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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 democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk 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
___________________________________________________________________
Report by: Director of Finance and Resources and Director of Development and Housing Services
___________________________________________________________________
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
___________________________________________________________________
List of Background Papers
None
___________________________________________________________________
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
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% Variance
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£0.002m o/spend
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n/a n/a
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.
Item 2
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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)
__________________________________________________________________
Author: Geoff Borland, Principal Accountant, 0141 618 4786, geoffrey.borland@renfrewshire.gov.uk.
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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
Economy & Jobs - Appendix 1
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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.
Implications of the Report
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.
3. Community Planning –
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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__________________________________________________________________
To: Economy and Jobs Policy Board
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
Youth Employment Initiative (ESF)
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
Youth Employment Initiative (ESF)
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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Implications of the Report
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.
8. Health & Safety – none
9. Procurement – none
10. Risk – none
11. Privacy Impact - none________________________________________________________________
List of Background Papers
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, ruth.cooper@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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To: Economy and Jobs Policy Board
On: 31 August 2016
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Report by: Director of Development and Housing Services
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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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Implications of the Report
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.
3. Community Planning –
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, ruth.cooper@renfrewshire.gov.uk, 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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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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Implications of the Report
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
8. Health & Safety – none
9. Procurement – none
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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Renfrewshire Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2
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.
ACTION PLAN BELOW
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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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Ren
frew
shire
Tou
rism
Stra
tegy
and
Act
ion
Pla
n
14
Act
ion
Plan
201
7- 2
021
Act
ion
Obj
ectiv
es
Out
com
es
Del
iver
y Th
eme:
Lea
ders
hip
and
Col
labo
ratio
n
Activ
e Pa
rtner
ship
s Tu
rn w
orki
ng p
artn
ersh
ips
into
mut
ual
prod
uct o
fferin
g C
ombi
ned
prod
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
Gro
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
Ren
frew
shire
Cou
ncil
Visi
t Sco
tland
To
uris
t Attr
actio
ns
Tour
Ope
rato
rs
Hot
elie
rs
C
lyde
Mui
rshi
el P
ark
deve
lopm
ent
Impl
emen
t fiv
e ye
ar s
trate
gy
Incr
ease
pro
file
and
visi
tor n
umbe
rs
C
lyde
Mui
rshi
el P
ark
Man
agem
ent
Brae
head
Rec
onfig
urat
ion
Gro
win
g ou
r bus
ines
ses
Incr
ease
in h
otel
bed
s Im
prov
ed v
isito
r offe
ring
INTU
Vol
unte
erin
g at
Tou
rist a
ttrac
tions
S
usta
inin
g ou
r attr
actio
ns
Incr
ease
d of
ferin
g th
roug
h in
crea
sed
open
ing
hour
s an
d ad
ditio
nal t
ours
E
ngag
e R
enfre
wsh
ire
Th
eme:
Im
prov
ing
the
Cus
tom
er J
ourn
ey
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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
Incr
ease
in p
ositi
ve ra
tings
for R
enfre
wsh
ire
base
d at
tract
ions
Im
prov
ed c
usto
mer
car
e
To
uris
t Attr
actio
ns
Tran
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:
Pro
vidi
ng A
uthe
ntic
Exp
erie
nces
E
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
Incr
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!
Co
nte
nts
Re
dis
co
ver
Re
nfr
ew
shir
e
3
Cu
ltu
re a
nd
He
rita
ge
5
Re
nfr
ew
shir
e E
cc
lesi
ast
ica
l Tr
ail
6
Mu
seu
ms
an
d a
rt g
all
eri
es
8A
rts
ce
ntr
es
an
d t
he
atr
es
10M
on
um
en
ts a
nd
h
eri
tag
e b
uil
din
gs
13Pa
isle
y 20
21
15R
en
fre
wsh
ire
: 21
thin
gs
you
mu
st d
o
16
Leis
ure
an
d R
ec
rea
tio
n
19
Sho
pp
ing
an
d e
nte
rta
inm
en
t 21
Ou
tdo
or
Ac
tivi
tie
s 21
Park
s a
nd
Ga
rde
ns
23
Eve
nts
25
Up
co
min
g e
ven
ts i
n 2
016
26SA
Y a
wa
rds
27
Ho
w t
o g
et
he
re
28
Co
nta
ct
28
Bars
ha
w P
ark
, Pa
isle
y
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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
Nut
ini.
