Clydebank Pride in Place Board 27 March 2026 Papers
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 March 2026
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OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Friday 27 March 2026 9.30am Clyde Shopping Centre Conference Room, 170 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank Agenda: Lead 1. Welcome by Chair Liz Connolly 2. Apologies Brian McColgan 3. Previous minutes and actions All 4. Regeneration Plan Delivery Project Delivery Subgroup Updates o A1. Three Queens Square - paper to be shared with Board o Bl. Improving connections o B2. Walking and cycling trails o C1. Employability, skills, training, etc. o A2. Meanwhile uses o A3. Community Hub/Accessible Public Welfare Facilities South Sylvania Way Feasibility Group Update Group Chairs 5. Marketing and communications Sandie Scott 6. Recruitment of project resource Alan Douglas 7. Finance Financial report Update on use of Capacity Funding for community activities Liz Connolly/Selina Ross 8. Any Other Business PIPP Monitoring Return to MHCLG Community Council/Forum representation Vicinity Outreach approach to establish Digital Platform Liz Connolly 9. Date and time of next Board meetings Currently scheduled for Fri 1 May, Fri 29 May, Fri 26 June. Frequency of meetings to be discussed.
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Pride in Place Programme 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 27 March 2026 Clydebank Shopping Centre Item 3: Note of previous meeting Clydebank Neighbourhood Board 27 February 2026 9.30am Clydebank Library, Clydebank Members Attending Liz Connolly Chair Fiona McInnes Chief Executive, Clydebank Co-op Society Selina Ross West Dunbartonshire CVS Clare Steel WDC Elected Member Lawrence O’Neill WDC Elected Member Douglas McAllister Member of Parliament Gail MacFarlane Chief Officer, Roads & Neighbourhoods, WDC Laurence Slavin Chief Officer Resources, WDC Anne Campbell Principal & Chief Executive, West College Scotland Louise Ewing Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce Andrew Forrester Clyde Shopping Centre Marie McNair Member of Scottish Parliament Apologies Peter Hessett Chief Executive, WDC Alan Douglas Chief Officer Regulatory & Regeneration, WDC Sandie Scott Golden Jubilee Hospital Jackie Maceira Shopmobility Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka Clydebank Churches Together Captain Ben Ellis Salvation Army June Todd Community Activist Other attendees Brian McColgan Business Support Officer, WDC Michelle Lynn Asset Manager, WDC Davina Lavery Regeneration Officer, WDC Lucy McGovern Working4U Development Officer, WDC Colin Smith Your Community Team Leader WDC
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Pride in Place Programme 2 1. Welcome by Chair Action Liz Connolly (LC) welcomed everyone to the meeting. 2. Apologies Apologies were noted from Peter Hessett, Alan Douglas, Ben Ellis, Sandie Scott, Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka, Jackie Maceira and June Todd. 3. Previous Minutes and Actions Amendents to the Minute were raised: Laurence Slavin (LS) noted that WDC Asset Management had offered to participate in the Community Hub Project Delivery Group. Fiona Mc Innes (FMcI) sought clarification on her Project Delivery Group membership. LC reminded reminded any members who had not yet submitted a Declaration of Interest to do so. Brian McColgan Board Members 4 Regeneration Plan Delivery Project Delivery Subgroups There was discussion around the various Project Delivery Subgroups: A1 Three Queens Square – Laurence Slavin (LS) said that appropriate group members had been contacted and first meeting is planned for 16th March. B1 and B2 Improving Connections and Walking and Cycling Trails – Meeting to be held in last week of March. Clarity on membership of the group was sought. Lawrence O’Neill and a member of staff from West Dunbartonshire CVS were confirmed as members. LS said that WDC Asset Management will participate but will not be a core member. Davina Lavery (DL) suggested that the John Anderson of West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust would be a good member for the group and also suggested potential members from the Heritage point of view. C1 Employability, Skills and Training etc – Anne Campbell (AC) said that a workshop has been arranged with relevant parties on 9th March. AC would catch up with Sandie Scott to review progress. A2 Meanwhile Uses – Andrew Forrester (AF) and Louise Ewing (LE) would participate subject to time constraints but would not be able to lead the group. DL suggested that FMcI would be a good member of the group and FMcI agreed but not in a lead capacity.
