 2014, the framework had 5 objectives:

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Objective 1: To tell the story and define the visitor product for Paisley and to subsequently display, curate and align the town’s heritage assets around this offer

Objective 2: To establish the significance of Paisley as an international visitor destination by presenting its cultural assets within national and international audiences and markets and to define a set of actions that derives maximum economic benefit for the economic regeneration of the local community Objective 3: To develop consistency in terms of the visitor experience in relation to town centre cohesion, function and management Objective 4: To develop a programme for community, business and cultural animation based around the cultural asset base Objective 5: Develop a refreshed brand and publicity strategy for Paisley in the context of an international market place for tourism and the wider Renfrewshire offer

3.2 A Tourism Officer was appointed in June 2015 to support and direct the

delivery of the Tourism Framework, as part of the Town Centre Management and Events team within Development and Housing Services. An Action Plan for 2015-2017 was subsequently developed (Appendix 1) and is being delivered, linking to the National Tourism Development Plan for 2020 and the following 4 themes:

Leadership and collaboration Building our capabilities Improving the customer journey Providing authentic experiences

3.3 Responsibility for Events and Tourism has since transferred to the Chief

Executives Department (January 2016) as part of an amalgamated Marketing and Events Service. This will enable a clear focus on destination and consumer marketing and the development of a new national and international narrative about the region’s outdoors, cultural and heritage assets.

3.4 Extensive publicity has been generated from November 2015 to date,

focusing on Paisley’s ambitions for 2021, the region’s cultural and historic assets and Renfrewshire’s events programme, this has culminated in £1.9 million in advertising equivalent value in positive news coverage about the area with an audience reach of 13 million who have had the opportunity to see or hear about Renfrewshire.

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4. Progress on Action Plan 2015 to 2017: January to August 2016

4.1 Leadership and Collaboration

4.11 A dedicated Tourism Officer was appointed in June 2015. The Tourism Officer has focused on developing strategic partnerships and positive relationships with industry providers – hoteliers and attractions, leading on Renfrewshire’s presence at the Visit Scotland Expo in 2015 and 2016 and developing visitor accommodation and attraction packages for the British Pipe Band Championships and European Curling Championships in 2016.

4.12 Progress has been made in relation to developing up-to-date and detailed baseline data around Paisley and Renfrewshire’s tourism and visitor economies. An Economic Impact and Tourism workstream was established in January 2016 as part of support arrangements for Paisley’s Bid for UK City of Culture 2021. This group includes representatives from Visit Scotland, Glasgow International Airport, Scottish Enterprise. The group meets monthly, chaired and directed by the 2021 Bid Manager will a remit that includes:

Establishing and analyzing baseline tourism and visitor data Projecting the level of economic impact expected from tourism across

Renfrewshire as a result of a successful UK City of Culture bid Scoping and the infrastructure improvements required to be able to

cope with the increase in visitors e.g. venue development, accommodation development, transport

Linking the bid with Renfrewshire’s current plans for tourism development and the wider national agenda, including our role within the Glasgow City Region

4.13 A strategic tourism and visitor planning team has been established by the

Head of Marketing and brings together Visit Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce with the purpose of developing a draft visitor strategy for Renfrewshire, owned by each partner organisation and private industry providers. The planning group will produce a draft strategy in advance of consultation with industry providers due to take place in October and November 2016. Consultation will take place with hoteliers, visitor attractions, venues, retailers, UWS, West College Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and transport providers. A finalised strategy will be used as a basis for a £100,000 bid to Scottish Enterprise Competitive Fund in January 2017, and will support Paisley’s bid for UK City of Culture in 2017.

4.13 The draft visitor strategy consultation process will be used as a basis to establish a new Tourism and Visitor Group, responsible for delivering the Strategy, supported by the public sector partners.

4.2 Building Our Capabilities

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4.21 Baseline and visitor profile - Currently Renfrewshire’s visitor and tourism economy represents only 2% of Renfrewshire’s economy. Progress has been made in developing our baseline visitor data to support our bid for UK City of Culture 2021 and to understand the settled state of visitor contributions to our economy, the impacts of events and festivals on that norm, the role and performance of our attractions in pulling visitors into the town/area and how our hotel accommodation sector is performing.

Current research commissioned via the Economic Impact and Tourism workstream includes:

A Paisley Visitor Survey – duration 12 months, delivered by

STR/Deloitte to determine the profile of visitors to Paisley and a settled state indicator of the value of visitor spend in Paisley. Around 700 individuals will be surveyed by means of a qualitative and economic survey.

A Paisley/Renfrewshire Visitor Attraction Monitor is being delivered by the Moffat Centre at Glasgow Caledonia University and will provide a bi-monthly monitor and annual performance report of a suite of indicators measured from a range of visitor attractions:

Paisley Museum and Observatory Paisley Abbey Paisley Art Centre Sma Shot Cottages Threadmill Museum Kilbarchan Weavers Cottage Lochwinnoch Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Gleniffer Braes Country Park Kibble – The Experience Intu Braehead and Braehead Arena

Paisley/Renfrewshire Hotel Monitor - an occupancy survey has been

established to expand survey data beyond the more routinely surveyed airport hotels

10 Renfrewshire hotels will be included within Scottish Enterprise’s commission of Review Pro for Metropolitan Glasgow region. This enables sentiment analysis of hotels, attractions and retail centres/clusters from online referral sites e.g. Trip Advisor.

4.23 Capability and capacity building - There has been limited progress in

providing business development support for local attractions over and above marketing support. A detailed plan for skills development, customer service training, cross promotion and digital training and web development will be

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developed in partnership with industry representatives during the Tourism Strategy consultation.

4.24 Marketing - a comprehensive marketing and social media strategy is in place to promote festivals and events to an external visitor audience, targeting visitor groups within a 45 min to 2 hour drive time. This includes partnership marketing with The List, Visit Scotland and Scotrail, and a targeted national media strategy. A partnership with The List to provide enhanced listings and what’s on information for Renfrewshire is being developed.

An increase in event attendees has been recorded at Paisley Beer and Food Festival (from 8,700 in 2015 to 13,500 in 2016) and the Sma Shot Festival (from 3,000 in 2015 to 7,000 I 2016), with 15,000 visitors attending the first British Pipe Band Championships. Cross promotion of visitor attractions and forthcoming events is integrated within each event programme.

The Moffat Centre has been commissioned to conduct event research at each large event to assess visitor profile, direct economic impact and the effectiveness of each marketing campaign. An update on the results of this commission will be brought to the Board at a later date.

The 2016 event programme has generated 158 media articles with a reach of 7million year to date, and an additional 450,000 people have been reached via social media. A refurbishment of the Renfrew Road advertising hoardings was carried out to improve in town event advertising.

Attendance at trade shows has enabled the team to begin to engage with tour operators and an investment audience about the potential for Tourism investment in Renfrewshire. Publicity packs were developed for Visit Scotland Expo and MIPIM (see Appendix 2).

4.25 Work is continuing with Visit Scotland, East Renfrewshire Council and Inverclyde Council to develop a rural leisure offer and a series of mini tourist trails for walkers, cyclists and drivers, linked to local businesses, and promoted locally and via Visit Scotland. The main aim is to promote outdoor ‘things to do’ and increase custom for local businesses. Further work to identify potential for tourism-related farm diversification projects through LEADER will commence in the last quarter of 2016.

4.3 Improving the customer journey

4.31 The focus of the action plan has been to gain better insight into the profile and behaviour of visitors to Paisley and Renfrewshire. Developing the existing tourism product will be progressed as a priority as we gain better insight into our potential audience and on establishment of our Tourism and Visitor Group.

4.32 We have introduced effective cross-promotion of accommodation and attractions, and the showcasing attractions through the live event programme:

May: British Pipe Band Championships – accommodation and attractions package promoted

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June: Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Awards at Paisley Town Hall – successful bid by Renfrewshire Council, accommodation package negotiated

June: Medieval Fayre at Paisley Abbey – funded and marketed by Renfrewshire Council

July: Sma Shot Festival – incorporated Sma Shot Cottages, museum collection and performance at Town Hall and Paisley Arts Centre

4.33 A strategy on Road Signage for Paisley Town Centre has been developed by Community Resources, including improvements to gateway signage and simplification of directional signage and visitor signage. Further consideration is being given to tourism signage throughout Renfrewshire to promote the area.

4.34 The opening of the Paisley 2021 bid base will provide a key site in Paisley Town Centre for on-arrival visitor information. The base is due to open in October 2016.

4.4 Providing Authentic Experience

4.41 The council’s event programme in 2016/17 will attract an estimated 150,000 residents and visitors to Paisley, generating a positive economic impact, stimulating businesses and creating opportunities for local suppliers. Renfrewshire’s event programme was expanded in 2015/16 and again in 2016/17 to demonstrate our ability to host events. New events for the programme include British Pipe Band Championships (secured for 3 years), European Curling Championships 2016, Scottish Album of the Year Awards 2016 and 2017, Paisley Make Scotland Redesigned Textile Conference 2016 and the TRAD Awards 2017. Further competitive bids for major cultural events are in development.

The council’s event team was restructured in May 2016 and a programme of event enhancements implemented in order to maximise penetration of new external audiences, in addition a new events strategy is being developed with the following objectives:

To change perceptions of Paisley and Renfrewshire locally and nationally To demonstrate a track record and our capability and capacity to hold large

scale events Position Paisley as a centre of cultural and heritage excellence Attract visitors from 45 mins to a 3 hour journey time Improve event accessibility Support 2021 step changes Improve our scope for external funding

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5 Development of Destination Brand for Paisley and Renfrewshire

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Work is underway for the development of a refreshed identity for Paisley, for completion prior to the submission of the bid for UK City of Culture 2021

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1. Financial – none

2. HR & Organisational Development – none

3. Community Planning – none

4. Legal – none

5. Property/Assets – none

6. Information Technology - none

7. Equality & Human Rights - The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website



10. Risk – none

11. Privacy Impact - none ___________________________________________________________________

Author: Louisa Mahon, Head of Marketing, (Ext: 7836)

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Renfrewshire Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 1

Renfrewshire Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2015-17 1 Introduction 1.1 This Strategy and Action Plan sets out an aspirational programme for the growth and development

of the tourism sector as a significant contributor to the Renfrewshire economy. The strategy considers the current position of the Renfrewshire tourism sector and identifies key issues and opportunities for growth. It seeks to align and complement the Paisley Heritage Asset Strategy and the emerging Creative Renfrewshire Strategy in positioning Renfrewshire to bid for the 2021 UK City of Culture during 2017. This requires a strategic approach to build on Renfrewshire’s inherent strengths and its potential as a visitor destination working within the considerable tourist market of the Glasgow city region. The vision and action plan of the strategy sets out our approach and provides a framework for detailed actions over the period 2015 – 2017.

The Renfrewshire Tourist Offer

1.2 Renfrewshire has a population of some 170,000 and lies to the west of Glasgow on the south bank

of the River Clyde. The area enjoys strong transport linkages to the city region, wider central belt and internationally through road, rail and air. It is home to Glasgow International Airport and a range of successful and well known businesses operate within its boundaries. [Plan similar to that in GIB submission to be used to illustrate location].

1.3 Renfrewshire’s tourism offer is broadly driven by the strength of its events programme and assets

which reflect its rich history and diverse natural landscapes. The area also benefits from a number of commercial leisure assets which offer experiences unique to Renfrewshire. The key drivers are:-

(i) Events and Festivals

Renfrewshire has a well established events programme which annually attracts thousands of

visitors to the area and particularly to our town centres. The programme includes a wide range of unique events, from the UK start of the Monte Carlo Classic Car Rally and the Scottish leg of the cycling Street Velodrome, to those celebrating the heritage of our communities and towns such as Sma’ Shot Day and Doors Open Day weekend. The traditional autumn and pre-Christmas programme including festive lights ‘switch on’ events held in Paisley, Renfrew and Johnstone are hugely popular and bring thousands of visitors each year, providing a significant boost for the local economy. The ‘Spree’ festival of music and comedy is now firmly established within the events calendar, receiving national media coverage and attendance building year on year.