Pais
ley
is a
lso
hom
e to
PAC
E Th
eatr
e Co
mpa
ny, t
he
larg
est y
outh
thea
tre
com
pany
of i
ts k
ind
in th
e U
K w
ith a
mem
bers
hip
of o
ver 2
,000
you
ng p
eopl
e ag
ed
betw
een
5–21
yea
rs.
Pau
lo N
uti
ni
© 2
014
Km
ero
n, v
ia F
lik
r.
This
wo
rk i
s li
ce
nse
d u
nd
er
a C
rea
tive
Co
mm
on
s A
ttri
bu
tio
n-
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nC
om
me
rcia
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eri
vati
ves
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rna
tio
na
l Li
ce
nse
.
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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.
The
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
nd P
oet,
com
patr
iot o
f Rob
ert
Burn
s, li
ved
here
all
his l
ife (1
774-
1810
). Bu
ilt b
y hi
s fa
ther
, the
cot
tage
is n
ow h
ome
to th
e Pa
isle
y Bu
rns
Club
, fou
nded
in 1
805,
and
one
of t
he o
ldes
t Bur
ns C
lubs
in
the
wor
ld. R
e-op
ened
in 2
003
after
a fi
re, T
anna
hill’
s Co
ttage
con
tain
s a n
ew d
ispl
ay o
f Tan
nahi
ll an
d Bu
rns
mem
orab
ilia.
1213
Sta
tue
of
Sir
Pete
r C
oa
ts
Page 69 of 88
1415
Pais
ley
for
UK
Cit
y o
f C
ult
ure
202
1 Yo
u m
ay a
lread
y kn
ow P
aisl
ey is
bid
ding
to b
e UK
City
of C
ultu
re in
202
1, a
s par
t of
ambi
tious
pla
ns to
tran
sfor
m th
e to
wn’
s fut
ure.
Pais
ley
has a
uni
que
stor
y to
tell
as th
e ho
me
of
the
Pais
ley
Patt
ern
and
the
one-
time
cent
re o
f the
w
orld
’s te
xtile
indu
stry
.
The
bid
is a
ll ab
out r
e-te
lling
that
sto
ry to
the
wor
ld, a
nd to
brin
g pe
ople
her
e to
exp
erie
nce
ever
ythi
ng th
e to
wn
has t
o off
er fo
r the
mse
lves
.
(Jus
t to
be c
lear
Pai
sley
is a
tow
n—Sc
otla
nd’s
la
rges
t—an
d no
t a c
ity, b
ut th
at’s
ok
as th
e co
mpe
titio
n is
ope
n to
larg
e to
wns
too!
)
Win
ning
wou
ld m
ean
a ye
ar-lo
ng p
rogr
amm
e of
m
ajor
nat
iona
l and
inte
rnat
iona
l eve
nts,
att
ract
ing
tour
ism
and
inve
stm
ent,
crea
ting
new
jobs
, and
us
ing
cultu
re to
cha
nge
peop
le’s
live
s for
the
bett
er, w
ith e
cono
mic
ben
efits
for t
he w
ider
Wes
t of
Scot
land
regi
on.
But t
he b
id is
par
t of a
wid
er se
t of p
lans
aim
ed a
t tr
ansf
orm
ing
the
tow
n an
d th
ere
are
a nu
mbe
r of
exci
ting
proj
ects
set t
o ha
ppen
whe
ther
Pai
sley
w
ins t
he ti
tle o
r not
.
That
incl
udes
a p
ropo
sed
£56.
7m tr
ansf
orm
atio
n of
Pai
sley
Mus
eum
into
an
inte
rnat
iona
l-cla
ss
dest
inat
ion
base
d ar
ound
text
iles a
nd h
erita
ge, a
s w
ell a
s a p
ublic
ly-a
cces
sibl
e m
useu
m st
ore
on th
e to
wn’
s Hig
h St
reet
.
