The dark nights are coming…
A gang of Community & Voluntary organisations from Renfrewshire will descend on the Scottish Parliament’s chamber and committee rooms this Saturday to take part in the Parliament’s fourth Communities Conference .
A bus will leave our offices with all aboard in the morning and head for a cold but hopefully sunny Edinburgh. The event is aimed at grass-roots organisations, small voluntary groups, civic associations and local action groups who may not have this type of experience before. Our Renfrewshire representatives will attend workshops covering Parliament committees, the role of an MSP, petitions, cross-party groups, use of social networks and the media. The conference is part of the Parliament’s on-going commitment to engaging with all parts of Scotland’s people.
I’m hoping that those in attendance get the chance to talk Renfrewshire up – showing some of the quality that exists in our sector and why we should be rightly proud of the engagement our groups and organisations deliver in our communities. I’m sure it will be lively and all in attendance will learn from the experience. Some might even get the ‘bug’ and think about running for office themselves!
Twitter followers can track the conference news by using #CoCo4
Be sure to turn your clock back on Sunday morning. All the best.
Alan