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Pride in Place Programme 3 LC asked if any Board members would offer to lead and LE agreed to give it a try. LC thanked LE for this. Michelle Lynn (ML) also offered to join the subgroup. DL asked Lucy McGovern (LMcG) about young people's views on meanwhile uses and it was suggested that having a young person on the subgroup would be beneficial. LMcG agreed to progress this but said that young people would also have time constraints around their potential involvement in the group. A3 Community Hub/Accessible Public Welfare Facilities – Clare Steel (CS) and Ben Ellis (BE) had met with DL to progress this. Ben Ellis (BE) is happy to chair with the support of CS. Potential subgroup members have been contacted and a meeting is scheduled for 24th March. DL said that she has been in contact with various groups to invite their participation and some individuals have expressed an interest. LC thanked all for the updates and progress and said that as the subgroups develop roles and responsibilities will become clearer to all. LC also acknowledged that involvement in subgroups will require significant commitment of time. LC requested that all groups confirm their membership. South Sylvania Way Feasibility Group – Alan Douglas (AD) will lead on this group which will also involve Clyde Shopping Centre, WDC Asset Management and other parties. A first meeting will take place in late March. Use of Standard Reporting Format – LC thanked AC for sharing the Project Implementation Document used by West College Scotland. DL noted that this was not too dissimilar to forms used by WDC. LC asked if there were any views on the form. AC stressed that she was not precious about the College’s form being used. LC asked that subgroup leads consider the forms to be used and report back to the Board on what would work best. LC invited any Board members to join any of the subgroups and said that subgroup leads should contact potential members. DL suggested that Jackie Maceira (JM) might be a relevant member of subgroups B1 and B2. GMcF acknowledged this and has contacted JM. Project Management Guidance – LC raised the issue of training in Project Management for Board members and asked if West College Scotland offerd such training. AC confirmed that the College does. LC asked Board members to let her know if they required such training. Project Delivery Leaders AD Project Delivery Subgroups Board members/Proje ct Delivery Leaders Board Members
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Pride in Place Programme 4 5 Marketing and communications Four potential logos were circulated. LMcG and young people had been involved in the development of the logos. Discussion followed. Key points included: Be wary of using “political” colours Which logo would look best in monochrome? Which logo did the young people prefer? Logo 4 was their preference. Incorporation of water and boat were good. Need to differentiate from WDC logo and colour scheme. The Board approved logo 4 subject to a tweaking of the colours. Website – SS, LMcG and a group of young people have been investigating the website as noted at an earlier meeting. LMcG said that the site is quite big and its development is time consuming, but the young people could potentially look at it during their Easter break. LC suggested that the development of the website could be procured instead. LC, DL and SS to explore progression of the website, with option for young people to be involved. Lawrence O’Neill (LON) proposed donating to the youth groups involved in the development of the website. Comms Subgroup LC/DL/SS 6 Recruitment of Project Resource An update on the recruitment of the Project Resource was given on behalf of Alan Douglas (AD). The necessary Job Evaluation documentation had been submitted, and progress will be subject to WDC Council meeting 4th March and the completion of the Job Evaluation process. AD 7 Finance – Financial Report and Proposed Allocation of Capacity Funding Financial Report – LC asked DL if there had been any major changes to the finances. DL said there hadn’t. The financial position was noted. Proposed Allocation of Capacity Funding – Selina Ross (SR) spoke to her paper. Discussion followed. Key points included: LS asked in relation to the Youth Engagement strand if there was an idea of the likely demand for funds as the total budget proposed of £5k seemed low. LMcG said the amount had been based on hourly costs for the type of activity envisaged. The budget is for the first year of the proposed activity and could possibly be increased in subsequent years if year 1 demand exceeded supply. LMcG offered to provide more detail on the costings.
