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Forums and Community Councils

If you feel strongly about an issue or simply want to improve your local area, committees groups and forums are a great place to start.

Area Forums

Area Forums are chaired by a local councillor. Each has control of a small budget to carry out small-scale projects locally like dropped kerbs, improved lighting and additional play facilities.

Forums also discuss other services like police and health care. They also are important in highlighting the view of local people when it comes to community planning.

There are area forums for the following:

  • Barrhead, Neilston, Uplawmoor and Mearns North
  • Giffnock, Thornliebank, Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood
  • Newton Mearns South, Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham

A range of different forums meet to discuss key issues affecting local people. Along with local area forums, you can also be involved with disability, senior and multi-faith forums.

For more information on local area forums call 0141 577 8425

Email: .


Community Councils

Your local community council is a voice for your local area.

Made up of members from your locality, community councils discuss the views and concerns of residents on a wide range of issues and make representations to the council, other public sector bodies and private agencies.

Community councils have a legal right to be consulted on planning applications. There are ten community councils in East Renfrewshire. These are in Barrhead, Busby, Clarkston, Eaglesham and Waterfoot, Giffnock, Mearns, Neilston, Netherlee and Stamperland, and Thornliebank and Uplawmoor.

You can access each area's individual page and read minutes of previous meetings at the East Renfrewshire Council Community Council pages.

You can also call Winnie Gallacher at East Renfrewshire Council on 0141 577 3740. For The Association of Scottish Community Councils, contact Vincent Waters on 0141 880 6475, 07779 294558 or email

There are ten community councils operating in East Renfrewshire.

The general purpose of Community Councils is to act as a voice for their local area. They discuss a variety of concerns and issues that arise.


Disability Action Group East Renfrewshire (D.A.G.E.R)

DAGER is an umbrella group that represents the needs of people with disabilities to the local Council and other bodies.  

Email:

Tel:  0141 638 3025


Neighbourhood Watch Scheme

Neighbourhood Watch schemes are a way for local people to get together and help make their community a safer place.  People share crime prevention advice, keep an eye on each other properties and communicate with local police.

Email:
Tel: Giffnock Police Community Safety Department on 0141 532 5770

Please note, these contact details are not for reporting crimes.


For more on community groups in East Renfrewshire, check the listings on the East Renfrewshire Council site.