(ii) Heritage and Culture

The towns of Paisley, Renfrew and Johnstone flourished as a result of the weaving, thread making, shipbuilding and engineering industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today there is a strong base of buildings, parks, collections and cultural organisations which celebrate the history of Renfrewshire and its origins. These range from the Abbey, Museum and Art Galleries and Sma’ Shot Cottages in Paisley to the Weaver’s Cottage in Kilbarchan and community museums in Renfrew and Johnstone. Broadly, these assets are delivered by the public or voluntary sectors.

(iii) Leisure

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We are fortunate in being home to a range of major leisure attractions, many of which provide an niche unique to Renfrewshire. These include Braehead, Soar, the only indoor real snow slope in Scotland, and the Ingliston Country Club, voted the UK’s best equestrian venue in three consecutive years. These venues and their associated events, delivered by the private sector, have a significant role in drawing visitors to Renfrewshire, particularly from locations outwith the Glasgow city region.

(iv) Natural Heritage

Four fifths of Renfrewshire is countryside, with a diversity of landscapes and natural habitats. Attractions including Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park and the RSPB Visitor Centre at Lochwinnoch provide us with an attractive draw for visitors, offering opportunities for nature, recreation and outdoor pursuits which are amongst the best in Scotland. In some instances the activities at these venues, for example watersports at Clyde Muirshiel, draw participants and visitors from beyond the Glasgow and Clyde Valley area.

Context

National Tourism Development Plan

1.4 The national tourism development plan Tourism Scotland 2020 promotes growth in Scotland’s visitor economy and as a national destination of first choice, focusing on key assets and market opportunities. These include nature, heritage and activities, destination towns and cities and events and festivals. The plan sets out broad themes which form the basis for regional strategies across the country (Figure 1). The actions within this Strategy are aligned to the key themes in the national plan.

1.5 As part of the national plan, the ‘Focus Years’ programme aims to support and drive Scotland’s

tourism and events industries to both domestic and international markets. The programme includes the year of Food and Drink in 2015, Innovation, Architecture and Design in 2016 and History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017. The actions in this strategy will seek to capitalise on this programme, particularly the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017. Renfrewshire Community Plan 2013 - 2023

1.6 The Community Plan promotes economic growth within Renfrewshire which builds upon the

existing economic base and rich history of the area, developing our town and village centres as cultural, event and leisure destinations, in addition to their community roles. The actions within this strategy are aligned to deliver the Community Plan vision and promote tourist activity across Renfrewshire.

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Figure 1: National Tourism Development Plan Themes

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Paisley Town Centre Heritage Asset Strategy

1.7 The Asset Strategy provides the framework for the long term regeneration of Paisley town centre driven by its heritage, particularly historic buildings, collections and cultural organisations. Tourism is a key element of the strategy and the projects identified within the study have the potential to increase Paisley’s tourist economy by £45M over the next 10 to 15 years. The actions within this strategy reflect the outcomes of the asset study.

1.8 As part of the Council’s approach to the heritage led regeneration of our towns and villages, we intend to bid for Paisley to become UK City of Culture in 2021. This strategy provides a framework for the growth of our tourism sector to support the bid in 2017 and towards a successful City of Culture in 2021.

Renfrewshire Tourism Framework 1. 9 The Tourism Framework considers leisure and activity assets across Renfrewshire and provides a

broad overview of how these could be aligned with actions in the Paisley Asset Strategy to support growth of the tourism sector. Actions within this strategy reflect the outcomes of this study and in particular are aligned to deliver on the key issues and opportunities identified.

2 Current Position

2.1 This section briefly reviews Renfrewshire’s tourist assets, considers potential markets and

identifies key issues and opportunities. The section summarises the more detailed outcomes of the Renfrewshire Tourism Framework. Assets

2.1 Renfrewshire’s tourist offer is led by the strength of its events programme and a range of assets which broadly lie within the Heritage and Culture, Natural Heritage and Leisure categories. Key attractions are shown on Plan 1 and Figure 2 below. The list of attractions is not considered to be exhaustive and for the purposes of the strategy has focussed on attractions which are aligned to the tourist market. A detailed overview on each attraction is set out in the Tourism Framework.

Figure 2: Visitor Attractions

Heritage Natural Heritage Unique Leisure Assets

Paisley Abbey Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Intu Braehead Paisley Museum and Art Gallery Gleniffer Braes County Park Intu Soar

Coats Observatory Finlaystone Country Estate* Ingliston Country Club

Thomas Coats Memorial Church RSPB Lochwinnoch Reserve Sma’ Shot Cottages Threadmill Museum

Weaver’s Cottage Kilbarchan Finlaystone Country Estate*

Renfrew Museum Johnstone History Museum

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* Finlaystone House and Country Estate straddles the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde administrative boundaries.

2.2 As Figure 2 illustrates, much of the heritage base is clustered within Paisley, although a smaller

range of attractions are located in towns and villages throughout Renfrewshire. Natural heritage and leisure attractions are generally within the rural parts of the area, particularly around Lochwinnoch and Langbank, with a significant exception around Soar and Braehead at Renfrew. Generally leisure attractions are led by the private sector, while heritage assets are either led by the public sector or community and third sector organisations.

Available Markets 2.3 Data commissioned by the Council1 to measure the volume and value of tourism to Renfrewshire

indicates that in 2012, the tourism sector generated £157.91M of revenue between the Paisley and Renfrew ‘districts’. It is important to note that the data does not consider the whole of Renfrewshire and provides a ‘snapshot’ of values and trends only. To inform development of the strategy, gathering of consistent and detailed baseline tourist intelligence is required (see paragraph 2.13).

2.4 A review of the potential markets available to Renfrewshire indicates that this may be in the region

of 7.2 million visitors per annum. Some 4.2 million potential visitors lie within the ‘residential’ market – those living within one to two hours drive of the area – and a further 3 million potential visitors lie within the wider UK and overseas markets. A key market lies within those who currently visit Glasgow but not the wider Clyde Valley area – some 2.2 million potential visitors. A key objective of this strategy is to develop a tourist product which will enable Renfrewshire to successfully engage with these markets.

Key Issues and Opportunities 2.5 To inform the direction of the strategy and build a foundation for success, a vision and actions

require to be aligned to the key issues and opportunities for the tourism sector. Building on work developed within the Tourism Framework, in summary these are:-

(i) Events and Festival Development

2.6 Renfrewshire’s established events programme has a key role to play in the development of

Renfrewshire as a tourist destination, particularly as an attractive day trip destination. It is considered that there is significant potential to further develop, extend and add events as part of Renfrewshire’s tourist offer. Ensuring that the positive impact of events reaches all towns and villages is an important part of this approach. Key to this aim is the support of the private and voluntary sectors in developing venues across Renfrewshire and their inclusion in event programming.

2.7 This area of activity is particularly important if we are to deliver on our ambitious vision of Paisley

hosting the UK City of Culture in 2021, where a growing programme of events will form a key element of our bid. The long term opportunities are illustrated in the rise of tourist visits to previous

1 Scottish Tourism Economic Activity Monitor (STEAM) statistics, 2012

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City of Culture Hosts. Derry-Londonderry experienced a 50% rise of tourist visits in 2013 while Liverpool, City of Culture in 2008, experienced a 30% rise.2

2.8 The development of the events programme has already begun, illustrated by the addition of a

Halloween event to the traditional autumn and pre-Christmas programme in 2014. There is however the need to progress this further and revise our programme annually, informed by a review of events and their benefits. Building on the baseline tourist intelligence gathered, there is also the potential to develop or create new events which relate to specific markets or thematic ‘groups’, such as families.

2.9 In the context of the evolving programme and our City of Culture bid, there is also an opportunity to

develop a ‘step change’ in approach and proactively bid for conferences, national and international events which raise the profile of Renfrewshire as a destination and unlock new tourist markets.

(ii) Partnerships

2.10 To co-ordinate the development of the tourism product and delivery, an appropriate partnership

approach is required. While it is anticipated that complementary organisations will work together where their products have a natural fit, there is a role for the Council in ‘brokering’ contacts with public and private sector organisations to facilitate working partnerships.

2.11 There is also an opportunity to develop strategic partnerships with a host of public and private

sector organisations to obtain their support and assistance in driving forward the strategy. The support of Visit Scotland and the Scottish Tourism Alliance will for example be crucial in developing the strategy in view of national objectives, while the support of commercial attractions such as Soar and Ingliston will be key in developing marketing opportunities.

2.12 The opportunity also exists for closer working relationships with neighbouring Council areas to

provide a strategic approach to the development and marketing of the tourist offer, pooling resources and assets to provide an offer which has a reach beyond the Glasgow city region.

(iii) Baseline Information

2.13 Visitor information for our attractions is currently limited and only available from a small number of individual sites. To inform our future approach to the tourism sector, there is a need to have a greater understanding of the type of visitor and their motivation for visiting Renfrewshire. In addition, there is a need to develop a framework for the gathering of detailed tourist intelligence from our assets, particularly in relation to visitor numbers and where appropriate, value generation.

2.14 The use of Visit Scotland’s approach to visitor classification, informed by the baseline information

gathered, will also be used to help tailor our strategy. 2.15 While we have a good understanding of the tourist assets and organisations within Renfrewshire,

we acknowledge that this is not comprehensive. There is a need to fully map and gather intelligence from all assets with the assistance of the private sector and the community, voluntary and third sector partners to inform our approach and delivery.

(iv) Capability and Capacity

2 Derry Figure from BBC website article, Liverpool from DCMS website

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2.16 We have a strong base of assets from which to build. But many of our attractions rely on the

goodwill of dedicated volunteers, while smaller groups or organisations may need support to grow. Through the Creative Renfrewshire Network, there is a real opportunity to nurture and develop these assets and organisations further, encouraging long term sustainability and gradually building capability and capacity. The potential to improve the visitor experience and at the same time begin to realise the commercial opportunities of our attractions is key. Opportunities here include the development of longer term business plans, customer care training, web skills training and staff planning.

(v) Marketing and Promotion

2.17 Given our range of assets and events, there are significant opportunities for marketing and

promotion. A key issue is the need for a way of co-ordinating collaboration across the public, private and voluntary sectors, to ensure that existing activities and facilities are effectively mapped and promoted to reach potential markets, through nationally recognised channels such as Visit Scotland.

2.18 There is also a need to develop a dedicated marketing strategy to ensure that our attractions and

events are promoted in a cohesive and complementary manner. In the longer term there are also a number of opportunities which could be considered in the context of a marketing strategy. These could include developing a thematic and segmented ‘proposition’ for Renfrewshire, bringing together clusters of assets to target specific visitor groups, the events and conference market, as well as cross marketing assets of similar interest. As set out above, this could also include partnership with neighbouring Council areas to develop a marketing strategy which provides for an offer stretching beyond the Glasgow city region.

