Clydebank PiP Board 31 October 2025 Papers
West Dunbartonshire Council · 31 October 2025
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 1 Clydebank Pride in Place Board Friday 31 October 2025 9.30am Clydebank Housing Association Agenda: Lead 1. Welcome By Chair Liz Connolly 2. Apologies Brian McColgan 3. Previous minutes and actions All 4. Regeneration Plan – agreement on projects KMA 5. Community Engagement Update Schools Engagement Lucy McGovern 6. Marketing and communications Sandie Scott 7. Recruitment of Project Resource Liz 8. Finance - Update on Financial report Liz 9. Any Other Business Liz Connolly Proposal from Corra Foundation MHLG Visit 4 December 2025 10. Date & Time of next meetings 28 November 2025, 30 January 2026.
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1 Clydebank Pride in Place Board Meeting 31 October 2025 Clydebank Housing Association Item: Note of previous meeting Clydebank Neighbourhood Board 3 October 2025 9.30am Boardroom, Clydebank Housing Association Members Attending Liz Connolly Chair Fiona McInnes Chief Executive, Clydebank Co-op Society Selina Ross West Dunbartonshire CVS June Todd Community Activist Clare Steel WDC Elected Member Lawrence O’Neill WDC Elected Member Anne Campbell Principal & Chief Executive, West College Scotland Marie McNair Member of Scottish Parliament Douglas McAllister Member of Parliament Sandie Scott Golden Jubilee Hospital Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka Clydebank Churches Together Louise Ewing Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce Laurence Slavin Chief Officer Resources, WDC Peter Hessett Chief Executive, WDC Gail MacFarlane Chief Officer, Roads & Neighbourhoods, WDC Apologies Jackie Maceira Shopmobility Andrew Forrester Clyde Shopping Centre Alan Douglas Chief Officer Regulatory & Regeneration, WDC Rebecca Ross Member of Scottish Youth Parliament Other attendees Elaine Troup Economic Development Manager, WDC Michelle Lynn Asset Manager, WDC Colin Smith Your Community Team Leader, WDC Jo Meiklejohn Youth Learning, WDC Davina Lavery Regeneration Officer, WDC Brian McColgan Business Support Officer, WDC
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2 1. Welcome by Chair Action Liz Connolly (LC) welcomed everyone to the meeting, especially new members the Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka representing Clydebank’s faith groups and Anne Campbell, new Principal and Chief Executive of West College Scotland. 2, Apologies Apologies were noted from Alan Douglas, Andrew Forrester and Rebecca Ross. 3. Previous Minutes and Actions The note of the previous meeting was agreed as accurate. Liz Connolly (LC) reminded all members to return completed Declarations of Interest to Alan Douglas (AD). Gail Macfarlane (GM) to progress refresh of costs study around public transport infrastructure Selina Ross (SR) to progress engagement/consultation activities and report findings to Board – update to be provided in meeting LC and AD to progress project management resource role and recruitment – further discussion required to finalise role LC to progress representation of Housing sector – LC to continue to engage with Lynette Lees of Clydebank Housing Association to identify potential representation Consider representation of faith groups on Board – LC thanked Marie McNair for engaging with the Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka whom LC contacted and who has now joined the Board. Communications Sub-group to progress website, social media presence and branding – update provided in meeting. All/AD GM SR LC/AD LC SS 4 Regeneration Plan – Vision, Themes, Emerging projects Kevin Murray of Kevin Murray Associates and Nick Skelton gave a presentation on the current state of play regarding potential new interventions under the Pride in Place (PiP) programme, the new name for Plan for Neighbourhoods, and the interventions currently supported by the Board.
