out & about Renfrewshire: Potential boundary changes
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
The region is currently covered by two Westminster seats – Paisley and Renfrewshire North, represented by Gavin Newlands, and Paisley and Renfrewshire South, where Mhairi Black is the MP. But the Boundary Commission for Scotland (BCS) is seeking views on proposals to split the area into three new seats, with some voters being cut off and placed in an Inverclyde constituency. It forms part of a wider plan to reduce the number of MPs in Scotland from 59 to 57, which means the average electorate size in each constituency will rise as they become geographically larger. The three new constituencies would be called Renfrew North, Renfrew South, and Inverclyde and Bridge of Weir. People living in Houston, Crosslee and Bridge of Weir would witness one of the biggest changes, as they join the Inverclyde constituency. Meanwhile, those in nearby Brookfield and Linwood would be in Renfrew South, voting for a different MP. Currently, all those areas are part of the Paisley and Renfrewshire North seat. Renfrew North would consist of Renfrew, Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and parts of Paisley but would also include Hillington and Cardonald. Renfrew South would cover the remaining parts of Paisley, as well as Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Elderslie, Howwood and Lochwinnoch. For more on the proposed new boundaries, visit www.bcs2023review. com or if you would like to share your opinion, please email the Boundary Commission for Scotland at bcs.scottishboundaries.gov.uk The initial consultation period closes on 8th December 2021.
Throughout October we have had plenty of events on, during the October holidays we had a fantastic selection of events that were targeted to all age groups. A few of these events were building and racing stick boats, building and flying kites and making mini forest folks to take home and put into their gardens. Later on in the month we had an extra spooky Halloween craft event where kids were able to show off their creative skills using natural materials that are found out in the country park as well as recyclable materials such as tin cans and glass jars. Over the past few months our Seasonal Rangers have been hard at work on their own personal projects including capturing the parks wildlife and looking into it’s history. The fantastic footage that has been captured on our bush cameras can be found on our Facebook page as well as our YouTube channel! We have also been working on a long-term ongoing project that will remove all invasive species of flora for it to be replaced with native species of trees and shrubs. To do this we have put up a polytunnel and collected seeds and nuts to be planted and grown into saplings. As we all know the Christmas season is just around the corner! So we are gearing up for a fantastically festive tinsel walk on the 15th of December where we will have plenty of stops to sing some Christmas carols. This event is suitable for those of all ages!
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