3 Vision and Action Plan 3.1 The purpose of this strategy is to sustainably grow Renfrewshire’s tourism sector, maximising its

contribution to the local economy and developing our towns and villages as cultural, events and leisure destinations. In the short term the strategy seeks to position Renfrewshire as an attractive day trip destination, increasing the frequency of new visits and capturing more spend from existing visits. The vision for Renfrewshire in 2017 is:-

3.2 This vision for the growth and development of the tourism sector is ambitious and requires a long

term approach. In the short term however we recognise that to provide for the required step change in our tourism offer, action in relation to the key issues identified in section two are needed. As such, over the period to 2017 the strategy focuses on the following objectives:-

Developing partnerships and appropriate delivery mechanisms Building our knowledge of baseline information and tourism intelligence Building the capability and capacity of our assets Marketing and promotion of our assets

An attractive, well recognised and individual destination of first choice, with a range of unique assets which provide a high quality, value for money and memorable visitor experience, delivered by knowledgeable, skilled, customer focussed and passionate people.

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3.3 To achieve these objectives, we need to progress a number of key actions in partnership with a

variety of public, private, voluntary and third sector organisations. The Action Plan below identifies these key actions and the partners who will contribute to their delivery. The plan aligns our actions with the themes set out in the National Tourism Development Plan Tourism Scotland 2020.

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4 Implementation

4.1 The delivery of our ambitious vision will require strong and strategic partnerships between a range of public, private, voluntary and third sector organisations. The Council will play a key role in this process, driving forward the strategy and partnership working across sectors. We will also lead on assembling ‘baseline’ tourism information which will direct long term implementation.

4.2 But the Council cannot deliver the vision alone. We recognise that successful delivery of actions

within the strategy will be driven by building on the specialist knowledge and expertise of our partners. Our key role will therefore be one of facilitation across sectors to ensure that actions are aligned with partners most suited to their delivery.

Funding

4.3 The Council has secured funding to appoint a dedicated tourism officer to drive forward the initial phases of the strategy. Funding is also in place to deliver on initial ‘baseline’ information gathering and to deliver a programme of customer care throughout tourism assets owned by the Council.

4.4 While funding is in place for a number of the programmes set out in the Action Plan, many actions are dependent on accessing additional sources of funding. We will work with the public, private, voluntary and third sector partners to identify and secure a range of funding opportunities which enable delivery of the strategy.

Monitoring

4.5 The timeframe of the strategy aligns with our bid for City of Culture Status for Paisley in 2017. It forms part of a Strategy for Growth which will support the development of our tourism sector to play a key role both in the bid and as a major part of a successful City of Culture in 2021.

4.6 Delivery of actions within the strategy will be monitored annually to review progress and report on outcomes. The review will provide an opportunity to consider actions which are not being progressed or being delivered at a slower pace, while allowing the development of new initiatives. The Tourism Strategy and Action Plan will be updated every two years, informed by the monitoring process.

5 Longer Term

5.1 The strategy defined above will provide the foundations for sustainable growth in the years 2017 – 2021. Having developed a clear understanding of the assets, gathered intelligence on the current visitor numbers and untapped audiences, brokered the dialogue between agencies, marketed the existing offering to best effect and grown the events and festivals programme, Renfrewshire will be in a good position to further build its reputation as a visitor destination.

5.2 From 2017, the focus will shift to growing the available visitor offering in Renfrewshire. With

relationships having been cemented, the opportunities identified for cross provider offerings will be exploited. Events and festivals will continue to expand and extend. Visitors will require the private sector tourism infrastructure services to be in place; hotels, bars, restaurants, coffee shops and transport provision should see a real financial benefit that can be measured and make a visible difference to our towns. Additionally, the effect of bidding for events and conferences will increase business visitors into Renfrewshire, assisting the local economy.

5.3 Open spaces in our towns, including parks, squares and vacant land, will have been embraced by programmes that utilise these as opportunities for events and venues for supporting cultural activities.

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5.4 The next strategy will examine opportunities to support the growth of this private sector tourism infrastructure.

5.5 In Paisley, a museum store will be open in the High Street, offering access to Renfrewshire’s fantastic collections that are not normally on show at the main museum. In addition to a diversification from retail in the town centre, the facility will provide another visitor attraction in the heart of the town and a signpost to the main museum. Funding permitting, the main museum will be undergoing a refurbishment and extension with works commencing in 2018, so the key collections can still be accessible over this time in the museum store.

5.6 Once complete (2019-2020), the Paisley museum will be a leading European attraction focused on textiles, costume & fashion and linked to international cultural foundations within the UK, India, the United States and elsewhere. Drawing an international audience, the facility will drive locally based innovation and research into fabric design and fabric conservation. It will act as a creative pathway- a place of learning and skills development in partnership with industry and Renfrewshire’s further education facilities. Working with British Council will provide opportunities for creative exchanges with the countries inextricably linked with the Paisley pattern and the town’s heritage.

5.7 New volunteers will be engaged to support the sustainability of the town’s visitor attractions, such as Sma Shot Cottages. With the extra resource, the facility can increase its offering to accommodate the extra visitor numbers that comes with cross marketing.

5.8 Paisley Abbey will have had assistance to refresh their proposals for a fourth cloister and visitor centre. Benefitting from business development and marketing support supplied by the University of the West of Scotland as well as additional volunteering resource, the new fourth cloister will provide an additional visitor offer. Following the archaeological opportunities offered by a well publicised dig during 2017 in Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, the strategy will tap into a new audience that can be optimised through targeted marketing.

5.9 Clyde Muirshiel Park will be focussed on the delivery of its five year strategy, growing visitor numbers and the profile of the park as a natural destination of choice.

5.10 Braehead will be reconfigured to enhance the retail offering available. With the provision of a new hotel and arena, visitors into Renfrewshire will be increased from farther afield, delivering an improved position in addition to the daytrip market into longer stay accommodation. Again with discussion having been brokered in the shorter term strategy, the longer term offers opportunities for an improved Renfrewshire product and cross marketing between suppliers.

5.11 Building on the customer care training delivered to staff in Council heritage assets, the offering will be broadened to encompass Renfrewshire businesses who provide the welcome to our visitors and directly influence their perception and everyone they tell about their experience.

5.12 Finally, the City Deal programme of investment will bring together eight councils, including Renfrewshire, in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Region, sharing £1.13billion of public sector investment over the next decade. Three of the most important projects will see significant investment in the transport network with a new bridge crossing between Renfrew and Yoker, new investment on roads and access to the M8 and rail links between Glasgow Airport/Paisley Gilmour Street and the wider rail network. The longer term tourism strategy will seek to exploit these improved access routes through targeted marketing to the connected areas.

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uct o

fferin

g be

twee

n or

gani

satio

ns

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Tour

ist A

ttrac

tions

To

ur O

pera

tors

H

otel

iers

Vi

sit S

cotla

nd

D

evel

op C

reat

ive

Pat

hway

s w

ith

Briti

sh C

ounc

il In

crea

se In

tern

atio

nal V

isito

rs to

R

enfre

wsh

ire

Cul

tura

l Exc

hang

es w

ith in

tern

atio

nal

dest

inat

ions

on

the

Pai

sley

Pat

tern

rout

e

UoW

S Br

itish

Cou

ncil

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Th

eme:

Gro

win

g O

ur C

apac

ity a

nd C

apab

ilitie

s

Dev

elop

the

tour

ism

sup

porti

ng

busi

ness

es a

vaila

ble

in R

enfre

wsh

ire

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win

g ou

r bus

ines

ses

Incr

ease

d de

man

d fo

r acc

omm

odat

ion,

m

easu

red

thro

ugh

an in

crea

se in

the

num

ber

of h

otel

bed

s In

crea

se in

hot

el o

ccup

ancy

rate

s

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Ren

frew

shire

Cha

mbe

r of C

omm

erce

H

otel

iers

Dev

elop

Pai

sley

Abb

ey’s

4th C

lois

ter

Pre

serv

e an

d en

hanc

e P

aisl

ey A

bbey

to

gen

erat

e gr

eate

r her

itage

, eco

nom

ic

and

soci

al b

enef

its to

Pai

sley

, Sco

tland

an

d th

e w

orld

.

Incr

ease

vis

itors

to th

e A

bbey

and

cro

ss

mar

ket t

o ot

her f

acilit

ies

Chu

rch

of S

cotla

nd

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Ref

urbi

sh a

nd e

xten

d Pa

isle

y M

useu

m

Wid

en th

e m

useu

m a

udie

nce,

focu

sing

on

inte

rnat

iona

l vis

itors

Mak

e a

tang

ible

con

tribu

tion

to th

e re

gene

ratio

n of

Pai

sley

as

a pl

ace

and

as a

lead

ing

cultu

ral d

estin

atio

n w

ithin

Sc

otla

nd

Incr

ease

vis

itor n

umbe

rs (f

ootfa

ll an

d fre

quen

cy) f

rom

circ

a 50

,000

to 2

50,0

00

visi

tors

per

ann

um

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frew

shire

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ncil

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t Sco

tland

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uris

t Attr

actio

ns

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rato

rs

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elie

rs

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lyde

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rshi

el P

ark

deve

lopm

ent

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emen

t fiv

e ye

ar s

trate

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pro

file

and

visi

tor n

umbe

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urat

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roug

h in

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ing

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s an

d ad

ditio

nal t

ours

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ngag

e R

enfre

wsh

ire

Th

eme:

Im

prov

ing

the

Cus

tom

er J

ourn

ey

Page 61 of 88

Ren

frew

shire

Tou

rism

Stra

tegy

and

Act

ion

Pla

n

15

Nat

iona

l and

Inte

rnat

iona

l Mar

ketin

g fo

r day

vis

itors

, cul

tura

l tou

rism

and

bu

sine

ss tr

avel

lers

Mar

ketin

g an

d pr

omot

ion

of o

ur

impr

oved

ass

ets

New

and

impr

oved

ass

ets

incl

uded

in

mar

ketin

g m

ater

ials

. N

ew m

arke

ting

chan

nels

and

aud

ienc

e de

velo

pmen

t

R

enfre

wsh

ire C

ounc

il Vi

sit S

cotla

nd

Tour

ist A

ttrac

tions

To

ur O

pera

tors

H

otel

iers

R

enfre

wsh

ire C

ham

ber o

f Com

mer

ce

R

ollo

ut c

usto

mer

car

e tra

inin

g to

fron

t fa

cing

org

anis

atio

ns

Impr

ove

the

visi

tor e

xper

ienc

e to

R

enfre

wsh

ire

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ease

in p

ositi

ve ra

tings

for R

enfre

wsh

ire

base

d at

tract

ions

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prov

ed c

usto

mer

car

e

To

uris

t Attr

actio

ns

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spor

t pro

vide

rs

Hot

elie

rs

Res

taur

ants

and

Bar

s

Impr

oved

con

nect

ions

with

Wes

t D

unba

rtons

hire

as

a re

sult

of C

ity D

eal

Incr

ease

app

eal o

f Ren

frew

shire

to o

ur

near

nei

ghbo

urs

Incr

ease

d nu

mbe

r of d

ay v

isito

rs fr

om n

ear

neig

hbou

rs

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Tour

ist A

ttrac

tions

R

enfre

wsh

ire C

ham

ber o

f Com

mer

ce

Th

eme:

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vidi

ng A

uthe

ntic

Exp

erie

nces

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xten

d ev

ents

and

fest

ival

s pr

ogra

mm

e B

road

en a

nd d

eepe

n th

e ev

ents

pr

ogra

mm

e E

xten

d ev

ents

and

cul

tura

l pr

ogra

mm

es to

new

ven

ues.

par

ks a

nd

spac

es a

cros

s R

enfre

wsh

ire.

