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RAMH White Water Rafting

There is still time to sign up for the exciting “White Water Rafting” day out on Sunday 25^th September!

Can you raise £90 sponsorship for a fabulous day out including:
Return transport from Paisley

Half day’s White Water Rafting on the River Tay at Aberfeldy

Hot pub lunch to finish!

Events like this are essential in raising much needed funds to support a range of social and therapeutic activities which would not happen otherwise.

To sign up please email enquiries@ramh.org and we will send you the registration form to complete!

You can contribute by going to our Just Giving page – see link below

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Tonight The Keg are having a special night of music to remember local Paisley musician known as Delta Gordy. Gordy sadly passed away recently. He was a well known face around Paisley either attending gigs, fund raisers and playing at Open Mic Nights. His funeral is today and everyone who loved him will be at The Keg tonight singing songs and playing music in a tribute to Gordy and it is just what he would have wanted. Heather and Trevor of The Keg said “Sad news for The Keg and the music scene in general. We have lost one of life’s ultimate gentlemen”. Graeme Kerr will be hosting and it starts at 9pm. Tomorrow night MrDb also known as ‘The Rock Gawds’ are back and they kick off at 9pm.

90’s electronica band Space are at The Bungalow tonight. Space have sold over 5 million records worldwide with album titles including “Spiders, “Tin Planet” “Suburban Rock and Roll” and “Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab” along with ten top 40 singles and a host of other single releases to-date with titles including “Neighbourhood” and “Female of the Species”. The band continues to write gritty edgy pop songs that captive the imagination of the listener. Doors are 7.30pm and there are limited tickets at the door.

Tomorrow afternoon, two fantastic bands will be paying and it looks to be a busy one. Not one but two floor fillers on the same bill and it starts with Shout. Shout have added a new brass section to the line up and things just seem to get better for them. The M65s are a Glasgow based mod band covering the hits of Britpop, Mod, Northern Soul for the likes of The Who, Yardbirds, The Jam, Oasis, Frank Wilson, The Specials, Verve, Pulp, OCS, The Kinks, and many more. Doors are 1pm and it starts at 2pm. Tickets on the door are £5.

Tomorrow night is something a bit different. It will be the first Whisky and Folk Night at The Bungalow. A wee bit of traditional music and a wee dram of some of the best whiskies about. The music is from Gavin Paterson and friends. Doors are 7pm, tickets are £10 which include tasters of some top tipples.

On Thursday the Bungalow have a Ukraine Fundraiser to help the people of Ukraine who are dealing with the struggles of war and having to evacuate and leave their homes. On stage will be PJ CreepyDoll Punk, Spoken Word and New wave, Felonious McRic, Jazz & Johnny Cash, Paisley Open Mic team and Track. Tickets are £5 each at the door and on Eventbrite. Doors Open At 5:30 pm for a 6pm Start.

The Old Swan have another bumper week ahead and it starts tonight with Vinyl Gravy a 90’s Brit Pop band and tomorrow in the ‘Shopper’s Slot’ at 4pm is Wreckless. Clyde are playing on Monday at 5pm and Lee James is back for another double helping of song and comedy on Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm.

The Cave has 3 kicking bands for the weekend and first up tomorrow night at 6pm it is Midnight Moses followed by Gordon’s Alive at 9pm. On Sunday the Paisley Power Trio that is Proposal will be thumping there way through some great tunes from 6pm.

The Anchor has one of Paisley’s best known bands in on Sunday. Blind Panik are back and playing from 4.30pm. I’m sure Mick Jagger gets his inspiration from these guys. The Sunday live band Sessions at Kennedy’s starts at 3pm and no doubt they will have another banging band for you to go and see.

This week’s Open Mic sessions are: Abbey Bar on Monday with Dunky Hunter at 8pm, Jason Flood is the host at Gantry on Tuesday from 9pm; Johnny Barr will be at The Keg on Wednesday from 8.30pm. Have a great week and Keep Music Live.

AN event at the Braehead Centre is just the job for those looking for work.

A Recruitment Fair is being held in the centre between 3pm and 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 30 and 31 with dozens of new jobs up for grabs.

There is a wide selection of full-time, part-time roles to be filled across centre management and retailers either on temporary or permanent contracts. Shops will also be hiring staff for the busy run-up to Christmas.

The Recruitment Fair is being held on the Level three of the mall, which can be accessed via the glass scenic lifts in the central atrium.

