RENFREWSHIRE ACCESS PANEL NEWS PAGE

RENFREWSHIRE ACCESS PANEL 

PROMOTES A BETTER ACCESSIBLE 

RENFREWSHIRE!

Champions of Access Medals

Our New logo

WE HAVE MOVED

Renfrewshire Access Panel has moved in to new offices within the Third Sector Interface in Renfrewshire.    Our Address is

C/o Engage Renfrewshire

10 Falcon Crescent

Paisley PA3 1NS

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THIS 10 LEVEL RAMP

This ramp was installed by West Dunbartonshire Council while the family were on holiday.

JUST TO ADVISE

West Dunbartonshire Access Panel were not consulted on this ramp. 

10 Level Ramp in Clydebank

Access Panel Training - Dumfries


John Thomas and Stephen Cruickshank attended the SDEF two day training course in Dumfries,  The course provides an introductory training to access audits which both John and Stephen have passed with flying colours and they still have two more modules to go.  The next module will take place in July again in Dumfries.

Public Partnership Forum

Stephen Cruickshank, the Access Panel Chairperson was invited to join the Public Partnership Forum (PPF) as an excutive member on behalf of the local disabled community ensuring that their voices could be heard. 


Glasgow Airport - Omniserv

The secretary and vice-chair were invited to a meeting with Dave Nash and Carrie Docherty at Omniserve as we had not been in contact for some time.  Dave and Carrie gave us an update of what Omniserve had been doing advising of the changes they have made to the assistance service and the future plans they have for the assistance service.

We are now working on a project with Omniserv and Engage Renfrewshire to promote volunteering opportunities within Glasgow Airport for people with Disabilities.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Access Panel Secretary. 

SCOTTISH AIR AMBULANCE

The Access Panel went to the new purpose built hanger for the Scottish Air Ambulance where we met Ann Tobin and Andy Moir, we were then shown round the hanger and got a first hand view of the new Aircraft for 10 minutes before it had to leave to go and collect a patient.  Andy Moir then gave a great presentation on the air ambulance service giving the history and the future for the service explaining the costs involved when using one of the aircrafts.

Pictures of the day are in the gallery 

Third Party Reporting Centre

Just a quick reminder that RAP is a Third Party Reporting Centre and we have posters avaliable for all businesses or anyone who wishes to put one up in their window.

Renfrewshire Access Panel Third Party Reporting Centre Poster

Busy time 


Following the festive holidays, the access panel committee has a busy time a head with funding applications 

as they all seam to be due at the one time.  Looking forward to visiting the Scottish Ambulance Service's Air 

Ambulance Hanger, it will be a well deserved break from all the paperwork  


 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

 Training 11th November 2013

 

Today we are at Engage Renfrewshire's Office for IT Training with lunch provided by Snuggle Muffin

 ON-X

 

The panel and the local access group attend the new sports centre in Linwood,  we carried out an access 

survey and found the access to be great and well thought out.

 

The only thing we could raise was the etching on the glass but this is still on going and will be amended soon.

 

Thanks to Renfrewshire Leisure's Gerry Noble for the tour of On-x and the great reception we received.

Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF)

Annual General Meeting - 25th September 2013

 

The SDEF annual general meeting was held in the Gailes Hotel in Irvine,  The event was attended by the vice-

chair, chair and secretary for the panel.  The AGM was a good day and the venue was great.

 

Renfrewshire Access Panel would like to say a huge congratulations to the newly elected directors and a 

special congratulations to our very own chairperson, Stephen Cruickshank on his re-election to the post of 

Access Director within the Board of Directors for SDEF.

 

Third Party Reporting Centre


Below is a poster to advertise that Renfrewshire Access Panel is now a third party reporting centre, we now 

have some members that have been trained by Scotland Police to take reports.

 

Renfrewshire Access Panel Third Party Reporting Centre

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 Care Commission

 

We met with the care commission officers today and had a great conversation about the access panel and 

what we do,  the services we offer and the people we work with.  The 2 officers were very interested in what 

we had to say and asked if we could do a presentation to some of their colleagues.

 Changing Lives in Renfrewshire - Update

Changing lives in Renfrewshire was a fabulous day, we made lots of new contacts and friends.  Our junior 

member had a fantastic day full of excitement with all the activities that were there from making dough fairy 

cakes to making Christmas decorations.  A fun day was had by all.

 Naidex Glasgow 2013

We visited Naidex yesterday and looked at lots of innovative technology and updated versions of current wheelchairs and scooters.  It was a great day out for all that attended.

Changing Lives in Renfrewshire

Thursday 19th September 2013

Paisley Town Hall

Come along and meet our Chairperson and Secretary who can explain what Renfrewshire Access Panel does and can do for you.

 

Some photos of our last visit to Castle

Semple Loch in Lochwinnoch


Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF) Annual General Meeting 


The SDEF AGM is being held in the Gailes Hotel in Irvine on 25th September 

2013. Thankfully we do not need to travel to Perth this year and it's the closest we 

could get so any panel members wishing to attend please contact the panel 

secretary by email or phone. 


Annual General Meeting 

The Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 4th June 2013 and the Officers 

were voted in by a unanimous show of hands.


The officers are:

Chairperson.........Stephen Cruickshank

Vice-Chair............John Thomas

Treasurer.............Allan Brown

Secretary.............Morven Cruickshank

 

More news to follow - please call back soon!

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