Ext

ensi

on o

f eve

nts

prog

ram

me

to e

nhan

ce

num

ber o

f ove

rnig

ht s

tays

In

crea

se in

vis

its to

mor

e th

an o

ne a

ttrac

tion

thro

ugh

cros

s m

arke

ting

Incr

ease

d nu

mbe

r of h

otel

sta

ys a

s a

dire

ct

resu

lt of

the

even

ts a

nd fe

stiv

als

prog

ram

me

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ease

in p

acka

ge o

ffers

cen

tred

arou

nd th

e ev

ents

and

fest

ival

s pr

ogra

mm

e G

reat

er a

war

enes

s of

Ren

frew

shire

as

an

even

ts d

estin

atio

n

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

Priv

ate

Sec

tor

Ren

frew

shire

Cha

mbe

r of C

omm

erce

Vi

sit S

cotla

nd

Page 62 of 88

Rediscover RenfrewshireWith a rolling countryside and a rocking culture, surprise yourself in Renfrewshire

Page 63 of 88

23

Re

dis

cove

r R

en

fre

wsh

ire

With

his

toric

tow

n ce

ntre

s and

acr

es o

f rol

ling

coun

trys

ide;

pic

ture

sque

vill

ages

and

som

e of

Sc

otla

nd’s

best

mod

ern

shop

ping

and

leis

ure

faci

litie

s,

ther

e is

som

ethi

ng fo

r eve

ryon

e in

Ren

frew

shire

.

We

coul

dn’t

be a

ny e

asie

r to

reac

h; n

ot o

nly

are

we

hom

e to

Gla

sgow

Airp

ort b

ut w

e al

so h

ave

exce

llent

ro

ad a

nd d

irect

rail

links

to G

lasg

ow, t

he w

est o

f Sc

otla

nd a

nd b

eyon

d.

We

are

hom

e to

Sco

tland

’s la

rges

t tow

n, P

aisl

ey, t

he

hom

e of

the

icon

ic P

aisl

ey P

atte

rn a

nd a

pla

ce th

at

still

bea

rs th

e le

gacy

of i

ts d

ays a

t the

cen

tre

of th

e gl

obal

text

ile in

dust

ry.

The

tow

n ce

ntre

boa

sts t

he se

cond

-hig

hest

co

ncen

trat

ion

of li

sted

bui

ldin

gs a

nyw

here

in

Scot

land

, inc

ludi

ng th

e 85

0-ye

ar-o

ld P

aisl

ey A

bbey

,

Scot

land

’s ol

dest

pub

lic o

bser

vato

ry, a

nd it

s lar

gest

Ba

ptis

t cat

hedr

al.

And

you

coul

dn’t

be v

isiti

ng a

t a b

ette

r tim

e; th

e to

wn

is c

urre

ntly

pre

parin

g to

bid

for U

K Ci

ty o

f Cul

ture

20

21, p

rom

otin

g un

ique

her

itage

and

the

area

’s th

rivin

g ev

ents

and

cul

tura

l sce

ne.

For t

hose

who

love

the

outd

oors

, we

can

offer

w

oodl

and

wal

ks, w

ater

spor

ts a

nd w

ildlif

e. If

you

fa

ncy

som

e sh

oppi

ng, i

ntu

Brae

head

on

the

bank

s of

the

Rive

r Cly

de is

one

of S

cotla

nd’s

bigg

est r

etai

l, en

tert

ainm

ent a

nd le

isur

e fa

cilit

ies.

Com

e an

d re

disc

over

Ren

frew

shire

, it w

ill

surp

rise

you!

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wsh

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Page 64 of 88

45

Cu

ltu

re

an

d h

eri

tag

eDi

g in

to o

ur h

isto

ry a

nd d

isco

ver t

he ri

ch h

erita

ge o

f Ren

frew

shire

from

Will

iam

Wal

lace

an

d Ta

nnah

ill to

roya

lty a

nd re

volu

tions

.Th

e to

wn

of P

aisl

ey h

as a

bui

lt he

ritag

e th

at d

ates

bac

k 1,

000

year

s. M

uch

of th

e bu

ildin

g st

ock

and

the

stor

ies

it em

bodi

es is

bas

ed w

ithin

its t

own

cent

re, a

wal

kabl

e hi

ghly

-acc

essi

ble

loca

tion.

Renf

rew

shire

was

at t

he h

eart

of t

he in

dust

rial

revo

lutio

n. B

etw

een

the

late

18t

h an

d m

id 1

9th

cent

ury,

it

beca

me

syno

nym

ous w

ith te

xtile

s and

wea

ving

. Pa

isle

y, th

e la

rges

t tow

n in

Sco

tland

was

par

ticul

arly

fa

mou

s for

the

man

ufac

ture

of t

hrea

d an

d th

e pr

oduc

tion

of th

e w

orld

reno

wne

d Pa

isle

y pa

tter

ned

shaw

l, en

dors

ed b

y Q

ueen

Vic

toria

and

in g

reat

de

man

d ac

ross

the

Briti

sh E

mpi

re a

nd A

mer

ica

durin

g th

e 19

th c

entu

ry.

The

cott

on a

nd si

lk th

read

mill

s gen

erat

ed v

ast w

ealth

fo

r som

e in

dust

rialis

ts w

hich

is re

flect

ed in

man

y of

our

sp

lend

id 1

9th

cent

ury

civi

c bu

ildin

gs a

nd c

hurc

hes a

nd

in o

ur p

ublic

col

lect

ions

.

Sir T

hom

as C

oats

(180

9–18

83),

resp

onsi

ble

for

grow

ing

J. &

P. C

oats

into

one

of t

he la

rges

t thr

ead

man

ufac

turin

g co

mpa

nies

in th

e w

orld

, was

one

of

the

tow

n’s m

ain

phila

nthr

opic

figu

res.

His

lega

cy is

subs

tant

ial a

nd in

clud

es th

e fu

ndin

g of

pro

ject

s suc

h as

the

Coat

s Obs

erva

tory

, whi

ch h

ouse

s a c

olle

ctio

n of

late

Vic

toria

n sc

ient

ific

appa

ratu

s rel

atin

g to

as

tron

omy,

met

eoro

logy

and

seis

mol

ogy,

and

the

Gran

d Fo

unta

in.

Our

inte

rnat

iona

lly re

cogn

ised

text

ile, a

rt a

nd n

atio

nal

hist

ory

colle

ctio

ns a

t Pai

sley

Mus

eum

and

Art

Gal

lerie

s an

d Pa

isle

y Sh

awl c

olle

ctio

n is

the

larg

est a

nd b

est o

f its

kin

d an

d yo

u ca

n w

atch

our

wea

ver i

n re

side

nce

wor

king

the

com

plex

jacq

uard

loom

, rec

reat

ing

som

e of

the

orig

inal

Pai

sley

des

igns

.

Pais

ley

has a

thriv

ing

perfo

rmin

g ar

ts se

ctor

, the

ch

arac

ter o

f whi

ch li

nks g

ener

atio

ns th

roug

h th

e di

vers

e w

ork

of P

aisl

ey a

rtis

ts in

clud

ing

the

late

Ger

ry

Raffe

rty,

pla

ywrig

ht a

nd a

rtis

t Joh

n By

rne

and

Jim

De

war

, Car

ol L

aula

, Ton

y M

cMan

us a

nd P

aulo

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ini.

Pais

ley

is a

lso

hom

e to

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e Co

mpa

ny, t

he

larg

est y

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thea

tre

com

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e U

K w

ith a

mem

bers

hip

of o

ver 2

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ng p

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ed

betw

een

5–21

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Page 65 of 88

Re

nfr

ew

shir

e E

ccle

sia

stic

al T

rail

Renf

rew

shire

, and

Pai

sley

in p

artic

ular

, has

mor

e sp

ecta

cula

r bui

ldin

gs p

er sq

uare

foot

th

an a

ny o

ther

pla

ce in

Sco

tland

. The

skyl

ine

is d

otte

d w

ith b

eaut

iful s

pire

s and

tow

ers.

St

art w

ith th

e Ab

bey,

the

olde

st, m

ost b

eaut

iful e

ccle

sias

tical

bui

ldin

g in

Ren

frew

shire

an

d fo

llow

the

trai

l aro

und

Pais

ley

tow

n ce

ntre

and

bey

ond

to m

any

beau

tiful

rura

l vi

llage

s whi

ch h

ave

thei

r ow

n st

orie

s to

tell.

Pais

ley

Ab

be

y a

nd

the

Pla

ce o

f Pa

isle

y

Pais

ley

Abbe

y w

as fo

unde

d in

116

3 w

hen

Wal

ter F

itzal

an,

the

Hig

h St

ewar

d of

Sco

tland

, sig

ned

a ch

arte

r at

Foth

erin

gay

for t

he fo

undi

ng o

f a C

luni

ac M

onas

tery

on

the

land

he

owne

d in

Ren

frew

shire

.

Thirt

een

Mon

ks c

ame

from

Muc

h W

enlo

ck in

Shr

opsh

ire

to se

t up

the

prio

ry o

n th

e si

te o

f the

old

Cel

tic C

hurc

h fo

unde

d by

St M

irin

in 6

th c

entu

ry. I

n 12

45, t

he p

riory

was

ra

ised

to th

e st

atus

of a

n Ab

bey,

ans

wer

able

onl

y to

the

pope

in R

ome.

Und

er ro

yal p

atro

nage

, the

Abb

ey b

ecam

e w

ealth

y an

d in

fluen

tial a

nd e

vide

nce

exis

ts o

f ext

ensi

ve tr

ade

betw

een

Pais

ley

Abbe

y an

d co

mm

erci

al c

entr

es

thro

ugho

ut E

urop

e.

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Abbe

y w

as a

lso

a ce

ntre

of l

earn

ing

and

it is

bel

ieve

d W

illia

m W

alla

ce, w

ho p

laye

d a

prom

inen

t par

t in

the

Scot

tish

War

s of I

ndep

ende

nce

in th

e 13

th c

entu

ry, w

as

educ

ated

by

the

mon

ks a

t Pai

sley

Abb

ey. A

n ar

chite

ctur

al

gem

with

a ri

ch p

ast,

the

Abbe

y to

day,

as w

ell a

s pe

rform

ing

relig

ious

cer

emon

ies,

hos

ts c

once

rts a

nd

cultu

ral e

vent

s thr

ough

out t

he y

ear.

The

Abbe

y off

er to

urs t

wic

e a

wee

k on

Tue

sday

s and

Th

ursd

ays a

t 2pm

and

has

a c

afe,

shop

and

smal

l vis

itor

cent

re, w

here

vis

itors

are

mad

e ve

ry w

elco

me.

The

Gre

at M

ed

ieva

l Dra

in

The

Grea

t Med

ieva

l Dra

in is

a va

ulte

d su

bter

rane

an

stru

ctur

e da

ting

from

the

med

ieva

l per

iod.

Ext

endi

ng

to a

leng

th o

f abo

ut 9

0m, t

his f

inel

y cr

afted

ston

e-lin

ed

6ft h

igh

cond

uit s

uppo

sedl

y to

ok w

aste

mat

eria

l fro

m

the

Abbe

y co

mpl

ex to

the

Whi

te C

art r

iver

. In

perfe

ct

cond

ition

, the

nav

igab

le se

ctio

n, d

isco

vere

d in

the

early

19

90s d

urin

g an

arc

haeo

logi

cal d

ig, i

s acc

esse

d vi

a a

surfa

ce m

anho

le c

over

.

The

arch

aeol

ogic

al in

vest

igat

ions

of t

he 1

990s

als

o un

eart

hed

a w

ealth

of o

bjec

ts in

clud

ing

rare

spec

imen

s of

org

anic

mat

eria

l suc

h as

woo

d, le

athe

r and

pla

nt

rem

ains

. Car

ved

slat

es, s

ome

of w

hich

exh

ibit

the

earli

est w

ritte

n po

lyph

onic

mus

ic y

et d

isco

vere

d in

the

coun

try

and

the

larg

est a

ssem

blag

e of

med

ieva

l pot

tery

re

cove

red

from

any

site

in S

cotla

nd w

ere

also

dis

cove

red.