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3 Discussion followed around issues raised by KMA’s presentation, feedback from the engagement exercises and the PiP in general. Discussion points raised included: Don’t focus too much on the structures of the PiP but rather focus on what the proposed interventions will achieve. The importance of partnership working but also of identifying the Partner best placed to take interventions forward, especially in terms of eligibility to apply for match funding and capacity issues. Is a new vision statement required? In terms of issues that could be addressed the following were raised: Establish warm spaces. Safety & security may be improved by e.g. increased footfall resulting from PiP interventions, improvements to lighting and CCTV Active travel network enhancements Improved public transport in the evenings A lot of people come to visit e.g. Truth & Justice Square. Get these visitors to spend more time in Clydebank. Improve signage for Clydebank. The Board was divided into groups to discuss current interventions and whether they should still be supported, taking into consideration feedback from the consultation/engagement events. The groups fedback and KMA will report on the group discussions during the next session with the Board on 31 October to agree the range of interventioins to be included within the Regeneration Plan. The Reverend Ishaku Ajibauka introduced himself to the Board and gave some details of his background and experience in Clydebank including as ASDA store Chaplain. He stressed the value of safe/quiet spaces for people to be able to go to and the importance of taking a wellbeing approach. ET agreed with these points. KMA KMA 5 Community Engagement Update
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4 a. Engagement with community groups b. Wider community engagement SR spoke to the update report on the engagement exercise. Key points included: 51 organisations had registered to participate 44 organisations had responded Organisations keen for the engagement process to be ongoing Recurring themes raised by the exercise included: Housing Energy Efficiency Issues around the Living Wage Cycling Issues around addictions and recovery therefrom In terms of communications a preference for internet-based communication rather than Facebook had been expressed. LC thanked SR for the update and raised the issue of the drop-in sessions which took place in the Clyde Shopping Centre. Colin Smith (CS) gave an update. Key points included: 60 or 70 people attended the drop-ins per day WDC staff engaged with attendees through display boards and chatting with them Attendees seemed to enjoy the engagement and appreciated the opportunity to speak to the Board members and Council staff Fuller details on drop-in session contained in KMA presentation WDC Youth section are engaging with their stakeholders . An update on this will be provided at the next Board meeting. 6 Marketing and communications Sandie Scott (SS) had to leave the meeting earlier due to duty management responsibilities. The Communications Sub-group have been working on branding/promotional materials and testing of these will continue. LC asked for the Board’s approval to allocate £1500 towards marketing and communications. This was approved. It was also agreed that Partners would continue to promote the work of the Board through their own communications channels.
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5 7 Recruitment of Project Resource LC and AD continue to work on the role profile with a view to ensuring it is robust. LC/AD 8 Finance – Update on Financial Report Elaine Troup (ET) spoke to the financial update: The next instalment of Capacity Building funding, £200k, has been received An error in the figures was highlighted Amounts for public transport infrastructure costings refresh and costs of recent engagement exercises still to be debited Additional capacity building funding will be provided hence the Board may want to consider using this funding rather than allowing it to accumulate Board 9 Any Other Business CS asked if there had been any contact made with the Salvation Army regarding their presence in the town centre as she had received an email from them. Davina Lavery said that she had invited the Salvation Army to attend the engagement event but they hadn’t attended. DL was uncertain if they had submitted a response to the online survey. CS and LON are meeting with the SA and requested that DL copy her correspondence with the Salvation Army to them. LC informed the Board that ET is leaving WDC to take up a post with the Malin Group, and on behalf of the Board thanked Elaine for all her efforts in relation to the Plan for Neighbourhood Board and wished her the best fin her new role. ET thanked LC. DL 10 Dates of Next Meetings 31 October 2025, 28 November 2025, 30 January 2026 Agenda Item Action By Whom 3 All members to return completed Declarations of Interest to Alan Douglas (AD). Progress refresh of costs study around public transport infrastructure Progress project management resource role and recruitment Progress representation of Housing sector All/AD GM LC/AD LC
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6 5 Progress recruitment of project resource role and recruitment LC/AD 8 Consider uses for capacity building funding Board 9 Progress engagement with Salvation Army DL/CS/LoN
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community Plan for Neighbourhoods – Have Your Say Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank - 15th to 20th September 2025 Introduction Clyde Shopping Centre offered the use of a temporary vacant retail unit as a base to engage people in the Clydebank Plan for Neighbourhood programme - Now renamed Pride in Place programme (PiPP). The consultation was staffed by members of the Communities Team and Regeneration Team from 10 am to 3pm Monday to Friday. Members of the board also attended on Saturday 20th when the consultation ran from 10am until 1pm. In the absence of any branding, marketing materials or livery to indicate the consultation was on behalf of the Clydebank Neighbourhood Board a WDC pop-up was used, and large photographs of Clydebank’s past were brought along and displayed. These proved very popular and attracted people towards the unit where they were engaged in conversation about both the past and future of Clydebank. Approximately 75 people engaged with the team on each day of the consultation – fewer on Saturday due to the earlier finish and the Centre being quieter on Saturday morning. Community members were invited to engage with the Plan for Neighbourhoods either by completing the online survey with a member of staff in the unit, scanning the QR code linking to the online survey or by offering suggestions/comments under the programme themes and recording these on a post it note or a combination of these. In addition to the in-person engagement a parallel online survey was available prior to the engagement, for the duration of the engagement and for the week following the engagement. The survey was open from 9th September until 26th September. The online survey was promoted on West Dunbartonshire Council’s social media, partner’s social media and shared directly with the community through email. The online survey received 159 responses (see appendix) Clydebank Plan for Neighbourhood Post it Thematic Return This is a thematic summary of community feedback gathered from the Clydebank engagement activity. People’s comments, observations and suggestions were recorded on post it notes either written by themselves or by one of the team following a conversation with the community member about the plan. The comments received reflect a wide range of citizen priorities and aspirations for Clydebank’s future. The findings are aligned with earlier survey data presented in Clydebank Waterfront Locality Plan (2024) and the Improvement Service’s ‘Shaping Places for Wellbeing’ reports, which explored active travel, public transport, traffic, and parking. Together, these provide a valuable evidence base to inform the Clydebank Regeneration Plan.