Braehead centre director, Peter Beagley said: “Braehead is a great place to work and there’s a wide variety of job vacancies available working for both the centre’s team and in many different kinds of stores we have in the mall.

“If anyone is looking for a work or fancies a change of job, it will certainly be worth their while coming to our Recruitment Fair. It could be the first step in a new career.”

For more information, contact braehead.information@savillspm.co.uk .

Ferguslie Learning Centre - Open Day 2022 Social Media

Pop along to the Ferguslie Open Day on Thursday 18 August (10-2pm) and sign up for a community course starting this month!

They’re offering courses in: IT – Media – Wellbeing – Criminology – Early Education – Horticulture – Fashion & Textiles – Creative Writing and MORE!

Take a look at the full range of courses available here: bit.ly/fergusliewcs – alternatively, call Kathleen on 07980 696139 for further info.

A scooter spectacular is set to take over Paisley next month as the popular ModStuff event returns to The Spree festival.

Organised and promoted by LNP Promotions, the annual festival-within-a-festival celebrates all things Mod and Mod related culture.

This year’s event takes place at the Spiegeltent in the town’s Bridge Street on Saturday 3 September with a full day of music, live entertainment and charity fundraising, as well as the eagerly anticipated scooter ride out.

Scooters from around Scotland and further afield will gather in Bridge Street, close to the historic Paisley Abbey, at 12pm before heading out and around the town. The ride out, run by the Paisley Vespa Scooter Club, has attracted over 100 individual scooters to take part in recent years and fundraising efforts this year will be going to March of the Mods, Paisley, all in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

ModStuff will see two fantastic Spiegeltent music shows on the Saturday with free afternoon entertainment from START!, Berry Tweed & The Chasers, The Absolute Jam and DJ Gerry McGuire from 12pm – 5pm, before a ticketed evening event featuring London-based singer-songwriter Emily Capell and Manchester group The Electric Stars from 7pm.

Tickets for the ModStuff evening show are on sale now and available from https://www.thespree.co.uk/event/modstuff-evening-show/

Gary Kerr of LNP Promotions said: “It’s so good to have ModStuff back in the Spiegeltent this year on the opening Saturday of Paisley’s The Spree festival. This year, there’s a brilliant mix of local and national, original, cover and tribute acts – and of course Gerry will be there too, to hold it all together. It’s always a fantastic day.”

The Spree music and comedy festival is organised by Renfrewshire Council and will take place from Thursday 1 – Saturday 10 September. Tickets are still available for ModStuff and other top shows including Tinariwen, The Bootleg Beatles, Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes, Horse McDonald, Altered Images, Sunday Jazz Brunch with Rose Room, Susie McCabe, and The Slow Readers Club.

Spree for All ‘fringe festival’ events will also take place in venues across Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Kilbarchan & Lochwinnoch between Thursday 1 – Sunday 11 September.

Kids and families can enjoy the Wee Spree programme of events and activities to coincide with the school holidays from Saturday 15 – Sunday 23 October. Tickets for these events are on sale now.

Details of full programmes and ticket information for The Spree, Spree for All and Wee Spree are available at www.thespree.co.uk or from the festival box office at InCube Shop, 9b Gilmour Street, Paisley, PA1 1DG.

This International Youth Day (Friday, 12 August), children in Renfrewshire are encouraged to find their inner superhero with an amazing free activity pack from school feeding charity Mary’s Meals.

Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals in 20 of the world’s poorest countries, many of which are impacted by conflict and natural disasters. The promise of a nutritious meal attracts hungry children into the classroom where, instead of working or looking for food, they can gain an education and hope for the future. The charity feeds 2,279,941 children every school day.

The Mary’s Meals Superheroes pack is full of activities designed to teach children about life in the countries where Mary’s Meals works, such as Kenya, Zimbabwe and Yemen – making it perfect for International Youth Day!

The pack was inspired by a young girl named Upile, 13, who eats Mary’s Meals at her school in Malawi.

She says: “When I grow up and finish my school, I want to be a nurse. I want to help people.”

The activity pack includes a film featuring Upile – as well as a colouring sheet, a word search and materials for little ones to design their own superhero mask.

Dan McNally, head of grassroots engagement at Mary’s Meals, says: “This fantastic pack is full of activities that will keep kids entertained this International Youth Day. Visit our website to download your free copy today!”

It costs just £15.90 to feed a child with Mary’s Meals for a whole school year. Visit www.marysmeals.org.uk/get-involved/childrens-resources to download the free Mary’s Meals Superheroes activity pack.

