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Minutes from December Meeting

  • Writer: RCC
    RCC
  • Jan 6
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RENFREW COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Tuesday 2 December 2025

Trinity High School, Renfrew


MINUTES


Attending:  Ian Cunningham, Gary McGuire, Callum Reid, Gavin Reynolds, Michael Shearer, Jan Bunch, Jane Williamson


Present: Alastair McArthur, Cllr John Shaw, Cllr Jamie McGuire, Aravind Rajasekaran


Apologies:  Maureen Kerrigan, Tracy Lundie, Cllr Paterson, Cllr Hughes, Cllr McEwan


  1. Welcome to Alastair McArthur, Director of Finance & Resources, Renfrewshire Council who presented an overview of the Common Good Fund.  He highlighted:

  2. It’s a well-endowed fund

  3. Long history, established in 1709

  4. For the benefit of the Burgh

  5. Fund includes property and cash assets

  6. Some recurring payments ie Christmas Lights, Local Partnership


Community Council can apply for funding through Local Partnership when we have spent the money we currently have. 

Good discussion followed

Callum extended a thank you to Alastair for his attendance and providing an excellent overview of the Fund.


  1. Minutes from the meeting held on 11 November were approved.

Proposed by Ian Cunningham and seconded by Jan Bunch


Chairman Report

  • Callum will reduce the number of emails to members moving forward and will aim for 1 per week.  


  • He also confirmed that the Defibrillator now has new pads which are dated till October 2028.  Michael proposed identifying points where a defibrillator is needed and use current funds to support existing device and look at new boxes.  Possibly apply to Local Partnership for increased defibrillator funding to cover a 5 year period.


  • Callum introduced Motion RCC 21512-02 Roles & Responsibilities

    Motion approved, proposed Jane Williamson, Seconded Gary McGuire


  • Chairman introduced proposal from Gary McGuire to provide donations to Foodbank and Renfrewshire Toy bank.  This was agreed and £250 to be provided to each group. Jan suggested we should donate to these groups at other times of the year and not just at Christmas.


  • Creation of Facebook Page Motion RCC2512-01 approved


Secretary Update

  • Police Report shared with the group

  • Cllr Paterson’s report shared in advance

  • Jane shared the details of how to apply for Firework Exclusion Zone which needs to be submitted by 30 January 2026.  

  • Group agreed to focus on two areas, Moorpark and Kirklandneuk.

  • Jane to apply for FOI from Scottish Police and Scottish Fire Service to give factual evidence to support our claim

  • Jan agreed to support this claim by providing anecdotal evidence and any other information from the zones discussed


  1. AOCB


Request for World Cup Fanzone.  The estimated costings put this far beyond the Community Councils capabilities. To be discussed at next Renfrewshire Council meeting on 11 December.  


Request for music festival.  Similar to above request, too expensive and needs a larger organisation to fund.  Not in the Community Council short term plan


Cleaning required for monuments and stones?  Cllr McGuire can help set this up but pointed out that many of the older monuments (ie Cenotaph) cannot be power washed or have chemicals used on them as that can cause serious damage.


Cllr McGuire also highlighted he had requested Grit bins for Rannoch Drive and Kirklandneuk shops but has been advised by Council that these are not suitable areas for new bins.


Cllr McGuire has also requested painting of the railings at Alexandra Park.  This had been quoted at £14,000 a few years ago but work was not done.  Will be followed up again within the next few months.


Jan Bunch updated the group on her project to clean up the Parish Church Grounds.  Council have agreed to supply goods to help with this.  Jan highlighted that for health and safety reasons children should not be involved with this.


Jan to follow up to get permission from Council to start the work.


Callum directed the Community Councillors to the following:

Members receiving personal messages on email, What’s App and Facebook related to Community Council business should direct people to the Renfrew Community Council email to ensure it is logged and actioned

Callum will structure new operating procedures which will support this.

This information will be published on social media


Date of Next Meeting – Tuesday 6 January 2026 ,Trinity High School

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