The
bid
will
als
o bu
ild o
n th
e ar
ea’s
exi
stin
g su
cces
sful
eve
nts p
rogr
amm
e—w
hich
alre
ady
incl
udes
the
only
UK
star
t leg
of t
he w
orld
-fam
ous
Mon
te C
arlo
Cla
ssic
Ral
ly, t
he 2
016
Briti
sh P
ipe
Band
Cha
mpi
onsh
ips,
and
the
annu
al S
pree
fest
ival
, du
e to
take
pla
ce in
Oct
ober
.
The
UK C
ity o
f Cul
ture
com
petit
ion
is ru
n by
the
UK
Gove
rnm
ent’s
Dep
artm
ent o
f Cul
ture
, Med
ia a
nd
Spor
t, an
d th
e bi
d is
due
to b
e lo
dged
with
them
in
sprin
g 20
17, w
hich
mea
ns th
e ne
xt y
ear i
s a b
ig o
ne
for P
aisl
ey.
The
bid
is b
eing
take
n fo
rwar
d by
a p
artn
ersh
ip
feat
urin
g Re
nfre
wsh
ire C
ounc
il an
d a
wid
e ra
nge
of
loca
l org
anis
atio
ns in
clud
ing
busi
ness
, cul
tura
l and
co
mm
unity
gro
ups.
Find
out
mor
e ab
out t
he to
wn
by v
isiti
ng th
e w
ebsi
te a
t ww
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aisl
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itter
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ley2
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aceb
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sley
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aisl
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aya
Da
nc
e A
ca
de
my
Page 70 of 88
14.
Ro
ck o
ut a
t
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
g li
ne
of t
he
Mon
te C
arl
o
Cla
ssic
Ca
r R
ally
16. B
an
g y
our
Dru
m w
ith
the
re
st o
f th
e P
ais
ley
Bud
die
s a
t th
e S
ma
’
Shot
Pa
rad
e
ithou
rD
rum
wiith
17. E
njo
y th
e B
ritis
h P
ipe
Ba
nd
Ch
am
pio
nsh
ips
7. S
cale
the
hei
gh
ts
at L
ap
win
g L
od
ge
Ou
tdo
or C
entr
e
8. G
ive
you
rsel
f som
e r
eta
il
ther
ap
y—vi
sit I
ntu
Bra
ehe
ad
’s
shop
pin
g c
entr
e a
nd
leis
ure
faci
litie
s
10. T
ake
off
you
r sh
oe
s a
nd
sock
s a
nd
pa
dd
le in
the
Gra
nd
Fou
nta
in
12.
Ha
ve a
pin
t in
on
e
of o
ur
old
est
pu
bs—
Pa
isle
y’s
Bull
Inn
20. H
ave
a g
ho
stly
exp
erie
nce
at
our
Spo
okta
cula
r
Ha
llow
een
Fe
stiv
al
ffr
sho
es
an
d
21. D
esi
gn
a n
ew “P
atte
rn” a
t ou
r Pa
isle
y M
ake
eve
nt
19. F
ea
st y
our
eye
s a
nd
tum
my
at P
ais
ley’
s
an
nu
al F
oo
d a
nd
Dri
nk
Fest
iva
l
77SSc
ale
the
hei
gh
tss
3. F
ollo
w o
ur
fasc
ina
ting
her
itag
e tr
ail
4. E
njo
y a
the
atr
e
pro
du
ctio
n o
r st
an
d-
up
com
ed
y a
t Pa
isle
y A
rts
Cen
tre
5. H
ire
a b
ike
an
d c
ycle
you
r w
ay
aro
un
d s
ome
of R
enfr
ewsh
ire
’s
gre
at c
oun
try
pa
rks
6. S
wa
p y
our
pe
da
ls fo
r p
ad
dle
s
an
d k
aya
k, w
ind
surf
er o
r sa
il
acr
oss
Ca
stle
Sem
ple
Lo
ch’s
Cen
tre
of E
xcel
len
ce fo
r w
ate
rsp
orts
2. V
isit
Pais
ley’
s m
ed
ieva
l
Ab
be
y—‘C
rad
le o
f th
e
Ste
wa
rts’
Pi
l’s
me
die
vval
11. C
ha
llen
ge
or
pa
mp
er
you
rsel
f at o
ne