St M

irin

’s C

ath

ed

ral

Desi

gned

by

Thom

as B

aird

in 1

932,

St M

irin’

s ded

icat

ed

to th

e Pa

tron

Sai

nt o

f Pai

sley

, bec

ame

a ca

thed

ral i

n 19

48.

This

spec

tacu

lar b

uild

ing

is R

oman

esqu

e w

ith c

ante

d ap

se a

nd to

wer

-flan

ked

nart

hex.

Tho

ma

s C

oa

ts M

em

ori

al B

ap

tist

Ch

urc

h

Built

by

the

Coat

s fam

ily in

mem

ory

of T

hom

as C

oats

, th

is b

uild

ing

is th

e ep

itom

e of

Vic

toria

n ne

o-go

thic

ar

chite

ctur

e. D

esig

ned

by H

ippo

lyte

J. B

lanc

, and

co

nstr

ucte

d in

189

4 it

is p

ossi

bly

the

larg

est a

nd m

ost

opul

ent B

aptis

t Chu

rch

in B

ritai

n, if

not

Eur

ope.

The

ch

urch

es e

ight

arc

hed

crow

n sp

ire is

a p

rinci

ple

feat

ure

of P

aisl

ey’s

skyl

ine.

The

chu

rch,

with

its e

xcel

lent

ac

oust

ics,

is o

ften

used

as a

con

cert

ven

ue a

nd lo

catio

n fo

r Uni

vers

ity g

radu

atio

n ce

rem

onie

s, e

xhib

ition

s and

ot

her c

ultu

ral a

nd h

erita

ge u

ses.

Oa

ksh

aw

Tri

nit

y C

hu

rch

Form

erly

Pai

sley

Hig

h Pa

rish

Chur

ch, a

s it i

s loc

ated

on

the

high

est p

oint

with

in th

e Pa

isle

y to

wns

cape

, th

e O

aksh

aw T

rinity

Chu

rch

as n

ow is

, was

orig

inal

ly

desi

gned

by

arch

itect

Joh

n W

hite

in 1

764

with

a st

eepl

e ad

ded

in 1

770.

The

chu

rch

has a

stun

ning

pla

ster

cei

ling

and

seve

n no

tabl

e st

aine

d gl

ass w

indo

ws.

Pais

ley

Art

s C

en

tre

(f

orm

erl

y Th

e L

aig

h o

r Lo

w K

irk)

, 173

6

Built

by

the

tow

n co

unci

l as t

he P

aisl

ey’s

first

pos

t-re

form

atio

n ch

urch

, the

Pai

sley

Art

Cen

tre

was

a p

lace

of

wor

ship

for n

early

250

yea

rs u

ntil

it w

as c

onve

rted

to it

s pr

esen

t pur

pose

in 1

987.

The

Wh

ith

orn

Wa

y

A 12

7 m

ile (2

03 k

m) l

ong

dist

ance

trai

l to

Whi

thor

n Pr

iory

fro

m G

lasg

ow C

athe

dral

that

has

bee

n w

alke

d ov

er th

e ce

ntur

ies b

y co

untle

ss p

ilgrim

s.

67

Oa

ksh

aw

Tri

nit

y C

hu

rch

Page 66 of 88

89

Pais

ley

Mu

seu

m a

nd

Art

Ga

lle

rie

s

Mu

seu

ms

an

d a

rt g

alle

rie

s

Pais

ley

Mu

seu

m a

nd

Art

Ga

lleri

es

Pais

ley

Mus

eum

and

Art

Gal

lerie

s was

foun

ded

in 1

871

and

was

inte

nded

for t

he in

telle

ctua

l im

prov

emen

t of t

he w

hole

com

mun

ity. T

he m

useu

m

build

ing

itsel

f is a

n ex

celle

nt e

xam

ple

of a

Vic

toria

n Ci

vic

Ency

clop

aedi

c M

useu

m, i

n th

e sa

me

vein

as t

he

Kelv

ingr

ove

Art G

alle

ry a

nd M

useu

m in

Gla

sgow

. The

bu

ildin

g w

as p

aid

for b

y Si

r Pet

er C

oats

of t

he fa

mou

s Co

ats T

hrea

d M

anuf

actu

ring

Com

pany

.

Renf

rew

shire

Cou

ncil’

s Mus

eum

and

Art

Gal

lerie

s is

in p

osse

ssio

n of

ove

r 350

,000

obj

ects

, com

pris

ing

of

57 c

olle

ctio

ns, o

ne o

f the

bes

t mus

eum

colle

ctio

ns in

Sc

otla

nd. T

he N

atio

nal A

udit

of S

cotla

nd’s

Mus

eum

an

d Ga

llerie

s (20

02) i

dent

ified

Ren

frew

shire

Cou

ncil

as b

eing

seve

nth

in th

e lis

t of o

rgan

isat

ions

with

the

larg

est c

olle

ctio

n of

inte

rnat

iona

l, U

K an

d na

tiona

l si

gnifi

canc

e.

The

colle

ctio

ns in

clud

e in

tern

atio

nally

-rec

ogni

sed

text

ile c

olle

ctio

ns—

over

1,0

00 o

rigin

al P

aisl

ey S

haw

ls,

patt

ern

and

desi

gn b

ooks

; int

erna

tiona

lly-r

ecog

nise

d ar

twor

ks in

clud

ing

the

Pais

ley

Art I

nstit

ute

colle

ctio

n of

Gla

sgow

Boy

s and

con

tem

pora

ry w

orks

and

on

e of

the

best

20t

h ce

ntur

y st

udio

cer

amic

s co

llect

ions

in S

cotla

nd a

nd a

n im

port

ant B

ritis

h co

llect

ion;

an

inte

rnat

iona

lly-r

ecog

nise

d na

tura

l hi

stor

y co

llect

ion

incl

udin

g Ja

mes

Joh

n Au

dubo

n’s

The

Bird

s of A

mer

ica—

435

hand

-col

oure

d aq

uatin

t pl

ates

, one

of t

he m

ost d

esira

ble

and

spec

tacu

lar

book

s eve

r pro

duce

d, a

nd th

e ni

ne–v

olum

e “A

mer

ican

Orn

ithol

ogy”

by

Alex

ande

r Wils

on. B

orn

in

Pais

ley,

Wils

on is

kno

wn

as th

e “F

athe

r of A

mer

ican

O

rnith

olog

y”. T

he m

ater

ial h

eld

by P

aisl

ey is

co

nsid

ered

seco

nd o

nly

to H

arva

rd U

nive

rsity

.

Joh

nst

on

e H

isto

ry M

use

um

Esta

blis

hed

and

run

by th

e Jo

hnst

one

His

tory

Soc

iety

, th

is sm

all b

ut v

ery

info

rmat

ive

mus

eum

, hos

ted

by su

perm

arke

t gia

nt M

orris

ons,

con

tain

s arc

hiva

l m

ater

ial f

rom

two

of th

e to

wn’

s bes

t-kno

wn

firm

s:

Wm

Pat

on L

td—

shoe

lace

and

twin

e m

anuf

actu

rers

an

d Cl

ifton

and

Bai

rd L

td—

mac

hine

tool

mak

ers,

as

wel

l as o

ther

val

uabl

e in

form

atio

n re

latin

g to

the

tow

n’s h

erita

ge.

Re

nfr

ew

Co

mm

un

ity

Mu

seu

m

Situ

ated

with

in th

e Ca

tego

ry A

list

ed m

id–V

icto

rian

Renf

rew

Tow

n H

all,

often

refe

rred

to a

s the

Dis

ney

Cast

le th

is re

lativ

ely

new

mus

eum

tells

the

stor

y of

Ren

frew

’s pa

st a

nd p

rese

nt a

nd c

omm

emor

ates

Re

nfre

w’s

600

year

s as a

Roy

al B

urgh

. With

inte

ract

ive

exhi

bitio

n, li

sten

ing

disp

lay

and

muc

h m

ore,

it is

wel

l w

orth

a v

isit.

Co

ats

Ob

serv

ato

ry

The

Coat

s Obs

erva

tory

is a

n un

ique

, pur

pose

-bui

lt 19

th c

entu

ry o

bser

vato

ry b

uild

ing

com

pris

ing

of a

pl

anet

ariu

m a

nd o

bser

vatio

n pl

atfo

rm. T

he o

ldes

t pu

blic

obs

erva

tory

in th

e co

untr

y ho

uses

a c

olle

ctio

n of

late

-Vic

toria

n sc

ient

ific

appa

ratu

s rel

atin

g to

as

tron

omy,

met

eoro

logy

and

seis

mol

ogy;

one

of t

he

four

bes

t sci

entif

ic c

olle

ctio

ns in

the

UK.

One

of t

he k

ey p

iece

s inc

lude

s a fu

lly-w

orki

ng o

rrer

y,

(mod

el o

f the

sola

r sys

tem

), m

ade

by A

dam

Hilg

er.

Acce

ss to

the

Obs

erva

tory

is v

ia P

aisl

ey M

useu

m a

nd

Art G

alle

ries.

Page 67 of 88

1011

Art

ce

ntr

es

an

d th

ea

tre

sCr

eativ

ity a

nd a

rich

, dyn

amic

per

form

ing

arts

sect

or

are

at th

e he

art o

f Ren

frew

shire

’s cu

ltura

l ass

ets a

nd

is su

stai

ned

by a

rang

e of

soci

al a

nd p

hysi

cal a

sset

s un

ique

to o

ur to

wns

.

Renf

rew

shire

’s cu

ltura

l sec

tors

are

hos

ted

in a

rang

e of

bui

ldin

gs a

nd v

enue

s thr

ough

out t

he a

rea:

• Pa

isle

y To

wn

Hal

l•

Pais

ley

Arts

Cen

tre

• Th

e W

ynd

Audi

toriu

m•

The

Spire

s The

atre

• Jo

hnst

one

Tow

n H

all

• Re

nfre

w T

own

Hal

l•

Twee

die

Hal

l, Li

nwoo

d

Pais

ley

Tow

n H

all

Page 68 of 88

Mo

nu

me

nts

an

d h

eri

tag

e b

uild

ing

s

The

Wa

llace

Mo

nu

me

nt

“Kni

ght o

f Eld

ersl

ie a

nd G

uard

ian

of S

cotla

nd”

On

the

tradi

tiona

l site

of h

is h

ome

in E

lder

slie

, is a

m

emor

ial e

rect

ed to

Sco

tland

’s na

tiona

l her

o, S

ir W

illia

m

Wal

lace

, (12

74-1

305)

, fam

ous f

or h

is b

attle

s aga

inst

the

tyra

nny

of E

dwar

d Pl

anta

gene

t as p

art o

f the

Sco

ttis

h W

ars o

f Ind

epen

denc

e. T

he m

onum

ent c

ompr

ises

a

serie

s of s

culp

ted

plaq

ues a

roun

d a

colu

mn

rem

inis

cent

of

a m

arke

t cro

ss. T

he p

laqu

es il

lust

rate

the

key

mom

ents

in W

alla

ce’s

care

er a

s Kni

ght o

f Eld

ersl

ie a

nd

Guar

dian

of S

cotla

nd.