PAISLEY’S FAMILY PANTO IS BACK! OH, YES IT IS!

This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company is delighted to announce the return of its annual pantomime with festive favourite Cinderella. A seasonal treat for adults and children alike, this retelling of the classic tale will run from 7 to 31 December in an exciting new pop-up theatre in a transformed former department store in the centre of Paisley.

With the traditional home of PACE’s annual panto, Paisley Art Centre, currently under refurbishment this year’s family panto will take place in The Art Department, a large scale exhibition space run by Outspoken Arts in The Paisley Centre (formerly Allders Store/Co-op). Panto will be performed in a fully-equipped, pop-up theatre on the third floor, which will be transformed to create a unique and immersive experience from beginning to end.

Heading up a stellar ensemble cast as the Ugly Sisters are CHRIS ALEXANDER (Smile, Dundee Rep; Martha and White, Catherine Wheels) who has been donning high heels as dame since his first appearance with PACE in 2017, and panto favourite, ALAN ORR (A New Life and Opening Time, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, The Dolls Abroad and The Dolls: Dragged Up, Scottish tour), whose comic performances have made him a favourite with panto audiences for many years.

PACE is pleased to welcome back ANDY MCGREGOR as writer; Andy is a playwright, director and composer who is particularly known for his work for family audiences, as well as recent hit productions Crocodile Rock and A New Life (A Play, a Pie and a Pint and tour) and Spuds (in association with Beacon Arts Centre). He has previously written two pantos for PACE – The Snow Queen and Lost in Pantoland.

Cinderella will be directed by DANIEL CAMERON; Daniel is a director, playwright and BAFTA Scotland award-winning actor, who is an alumnus of PACE. He trained as an actor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he played the Dame in Beauty and The Beast (2012) and is a regular lecturer at the RCS on the BA Musical Theatre programme.

Regular collaborator FRASER LAPPIN, whose previous designs for PACE include Lost in Pantoland, The Snow Queen and Jack in the Beanstalk, will bring his inimitable flair to the set and costume design. Fraser’s other recent credits include Designer for The Girls of Cartridge Hut No7 (Outspoken Arts), and Art Director for Nature+ Newsroom and Nature Zone (COP26).

The remaining professional cast will be announced shortly, and they will be supported by over 100 young actors in four teams, handpicked from PACE’s core youth theatre groups, enhancing the production with their boundless energy.

Jenni Mason, Artistic Director of PACE said, “We’re thrilled to be bringing panto back to Paisley after a hiatus, as we know that the PACE panto is something of an institution for Renfrewshire audiences at Christmas. It’s especially exciting to be further developing our pop-up space, which we piloted during our summer activities, and we can’t wait to explore the opportunities that creating a panto in a non-traditional venue presents. We’re pulling out all the stops this Christmas and are confident that there will be something for everyone to enjoy!”

With a reputation for producing some of the best family pantomimes in Scotland, regularly playing to audiences of more than 10,000 during the festive season, PACE promises a show you will never forget.

Tickets will go on sale on the following dates:
Group Bookings – Thu 25 Aug, 10am
General Bookings – Mon 29 Aug, 10am.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

PACE Theatre Company presents
CINDERELLA

Written by Andy McGregor
Directed by Daniel Cameron
Original Music by Alan Orr

Wed 7 – Sat 31 December 2022
(not Mondays)

A family pantomime for all ages!

General Booking: https://www.pacetheatre.com/boxoffice/
Group Booking: 0345 130 5218

PRICING

Tickets from £11 – £28.00 (booking fee applies)
Schools and Group bookings – 10% off group bookings of 15 or over (excludes Gala Performance)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wed 7 Dec:       7pm (Preview)
Thu 8 Dec:        1pm and 7pm (Preview)
Fri 9 Dec:          10am, 2pm and 7pm (Gala Performance)
Sat 10 Dec:       3pm and 7pm
Sun 11 Dec:      11am (Relaxed performance) and 3pm

Tue 13 Dec:      10am and 7pm (Signed performance)
Wed 14 Dec:     10am, 2pm and 7pm
Thu 15 Dec:      1pm and 7pm
Fri 16 Dec:        10am, 2pm and 7pm
Sat 17 Dec:       3pm and 7pm
Sun 18 Dec:      11am and 3pm

Tue 20 Dec:      10am, 2pm and 7pm
Wed 21 Dec:     1pm and 7pm
Thu 22 Dec:      3pm and 7pm
Fri 23 Dec:        3pm and 7pm
Sat 24 Dec:       11am, 3pm and 7pm