of o
ur
4/5
sta
r g
olf a
nd
sp
a
reso
rts
9. V
isit
our
fea
ther
ed
frie
nd
s a
t
Loch
win
no
ch R
SPB
Na
ture
Re
serv
e
13. E
njo
y ye
ar-
rou
nd
win
ter
spor
ts a
t In
tu S
oa
r a
nd
ski
or
sno
wb
oa
rd o
n r
ea
l sn
ow
18. “
Go
wh
ere
no
ma
n h
as
gon
e b
efor
e”—
visi
t th
e
Co
ats
Ob
serv
ato
ry
1118G
ow
her
en
om
an
ha
s“GG
1. M
arv
el a
t th
e
Ale
xan
der
Sto
dd
art
Col
lect
ion
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td
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ore
info
rmat
ion,
visit
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w.p
aisle
y202
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ts16
17
Re
nfr
ew
shir
e: 2
1 th
ing
s yo
u m
ust
do
Page 71 of 88
1819
Leis
ure
an
d
recr
ea
tio
nAt
Cas
tle S
empl
e Vi
sito
r Cen
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
rges
t of i
ts k
ind
in
Scot
land
. Alte
rnat
ivel
y, y
ou c
an sw
ap p
edal
s for
pad
dles
and
kay
ak, w
inds
urf o
r sai
l ac
ross
the
wat
ers o
f Cas
tle S
empl
e Lo
ch.
Why
not
take
up
the
reig
ns a
t the
five
star
Ingl
isto
n Eq
uest
rian
Cent
re a
nd C
ount
ry C
lub—
the
hear
t and
so
ul o
f equ
estr
iani
sm in
Sco
tland
. It b
oast
s unr
ival
led
faci
litie
s for
all
leve
ls o
f the
spor
t. Th
is e
ques
tria
n m
ecca
com
pris
es o
f; in
door
and
out
door
ridi
ng
aren
as, l
iver
y, c
omfo
rtab
le lo
dges
, a lu
xury
bou
tique
ho
tel,
a va
riety
of e
xcel
lent
eat
ing
plac
es a
s wel
l as
conf
eren
ce a
nd m
eetin
g ro
oms a
nd a
mar
riage
suite
. Ad
d so
me
of th
e be
st c
ount
rysi
de o
verlo
okin
g th
e Fi
rth
of C
lyde
and
you
hav
e th
e co
mpl
ete
eque
stria
n ex
perie
nce.
You’
ll be
spoi
led
for c
hoic
e by
the
abun
danc
e of
par
ks
and
gard
ens R
enfre
wsh
ire h
as to
offe
r. En
joy
a la
zy
after
noon
or p
icni
c in
the
sum
mer
suns
hine
bes
ide
the
Gran
d Fo
unta
in, o
r wra
p up
and
enj
oy st
unni
ng
autu
mn
and
win
ter v
iew
s ove
r the
Cly
de V
alle
y to
Ben
Lo
mon
d an
d be
yond
from
the
1,30
0 ac
re w
oodl
and
and
moo
rland
of G
leni
ffer B
raes
Cou
ntry
Par
k.
Gle
nif
fer
Bra
es
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
e sh
oppi
ng e
xper
ienc
e at
intu
Bra
ehea
d fro
m fa
bulo
us fa
shio
n, to
food
and
drin
k pl
us a
fant
astic
ho
me
and
furn
iture
offe
ring.
If yo
u’re
look
ing
for a
day
out
for a
ll th
e fa
mily
, Soa
r at
intu
Bra
ehea
d ha
s rea
l sno
w sl
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
g, a
clim
bing
wal
l and
aer
ial a
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
icip
ate,
pop
ove
r to
the
Brae
head
Inte
rnat
iona
l Are
na
and
wat
ch ic
e ho
ckey
, cur
ling
or o
ther
maj
or sp
ortin
g ev
ents
or l
iste
n to
som
e of
the
mos
t mem
orab
le b
ig
nam
es in
the
mus
ic b
usin
ess.
