Community centres, sports pavilions and Johnstone's much-loved bandstand are in line for a share of £1 million under plans going before Renfrewshire councillors next week.
The report sets out how an existing council fund would be spent on improving council-owned buildings, with one aim being to get them into good enough shape for community groups to take on through community asset transfers.
Where the money would go
Ralston Sports Centre and Bishopton Pavilion are each down for £150,000. Falcon Day Centre and Beechwood Community Centre would get £100,000 each, Hunterhill Community Centre £90,000, Brediland Community Centre £60,000 and Cartside Community Centre £40,000.
There's also £75,000 earmarked for the former Longcroft Children's Home, £10,000 for Johnstone Bandstand in Houston Square, and £35,000 to remove an old pavilion and containers for Social Work Justice.
Around £190,000 of the total has already been allocated or committed to smaller upgrades at Lochwinnoch Annexe, Howwood Village Hall, Glenburn Resource Centre and Beechwood Community Centre.
The pot combines £800,000 set aside in February 2025 with a further £200,000 for sports pavilions agreed in February 2026.
Council keeps hold of the purse strings
The report notes that work at Bishopton Pavilion will cost more than its £150,000 share, so extra council capital funding for repairs and replacement will be added.
Council officers will oversee the work, agree priorities with the groups involved and handle the invoices, rather than handing the money over for groups to spend themselves. Some projects could move quickly, but planning and tendering mean part of the funding may run into the 2027/28 financial year.
The Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board is being asked to note the programme when it meets on Wednesday 4 November.
Image: Bandstand, Houston Square, Johnstone. Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (geograph.org.uk 3632486).