Tue 27 Dec:      11am and 3pm
Wed 28 Dec:     3pm and 7pm
Thu 29 Dec:      11am, 3pm and 7pm
Fri 30 Dec:        3pm and 7pm
Sat 31 Dec:       11am, 3pm and 7pm

CREATIVE TEAM

Andy McGregor Writer
Daniel Cameron             Director
Alan Orr                        Producer & Original Music
Pauline Ramsay            Production Manager
Angela Orr                    Youth Theatre Director & Choreography
Fraser Lappin               Set & Costume Designer
Grant Mason                 Executive Producer

A new group has been set up to focus support for residents tackling the cost-of-living crisis in Renfrewshire.

Depute Leader, Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, will chair the new Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee which will focus on tackling inequalities and the rising cost of living as well as the issues communities face in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new group meets for the first time next week (Tuesday 16 August) and will also bring together Renfrewshire Council’s Tackling Poverty, Social Renewal and Alcohol and Drug Change programmes.

Councillor Jacqueline Cameron said: “Tackling the cost-of-living crisis is one of our administration’s top priorities. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, but the current cost-of-living crisis is adding to the struggle for many with increased costs putting real pressure on all household budgets. Inflation is at its highest level for 30 years impacting on food and fuel costs and the increases to energy bills are a real concern.

“We know the impacts of this are particularly worse for low-income families. Boosting household incomes is vital, both through supporting people to access quality work as well as accessing benefits and support they are entitled to.

“We’re working hard with our partners to respond to the immediate challenges of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, while developing longer term plans to support those on low incomes.”

Councillor Cameron visited Renfrewshire Citizen’s Advice Bureau yesterday in Paisley to meet advisors who have been supporting people through the current crisis.

She added: “We have invested more than £10 million in recent years helping those most in need in our communities through initiatives, including our Tackling Poverty, Social Renewal and Alcohol and Drug Change programmes. Our immediate focus now is on ways we can reduce the financial pressure on low-income households in Renfrewshire.”

Martin Fotheringham, Chief Executive Officer at Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau, said: “Our advisors have been working hard to support and advise people as best as we can to make sure they get the right support. If anyone is concerned or has any worries either about their situation now or over the coming months, I would urge people to get in touch as soon as they can either by calling us or visiting our website for free, impartial advice. The earlier you seek advice, the more we can help.”

Renfrewshire Council has been working with its partners on a number of initiatives to help support communities during the cost-of-living crisis.

In partnership with Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau, Linstone Housing and Renfrewshire Foodbank, it launched a Fuel Insecurity Pilot which provides additional emergency fuel support to low-income families who are struggling with fuel costs.
Using funding from the Scottish Government’s Winter Support Fund, it launched the Financial Insecurity Winter Payment, a referral-only payment given to households who are experiencing financial insecurity, particularly due to rising energy costs.
Its £50,000 Community Food Fund was launched to support local organisations who are developing projects to offer food in their communities. It is now accepting applications for a second round of funding which closes on Friday 12 August.

Its breakfast clubs provide free breakfasts to children and free food is also available during its Summer of Fun Street Stuff holiday activities
In partnership with Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau, it launched Fair Work Renfrewshire to provide advice on employment and related issues, including benefits entitlement and redundancy
It funded the appointment of an Affordable Credit Officer for Engage Renfrewshire to give help and support to people borrowing from high cost and illegal money lenders
It supported food pantries run by RAMH, Star Project and Active Communities in Paisley, Shortroods and Johnstone, providing £25,000 funding to each

The new committee will now look at further ways the Council and its partners can support those most in need.

This includes the launch of the Transition Fund for Parents, Skills and Training Grant Programme and Parental Employment Support Employer Recruitment Initiative which will support people and parents back into work.

The funds were created to improve access to good employment opportunities after data showed one of the main barriers to employment in Renfrewshire was living in a single parent or jobless household with dependent children.

As well as local support, a number of new national support measures have been announced by the Scottish and UK Governments to help, including the Energy Bills Support Scheme which will provide a £400 discount on energy bills to everyone with a domestic energy connection in October, the £20 a week per child Scottish Child Payment and the £150 Council tax reduction.

Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau offers face-to-face appointments as well as advice online or on the phone.

If you are unsure what benefits are available to you or need advice and support during the cost-of-living crisis, contact Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau on 0141 889 2121 or www.renfrewshirecab.org.uk or Advice Works on 0300 300 1238.

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