Heartstart training event

The community council has arranged a one-off session, given by NHS trainers for local residents, which will teach basic emergency life support. It is free and will last for 2 hours.

The training session will cover:

  • Cardiac arrest and awareness of a defibrillator
  • Recognition of a suspected heart attack
  • Placing a casualty in the recovery position
  • Dealing with a severe bleed
  • What to do if an adult, child or baby is choking

The session will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday 29 January 2023 at St Mark’s Church, 334 Glasgow Road.

Places are limited. If you wish to secure a place, email admin@ralstoncommunitycouncil.org.

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Teachers’ strike, Wednesday 7 December

Renfrewshire Council’s director of children’s services, Steven Quinn, has issued the following information about the treachers’ strike on Wednesday 7 December.

Following a ballot of their members, the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and the NASUWT have confirmed their intention to take strike action.

The planned strike day is Wednesday 7 December 2022.

The number of teachers potentially involved in the planned action varies significantly across our schools and will require each Head Teacher to put different arrangements in place. Those arrangements will be confirmed by schools with parents and carers later this week.

I can confirm the following at this time:

Nursery Provision

All Early Years Centres and nursery classes will be open as normal.

Primary Schools

All primary schools will be open but, in some schools, where a class teacher is not at work and usual teaching will not take place, children will be supervised throughout the day.

Mary Russell and Riverbrae

Both schools will be open as normal. Where a teacher is not at work, alternative arrangements will be put in place to enable children to attend.

Secondary Schools

Different arrangements will be put in place at each of our secondary schools, dependent on the number of teachers involved in strike action. Head Teachers will contact parents and carers later this week to confirm which year groups will be able to attend school. Where it has been decided that a particular year group can attend, pupils will be directed to central areas to undertake self-study under general supervision, during periods where there is no available teacher.

School transport and lunch

For all pupils attending school on Wednesday 7 December, normal arrangements will be in place for school transport and lunch provision.

All nurseries and schools will open as normal on Thursday 8 December.

Staff who are eligible to take part in the strike will be able to do so. Staff who are not eligible, such as those who are not members of the relevant trade unions, will be able to attend their school or nursery as normal as these buildings will remain open for them. Arrangements for health and safety of employees will be maintained.

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Winter Connections

Renfrewshire Council’s Winter Connections programme provides support for a network of local places across Renfrewshire where people can come together this winter to meet up.

Details of the programme, including venues and events, can be found on the Renfrewshire Council website.

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Provost’s Community Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Renfrewshire Provost’s Community Awards.

There are six categories available to nominate in and these are:

  • Arts and Culture Award (sponsored by Renfrewshire Council)
  • Carers Award (donated by the late Provost Nancy Allison)
  • Community Group (sponsored by City Gate Construction)
  • Community Volunteer (sponsored by Glasgow Airport Ltd)
  • Employee of the Year (sponsored by UNISON Renfrewshire)
  • Sport Award (sponsored by ACRE Industrial)

More details can be found at www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/provostawards2023. A nomination form can be downloaded from that site and nominations should also be submitted there.

The deadline for entries to all categories is Friday 6 January 2023.

Provost Lorraine Cameron will be joined by the award sponsors and other local elected members to choose the winners from all of the nominations, and the winners will be invited, along with their nominator, to an awards ceremony in March 2023.

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Road closure: Newnham Road

Closure: Newnham Road, Paisley between Woodend Drive and Rotherwick Drive (between house nos. 1-15). The closure will be in place from Monday 5 December 2022 until Friday 16 December 2022.

Closure reason: SP energy works

Alternative routes: Rotherwick Drive – Strathmore Avenue – Woodend Drive or vice versa

 

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Treemendous

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Ralston Primary School Christmas Fayre

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Open afternoon at Whitehaugh Barracks

The Western Desert Recce Group will be holding an Information and Meet & Greet Afternoon at the Whitehaugh Barracks on Sunday 20 November between 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm. The barracks are located in Whitehaugh Avenue. The purpose of the event is to meet with members of the local community and share plans for the renovation of the barracks as a community asset. If you would like to know more about the event please contact: gary@wdrg.org.

