Clydebank Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board 1 May 2026 Papers
West Dunbartonshire Council · 1 May 2026
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OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Friday 1 May 2026 9.30am Clyde Shopping Centre Conference Room, 170 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank Agenda: Lead 1. Welcome by Chair Liz Connolly 2. Apologies 3. Previous minutes and actions All 4. Regeneration Plan Delivery Project Delivery Subgroup Updates o A1. Three Queens Square (Laurence Slavin - WDC) o Bl. Improving connections (Gail MacFarlane - WDC) o B2. Walking & cycling trails (Gail MacFarlane - WDC) o C1. Employability, skills, & training (Ann Campbell – WCS) o A2. Meanwhile uses (Louise Ewing – Chamber of Commerce) o A3. Community Hub/Accessible Public Welfare Facilities (Ben Ellis - SA) South Sylvania Way Feasibility Group Update (Alan Douglas - WDC) Group Chairs 5. Marketing and communications Sandie Scott 6. Recruitment of project resources Alan Douglas 7. Finance Financial report Update on use of Capacity Funding for community activities Liz Connolly/Selina Ross 8. Any Other Business Memorandum of Understanding return to MHCLG PIPP Monitoring return to MHCLG PIPP Event, Glasgow Liz Connolly
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OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Project Delivery Groups – schedule of meeting dates to be advised 9. Date and time of next Board meetings Currently scheduled for Fri 29 May. Frequency of meetings to be discussed change to quarterly meetings.
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Pride in Place Programme 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 1 May 2026 Clydebank Shopping Centre Item 3: Note of previous meeting Clydebank Neighbourhood Board 27 March 2026 9.30am Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank Members Attending Liz Connolly Chair Fiona McInnes Chief Executive, Clydebank Co-op Society Selina Ross West Dunbartonshire CVS Douglas McAllister Member of Parliament 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 Sandie Scott Golden Jubilee Hospital Jackie Maceira Shopmobility Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka Clydebank Churches Together Captain Ben Ellis Salvation Army June Todd Community Activist Apologies Peter Hessett Chief Executive, WDC Alan Douglas Chief Officer Regulatory & Regeneration, WDC Gail Macfarlane Chief Officer, Roads & Neighbourhoods, WDC Marie McNair Lynn Edwards Police Scotland Lawrence O’Neill WDC Elected Member Clare Steel Other attendees Brian McColgan Business Support Officer, WDC Michelle Lynn Asset Manager, WDC Davina Lavery Regeneration Officer, WDC Lucy McGovern Working4U Development Officer, WDC
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Pride in Place Programme 2 1. Welcome by Chair Action Liz Connolly (LC) welcomed everyone to the meeting. LC informed the Board that the Regeneration Plan had been given a strong endorsement by the UK Government, which was great news. The subject of the Scottish Parliament pre-election period was raised. This limits what the Board can do in terms of publicising the above decision and more generally the work of the Board. Selina Ross (SR) asked if the capacity building funding programmes could continue during the pre-election period. Sandie Scott (SS) said that this was okay. 2. Apologies Apologies were noted from Peter Hessett, Alan Douglas, Gail Macfarlane, Marie McNair, Lynn Edwards, Lawrence O’Neill and Clare Steel. 3. Previous Minutes and Actions Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Actions Project Plan Three Queens Square – LC thanked Michelle Lynn (ML) for preparing the paper on Three Queens Square. Project Management Skills – No requests/expressions of interest in project management skills training had been received. LC reminded Board members to contact her or Brian McColgan (BM) if interested in such skills training. Project Management Templates – LC asked that Project Delivery Subgroup Chairs provide reflections on the previously circulated sample project management templates. Board Members Project Delivery Subgroup Chairs 4 Regeneration Plan Delivery Project Delivery Subgroups Updates There was discussion around the various Project Delivery Subgroups: A1 Three Queens Square – Project Plan circulated. Key points included: Subgroup met two weeks prior to this Board meeting.