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community Participation Overview Total engagement: Approximately 75 local people stopped to speak with the engagement team each day of the consultation. Therefore, between approximately 360 and 400 local people contributed to the post-it sessions, representing community groups, residents and organisations across Clydebank. Comments have been categorised under key thematic areas for analysis:- 1. Housing and Neighbourhoods Respondents highlighted the need for housing and environmental improvements across Clydebank, focusing on maintenance, affordability, accessibility, and community safety. Many comments referenced Queen’s Quay and the desire to see it evolve as a well-connected neighbourhood with a mix of housing types and local amenities. “The Riverside (Queens Quay) could be a village in itself – housing, greenspace, amenities and social areas.” “We need more family-sized social housing and better repair response times.” “Whitecrook Park and local greenspaces should be revamped – they could be real community assets.” “Support for elderly to downsize could free up homes for young families.” “Pavement parking and accessibility need addressed – let’s ask the community to identify the worst areas.” Citizens linked energy efficiency to wider cost-of-living concerns, suggesting that insulation schemes and home energy advice should be supported locally. Visible community safety measures – not just CCTV – were also identified as priorities. 2. Education and Lifelong Learning Education feedback reflected pride in Clydebank’s heritage alongside a wish to make learning more practical and accessible. Citizens called for ‘real life’ learning and youth programmes that teach essential life and employment skills. “Make more noise about Clydebank’s history – tell our story in a central, visible space.” “Youth clubs and mentoring to help young people navigate life.” “More life skills for schools – budgeting, job applications, cooking.” 3. Work, Skills and Enterprise Employment and enterprise were seen as critical to Clydebank’s regeneration. Many citizens linked local job creation to transport, childcare and the revitalisation of Clydebank town centre. There was strong support for apprenticeships, business incentives and pop-up retail. “Create real opportunities for young people – apprenticeships and local work.” “More affordable childcare so parents can actually work.” “Bring back manufacturing and small industry to Clydebank.” “Empty shops could be used for community stalls or pop-ups.” “We should reward local businesses and encourage people to shop local.” Citizens emphasised investment in renewable energy and skills linked to sustainability. Several suggested that energy efficiency and retrofitting homes could provide both environmental benefits and new employment opportunities.
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community 4. Community Cohesion and Culture Citizens repeatedly expressed a desire for spaces and events that bring people together, rebuild local pride and make Clydebank’s town centre more vibrant. Comments focused on affordability, accessibility, and the role of heritage and creativity in community life. “We need a proper community hub – something in the town centre for everyone.” “Lower hall hire costs – people can’t afford to book the Town Hall.” “Bring back the gala day, the farmers’ market and use the bandstand again.” “Develop the waterfront with cafes, food stalls and things to do.” “Intergenerational learning – old and young together – that’s community.” There was broad support for heritage events, public art and tourism as a way of connection. Citizens also stressed that community policing and visible presence are essential for people to feel safe attending local activities. 5. Health and Wellbeing Health and wellbeing were seen as interconnected with access to outdoor space, social activity and support for unpaid carers. Citizens suggested that outdoor gyms, walking routes, and canal or river-based recreation could deliver accessible health benefits. “Invest in greenspaces for free leisure – outdoor gyms, trails and activities.” “Use the Clyde and canal for boating and active travel.” “Drop-in advice for health, safety and benefits – people need accessible support.” “Care respite and support for unpaid carers is essential.” 6. Transport, Access and Environment Transport, active travel and the environment were among the most discussed topics. Respondents expressed frustration with public transport reductions and called for better connections between communities, parks and town centre. Lighting, signage and environmental improvements were seen as ways to make Clydebank more welcoming and safer for all. “Extend the Clyde walkway to the Golden Jubilee.” “More direct buses to Balloch and Helensburgh.” “Make the new Renfrew Bridge a real gateway to Clydebank – with signage and art.” “We need better lighting and safety measures along the canal.” “Greenspaces and parks need maintained properly – they’re our front garden.” 7. Community Engagement and Governance A recurring message from the post it engagement was the need for transparency and ongoing dialogue between residents, the Clydebank Board and the Council. People want to be kept informed, see their contributions reflected in decisions, and understand how priorities are being acted upon. “We want to meet the Board and understand who they are.” “There should be one representative from each neighbourhood on the Board.” “More pop-up events like this – we need to see progress.” “A Facebook page for updates and transparency would help.” “The Board should walk around the town and see the issues first-hand.”