The
Big
Ad
ven
ture
at L
inw
oo
d
Com
e al
ong
to o
ne o
f Eur
ope’
s big
gest
and
bes
t ind
oor
adve
ntur
e pl
ay c
entr
e fo
r a g
reat
fun
fam
ily d
ay o
ut
with
the
kids
. With
five
leve
ls o
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
y sm
all a
rea
you
can
play
a d
ozen
goo
d-qu
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
l vie
ws o
ver t
he C
lyde
est
uary
. The
se in
clud
e co
urse
s at R
enfre
w, E
lder
slie
, Ers
kine
and
Mar
Hal
l.
The
Se
mp
le T
rail
Less
than
hal
f an
hour
from
Gla
sgow
Cen
tral a
nd m
inut
es
from
Pai
sley
, Irv
ine
and
Ardr
ossa
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
and
gift
shop
s.
Mak
e a
full
day
of it
by
wal
king
the
who
le o
f the
trai
l’s
12.5
kilo
met
res a
roun
d Ca
stle
Sem
ple
Loch
.
At th
e RS
PB N
atur
e Re
serv
e bo
rrow
bin
ocul
ars t
o w
atch
w
ildlif
e fro
m th
e vi
sito
r cen
tre
and
hide
s or g
o w
ildlif
e po
nd d
ippi
ng a
nd b
ug h
untin
g.
At C
astle
Sem
ple
Visi
tor C
entr
e hi
re a
row
ing
boat
or
kaya
k an
d ge
t out
on
the
Loch
, or h
ire b
ikes
and
enj
oy
traffi
c-fre
e ro
utes
on
the
trail
and
arou
nd M
uirs
hiel
Co
untr
y Pa
rk.
See
the
hist
oric
feat
ures
of t
his o
nce
desi
gned
land
scap
e,
expl
ore
the
maz
e an
d ta
ke in
stun
ning
vie
ws f
rom
Co
urts
haw
Hill
or K
enm
ure
Tem
ple
Hill
.
Sam
ple
real
ale
s in
a 20
0-hu
ndre
d-ye
ar-o
ld p
ub o
r lun
ch
in o
ne o
f sev
eral
goo
d ea
ting
plac
es in
Loc
hwin
noch
or
How
woo
d.
Shop
for r
eally
inte
rest
ing
gifts
and
loca
lly-p
rodu
ced
food
in
the
villa
ge g
alle
ries a
nd sh
ops.
Lap
win
g L
od
ge
Ou
tdo
or
Ce
ntr
e
Lapw
ing
Lodg
e st
arte
d ou
t life
as a
sana
toriu
m fo
r the
Co
ats T
hrea
d M
ill w
orke
rs in
191
0 un
til 1
955.
In 1
960,
Pa
isle
y Sc
out G
roup
s beg
an u
sing
the
build
ing
and
site
for c
ampi
ng b
efor
e pu
rcha
sing
the
site
in 1
988
and
mak
ing
impr
ovem
ents
to th
e de
terio
rate
d Vi
ctor
ian
build
ing,
Lap
win
g Lo
dge.
Lapw
ing
Lodg
e co
ntin
ues t
o be
use
d fo
r Sco
ut C
amps
an
d ot
her y
outh
org
anis
atio
ns b
ut it
als
o ca
ters
for
indi
vidu
als,
bus
ines
ses a
nd e
duca
tiona
l use
.
Faci
litie
s at t
he o
utdo
or c
entr
e in
clud
e a
clim
bing
wal
l, ar
cher
y, k
ayak
ing,
cyc
ling,
hig
h ro
pes a
nd a
n ar
my
styl
e as
saul
t cou
rse
and
is id
eal f
or c
orpo
rate
and
team
bu
ildin
g ev
ents
and
fam
ily fu
n.