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Pride in Place Programme 3 Noted that the direction of the project squares with feedback from the consultation/engagement events. Opportunities for integration with Scottish Canals activities, e.g. stopovers, links between the canal and the town centre Creation of events and events infrastructure Links to the use of revenue funding for small groups Possible Information Portal for events Possible creation of “one stop shop” to facilitate permissions et cetera for events Possible architectural competition to design/develop TQS LC invited questions/discussion. Louise Ewing (LE) noted that there would be opportunities for the TQS and Meanwhile Uses subgroups to link up and offered to meet with ML to discuss. LC agreed that there would be overlaps/crossovers between the two projects. Davina Lavery (DL) noted that the Royal Incorporation of Architects Scotland (RIAS) support design competitions. ML said that she had been in contact with RIAS to discuss this. DL asked about involvement of and potential funding from Sustrans. ML said that Sustrans had been invited to participate in discussions, but no response had been received. Douglas McAllister (DM) noted that the organisation Awestruck Academy, who are located adjacent to TQS were very excited about the plans for the square and are keen to make more use of it. ML said that event space is one element to the TQS plans but that public liability issues had to be borne in mind. It was noted by ML and Selina Ross (SR) that local groups have experienced various barriers to the use of the square including public liability and cost issues. DM asked if the TQS project plan could be shared with other groups and this was agreed. Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka asked about licensing to use TQS. ML confirmed that WDC granted such licenses. LC thanked MLand the TQS group for the huge amount of work that had been done on the project. B1 and B2 Improving Connections and Walking and Cycling Trails – DL gave an update on behalf of Gail Macfarlane. Meetings have been arranged although Easter holidays had impacted on these and they may have to be re-scheduled. C1 Employability, Skills and Training etc – Anne Campbell (AC) said that she would be unable to lead the group but has delegated this to West College Scotland Vice-Principal. AC thanked Sandie Scott (SS) for her input to the recent employability and skills workshop. SS said that it had been a successful event attended by a range of partners. The event had looked at existing provision. SS will liaise with Lucy McGovern (LM) to seek input from young people.
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Pride in Place Programme 4 AC thanked SS for writing up the feedback from the event which will be shared with Board members and partners once input is received from the Department for Work and Pensions, and ideally before the next Board meeting. DL asked if WDC’s Working4U service had attended the event, SS confirmed that they had. DL noted that Working4U were losing funding which may lead to gaps in provision. The importance of avoiding duplication of effort was noted. LC also noted that Pride in Place should not be seen as a replacement for other sources of funding. A2 Meanwhile Uses – Louise Ewing (LE) said that a meeting was yet to take place, but she had held very positive discussions with a range of stakeholders, and a meeting will be arranged to progress these prior to the next Board meeting. Selina Ross (SR) offered to provide additional contacts for the Subgroup. LE noted that there is a definite appetite in the community for meanwhile uses. LC thanked LE her input. A3 Community Hub/Accessible Public Welfare Facilities – Ben Ellis (BE) had circulated a paper summarising the development session that had taken place and said that more meetings will be required to progress the work of the Subgroup. The group intend visiting community hubs elsewhere. Points and issues raised included: How to make use of the space Accessibility Privacy Community involvement and events, e.g. a summer fayre If the Salvation Army premises were used, might this be perceived as a church and would the wider community use it? LC thanked BE for his input and invited questions/discussion. ML apologised for being unable to attend the meeting personally but had been represented by a colleague. ML noted that concerns around a Community Hub would include displacement of similar activities by other local organisations, e.g. Clydebank Housing Association’s Centre 81. BE acknowledged this and said that the Subgroup did not want to replicate existing activity. LC noted that enhancement of an existing activity/service would be an option. South Sylvania Way Feasibility Group – DL said that no meetings of the subgroup had taken place but that the majority of representative for the group had been identified. It is hoped that a meeting will take place in April. LC thanked DL for the update and invited questions/discussion. Key points raised included: Improving access to TQS may be a worthwhile goal. Anne Campbell
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Pride in Place Programme 5 Scottish Canals have appointed a Community Co-ordinator role which may have a positive impact on the area. The issue of the dumping of shopping trolleys was raised. Individual Centre tenants are responsible for the management of shopping trolleys, but the Centre will engage with them on this issue. LS suggested that going forward the names of project delivery leads should be highlighted on the agenda. 5 Marketing and communications Logos Revised logos would be circulated. Feedback would be invited on these. Website Tender documentation for the development of the website has been prepared and will be issued via the Quick Quote System. DL asked Board members to get in touch with details of any local website developers. Meanwhile content for the website will continue to be developed. Pre-election Period It was noted that the Scottish Parliament Pre-election Period restricts communication activities, but that these will be ramped up once that period is over. S Scott/Board Comms Subgroup Comms Subgroup 6 Recruitment of Project Resource Thehe Project Resource continues to progress through WDC personnel/HR processes. Alan Douglas 7 Finance – Financial Report and Proposed Allocation of Capacity Funding Financial Report – DL noted that the next tranche of capacity funding had been received. Funding has been allocated for capacity building activities, to the Project Deliver Subgroups for engagement activity, nd to the Public Transport feasibility study but there remains a large balance. In terms of the funding for delivery, DL said that a Minute of Understanding with the UK Government had to be agreed and signed off. It was agreed that LC and either PH or LS would sign this off prior to return to MHCLG. LC thanked DL and stressed the importance of clarifying each Project Delivery Subgroup’s funding requirements and the importance of being able to monitor project progress and spend. DL Davina Lavery
