Paisley Food and Drink Festival will take place at Abbey Close and Bridge Street, Paisley, on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 April.

The event will see over 30 street food traders, licensed bars, live music, family entertainment and much more from 4pm – 10pm on Friday and 12pm – 9pm on Saturday.

Please note that there will be a number of temporary road closures around Renfrewshire House around the time of the event.

From 00:01 on Thursday 28 April until 12noon on Sunday 1 May:
• Abbey Close (from Bridge Street to Gauze Street) will be closed to vehicles
• Bridge Street (from Cotton Street to Gordon Street) waiting and loading restriction will be in place

From 10am on Thursday 28 April until 12noon on Sunday 1 May:
• Bridge Street (from Gordon Street to Cotton Street) will be closed to vehicles

Please note that parking at Renfrewshire House will only be accessible from Cotton Street on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 April.

Find out more about Paisley Food and Drink Festival here: https://paisley.is/featured_event/paisley-food-and-drink-festival/

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On Friday 1^st April we will be offering all children who come for a school lunch a chocolate crispy cake as part of their lunch, I have attached all the information.

We will also be offering all children who come for lunch on Tuesday 19^th April a Cadburys chocolate buttons easter egg, dietary alternatives will be available.

Chocolate Cornflake Cakes

Easter Eggs

Operational Support Officer ( Nutrition & Menus)

Renfrewshire Council have officially launched ‘REN10’ which is their Community Health & Wellbeing Platform. This provides early access to mental health support for our children, young people and their families including mental health platforms, a text service & REN10 Parent Drop Ins.

Their website hosts all of this information and much more – www.ren10.co.uk

We want to know your views on how we involve you in your child’s school, learning and education.

It’s part of a national survey across Scotland to create a clear picture of how parents and carers are engaged with and involved in their child’s school.

The survey is online and open until Monday 28 February, 5pm. If you can’t complete the survey online, you can speak to us to get a paper copy or use of IT equipment to complete online.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RenPIE2022/

Dear Parent/Carer,

I would like to thank all parents and carers who are parking considerately around the school. However, despite recent police presence, there are some parents/carers who have continued to create safety concerns. Can I remind those individuals that there should be no parking in the bus turning circle as this area should be used for bus access only.

We would encourage ALL drivers to use the designated drop off zone at the turning circle at the front of the school on Brown Street. This area is strictly for drop off purposes not for parking. When traffic is allowed to keep flowing, this area will allow pupils to access the school gates safely. Disabled spaces are available at the main entrance for blue badge holders only.

Please also be mindful when parking in the streets around the school not to cover our neighbour’s driveways or on the pavements which can be dangerous for pupils and other pedestrians. Also, the private parking area at Albert Court should not be used at any time.

As a health promoting school we would also suggest that parents/carers consider walking to school, where possible, or alternatively use a ‘park and stride’ approach to avoid causing
further congestion in the immediate proximity of the school.
Thank you again to all of you who have supported the school by parking considerately when dropping off & picking up pupils, we would be grateful for this to continue.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Fitzsimmons

The Ren10 Parent Drop-in service is an opportunity to discuss your concerns about your child with a practitioner.

There is no need to make an appointment. The aim is to reduce your distress and to help you to formulate a plan to assist you. This may involve making you aware of other services within the area.

The service is available to parents or carers of young people in education.

Please see the RENTEN Renfrew poster for more details.