Local man walking Camino de Santiago for St Vincent’s Hospice

Local man Gerry McCourt is currently walking the Camino de Santiago to raise vital funds for St Vincent’s Hospice.

Gerry is enjoying the Camino de Santiago very much, which sees him trekking along the beautiful pilgrimage routes of northern Spain travelling 800km.

Gerry has already raised over £1,500 and donations are still coming through.

Hayley from the Hospice fundraising team said “We are so grateful to Gerry and everyone who is supporting him. He is doing such a wonderful thing for our patients and families and his fundraising is going so well, we can’t thank him enough.”

If you would like to support Gerry and the Hospice, his online Just Giving page can be found using this link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/st-vincents-hospice-gerrymccourt or you can donate at https://stvincentshospice.org/donate/

We are delighted to once again be holding our Summer fayre on Saturday 1st July at the Lagoon Leisure Centre from 10am - 3pm. With a large variety of stalls to suit all ages - a great day our for all the family! From games to facepainters, tea room to baking stalls, we have an amazing variety. Entry is free and all are welcome, a donation bucket will be at the door on entry should you wish to make a donation to the Hospice.

Houston & Killellan Kirk

We had a terrific Kirk Carnival – back for the first time in four years – thanks to everyone who came along and helped make it such a brilliant day. The sun shone and it was great to see so many people from across the whole community come together. Most importantly there was a wonderful atmosphere, lots of laughter and smiles and fun had by all!

Mickey and Minnie had a ball and we had lots of Disney Princesses, 101 dalmatians and Cruella (the Anchor Boys), as well as Snow White and her Seven Dwarves (Houston & Killellan Kirk Men’s Shed).

A massive thank you to all the local businesses who generously supported us by advertising in our programme and donating fabulous raffle prizes, to the organisers who worked tirelessly to get the Carnival resurrected and to all those who sold programmes, worked on stalls and behind the scenes to make sure everything went smoothly on the day.

Sma’ Shot Cottages

Open until 30th September on Wednesdays & Saturdays 12pm - 4pm | Fridays 1pm - 5pm

Step back into the 18th century in a the typical weaver’s cottage originally built in the 1750’s.

Come along and join us in our tea room, where we serve beverages and homemade goods and share stories of the past.

Owned and run by the Old Paisley Society, a registered charity. Admission is free, however, all donations towards the upkeep of the cottages are gratefully accepted.