2021
Ca
stle
Se
mp
le L
oc
h
Page 73 of 88
Park
s a
nd
ga
rde
ns
Cly
de
Mu
irsh
iel R
eg
ion
al P
ark
The
Clyd
e M
uirs
hiel
Reg
iona
l Par
k is
ope
n ev
eryd
ay w
ith
free
park
ing
and
lots
of b
uggy
-frie
ndly
sign
post
ed w
alks
an
d na
ture
trai
ls. E
scap
e fro
m th
e st
ress
-fille
d w
orld
and
re
lax w
ith a
tea
or c
offee
in o
ne o
f the
par
k’s c
entr
es w
hile
th
e ch
ildre
n pl
ay, t
ry a
n ou
tdoo
r act
ivity
with
a q
ualif
ied
inst
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
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Æ̀
Johnstone
Kilbarchan
Howwood
Lochwinnoch
Elderslie
Houston and Crosslee
Renfrew
Braehead
Erskine
Inchinnan
Langbank
Bishopton
Linwood
Glasgow Airport
Bridge of Weir
PaisleyClyde Muirshiel Country Park
Castle Semple Loch
Gleniffer Braes Country Park
Barr Loch
Firth of Clyde
M8
M8
Glasgow
KEYRailway
Motorway
Train station
Airport
M8
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: louisa.mahon@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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___________________________________________________________________
To: Economy and Jobs Policy Board
On: 28th August 2016
___________________________________________________________________
Report by: Director of Development and Housing Services
___________________________________________________________________
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.
___________________________________________________________________
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.
___________________________________________________________________
Implications of the Report
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
_________________________________________________________
List of Background Papers
(a) None___________________________________________________________________
Author: Ruth Cooper, Economic Development Managerruth.cooper@renfrewshire.gov.ukTel: 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
(%)
Great Britain
(%)
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
Economically active† 44,500 79.9 81.6 83.2
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
Economically active† 44,400 75.9 73.4 72.5
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
All Ages(16+): Claimant count rate 2013-2016
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mar
ch 2
013
May
201
3
July
201
3
Sept
embe
r 201
3
Nov
embe
r 201
3
Janu
ary
2014
Mar
ch 2
014
May
201
4
July
201
4
Sept
embe
r 201
4
Nov
embe
r 201
4
Janu
ary
2015
Mar
ch 2
015
May
201
5
July
201
5
Sept
embe
r 201
5
Nov
embe
r 201
5
Janu
ary
2016
Mar
ch 2
016
May
201
6
July
201
6
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
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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)
Youth (18-24): Claimant count rate 2015-2016
Youth (18-24): Claimant count rate 2013-2016
0 0.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
3 3.5
4 4.5
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Mar
ch 2
013
May
201
3 Ju
ly 2
013
Sept
embe
r 201
3 N
ovem
ber 2
013
Janu
ary
2014
M
arch
201
4 M
ay 2
014
July
201
4 Se
ptem
ber 2
014
Nov
embe
r 201
4 Ja
nuar
y 20
15
Mar
ch 2
015
May
201
5 Ju
ly 2
015
Sept
embe
r 201
5 N
ovem
ber 2
015
Janu
ary
2016
M
arch
201
6 M
ay 2
016
July
201
6
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
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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.
25-49: Claimant count rate 2015-2016
25-49: Claimant count rate 2015-2016
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mar
ch 2
013
May
201
3
July
201
3
Sept
embe
r 201
3
Nov
embe
r 201
3
Janu
ary
2014
Mar
ch 2
014
May
201
4
July
201
4
Sept
embe
r 201
4
Nov
embe
r 201
4
Janu
ary
2015
Mar
ch 2
015
May
201
5
July
201
5
Sept
embe
r 201
5
Nov
embe
r 201
5
Janu
ary
2016
Mar
ch 2
016
May
201
6
July
201
6
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
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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%.
Ages 50+: Claimant count rate 2015-2016
Ages 50+: Claimant count rate 2015-2016
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Mar
ch 2
013
May
201
3 Ju
ly 2
013
Sept
embe
r 201
3 N
ovem
ber 2
013
Janu
ary
2014
M
arch
201
4 M
ay 2
014
July
201
4 Se
ptem
ber 2
014
Nov
embe
r 201
4 Ja
nuar
y 20
15
Mar
ch 2
015
May
201
5 Ju
ly 2
015
Sept
embe
r 201
5 N
ovem
ber 2
015
Janu
ary
2016
M
arch
201
6 M
ay 2
016
July
201
6
Renfrewshire (%) Scotland (%) UK (%)
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