Pais

ley

’s P

ub

lic S

culp

ture

s Tr

ail

The

publ

ic sc

ulpt

ure

and

stat

uary

of P

aisl

ey st

ands

as a

ci

vic

colle

ctio

n of

the

high

est q

ualit

y an

d w

ides

t sty

listic

sp

an. A

s bef

its S

cotla

nd’s

larg

est t

own,

Pai

sley

can

st

and

agai

nst m

ost S

cott

ish

citie

s (Gl

asgo

w e

xcep

ted)

in

the

sim

ple

frequ

ency

of i

ts m

onum

ents

. The

reas

on

for t

his i

s tw

o-fo

ld: t

he to

wn

prod

uced

an

inor

dina

te

num

ber o

f des

erve

dly

fam

ous p

eopl

e an

d ha

s lon

g hi

stor

y of

risi

ng to

con

fess

and

com

mem

orat

e th

ose

who

ha

ve c

ontr

ibut

ed to

the

wea

lth o

f hum

an e

ndea

vour

, pa

rtic

ular

ly o

ver t

he 1

9th

cent

ury.

The

Ale

xan

de

r St

od

da

rt C

olle

ctio

n

Alex

ande

r Sto

ddar

t, be

st k

now

n fo

r his

civ

ic m

onum

ents

an

d cl

assi

cal s

culp

ture

s, h

as b

een

Scul

ptor

in O

rdin

ary

to th

e Q

ueen

in S

cotla

nd si

nce

2008

. San

dy’s

stud

io,

cont

aini

ng a

ppro

xim

atel

y 20

0-30

0 pi

eces

is c

urre

ntly

si

tuat

ed in

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f the

Wes

t of S

cotla

nd’s,

Pa

isle

y Ca

mpu

s.

Text

ile H

eri

tag

e

Durin

g th

e 18

th a

nd 1

9th

cent

urie

s Pai

sley

was

one

of

the

lead

ing

text

ile m

anuf

actu

ring

tow

ns in

Eur

ope.

Th

e te

xtile

indu

stry

, and

in p

artic

ular

the

Pais

ley

Patt

ern

and

late

r the

man

ufac

ture

of t

hrea

d, c

reat

ed im

porta

nt

sym

bols

of B

ritis

h in

dust

ry. T

he w

ealth

cre

ated

from

th

is m

anuf

actu

ring

base

is re

flect

ed in

the

oste

ntat

ious

ar

chite

ctur

e th

at d

omin

ates

muc

h of

Pai

sley

’s to

wns

cape

.

How

ever

, it w

as n

ot o

nly

Pais

ley

that

was

invo

lved

in

text

iles,

muc

h of

Ren

frew

shire

was

als

o pa

rty

to th

is

grow

th. T

he R

enfre

wsh

ire to

wns

and

vill

ages

and

in

part

icul

ar, P

aisl

ey, c

ontin

ue to

exh

ibit

and

cele

brat

e m

uch

of th

is h

erita

ge. V

isit

the

loom

and

shaw

l gal

lery

at

Pai

sley

Mus

eum

and

Art

Gal

lerie

s.

Sma

’ Sh

ot C

ott

ag

es

The

Sma’

Sho

t Cot

tage

com

plex

is u

niqu

e in

Sco

tland

an

d al

low

s a g

reat

opp

ortu

nity

to se

e tw

o di

stin

ct

perio

ds in

Pai

sley

’s w

eavi

ng h

isto

ry. E

nter

the

Wea

ver’s

Co

ttage

and

be

trans

port

ed b

ack

near

ly 2

50 y

ears

. Afte

r ex

perie

ncin

g lif

e in

the

late

170

0s, j

ump

forw

ard

70 y

ears

to

exp

erie

nce

life

in th

e to

wn

of P

aisl

ey in

the

mid

-180

0s,

as p

ortra

yed

by a

smal

l row

of t

hree

cot

tage

s tha

t wer

e bu

ilt fo

r mill

wor

kers

and

thei

r fam

ilies

.

We

ave

r’s

Co

tta

ge

Kilb

arc

ha

n

Step

into

the

Wea

ver’s

Cot

tage

and

be

trans

port

ed b

ack

to th

e da

ys w

hen

Kilb

arch

an w

as a

t the

hea

rt o

f the

th

rivin

g Sc

ottis

h te

xtile

indu

stry

. Thi

s res

tore

d hi

stor

ic

18th

cen

tury

cot

tage

viv

idly

recr

eate

s the

livi

ng a

nd

wor

king

con

ditio

ns o

f a ty

pica

l han

dloo

m w

eave

r.

Pais

ley

Thre

ad

Mill

Mu

seu

m

Expl

ore

the

hist

ory

of P

aisl

ey’s

grea

t thr

ead

man

ufac

ture

rs,

the

Coat

s and

Cla

rk fa

mili

es, i

n on

e of

the

grea

t mill

bu

ildin

gs w

ithin

the

Anch

or M

ills c

ompl

ex.

The

Mus

eum

hol

ds a

won

derfu

l col

lect

ion

of a

rtef

acts

, ph

otog

raph

s, th

read

sam

ples

, mac

hine

ry, p

atte

rns a

nd

muc

h m

ore.

Tan

na

hill

’s C

ott

ag

e

Robe

rt T

anna

hill,

wea

ver a

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1415

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14.

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The

Sp

ree

—Pa

isle

y’s

an

nu

al f

est

iva

l of

mu

sic

an

d c

ome

dy

15. D

epa

rt D

’Eco

sse

—jo

in u

s a

t th

e

sta

rtin

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ne

of t

he

Mon

te C

arl

o

Cla

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Ca

r R

ally

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an

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our

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m w

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the

re

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ais

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die

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njo

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ritis

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am

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cale

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hei

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ap

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tdo

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you

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shop

pin

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ake

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ve a

pin

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1819

Leis

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an

d

recr

ea

tio

nAt

Cas

tle S

empl

e Vi

sito

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tre

in L

ochw

inno

ch y

ou c

an h

ire m

ount

ain

bike

s and

set

out a

cros

s the

rugg

ed h

ills o

f Cly

de M

uirs

hiel

Reg

iona

l Par

k, th

e la

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ts k

ind

in

Scot

land

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rnat

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ou c

an sw

ap p

edal

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pad

dles

and

kay

ak, w

inds

urf o

r sai

l ac

ross

the

wat

ers o

f Cas

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empl

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ch.

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five

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ount

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lub—

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hear

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ul o

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oast

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faci

litie

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all

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spor

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ques

tria

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pris

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verlo

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rth

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lyde

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hav

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mpl

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stria

n ex

perie

nce.

You’

ll be

spoi

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abun

danc

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par

ks

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as to

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joy

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zy

after

noon

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sum

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suns

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Gran

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Page 72 of 88

Sho

pp

ing

an

d e

nte

rta

inm

en

t

intu

Bra

eh

ea

d s

ho

pp

ing

an

d le

isu

re

reso

rt

Enjo

y th

e ul

timat

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oppi

ng e

xper

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intu

Bra

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m fa

bulo

us fa

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n, to

food

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drin

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us a

fant

astic

ho

me

and

furn

iture

offe

ring.

If yo

u’re

look

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day

out

for a

ll th

e fa

mily

, Soa

r at

intu

Bra

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s rea

l sno

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opes

whe

re y

ou c

an sk

i or

snow

boar

d, th

ere

are

also

bar

s, re

stau

rant

s, a

12

scre

en

cine

ma,

tenp

in b

owin

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clim

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wal

l and

aer

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ssau

lt co

urse

, all

unde

r one

roof

.

Alte

rnat

ivel

y if

you

pref

er to

spec

tate

rath

er th

an

part

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ate,

pop

ove

r to

the

Brae

head

Inte

rnat

iona

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na

and

wat

ch ic

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ckey

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maj

or sp

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ents

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iste

n to

som

e of

the

mos

t mem

orab

le b

ig

nam

es in

the

mus

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usin

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Big

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ven

ture

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inw

oo

d

Com

e al

ong

to o

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f Eur

ope’

s big

gest

and

bes

t ind

oor

adve

ntur

e pl

ay c

entr

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r a g

reat

fun

fam

ily d

ay o

ut

with

the

kids

. With

five

leve

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f slid

es, c

limbs

, tub

es

and

spin

ners

, the

big

adv

entu

re is

the

ultim

ate

fun

expe

rienc

e. T

he B

ig A

dven

ture

has

pla

y ar

eas t

o su

it al

l ag

es, e

ven

todd

lers

und

er o

ne y

ear o

ld.

Ou

tdo

or

act

ivit

ies

Go

lf

In a

rela

tivel

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all a

rea

you

can

play

a d

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ality

gol

f cou

rses

of v

aryi

ng ty

pes f

rom

low

-lyin

g pa

rkla

nd c

ours

es, t

o m

oorla

nd e

dge

upla

nd c

ours

es, w

ith

won

derfu

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ws o

ver t

he C

lyde

est

uary

. The

se in

clud

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urse

s at R

enfre

w, E

lder

slie

, Ers

kine

and

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Hal

l.

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mp

le T

rail

Less

than

hal

f an

hour

from

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sgow

Cen

tral a

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inut

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from

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sley

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n, o

n th

e N

atio

nal C

ycle

Ro

ute

7, th

e Se

mpl

e Tr

ail a

t Loc

hwin

noch

is th

e pl

ace

to

find

fresh

air,

gre

at w

alks

, wat

ersp

orts

and

wild

life

as w

ell

as tr

aditi

onal

pub

s, c

raft

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gift

shop

s.

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day

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by

wal

king

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who

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trai

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kilo

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atur

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serv

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boat

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rk.

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ore

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stun

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Park

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ruct

or, o

r tak

e to

the

wat

er o

n Sc

otla

nd’s

first

aqu

a-tr

ikes

.

For w

ater

spor

ts, t

here

is e

asy

acce

ss to

spac

ious

but

safe

an

d sh

allo

w C

astle

Sem

ple

Loch

, with

no

spee

dboa

ts to

di

stur

b yo

u. L

aunc

h yo

ur o

wn

ding

hy, w

inds

urf,

cano

e,

hire

a b

oat o

r joi

n on

e of

the

club

s. T

here

is a

wid

e ra

nge

of e

quip

men

t and

fully

qua

lifie

d in

stru

ctor

s who

offe

r a

varie

ty o

f cou

rses

to su

it al

l ski

ll le

vels

Loch

win

no

ch R

SBP

Na

ture

Re

serv

e

The

RSPB

is a

gre

at p

lace

to sp

end

the

day

outd

oors

. The

re

serv

e in

clud

es tw

o sh

allo

w lo

chs (

Barr

Loc

h an

d Ai

rd

Mea

dow

Loc

h), t

oget

her w

ith th

eir s

urro

undi

ng w

ater

m

eado

ws,

mar

shes

and

woo

dlan

ds. T

here

are

als

o tw

o na

ture

trai

ls, t

he T

he D

ubbs

Wat

er T

rail

and

the

Aird

M

eado

w T

rail.

The

rese

rve

is th

e pe

rfect

spot

to w

atch

w

hoop

er sw

ans,

wig

eons

and

a w

ide

varie

ty o

f duc

ks.

In sp

ring,

don

’t m

iss t

he e

labo

rate

dis

play

s of t

he g

reat

cr

este

d gr

ebes

.

Gle

nif

fer

Bra

es

Co

un

try

Park

The

wild

life

of th

e pa

rk is

typi

cal o

f woo

dlan

d an

d m

oorla

nd. B

irds r

egul

arly

seen

incl

ude

skyl

ark,

mea

dow

pi

pit,

kest

rel a

nd sp

arro

wha

wk.

The

tit f

amili

es fe

ed in

th

e tr

eeto

ps a

long

with

gol

dcre

st a

nd c

haffi

nche

s. T

ree

cree

pers

can

occ

asio

nally

be

seen

in G

len

Park

whe

re

the

mat

ure

tree

s pro

vide

a c

onst

antly

cha

ngin

g pa

tter

n of

col

our a

s the

seas

ons c

hang

e. C

olou

rful w

ild fl

ower

s in

clud

e he

ath

spot

ted

orch

id, w

ild p

ansy

and

torm

entil

on

the

gras

slan

ds, a

nd re

d ca

mpi

on a

nd h

erb

robe

rt

in th

e w

oodl

ands

. As d

usk

falls

, shy

roe

deer

step

from

th

e sh

adow

s to

graz

e, a

nd ta

wny

ow

ls h

unt f

or sm

all

mam

mal

s suc

h as

ban

k vo

les a

nd w

oodm

ice.

