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Have your say on area’s cultural strategy

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Members of Renfrewshire’s creative scene are being encouraged to have their say on the future strategy for culture services in the area at a series of events this week. Renfrewshire – A Place to Celebrate is the strategy document setting out how the area’s creative and cultural scene should work, and is in the process
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Renfrewshire Chamber announces new President

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Renfrewshire Chamber is delighted to announce that Audrey Cumberford, Principal and Chief Executive of West College Scotland has been appointed as President of the Chamber. The Immediate Past President Tom Johnston has been appointed as Honorary President, a new role to recognise Tom’s ongoing involvement at a senior level with the Chamber and in which
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Nominations begin to pour in for the Provost’s Community Awards

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People who live or work in Renfrewshire have begun to nominate those special people in our communities for a Provost’s Community Award. The awards, which opened to nominations on Monday 27 October, are a chance to recognise those people who devote much of their time to others for little or nothing in return. Taking the
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Science kids set experiments for blast-off

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Talented school pupils from Renfrewshire will see their science experiments blast off into space thanks to a unique collaboration with NASA. Eleven pupils from across Renfrewshire, all participants in this summer’s popular Mission Discovery space school, visited science laboratories at the University of West of Scotland to see their winning experiments being built. The experiments,
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Doors Open Day Paisley 2014

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Doors Open Day Paisley 2014. The Annual Doors Open Day Paisley (Saturday 6th September) is nearly upon us and it makes for a fantastic day out with the family, when you can access buildings and places you would never normally be able to see inside. Doors Open Day in Paisley 2014 will be popular with
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Nineteen Recruits told ‘you’re hired’ at finale

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Nineteen Recruits told ‘you’re hired’ at finale. Nineteen young people heard the magic words of ‘you’re hired’ at a ceremony to mark the conclusion of a popular council youth employment programme. The group are looking forward to their new careers after taking part in The Recruit – loosely based on TV’s Apprentice – which sees
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Renfrewshire youngsters’ experiment heading for outer space

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Renfrewshire youngsters’ experiment heading for outer space Six Renfrewshire students are reaching for the stars after hearing their science experiment will be blasted into space and carried out on the International Space Station. The once-in-a-lifetime prize was their reward for taking part in Mission Discovery Renfrewshire – a week-long space school run by former NASA
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UWS announced as ROCCO 2014 Main Sponsor

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UWS announced as ROCCO 2014 Main Sponsor Renfrewshire Chamber is delighted to announce the University of the West of Scotland as the Main Sponsor for its annual business awards, the ROCCOs. Now in its 11th year the ROCCO Awards is the area's premier black tie business event attracting 500 guests every year. Commenting on the
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Renfrewshire’s education ‘big three’ launch mission for young scientists

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Renfrewshire’s education ‘big three’ launch mission for young scientists Renfrewshire’s three big education providers have teamed up to blast off the careers of future astronauts and scientists. West College Scotland and University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have signed up with Renfrewshire Council as the two top sponsors of Mission Discovery, a unique space
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Multi-million-pound Paisley Transformation plans officially launched

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Multi-million-pound Paisley Transformation plans officially launched Ambitious plans to use Paisley’s internationally-significant cultural and heritage assets to turn the town into one of the key destinations on Scotland’s tourist map were officially launched today in the town. Key figures from the local community and national cultural scene heard how multi-million-pound regeneration proposals to transform the
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Enterprising pupils step into the Dragon’s Den

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Enterprising pupils step into the Dragon’s Den Six teams of entrepreneurial Renfrewshire school pupils faced a panel of ‘dragons’ in a bid to win funding for their social enterprise ideas. A community cinema, a nail bar, a school newspaper, a library, an internet course for older people and sugar and gluten-free lollipops were the ideas
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Great Tapestry of Scotland Paisley Photographs

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Great Tapestry of Scotland Paisley Photographs Exhibition in Anchor Mill, Paisley The Great Tapestry of Scotland is threading its way west, back to the home of Scotland’s great thread industry - the Town of Paisley - its only visit to the West of Scotland in 2014. It will be exhibited in The Atrium of the