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Pride in Place Programme 6 agreed to share the spending profile for their project with the delivery group leads. SR advised that the intention is to launch the community capacity building activities after Easter. She will liaise with CS and LMcG on this. 8 Any Other Business Pride in Place (PiP) Monitoring Return to Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government – DL said that the official monitoring process opens in April. Monitoring will be through an online portal and will cover project spend, details of projects to be delivered and potential outputs. Prior to submission it requires to be agreed by the Board (or representatives of the Board) It was agreed that LC and LS will review/approve the monitoring information on behalf of the Board. DL noted the limitations of the online portal for sharing the information. She will investigate the best way of sharing this for approval. Once submitted the monitoringinformation should be made public. (It could be put on the WDC website until such time as the Board website is created). Community Council/Forum Representation – This issue had been raised by Lawrence O’Neill at the previous meeting. DL has discussed with Colin Smith (CS) of WDC’s Communities team. There are 4 Community Council areas within the PiP area, 3 of which are active. There is also an ongoing exercise looking at West Dunbartonshire Scheme for Community Councils beyond 2026 This may include boundary changes and potential inactive community councils could became active. Hence it was thought that representation from the Community Council Forum, rather than individual Councils may be the best way to proceed. This may also be advantageous in that the Forum has links to other WDC boards, e.g. Licensing. Laurence Slavin (LS) suggested that membership of Project Delivery Subgroups might be a better approach for Community Council representation. LC suggested asking CS to investigate this with a view to a member from the active community councils being on a project delivery group. Project Delivery leads to be updated on who would be best fit for their group. Vicinity Outreach approach to establish Digital Platform – An approach had been recievd from Vicinity Outreach offering to create a digital platform. DL to contact them to refuse the offer. Pride in Place Networking Event Glasgow 21 April – UK Government have organised this event, location to be confirmed. Details to be circulated to Board members to consider attending. Davina Lavery Colin Smith/PDG Leads Davina Lavery Brian McColgan/Boar d
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Pride in Place Programme 7 Zencity Survey Information - The latest UK Government commissioned Zencity survey information is available. This will be circulated to the Board for information. Change to Board Membership – It was noted that WDC have appointed Councillor William Rooney to the Board. Jackie Maceira of Shopmobility informed the Board that due to health reasons he required to step down. Councillor Clare Steel in her capacity as board member of Shopmobility will replace Jackie. This will be confirmed to UK Government. Brian McColgan Davina Lavery 9 Dates of Next Meetings 1 May 2026 Clyde Shopping Centre Agend a Item Action By Whom 4 Share output from Employability & Skills event hosted by West College Scotland and Golden Jubilee. Designate Communications contact for Project Delivery Groups. Delivery Group leads to provide make-up of the group as part of their project management template. Map project management skills and experience of Board members. Board members interested in having project management training to advise Brian McColgan. Continue to progress work of Project Delivery Groups. S Scott/A Campbell Project Delivery Subgroups Project Delivery Subgroups Board Board Project Delivery Subgroups 5 Review logos and select final logo choice. Progress website development. Board members to advise DL/SS if they are aware of any local web design companies. Board S Scott Board
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Pride in Place Programme 8 Publicise approval of Regeneration Plan susbsequent to Scottish Parliament pre-election period. Comms subgroup 6 Progress recruitment of Project Manager and additional engagement resources. Alan Douglas 7 Progress spend of capacity funding. Submit financial monitoring to UK Government. Board/Selina Ross Davina Lavery 8 Progress Community Council representation Contact Vicinity Outreach re Digital Platform. Board Members to consider attending UK Government Pride in Place information/networking event to be held in Glasgow 21st April. Confirm change of Board membership i.e. Jackie Maceira to step down and be replaced by Cllr Clare Steel in her capacity as Board Member of Shopmobility. Colin Smith/Davina Lavery Davina Lavery Board Liz Connolly/Davin a Lavery
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Pride in Place Programme 1 Clydebank Neighbourhood Board Meeting 1 May 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 1/05/2026 Name and email of lead contact Davina Lavery davina.lavery@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 The signed Clydebank Memorandum of Understanding was returned to the MHCLG on 2 April 2026. This allows the delivery funding for FY 26/27 to be released. 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 Initial delivery funding for FY 26/27 (£360k capital and £232k revenue) is to be paid at the end of April following the return of the Memorandum of Understanding. The Board requires to decide how this will be spent, having regard to the delivery of the priority projects being progressed by the project delivery groups. There is a risk that not all projects will be sufficiently advanced to enable full spend of the allocated amount in year 1 of the programme. 3. Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting a. 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 b. An indication on whether each of the project delivery groups will be able to spend their allocated funding for year 1 this financial year and how they propose to spend it.
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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 and capacity funding will be used. 5. Recommendations It is recommended that the Board notes the financial information and consider the outputs noted in section 3 above relating to the further allocation of capacity funding and the use of delivery funding.