It’s possible that, for many of those gathered in Paisley Town Hall’s Jacquard Suite on Tuesday afternoon, Future Paisley has been a fixture in their lives for longer than they might care to admit.
Continue reading “CCSE’s Annual Symposium: “Cultural Regeneration, Policy, Impact & Supporting the Sector.” Future Paisley & Beyond.”
Rather a long time has elapsed since the last recap of activity on the CCSE blog (and, therefore, of goings-on at CCSE)…
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Fine days can be few and far between in Scotland, it has seemed particularly so this spring; heavy rain has featured most days. Thus, when the sun does put in an appearance, spending time in a basement conference suite might not be everyone’s first choice.
Continue reading “FestivalsConnect: Talking EDI & the many facets of accessibility… “
‘Training would be the absolute worst place to leak [menstrual blood]. I’d be mortified!’ Anna, Karate practitioner.
In recent years we have seen a growing number of women in sport speaking out about the ‘P’ word – periods!
Continue reading “Scotland can do more to create menstrual justice in sport “
Utilising the proven benefits of arts and cultural engagement and, harnessing Renfrewshire’s unique and storied creative and cultural history has been at the heart of Renfrewshire Council’s strategy of cultural and creative investment over the past years.
Continue reading “Some Recent Additions to the Future Paisley Resource Base 📚 🗃️”
Spirit of 2012 recently celebrated a decade of work based in community, civic pride, wellbeing and community.
Continue reading “Belated Birthday Wishes…🎂🎈”
A couple of weeks ago, the team from Paisley Museum hosted an event at the recently refurbished Town Hall.
Continue reading “Behind the Scenes at Paisley Museum: Co-Production & Community 🏛️ 🎞️”
On a bright Tuesday morning a couple of weeks ago, members of the CCSE team found themselves walking briskly about the corridors of UWS’s Paisley campus, counting chairs, tracking down pens, collecting printouts from photocopiers.
Continue reading “#FestivalsConnect and So Do In-Person Launch Events!”
Do you end at your skin? This philosophical head-scratcher of a question may hold insights for our understanding of health and is inspiring new avenues of physical activity research.
Continue reading “What Physical Activity ‘Is’: Intervention & the Concept of Immanence 👟”
The hashtag #Shedders is one that is gaining recognition nationally. It denotes the steadily rising Men’s Shed community, a community focussed on supporting men’s mental health and wellbeing.
Continue reading “An Exciting and Growing Community Hub; Paisley Men’s Shed”
Recently, Paisley’s marvellous STAR Project completed a 9-month long, seasons inspired, arts based therapeutic intervention; ApArt.
Continue reading “ApArt – A Community Based Therapeutic Arts Intervention”
The Paisley Townscape Heritage Conservation Area Scheme 2 (Paisley TH.CARS2) is a £4.5M regeneration programme led by Renfrewshire Council, with match funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
Continue reading “The Making of Paisley: Communities, Heritage Learning and Regeneration”
With its Future Paisley programme, Paisley has demonstrated a drive to improve the town’s public spaces through the medium of regeneration, whereby participation and community input has become a key tool of success.
Continue reading “Creativity in Regeneration: From a Textile Hub to a Hub of Culture and Creativity”
Another wee while has flown by since the last slightly random summary of CCSE blog activity; we have tentatively emerged from COVID restriction, endured unusual summer heat and enjoyed another season of outdoor sports.
Continue reading “The First Summary since the Last Summary: Life on the CCSE Blog”
A few weeks ago, we hosted our annual CCSE symposium online, it was the second such event of a busy week but our excellent speaking line ups and engaging and thought provoking keynote and panels ensured a great afternoon.
Continue reading “CCSE Annual Symposium Recap: Localism: Re-evaluating the Future of Culture, Events and Tourism”
A couple of weeks ago on a Tuesday, SGSAH hosted an event: Regenerative Practices through Embodiment, a workshop for researchers working with the notion of regeneration and its relationship to the human body.
Continue reading “Embodying Regeneration 🪴”
This project is a collaboration between the University of the West of Scotland and Renfrewshire Council (Culture, Heritage and Events Fund), which aims to raise awareness of Paisley School of Arts, with the desire to establish formal arts education in the town tracing back to 1836.
Continue reading “The Paisley School of Arts”
Recently we’ve had the opportunity to expand our library of #CCSEConversations, adding a couple of conversations with speakers engaged in tackling the climate crisis and, the promotion of women’s sport and of women in the sporting sphere.
Continue reading “#CCSEConversations: Recent Recap 💬”