The summer issue of the Ralston Community Council Newsletter is now being delivered to Ralston residents. Copies are also available in the Corner Shop on Penilee Road and a digital version is available on the website.
Can you spot the ‘deliberate’ mistake in the word search in our printed version?
Scottish Water has asked Ralston Community Council to publicise its 2021 water safety and respect campaign. This campaign encourages people to stay safe near water and respect areas of beauty.
A video about the campaign can be watched on Dropbox and can be downloaded if wished. You don’t need to have a Dropbox account to access the video.
The TAPfit Lite exercise class that was due to be held at St Mark’s Church has been cancelled. The class was scheduled for Thursdays, starting on 10 June, but no one turned up for the first two meetings.
Temporary road closure: St James Interchange, Paisley (overnight works)
St James Interchange, full length including M8 and A737 slips.
Phase 1 – East works – 30/06/2021 to 07/07/2021
Phase 2 – West works – 07/07/2021 to 14/07/2021
The closure will be in place from Wednesday 30th June till Wednesday 14th July, 2021 between 20:00 and 06:00. This is to allow for carriageway resurfacing works to take place. Emergency access will be maintained at all times.
Alternative routes: Diversions will be signposted.
Kelburne Hockey Club has informed the community council that it intends to apply for a community asset transfer of Ralston Community Sports Centre. If this transfer goes ahead, it would mean that the hockey club would take over the management of the sports centre.
The community council has raised concerns about the lack of football facilities in the hockey club’s plan; a new synthetic hockey pitch would be built over the current synthetic football pitch and it would be unsuitable for football. In addition, the hockey club would use the facilities at times when football is currently played. The plan does include the retention of grass areas where football could be played.
We have had meetings with a local councillor and with the leader of Renfrewshire Council about the proposed application. We understand that the council is legally bound to consider this application and any other applications for community asset transfers that are submitted.
We do not have any figures about the past usage of the sports centre’s gym and football facilities, but we have requested these. We have also spoken with groups who currently use the sports centre facilities: Ralston Skills Centre, Alba Thistle and Renfrewshire Sports Association.
If you have any views on the proposed transfer, please email us at admin@ralstoncommunitycouncil.org.
A TAPfit Lite exercise class is starting in St Mark’s Church on Thursday 10 June. It will run every Thursday until further notice, from 11:00 until 11:45.
This will be a low impact and gentler class for all abilities. Booking is required.
Further details, including how to book, can be found in the events section of the website.
Penilee Road, Paisley from Arkleston Road to Kinpurnie Road.
The closure will be in force from 22:00 on Wednesday 9th June to 06:00 on Thursday 10th June, 2021. This is to allow Network Rail works.
Alternative route: Arkleston Road, Glasgow Road, Penilee Road or vice versa.
Arkleston Road, Paisley from Gallowhill Road to Penilee Road. The closure will be in force from Monday 24th May to Friday 28th May, 2021. This is to allow carriageway patching.
Alternative routes: Arkleston Road, A761 Glasgow Road, Penilee Road, Arkleston Cemetery Road and vice versa.
The Scottish Government has confirmed that, from Monday May 17, Renfrewshire will be in Covid Protection Level 2.
The key restrictions are summarised below. Full details can be found at www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-2/.
The Covid-19 vaccine is your best protection against Coronavirus; so when contacted for your vaccination appointment, please attend at the time stated.
Please also keep in touch with your friends and family who may need support during this time and contact Renfrewshire Council should you need support or guidance.
Here is a summary of the restrictions which apply in Level 2:
For more details on how the restrictions currently in place affect Renfrewshire, please visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.
If anyone does not have internet access, they can call 0300 300 0230.
Everyone should continue to follow the FACTS advice at all times to keep themselves and others safe and anyone with symptoms of Coronavirus should book a test immediately and self-isolate while they wait for the results.
If contacted by the Test and Protect team, please follow their instructions and self-isolate for the period requested.
For further Coronavirus health advice, please visit www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus.
From Monday 10 May, 2021, all Renfrewshire libraries will offer limited browsing. This is in addition to the “click and collect” service which recommenced on 26 April. Details of which services are available can be found on the Renfrewshire Council website. For Ralston Library, access for browsing is limited to two people at a time.
The libraries are currently operating different opening hours from previously. Ralston Library is open from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
You can order items online or by phoning 0300 300 1188.