Ba

rsh

aw

Pa

rk

At 5

5 ac

res,

Bar

shaw

Par

k is

the

bigg

est o

f the

form

al

park

s in

Pais

ley.

Fac

ilitie

s inc

lude

a p

ond

used

by

mod

el

boat

ent

husi

asts

, an

outd

oor g

ym, c

hild

ren’

s pla

y ar

eas,

cra

zy g

olf a

nd p

uttin

g (s

easo

nal),

pea

cefu

l wal

led

gard

ens,

nat

ure

corn

er, c

afé

and

a fa

ntas

tic m

inia

ture

ra

ilway

(sea

sona

l).

Fin

lays

ton

e C

ou

ntr

y Pa

rk a

nd

Est

ate

Finl

ayst

one

is a

bea

utifu

l cou

ntry

est

ate

man

aged

by

the

fam

ily o

f the

Chi

ef o

f the

Cla

n M

acm

illan

. With

im

agin

ativ

e pl

ay a

reas

, woo

dlan

d w

alks

, pic

nic

area

s,

colo

urfu

l gar

dens

and

tum

blin

g w

ater

falls

Jen

ny

’s W

ell

Uni

que

amon

g Pa

isle

y’s p

arks

, Jen

ny’s

Wel

l is a

nat

ure

rese

rve

alon

g th

e W

hite

Car

t Wat

er—

a pe

acef

ul h

aven

fo

r wild

life

not f

ar fr

om th

e ce

ntre

of t

own.

For

mer

ly a

qu

arry

, the

are

a ha

s now

bee

n la

ndsc

aped

and

has

a

netw

ork

of p

aths

.

The

rese

rve

is h

ome

to d

ozen

s of s

peci

es o

f bird

s, tr

ees,

flo

wer

s, o

rchi

ds, e

ven

otte

rs a

nd e

els i

n th

e W

hite

Car

t Ri

ver.

Ther

e ar

e pl

enty

of b

ench

es to

sit a

nd h

ave

a pi

cnic

. If y

ou’re

luck

y yo

u m

ight

eve

n se

e a

king

fishe

r by

the

river

.

Wha

teve

r tim

e of

yea

r you

vis

it, m

ake

sure

you

spen

d a

little

tim

e on

the

view

ing

plat

form

ove

rlook

ing

the

Rive

r Car

t. Yo

u ca

n al

so se

e th

e vi

aduc

t brid

ge w

hich

ca

rrie

s the

Pai

sley

Can

al ra

ilway

line

ove

r the

rive

r. Th

e br

idge

was

bui

lt in

180

6; it

was

des

igne

d by

fam

ous c

ivil

engi

neer

Tho

mas

Tel

ford

.

Pais

ley

Mo

ss N

atu

re R

ese

rve

Righ

t thr

ough

the

year

ther

e is

som

ethi

ng n

ew a

nd

exci

ting

to b

e ex

perie

nced

at P

aisl

ey M

oss l

ocal

nat

ure

rese

rve.

You

onl

y ne

ed a

n ho

ur to

enj

oy a

circ

ular

wal

k ar

ound

the

rese

rve,

star

ting

and

finis

hing

at t

he e

ntra

nce

off S

t And

rew

s Cre

scen

t.

Form

ing

part

of G

lasg

ow A

irpor

t and

bou

nded

by

mot

orw

ay sl

ip ro

ads,

Pai

sley

Mos

s is a

hid

den

oasi

s for

w

ildlif

e. A

rem

nant

of a

larg

er si

te, i

t is n

ow a

loca

l nat

ure

rese

rve

and

cont

ains

pon

ds, m

ossy

mar

shes

, ree

ds a

nd

sedg

e be

ds su

ppor

ting

hund

reds

of d

iffer

ent a

nim

als a

nd

plan

ts.

Pais

ley

Fou

nta

in G

ard

en

s

Orig

inal

ly la

id o

ut in

179

7, F

ount

ain

Gard

ens a

re P

aisl

ey’s

olde

st p

ublic

par

k. T

he c

urre

nt la

yout

and

nam

e da

te

from

the

1860

s. It

con

sist

s of a

gra

nd g

eom

etric

layo

ut

with

bro

ad w

alkw

ays,

all

of w

hich

lead

to th

e Gr

and

Foun

tain

, an

orna

te c

ast-i

ron

foun

tain

at t

he c

entr

e of

th

e pa

rk w

hich

con

tain

s sta

tues

of h

eron

s, d

olph

ins a

nd

wal

ruse

s.

2223

Fin

lays

ton

e E

sta

te (

op

po

site

)

Page 74 of 88

2425

Eve

nts

Renf

rew

shire

has

a fa

ntas

tic li

ne-u

p of

cul

tura

l and

spor

ting

even

ts p

lann

ed fo

r 201

6.

This

incl

udes

: Sco

tland

’s la

rges

t Bee

r Fes

tival

, the

Brit

ish

Pipe

Ban

d Ch

ampi

onsh

ips,

th

e re

volu

tiona

ry S

ma’

Sho

t Day

, Sco

ttis

h Al

bum

of t

he Y

ear (

SAY)

Aw

ards

and

the

annu

al S

pree

, Pai

sley

’s na

tiona

l fes

tival

of m

usic

, com

edy

and

stre

et e

nter

tain

men

t. Th

e Eu

rope

an C

urlin

g Ch

ampi

onsh

ips a

re a

lso

bein

g he

ld in

Ren

frew

shire

this

yea

r, sh

owca

sing

firs

t cla

ss fa

cilit

ies a

nd a

ttra

ctin

g vi

sito

rs fr

om a

cros

s the

glo

be.

Brin

g i

t A

ll H

om

e a

t Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ha

ll

Page 75 of 88

2627

Up

com

ing

eve

nts

in 2

016

21 M

ay

Bri

tish

Pip

e B

an

d

Ch

am

pio

nsh

ip

St J

am

es

Pla

yin

g F

ield

s, P

ais

ley

One

of t

he b

igge

st e

vent

s in

wor

ld

pipi

ng is

on

its w

ay to

Pai

sley

. Exp

ect

hund

reds

of t

he w

orld

’s be

st b

ands

an

d th

ousa

nds o

f spe

ctat

ors t

o ga

ther

for t

he fr

ee d

ay-lo

ng e

vent

. At

tract

ions

incl

ude

Hig

hlan

d da

ncin

g,

fam

ily fu

n an

d a

Scot

tish

food

and

dr

ink

villa

ge.

28 M

ay

Me

die

val

Fair

A

bb

ey

Clo

se, P

ais

ley

Step

bac

k in

tim

e as

Abb

ey C

lose

tra

nsfo

rms i

nto

a m

edie

val c

amps

ite

for a

day

. Fea

turin

g ar

cher

y an

d w

eapo

nry

dem

os, l

ive

falc

onry

, bird

s of

pre

y, c

ostu

mes

and

fun

for a

ll th

e fa

mily

.

29 J

un

e

Sco

ttis

h A

lbu

m o

f th

e Y

ea

r A

wa

rd (

SAY

) Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ha

ll

Paol

o N

utin

i, Ge

rry

Raffe

rty.

.. Pa

isle

y is

a to

wn

syno

nym

ous w

ith m

usic

al

tale

nt a

nd is

pro

ud to

hos

t thi

s yea

r’s

mos

t pre

stig

ious

and

exc

iting

art

s pr

ize

for S

cott

ish

artis

ts.

2 Ju

ly

Sma

’ Sh

ot

Da

y Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ce

ntr

e

One

of t

he o

ldes

t wor

kers

’ fes

tival

s in

the

wor

ld—

Sma’

Sho

t Day

will

ki

ck o

ff w

ith th

e an

nual

par

ade

from

Br

odie

Par

k to

Abb

ey C

lose

whe

re

visi

tors

can

exp

ect a

n aft

erno

on-lo

ng

fest

ival

of l

ive

ente

rtain

men

t, fo

od,

stre

et th

eatr

e an

d m

ore,

end

ing

with

th

e tra

ditio

nal b

urni

ng o

f the

Cor

k.

23 J

uly

Pa

isle

y Pi

pe

Ba

nd

Co

mp

eti

tio

n

Pais

ley

Tow

n H

all

Enjo

y th

e si

ght,

soun

d an

d sp

ecta

cle

of so

me

of th

e to

p pi

pe b

ands

from

th

roug

hout

Sco

tland

and

bey

ond

as

they

com

pete

in th

e he

art o

f Pai

sley

.

13 A

ug

ust

Fi

re E

ng

ine

Ra

lly

Joh

nst

on

e T

ow

n C

en

tre

Mag

nific

ent m

achi

nes f

rom

thro

ugh

the

ages

will

par

ade

into

Joh

nsto

ne

tow

n ce

ntre

for a

day

of f

ree

fam

ily

fun

and

exci

ting

fire

drill

s.

29 A

ug

ust

–4 S

ep

tem

be

r Pa

isle

y M

ak

e

Pais

ley

Ab

be

y

Expl

ore

Pais

ley’s

his

tory

of c

rafti

ng,

text

iles a

nd a

rtis

ansh

ip a

nd m

eet

inte

rnat

iona

lly a

rtis

ts a

nd m

aker

s in

this

wee

k-lo

ng fe

stiv

al o

f her

itage

an

d cr

eativ

e w

orks

hops

and

talk

s.

31 A

ug

ust

–7 S

ep

tem

be

r Pa

isle

y A

bb

ey

Dra

in

Arc

ha

eo

log

ica

l Tr

ial

Pais

ley

Tow

n C

en

tre

Disc

over

the

mag

nific

ent A

bbey

Dr

ain,

an

impo

sing

ston

e lin

ed

tunn

el u

nder

neat

h th

e 12

th c

entu

ry

Pais

ley

Abbe

y as

par

t of D

oors

Ope

n Da

y.

3–4

Sep

tem

be

r D

oo

rs O

pe

n D

ay

Acr

oss

Re

nfr

ew

shir

e

Step

insi

de a

nd e

xplo

re

Renf

rew

shire

’s hi

stor

ic a

nd b

eaut

iful

build

ings

as t

heir

door

s ope

n to

the

publ

ic fo

r the

wee

kend

. Vis

it w

ww

.do

orso

pend

ays.o

rg.u

k fo

r mor

e in

form

atio

n.

10 S

ep

tem

be

r St

ew

art

700

Co

nfe

ren

ce

Pa

isle

y A

bb

ey

Cele

brat

e 70

0 ye

ars s

ince

the

birt

h of

th

e fir

st S

tew

art K

ing,

Rob

ert I

I, w

ith

a on

e-da

y fe

ast o

f mus

ic, m

edie

val

fayr

e, g

uest

spea

kers

with

Ste

war

ts

from

all

over

the

wor

ld.

14–2

2 O

cto

be

r T

he

Sp

ree

Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ce

ntr

e

Pais

ley’s

nat

iona

l fes

tival

of m

usic

an

d co

med

y re

turn

s with

the

Spie

gelte

nt in

Cou

nty

Squa

re a

nd

heap

s goi

ng o

n in

the

tow

n. E

xpec

t gr

eat g

igs,

mus

ical

per

form

ance

s,

stre

et e

nter

tain

men

t and

mor

e.