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community Next Steps and Integration The feedback from the shopping centre engagement reinforces the major themes of housing, connectivity, wellbeing, and community cohesion first identified in the 2024 survey incorporated into the Clydebank Waterfront Locality Plan and the Improvement Service’s report. The responses underline the community’s desire for tangible, visible improvements and for Clydebank to re-establish itself as a vibrant, inclusive and connected town. The next phase of the Plan for Neighbourhoods work will integrate these findings with data from other group surveys developed by WDCVS and other stakeholder input, informing the new Clydebank Regeneration Plan and associated delivery projects. Appendix 1 Clydebank Neighbourhoods Survey 2025 results: 1. Housing Community-led neighbourhood improvements 95 Improvements to the canal towpath 62 Supporting additional homelessness provision 58 Funding to support insulation and energy efficiency initiatives 49 Activities that prevent a return to rough sleeping 48 Emergency flood preparedness actions 31 Other 23 Additional comments: Improve and increase the housing stock based on local need. 2. Work, Productivity and Skills Grants to develop, promote and upkeep local tourist attractions (Clydebank) 83 Additional support to help people into work 72
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community Campaigns highlighting the local area and its culture and heritage 68 Support to improve the retention of disabled people and those living with long term conditions into the workplace 63 Supporting the development of an open-air market 48 Offering business rate relief to Living Wage Accredited employers 46 Developing local business advice, support and networks 42 Green-jobs skills courses 35 Other 12 Additional comments: Rates relief and low rents to encourage occupation of vacant shop units, Improved opportunity for local business networking – set up a local business support network independent from Chamber of Commerce, create more opportunities for young people to find jobs locally, improve their skills, prepare employment etc. 3. Community Cohesion Renovating and developing new community spaces 107 Developing social action projects 58 New models of community delivered healthcare 57 Support for volunteering 55 Tackling local misinformation 47 Projects that build capacity, capability and awareness in communities e.g. ESOL provision, hate crime awareness 38 Projects which celebrate and explore different cultures and lives 34 Creating co-location spaces to support local community challenges 32 Other 12 Additional comments: More activities and places for teenagers’ youths to go and spend time at no/little costs Tackle social isolation – bring people together both in person and online. Community hub could support events and offer meeting space, community growing opportunities, online groups required for people who are confined to home. Intergenerational projects could be introduced – school pupils/elderly/care home residents. Sporting memories group to support men with dementia. Create central community spaces to bring people together and bring vibrancy to the town centre– both inside and out. e.g. square for events and activities, pocket park, play facilities, more green space, an indoor community hub with regular events for all ages, cookery classes, knit and natter, a warm space (people suggested that a unit within the shopping centre or the Clydebank Coop would be suitable locations), a central place to get advice on health, safety and benefit issues 4. Health and Wellbeing Support for breakfast club and out of school provision 90 Projects promoting community mental health support 85 Funding for the development of sports facilities 78 Using retail spaces for healthcare initiatives 61 Support for addiction recovery services 59
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDC Your Community Measures to encourage healthy eating 54 Support to increase health support group provision 45 Other 7 Additional comments: Reduce hire charges for sports and community venues – existing facilities should be made more accessible for all and reducing costs will assist with this. Additional drug and alcohol support required Develop a better community spirit in Clydebank – have a regular programme of events with the town centre, reintroduce Gala Days etc. Get the town behind Clydebank FC, showcase local businesses and what local community groups and organisations are doing and how people can get involved . There are things happing in the town but not everyone knows about them or can access them, so better advertisement and community transport is required to encourage involvement. Establish/increase opportunities for health support groups e.g. for people with mental health issues, chronic pain etc. 5. Education Funding to help families with the cost of childcare where it may alleviate cost of living pressures, or support employment 36 School-based programmes to support young people’s development 33 Support to both reduce levels of child poverty and to prevent the negative impacts of child poverty on children and families 30 Support for community-based learning and development 31 Support for families and young children 30 Support for growing the local social economy, including community businesses, cooperatives and social enterprises 29