More information about the history of Whitehaugh Barracks can be found on the paisley.org.uk website.

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RingGo parking app

Parking in Paisley can now be paid for online or by phone following the introduction of RingGo to car parks and on-street spaces.

Anyone parking in Paisley town centre can pay using the RingGo app, the RingGo website or by calling 0141 437 8378 – with cash payments still available from pay machines on site.

A ticket does not need to be displayed when paying by RingGo as parking attendants will check the license plate on their handheld devices, but a ticket is required when paying by cash.

More information can be found on the paisley.org.uk website and at www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/parking.

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Roadworks: M8 eastbound at Junction 26

Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland as part of the Network Management Contract for the South-West Trunk Road Unit, are undertaking essential maintenance on the M8 eastbound at the Junction 26 on and off-slip roads from Thursday 10th November until Thursday 24th November 2022.

This scheme, with a value of £261,675, will benefit around 11,156 vehicles using this route each day, by improving the condition of the carriageway and reducing the need for more extensive maintenance in the future. The work will be carried out using off-slip and on-slip road closures and single lane closures with signed diversions in operation.

The first phase of resurfacing works will take place on the eastbound Junction 26 off-slip road between Thursday 10th November and Friday 18th November 2022 and will involve a full closure between 9pm and 6am, each night. There will also be lane closures on the Hillington Roundabout and on the M8 eastbound carriageway at the Junction 26 off-slip road.

There will also be a daytime single lane closure on the eastbound Junction 26 off-slip road on Sunday 13th November 2022, between 6am and 9pm.

Traffic wishing to leave the M8 eastbound at Junction 26 may take one of three diversions:

  1. Continue on the M8 eastbound to Junction 24, turning right on to Helen Street and re-joining the M8 westbound at Junction 24 before exiting at Junction 25A or Junction 26.
  2. Leave the M8 at Junction 27, then turn right on to the A741 Paisley Road and right on to A8 Glebe Street, continue to Glasgow Road before turning right on to the A736 Hillington Road.
  3. Leave the M8 at Junction 27, then turn left on to the A741 Renfrew Road and turning left on to the A761 Glasgow Road before turning left on to the A736 Hillington Road.

In addition, overnight 9pm-6am between Tuesday 15th November and Friday 18th November 2022, the lane closures on the M8 eastbound carriageway will extend through to Junction 25 to enable investigation works for a future scheme to be carried out.  This element of works will also involve a closure of Junction 26 and Junction 25 eastbound on-slip roads overnight 9pm-6am on Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th November 2022.

Traffic wishing to join the M8 eastbound at Junction 26 and Junction 25a should head north along the A736 Hillington Road, then take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A8 Renfrew Road, then continue onto Shieldhall Road before turning right onto Helen Street and joining the M8 at Junction 24.

The second phase of resurfacing works will take place on the eastbound Junction 26 on-slip road between Saturday 19th November and Wednesday 23rd November 2022 and will involve a full closure between 9pm and 6am, each night. There will also be lane closures on the Hillington Roundabout and on the M8 eastbound carriageway at the Junction 26 on-slip road.

Additionally, on Sunday 20th November 2022, there will be a lane closure on Hillington Roundabout from the Audi garage entrance which will become a lane closure on the eastbound Junction 26 on-slip between the hours of 6am and 9pm.

Traffic wishing to join the M8 eastbound at Junction 26 may take one of three diversions:

  1. Head north along the A736 Hillington Road, then take the second exit at the roundabout on to King’s Inch Road and turn right on to Old Govan Road to join the M8 at Junction 25A.
  2. Join the M8 westbound at Junction 26 and leave at Junction 27, turn right on to the A741 Renfrew Road and then turn right to join the M8 eastbound at Junction 27.
  3. Head north along the A736 Hillington Road, then take the third exit on to the roundabout on to the A8 Renfrew Road. Continue on to Shieldhall Road before turning right on to Helen Street and joining the M8 at Junction 24.

Traffic management for this roadworks scheme will be removed by 6am on Thursday 24th November 2022. 

Access for emergency service vehicles will be maintained throughout these works.

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