28–2

9 O

cto

be

r Pa

isle

y H

all

ow

ee

n F

est

iva

l Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ce

ntr

e

Join

the

spoo

ktac

ular

lant

ern-

lit

para

de th

roug

h Pa

isle

y to

kic

k-off

this

th

rillin

g tw

o-da

y eve

nt w

ith g

houl

ishly

go

od fu

n fo

r kid

s of a

ll ag

es.

5 N

ove

mb

er

Pais

ley

Fire

wo

rks

Spe

cta

cu

lar

Pais

ley

Tow

n C

en

tre

Enjo

y a

spec

tacu

lar f

east

of m

usic

an

d en

terta

inm

ent a

s Pai

sley

ligh

ts

up w

ith a

stun

ning

fire

wor

ks d

ispl

ay

follo

win

g an

afte

rnoo

n of

stre

et

ente

rtain

men

t and

fam

ily fu

n.

12 N

ove

mb

er

Pais

ley

Ch

rist

ma

s L

igh

ts

Swit

ch

-On

Pa

isle

y To

wn

Ce

ntr

e

Join

San

ta a

nd h

is re

inde

er a

s the

y vi

sit P

aisl

ey fo

r the

switc

hing

-on

of

the

tow

n’s C

hris

tmas

ligh

ts. F

eatu

ring

top

mus

ical

act

s, a

Chr

istm

as m

arke

t an

d ki

ds e

nter

tain

men

t.

18–2

6 N

ove

mb

er

Eu

rop

ea

n C

url

ing

C

ha

mp

ion

ship

s B

rae

he

ad

Are

na

Imm

erse

you

rsel

f in

a w

eek

of to

p in

tern

atio

nal c

urlin

g as

hun

dred

s of

Eur

opea

n cu

rling

team

s arr

ive

in

Renf

rew

for t

he p

heno

men

al 2

016

cham

pion

ship

s.

19 N

ove

mb

er

Joh

nst

on

e C

hri

stm

as

Lig

hts

Sw

itc

h-o

n

Joh

nst

on

e T

ow

n C

en

tre

Hou

stou

n Sq

uare

com

es a

live

with

Ch

ristm

as sp

irit f

or th

is d

ay-lo

ng

feas

t of f

amily

fun.

Exp

ect l

ocal

m

usic

ians

, fun

fair

and

Chris

tmas

th

emed

act

iviti

es.

26 N

ove

mb

er

Re

nfr

ew

Ch

rist

ma

s L

igh

ts

Swit

ch

-on

R

en

fre

w T

ow

n C

en

tre

Enjo

y a

day-

long

feas

t of C

hris

tmas

fu

n an

d fa

mily

act

iviti

es in

the

hear

t of

Ren

frew

. Fea

turin

g Pr

ovos

t’s

caro

l ser

vice

, out

door

funf

air a

nd a

se

nsat

iona

l fire

wor

ks fi

nale

.

The

Sco

ttish

Alb

um

of t

he

Ye

ar

Aw

ard

(SA

Y)Th

e SA

Y Aw

ard

will

be

held

in P

aisl

ey in

201

6 an

d 20

17. P

aisl

ey w

ill b

e dr

awin

g on

its b

road

mus

ical

ro

ots,

with

inte

rnat

iona

lly a

ccla

imed

mus

icia

ns

haili

ng fr

om th

e to

wn

incl

udin

g; G

erry

Raff

erty

, Pao

lo

Nut

ini,

Joe

Egan

, Nic

hola

s Cur

rie a

ka M

omus

, Dav

id

Sned

don

(Fam

e Ac

adem

y), K

elly

Mar

ie (F

eels

Lik

e I’m

in

Lov

e), S

teal

ers W

heel

, and

Chr

is G

len

to n

ame

a fe

w.

The

SAY

Awar

d ce

rem

ony

is c

omin

g to

Pai

sley

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How to get here

By Air

Renfrewshire is home to Glasgow International Airport, from which 30 airlines fly nearly nine million people to and from 130 destinations across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

By Rail

Scotland’s fourth busiest rail station, Paisley Gilmour Street is 10 minutes by train from Glasgow City Centre. By 2024, Paisley Gilmour Street and Glasgow International Airport will be linked directly by rail.

By Road

At the heart of Renfrewshire, Paisley is an eight mile journey and 12 minute drive from Glasgow city centre.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Louisa Mahon Head of Marketing Renfrewshire Council

Tel: +44(0)141 618 7845 Email: [email protected]

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On: 28th August 2016

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Heading: Labour Market Update at July 2016___________________________________________________________________

1. Summary1.1 This paper provides the Policy Board with the most recent labour market

statistics for Renfrewshire (end of July 2016). Where the data is available a comparison is made with the Scottish and UK figures.

1.2 It should be noted that the reporting of unemployment stats has beenchanged nationally to incorporate new experimental Universal Credit figures. The report now reports on “Claimant Count” unemployed (a combination of JSA and UC claimants) where previously (prior to May 2016) only JSA figures were available.

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2. Recommendations

Board members are asked to:

(i) Note the employment and claimant count figures for July 2016 (ii) Note the change in reporting to new experimental statistics incorporating

the Universal Credit figures;

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3. Background

3.1 The report provides the most recent employment and claimant count figures (published for end July 2016).

3.2 As previously reported, there have been changes to the claimant count on nomis, which is part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Now, Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC) are measured together in one statistic: the claimant count.

3.3 The overall, long term goal of nomis is that the claimant count will be the total number of JSA claimants + unemployed UC claimants. These statistics are still experimental, but they allow for a comparison of Renfrewshire with Scotland and the UK.

3.4 For Renfrewshire, we currently have information on the following:

All Ages: 16+ (16-64)

Youth: 18-24

25-49

50+

3.5 The claimant count is a measure of the number of people with live claims for the principal reason of being unemployed. Previously, Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) was the main unemployment benefit. Now, Universal Credit (UC) is a new benefit also incorporated. However, UC is not an unemployment benefit entirely, given that some UC claimants will be in work, while others are unemployed but not required to seek work.

3.6 The experimental statistics still include UC claimants who are not in-work, but are also not required to seek work – a group that skew the statistics for as long as they are counted.

3.7 These new experimental statistics that now combine JSA and UC stretch as far back as January 2013 when the first pilots were introduced. Although experimental, this new claimant count is now the new standard. By contrast, the previous norm of using purely JSA claimants is no longer the official claimant count and is being slowly phased out.

3.8 Board reports from May 2016 now report on the Claimant Count figures.

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4. Labour Market Statistics for the month of July 2016

4.1 Renfrewshire’s employment rate continues to be above both the Scottish and UK average with 74% in employment compared to 72.9% (Scotland) and 73.7% (UK).

4.2 A further breakdown of the employment figures show that the female employment rate is considerably higher than the Scottish and UK averages but the male figures are lower.

4.3 Renfrewshire is currently ranked 18th out of 32 local authorities for employment.

4.4 Renfrewshire’s overall Claimant Count (experimental) figure for July 2016 is 2.6% with 2905 people claiming JSA. This figure remains unchanged over the past 3 months but still represents a fall from 2.9% at the same time last year.

4.5 Renfrewshire’s youth unemployment rate is currently reported as a Claimant Count (experimental) figure of 4.1% with claimants totalling 620 for July 2016.This month the rate increased by 0.3% and Renfrewshire is currently ranked 19th out of the 32 local authorities.

4.6 Adult unemployment for Claimants aged 25 – 49 has remained constant at 2.8% with claimants totalling 1,615. The rate was higher this time last year at 3.1%.

4.7 The adult Claimant rates for those aged 50+ has decreased in the second quarter and is currently 1.8% with claimants totalling 665. The Claimant Count (experimental) figures now show that the rate for this group has decreasedfrom last year’s figure of 1.9%.

4.8 The attached newsletter contains additional statistical information and graphs.

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1. Financial - None

2. HR & Organisational Development – None

3. Community Planning –Jobs and the Economy - Labour market intelligence is vital to informingfuture policy and service delivery decision making across the CommunityPlanning Partnership.

4. Legal – None

5. Property/Assets – None

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6. Information Technology – None

7. Equality & Human Rights -The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed inrelation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impactson equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rightshave been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the reportbecause it is for noting only.

8. Health & Safety – None.

9. Procurement – None

10. Risk – None

11. Privacy Impact - None

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(a) None___________________________________________________________________

Author: Ruth Cooper, Economic Development [email protected]: 0141 618 7868

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Renfrewshire Economic Development Newsletter – July 2016

This newsletter provides the most recent stats for Renfrewshire, published by NOMIS on 16th

August 2016.

Employment and Unemployment (Apr 2015-Mar 2016)

Renfrewshirenumbers

(%)

Scotland

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Great Britain

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All people

Economically active† 88,900 77.9 77.4 77.8

In employment† 84,500 74.0 72.9 73.7

Employees† 76,500 67.2 64.5 63.2

Self employed† 7,700 6.5 7.9 10.2

Unemployed (model-based)§ 5,200 5.8 5.7 5.1

Males


In employment† 41,800 75.0 76.3 78.7

Employees† 36,600 65.9 65.3 64.6

Self employed† 4,900 8.5 10.5 13.7

Unemployed§ 2,700 6.0 6.3 5.2

Females


In employment† 42,700 73.0 69.7 68.8

Employees† 39,900 68.4 63.8 61.8

Self employed† 2,800 4.6 5.4 6.6

Unemployed§ 1,700 3.8 4.9 5.0Source: ONS annual population survey† - numbers are for those aged 16 and over, % are for those aged 16-64

§ - numbers and % are for those aged 16 and over. % is a proportion of economically active

The Claimant Count

The claimant count figures are new experimental statistics that combine JSA and UC. These figures have been used since May 2016. At that point all JSA stats were amended back to January 2013 when Universal Credit started to roll out in pilot areas. Although experimental, this new claimant count is now the new standard.

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July 2016: Claimant Count Figures

Claimant Count:All Ages (16+)

The claimantcount rate forRenfrewshire forJuly 2016 was2.6%, withclaimantstotalling 2,905.

This month therate hasincreased by0.1%

The rate thistime last yearwas higher at2.8%.

Renfrewshire iscurrently 24th outof 32 localauthorities forthe claimantcount. Thehighest rate is4.4% in NorthAyrshire and thelowest 0.8% inOrkney Islands.

All Ages(16+): Claimant count rate 2015-2016

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Claimant Count:Youth (18-24)

The claimantcount rate forRenfrewshire forJuly 2016 was4.1 withclaimantstotalling 620.

This month therate has gone upby 0.3% andlargely reflectsthe end of theacademic yearacross FE/HE inScotland.

The Scottishrate went up bya similar figure.

The rate thistime last yearwas also 4.1%

Renfrewshire iscurrently 19th outof the 32Scottish LocalAuthorities foryouthunemployment.The highest rateis 8.1% (NorthAyrshire) andthe lowest 1.7%(City ofEdinburgh)

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Claimant Count: 25-49

The claimantcount rate forRenfrewshire forJuly 2016 was2.8% withclaimantstotalling 1,615.

This rate hasremainedconstant for thepast 4 months.

The rate thistime last yearwas higher at3.1%

Renfrewshire iscurrently 25th outof the 32 localauthorities forthis group withthe highest 4.7%in North Ayrshireand lowest 0.6%in the ShetlandIslands.

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Claimant Count: 50+

The claimantcount rate forRenfrewshire forJuly 2016 was1.8% withclaimantstotalling 665.

This month therate hasdecreased by0.2%.

The rate thistime last yearwas higher at1,9%

Renfrewshire iscurrently 22nd

out of 32 localauthorities for50+ ClaimantCount with thehighest DundeeCity with 2.9%and the lowestthe OrkneyIslands with0.5%.

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Documents

Notice of Meeting and Agenda Economy & Jobs Policy Board