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS Clydebank PfN Consultation Thematic Return October 2025 Registered to Participate – 49 groups Membership reach: c14600 Protected characteristic included in sample: Age, Disability, Race, Religion Commentary original 4 areas 80% of respondents agreed fully with the original 4 priority areas, 20% partially. Respondents noted: We are excited for the priority activities to be developed and seeing Clydebank come back to life. Overloading things could mean we achieve nothing. Our group feels that our responses from last time still stand and we agree with the core priorities. We appreciate the consultation but £20 million is not a lot of money and adding more things to the mix will just dilute it further If the fund is not supposed to be about just replacing or adding to council services but to make a real difference to Clydebank, then we should focus tightly on the 4 priorities agreed. Areas like community led improvement, tourism support, community spaces need to be a part of those priorities, not seen as new ones. Other comments made included: Town Centre is tired and dated – an overhaul is definitely required Main shopping areas need a more diverse offering to be welcome to a more diverse range of people Town Centre should not just be about shopping, should also improve access to public services Lighting and safety concerns are an increasing priority Improved transport, especially access to local health centre Members report not feeling safe at the bus/train station due to poor lighting and ant- social behaviour in the evenings With the loss of carparking near the old Playdrome site and now enforcing parking regulations in the middle of the town we are certainly not encouraging the local community or people using the new bridge to use the facilities in Clydebank. (60% raised) Since the last consultation transport has declined – buses to Balloch and Helensburgh have stopped The bridge hasn’t been as disastrous as we thought, maybe because it seems to be shut a lot. But if Clydebank doesn’t up its game soon, it will get left behind.
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS New menu options 1: Housing Respondents noted The housing emergency is important, so we have scored it highly, but we don’t think that this fund is the proper way to be looking to address this. It should be from other money, but we just wanted our views to be noted Could energy efficiency actions be linked to skills and work possibilities? Communities should be fully included in improvements. TRAs and Community Councils would be a great sounding board for the lighting and safety works planned There is a lack of social housing across West Dunbartonshire. This fund should be used to create opportunities that help encourage new housing investment but not housing for sale Supported accommodation opportunities for people coming out of addiction, trauma, care etc is low and needs more thought Making communities safer places to live is a big priority for us. Supporting more community services to take young people off the street productively and more visible policing to tackle the anti-social behaviour is what’s needed 2: Work Productivity and Skills 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Community Led Neighbourhood Improvements Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Support Insulation and Energy Efficency
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS Respondents Noted We need to create a town centre that means something, not just a place to shop. It needs to celebrate what Clydebank has been and can be It just always seems quite dirty at the moment. That isn’t going to attract people in. Only 10% of our members voted for new business support, despite the talk of empty units. We feel that we should be working to strengthen the businesses we have first and the local structures for that already exist Employment is a big thing in the town but we can’t solve everything with this money. The most we can do is insist that companies coming in to do the developments employ local people. If they don’t, they shouldn’t get the contracts Clydebank has an interesting historical background, with how it was created, the shipbuilding, Singers and the Blitz but we seem to be ashamed of it. Let’s use it to build for the future The canal is a huge part of the town but it’s being neglected. Without giving it some love how can we achieve the first 4 points? Schemes to get people involved in heritage and culture could create a better diversity of employment opportunities that could work better for disabled people and people living with mental ill-health or in recovery, as well as volunteering. We would welcome this as an approach 3. Cohesion 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Support to help people into work Improve job retention of disabled people/LTC Local business advice, support and networks Providing skills/jobs related to local opportunities Funding to encourage tourism Highlighting local culture and heritage
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS Respondents Noted Everyone wants a centre for themselves, but what we really need is better access to the building we have. Many of these are not currently fully accessible A renovated community space in the town centre would offer community groups and third sector organisations the opportunity to run better and make a wider range of activities available. It would also reduce the cost to anyone individual. Maybe the CVS could operate it as they have the most contact with groups? We need to remember that outdoor meeting spaces are just as important as buildings. We need to make sure these are safe and welcoming Please make sure that all things taken forward under the plan have disability access and needs at its heart – and don’t forget not all disabilities are visible Provide more toilets! Local