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Pride in Place Programme 5 DL raised the possibility of virement of funds from any areas which may have low take up of grant, e.g. the proposed Spring Clean strand. LC asked if the Board were happy with the proposed allocations. The Board approved the proposed allocations. In further discussion the need for a publicity of the funding was raised and a press release will be prepared. LON raised the issue of higher than expected take up of capacity funding and the possibility of increasing the funding available if this transpired. LC and SR said that there will be quarterly reporting to monitor demand for funds. LC stressed the difference between this capacity funding, which is non-recurring, and the revenue funding stream which recurs annually. SR offered draft a press release. LC agreed and asked that Sandie Scott review this. SR/Board SR/SS 8 Any Other Business Pride in Place (PiP) Programme Logo – The official UK Government logo for the PiP had been circulated. This should be used in all publicity materials. There is some guidance on how the logo should be used and this will be developed further and released to coincide with the next phase of PiP. Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) Inclusive Growth Research – DL explained the role of the SFT, which is to advise and assist the Scottish Government on infrastructure projects. SFT recognise the changes taking place in West Dunbartonsire and have approached WDC about Clydebank and Dumbarton being used as case studies in the SFT inclusive growth research. This will involve the collection of a range of baseline information so the long-term impact of projects, including ones being taken forward through the PIPP, can be monitored. LC said that this could be a useful resource for the Board and could possibly be used to identify specific PIPP impacts. The Board are to be mindful of the potential impact of PIPP projects and may have to collect data to demonstrate change. Zencity Survey – DL spoke to this item. Zencity had been commissioned by the UK Government to carry out survey work in every PPIP area. There survey work does not make a clear distinction between the work of the Board and the work of WDC and DL has raised this with the UK Government. Key points from the Zencity survey included: 70% of Clydebank residents felt they do not have the opportunity to participate in decision making affecting the area. Comms Subgroup Board/DL/WDC
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Pride in Place Programme 6 Among the top priorities noted by Clydebank residents were having accessible public toilets and a community hub. It was noted that both these priorities had also been identified and acted upon by the Board. LC thanked DL for the update and noted that Zencity are an American based organisation and hence there may be issues around their understanding of the local structures in place in Clydebank. Kings Foundation – DL, and other Board members, had attended a webinar held by the Kings Foundation which is a “charity founded by King Charles when Prince of Wales” and who “advocate for change His Majesty wants to see in the world”. Cutting across a range of sectors, disciplines and levels, The King’s Foundation represents areas where The King has been decades ahead of the curve, including in education and sustainability, farming and agriculture, traditional arts and crafts, health and wellbeing, and architecture and urbanism. The Foundation provides education, public services and consultancy across these sectors, in the UK and around the world. DL said that it was not entirely clear, at this stage, what the KF could offer to the work of the Board. Scottish Charity Regulator PIPP Webinar – It as noted that several Board members had attended this event which was a basic introduction to charitable status. A couple of points worth noting were: 1. Issues around WDC as accountable body for the work of the Board possibly conflicting with charitable status 2. The requirement that a charity be free from the influence of Government UK Government officials in attendance at the webinar said that they are working through these and other issues as they try to progress the move towards PIPP Boards being community led and their possible acquisition of charitable status. SR said that there are ways to work round issue 1 above but these are not simple. SR also raised the issue of the Board potentially generating profits at some point and questioned the focus of the webinar on the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation status when other structures are available. LC noted that a potential benefit of acquiring some form of charitable status would be eligibility to apply for some sources of external funding It was also noted that the trustees of a charity have very different responsibilities than those currently held by Board members in their capacity as such. UK Government/B oard
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Pride in Place Programme 7 Further consideration will be given as UK Government guidance is developed. Photographs – LC asked Board members if they could wait after the meeting to have their photograph taken by students from West College Scotland. Approach from Loqiva – DL said that she had been approached by this organisation who develop digital platforms/applications. It was thought that there is no need to engage the company to develop any digital platform for the Board at this stage. DL to respond to Loqiva. Community Councils – Marie McNair (MMcN) noted that the Community Councils were disappointed not to have a presence on the Board. LON said that he had raised the issue of the Community Council Forum at the previous meeting of the Board. DL said that the various Community Councils had been invited to participate in the original engagement exercises but neither they nor the Community Council Forum had been invited to join the