Live Argyll Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 13 May 2025
Back to Helensburgh and Lomond Area Community Planning Group — 13 May 2025 and its agenda
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Classification: OFFICIAL Community Learning Services update April 2025 Adult Learning Provision Helensburgh We are currently delivering the majority of our Adult Learning Provision from Helensburgh Parish Church Halls, following the repurposing of Helensburgh Library space. Please contact Caroline Whitson or Eileen Kay with any enquiries. Managing Your Money – Brand new budgeting short course. New sessions will run regularly throughout the year in various locations. Please contact Caroline Whitson if you would like a course run in your own premises. Adult Literacy and Numeracy support – A range of support for adults requiring help with reading, writing or numbers, including the innovative Citizen Literacy website. National Databank – Vodafone and O2 sim cards available with call, texts and data for up to 6 months. Available by arrangement with Caroline Whitson. Digital Device Lending Service – Now available - Laptops and tablet devices are available, with or without mobile data, for adults aged 18 and over who have been referred by a partner agency. Lending period will be between 3 and 6 months. Regular attendance at The Learning Café (Helensburgh Library) is required as part of the lending agreement, as is registering with Learn My Way online learning. Referrals can be made directly to Caroline Whitson. Room For You – Partnership programme with Jean’s Bothy, Helensburgh Community Hub and A & B Community Development. Quiet reading and reflection spaces in Jean’s Bothy and the Community Hub. Learning Café – Learning and employability drop-in service every Wednesday afternoon in Helensburgh Parish Church Halls, 1 -2.30. Tea/coffee/rolls/soup/biscuits. Conversation Café – General conversation with tea/coffee/biscuits in Helensburgh Parish Church Halls every Thursday morning 10:15 – 11:15. Jean’s Bothy – Digital Drop-in Service – for existing and new Bothy members. Frist Thursday of every month in Jean’s Bothy 2.30 -4.30. Digital Boost – Advanced IT Support group for learners who have previously attended Get IT Started. First Wednesday of each month in Helensburgh Parish Church Halls 10 – 12. Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) – New cohort with Jean’s Bothy has commenced and will run until summer 2025. HIIC Please contact Caroline Whitson with any enquiries. Contact: Caroline Whitson Caroline.Whitson@liveargyll.co.uk tel: 01436658707 Eileen Kay Eileen.Kay@liveargyll.co.uk tel: 01436658743
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Classification: OFFICIAL Update for Youth Work in H&L Helensburgh and Lomond Youth Action Group now has an average attendance of 9 young people aged from 14-16 and will start to plan for a Summer GIVE programme in the coming weeks. Free Summer football is being planned for the first 4 weeks of the summer holidays, due to the Hermitage 4g pitch being fully booked on Friday nights staff are looking at other options to see what would have best impact for young people to attend Thomas Lead Youth work staff member has recently completed his Lowland Leader Assessment and Camping Leader Assessment through mountaineering Scotland, This will provide the opportunity for the service to deliver outdoor educational programmes within Argyll and Bute. Contact: Thomas Guy-Conroy – Thomas.guy-conroy@liveargyll.co.uk