parks need attention and a better range of equipment for children to use. Also green gyms would be good. These are the kind of social action projects that community groups and volunteers could get involved with The Assembly area where the Wednesday market used to should be developed to be more enjoyable and comfortable and not just used for protests now As a fully voluntary community group, we feel strongly that volunteers should be given more credit for what they put into the community Should we look at developing some resilience hubs that help build community resilience or help community skills swaps to be coordinated 4. Health and Wellbeing 18 19 20 21 22 23 Creating co-located spaces to support comunities Celebrate and explore different cultures/lives Support for volunteering Renovating and developing new community spaces Developing social action projects New models of community delivered health care
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS Respondents Noted Community wellbeing is probably best supported through the range of activities already discussed rather than being singled out. Whatever we do with this money should be to promote the wellbeing of the people of Clydebank Cheaper access to the Leisure Trust facilities could mean they were used more but they are not for everyone We think more promotion of walking and cycling and more outdoor gyms would be a better investment than in leisure centres or facilities. Single organisation comment: “These are important areas. However, our organisation feels that the money should in part be invested t improve the facilities at Holm Park – a council owned sports facility – used by hundreds of locals every week (both in participation and spectating capacity) 5. Education and Opportunity Respondents Noted While respondents expressed support for these activities, there was also a feeling that these should not be viewed as standalone activities but should be aligned with the core priorities. Comments included: 0 5 10 15 20 25 Promoting community wellbeing support Measures to encourage healthy eating Using retail spaces for healthcare initiatives Funding for sports facilities Support for addiction/recovery services 0 5 10 15 20 25 Support for breakfast clubs/Out of School Support for families and youing children Support for the social economy Support for community based learning and development
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 31 October 2025 Item 5 – Community Engagement Update WDCVS We would see these as being possible uses for shared community spaces and not projects alone Surprised to see these included. In our view, this seems like diluting the fund and leaving it having no real meaningful legacy for the town. We’ve been here before and we wouldn’t want to see that again Bringing back the evening classes that used to be held across the area would be great Things are hard for people just now so any support for young families is good, but would this be duplicating or would it be letting the council off the hook? This fund has got to additional, not just replacing funding cut elsewhere. Ongoing Communication Preferences 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Website Facebook Instagram X 6 monthly in-person meetings 6 monthly virtual meetings Newsletter Pop ups/Drop ins
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 1 Clydebank Pride in Place Board Meeting 31 October 2025 Clydebank Housing Association Item 8: Financial Update FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of Committee Board Date of report 31/10/2025 Name and email of lead contact 1 Main Issues £250,000 capacity finding has been received to date. £165,740 has been spent, with £84,260 remining available. Please refer to the breakdown below: FY 2024/25 Community grants funding £10,000 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 (return) - £5,700 Board Workshop £3,216 Regeneration Plan preparation (KMA) £10,500 Total spend till end of September 2025 £165,740 Additional £200,000 of capacity funding has now been received which means that the overall budget for FY 25/26 is £284,260 The following allocations were agreed at the Board meeting on 3 September. The actual costs will be reported when available:
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 2 £5,000 - Transport interchange Feasibility Study update £10,000 – Public Engagement Community Grants (managed by WDCVS) The following allocation will cover additional resources required to administer the funding: Up to £63,000 - contribution to WDC staff costs (25/26) £18,000 – Programme Manager (assumes the PM starting in January 2026, exact amount tbc following job evaluation and recruitment process) Delivery funding Delivery funding will be released in FY 26/27 and the table below shows the schedule of payments outlined in the new Plan for Neighbourhoods guidance. 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed Timescales for release of the delivery funding. Delivery funding won’t be released until FY 26/27, with only £360k of capital funding available in FY 26/27. The Board requires to prioritise projects/interventions for FY 25/26 and 26/27. 3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting 4 What are the requirements of stakeholders to achieve the outcomes of this report? If possible, engage in the delivery process outside the Board meetings e.g. through a working group.
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Clydebank Pride in Place Board 3 5 Recommendations It is recommended that the Board notes the financial information and considers how the FY 25/26 and 26/27 capacity funding should be allocated.