Board. LC said that there had to be a balance struck between inclusivity and keeping the Board a manageable size. MMcN suggested that it would be beneficial from a communications point of view to have the Community Councils involved in the Board. LC acknowledged this and stressed the importance of getting the message out about what the Board was doing. Involvement of Community Council’s to be considered. Approval of Regeneration Plan – LC said that a decision on the submitted Regeneration Plan should be forthcoming in March. LC/DL 9 Dates of Next Meetings 27 March 2026 Clyde Shopping Centre Agend a Item Action By Whom 3 Amend minutes BMcC 4 Confirm membership of Project Delivery Subgroups. Progress work of Project Delivery Groups. Map project management skills and experience of Board members Identify appropriate project management template/processes Project Delivery Subgroups/Bo ard Board Board/Project Delivery Subgroups
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Pride in Place Programme 8 5 Finalise logo/branding Progress website development Comms subgroup 6 Progress recruitment of Project Manager and additional engagement resources AD 7 Progress spend of capacity funding Monitor and report on take up of funding Prepare Press release to publicise capacity funding Board/SR Board/SR SR/SS 8 Liaise with Scottish Futures Trust to progress collection of data related to inclusive growth. Explore representation on Neighbourhood Board from appropriate Community Councils DL LC/DL
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Pride in Place Programme 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 27 March 2026 Clyde Shopping Centre Item 7: Pride in Place – financial update FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR DECISION X Name of Committee Neighbourhood Board Date of report 27/03/2026 Name and email of lead contact Magda Swider Magda.Swider@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 1. Main Issues £250,000 capacity funding was received to cover the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years. There was no spend in 2023/24. An additional £200,000 capacity funding was received for FY 2025/26. The remaining capacity funding of £150,000 for FY 2026/2027 was received on 19 March 2026. The current breakdown of spending is shown below: FY 2024/25 Community grants funding £4,300 Consultancy fees for development of the Long- Term Plan and Community Engagement £86,939 Board meeting £130 Board meeting £170 Board meeting £130 Board meeting £170 ICT costs (Adobe license) £185 Contribution to WDC staff costs £60,000 FY 2025/26 Community grants funding & CVS fees £12,400 Board Workshop £3,216 Regeneration Plan preparation (KMA) £29,372 Total spend till end of February 2026 £197,012 The remaining amount of the current funding of £600,000 to be spent is £402,988.
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Pride in Place Programme 2 An allocation of £5,000 towards the updating of the Transport Interchange feasibility study was agreed at the Board meeting on 3 September. The actual costs will be reported when available. An allocation of up to £120,000 towards the following initiatives was agreed at the Board meeting on 27 February 2026: - Project Delivery Group Support - £10,000 per project delivery group to assist with community engagement/consultation activity. Community Clean-Up Days - a budget of up to £10,000 to offer grants of £250 or £500 (depending on scale of activity) to support community clean- ups. Community planting initiatives - a budget of £10,000 to offer grants of £500-£1000 per applicant towards planting initiatives/enhancements to pocket areas of greenspace. Community/Gala Days - a budget of £20,000 to support a programme of local summer community gala days with grant of between £1000-£3000 being made available. Youth Engagement Budget – the establishment of a £5,000 Youth Choice Fund allocated to the West Dunbartonshire Youth Council to administer grants to support youth-based activity venue hire. West Dunbartonshire Heritage Festival - a budget of up to £5000 to offer grants to support community and third sector local history and heritage organisations to participate/host events during the May heritage month. An allocation will also be required to cover: additional resources to administer the funding i.e. Board secretariat (including legal, procurement and other support); Programme Manager, etc. Website and other communication, marketing aspects as identified by the Communications subgroup Delivery funding Delivery funding will be released in FY 26/27. The table below shows the schedule of payments outlined in government guidance.
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Pride in Place Programme 3 2. Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed Timescales for release of delivery funding- Delivery funding will be released FY 26/27 (initially £360k of capital and £232k of revenue funding). The Board requires to prioritise how available funding will be spent. This will tie in with the delivery of the priority projects and the steps towards delivery being considered by the project delivery groups. 3. Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting Agreement on the amount of capacity funding to be allocated towards: - Fund administration i.e., Board secretariat (including legal, procurement and other support); Programme Manager, etc. Website and other communication, marketing aspects
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Pride in Place Programme 4 4. What are the requirements to achieve the outcomes of this report? Engage in the delivery process outside the Board meetings (e.g., through the project delivery groups) to identify how delivery funding will be used and capacity funding allocated. 5. Recommendations It is recommended that the Board notes the financial information and consider how much capacity funding is allocated for the activities noted in section 3 above.