Friends of Barshaw Park

Minutes of Committee Meeting On 11 September 2017 At Rowantree Café, Barshaw Park Present :

Name: Initials Allan Thompson (FOBP Chairman) AT

Pat Kelly ( Treasurer) PK Irene McDonald( Secretary ) IM Robert Rooney (FOBP Committee Member) RR James McDonald (FOBP Committee Member) JM Michael Fedigan FOBP Committee Member} MF Eddie Murphy EM

Apologies: John Burton ( Vice Chair ), Carolyn Foran (FOBP Committee Member ), Joni Harris (FOBP Committee Member ),Mark Faichney, Renfrewshire Council Previous Minutes:

Agenda Item Discussion Action Person Target Responsible Completion Date 1. Update from AT delivered update for MkF. Renfrewshire Pond coping in. Council & Chair Still waiting for weeding to be done. Remove rubble MkF Asap Contractor to remove their rubble from pond. Pond weed clearing (RR awaiting email from MkF with pond clearing details. weed killer to be RR provided PDE cutting describing pond as a cesspit. applied to walled PDE reported Renfrewshire Council spokesman saying garden paths cleaning would take place today - has not happened.) May also be money for trees and wild flowers. (RR asked again about given totals of money spent not adding up. Would like comment from MkF/Renfrewshire Council.) Gates will be paid for from the War memorial Fund. Will Gates reinstated MkF 4/10/17 happen within 4/6weeks.RR asked why was this? Development officer job advertised. (Appointment will be soon. ( RR pointed out that there seems to be 2 jobs advertised, Dev officer and asst dev officer. they will report to the “Regeneration Manager” RR suggests inviting the Masterplan MkF 9/10/17 Regeneration Manager to a meeting. RR would also like to see the “master plan. Hopefully more detailed than the presentation by Gillespies) Dog mess in the play park will be addressed by putting Photo to be supplied up more signs keeping dogs out. (KS pointed out that to AT KS Asap Lauras’ Play Park is accessible to dogs due to a fence section having been removed. KS will supply a photo.) MkF said bins are emptied twice daily. ( KS & RR said bins were overflowing today. RR has a photo) Photo to be supplied RR Asap State of building behind walled garden will be raised via to AT the “Repair System” It may be demolished. ( KS warned that if they do this, the wall may fall down. ) Old stones from the pond are behind the walled garden. (RR reports that they are smashed. )

Mkf will contact Archie or Karen from payback Team. Will invite to FOBP meeting.

No update on railway question from last meeting Invite rep from MkF 9/10/17 payback team to (RR reported that a shopping trolley was left abandoned next meeting in the park for 3 days without being removed by RC)

A wheelchair swing may be added to the playpark.RR asked why was this as this was suggested back in January as a legal requirement MkF

No snagging report yet from MkF Cut bramble thorn MkF EM/RR reports still flooding outside the depot and bushes brambles still a danger Railway fence may be repaired with part of bike track fence. KS reports Renfrewshire web site still not updated, but Renfrewshire council MkF asap newspaper stories direct readers to that page. Google webpage to be results which are repeated on the web page state that updated Barshaw park is closed on Sundays. http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/BarshawPark

2 Development KS is going to deliver a talk to WI in Bridge of Weir on 7 Officer's Report October. The talk will focus on WW1 Trails and on Belgian refugees. Paths in Walled Garden still not weed killer treated. Paths to be treated with weed killer MkF to arrange asap 3, Secretary’s In view of the number of points of action raised at our Draft new minutes IM By 11/10/17 Report meetings will used a table form of minutes in future, template making it cleared what action required by whom and when. Liz Corbett the Park Run representative will be invited to Invite Liz to next IM When Liz our next meeting. Considered arranging a separate FOBP meeting returns from meeting with her, but best if MkF present for initial holiday on 19 meeting. Sept Berserk Computers (BC) have moved our web site to another hosting company and is improved. Can now access and reply to emails directly from dashboard. a lot of spam though! Will look at improving filter. Change filter IM Asap Lhyam from BC has given IM instructions on how to add settings on email MF as an administrator. Will add and if necessary a meeting can be arranged with Lhyam, MF & IM re Add Mf as IM By 11/10/17 administering the site. administrator

4 Treasurers Bank Balance 6128.29. Report Tesco Bags of Help have now paid the grant of £5000 into FOBP bank account. Groundworks required lots of info etc before payment was made but done now. Lots of Terms and conditions to the grant, eg, must have written equalities policy, protection of vulnerable people, etc. Park run have their own policies which are most likely appropriate for grant’s requirements. Should consider starting to recruit volunteers (AT. Should involve Active Communities in Junior park Run. Invite Susan McDonald) Invite Susan IM Before 9/10/11 McDonald 5 Report from Still awaiting paperwork for engines from Renfrewshire Handover certs MkF Asap Paisley Model council. required Engineering There is damage to fence at complex guarding a drop of Society (PMES) 12”. Is if possible to report such vandalism in the park on line? Continuing to operate on Saturday afternoons, steam engine has been out. The club have a couple of new members. Looking to improve social media presence - face book, etc. Set up fb page JM asap

Report from Race will be cancelled this weekend due to the state of Yacht Club the pond. Received a request from Ian Rae looking to make a video of sailing on the pond to show pathway improvements in the park. No sailing due to the RR Done disgraceful state of the pond but IR welcome to film the pond as it stands if he wishes.AT knows Ian Rae. He already has photos on our web page. KS suggested using a drone to photograph walled garden, etc. MF owns a drone. The piers on the pond are dangerous, the banks are collapsing. RR reported issue to HSE, naming MkF and Shona McDougall as contacts. HSE informed that matter in hand by Mkf. MF stated that there are comments on paisley Legends fb page re the state of the pond. Other safety issues in the park include the use of electric MkF asap extension cable across the gravel car park with cars parking over the cable.

AOB No AOB

Nest meeting 9 October 2017 at 7pm at Rowantree café.