Helensburgh Community Council

01/06/2026

30/05/2026

🚒🔥 FIRE COVER REVIEW FINALLY RETURNS 🔥🚒

Remember the review into Scotland’s fire cover?

Remember packing the Victoria Halls?

Remember being told your views mattered?

📅 Due in 2025
📅 Delayed into 2026
🗳️ Scottish Parliament election comes and goes
📅 SFRS Board now due to decide on 22 June

Coincidence?

You decide.

Among the proposals is the downgrade of Helensburgh Fire Station to weekday daytime cover only. 😱

We’re told the on call system will fill the gap but it’s already strained and outdated. Freedom of Information request shows the on-call cover is low and is not coping

😡Many local people are not convinced.

😳Communities objected.

😬Staff objected.

🙄Campaigners objected.

🧑‍⚖️Strong evidence was presented.

🧑‍🚒Strong arguments were made.

🚒❌Yet the proposal remains on the table.

Now the Board will decide.

The questions many people are asking are simple:

❓Were local communities really heard?

❓Will the concerns raised by residents, firefighters and campaigners be reflected in the final decision?

👇 After all the delays, will local voices make a difference or be ignored?🚒🚒🚒

29/05/2026

More children are cycling to school than ever before in Scotland. 🚲

New Hands Up Scotland Survey data shows cycling has reached its highest level since the survey began in 2008, while active travel remains the most common way for pupils to get to school.

Walking, wheeling, cycling, scootering and skating are great ways for children and young people to build physical activity into their day, supporting health, wellbeing and independence.

But with walking rates continuing to fall, there is still more to do to ensure every child can travel to school safely and confidently.

Read the full findings 👉️ https://www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/our-blog/projects/hands-up-scotland-survey/

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28/05/2026

If you care about what happens in your community and would like to have a role in developing its future, you are invited to find out about becoming a community councillor. Nominations for community council elections open on June 5th 2026.

Community Council Elections are taking place for all Community Councils within the Argyll and Bute Area in August 2026.

28/05/2026

28/05/2026

Notice an issue in a Helensburgh Play Park? Then please report it on the Argyll and Bute Council website- whether its damage, safety related or other.

Street Search Please enter a street name below and then click the Street Lookup Button. From the list of streets that then appear select the one that you want and a map of the relevant area will appear. Click a point on the map to indicate the location of the issue. Street Name Select Street No resu...

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

The old fencing has finally been removed. Thanks to the council, scottish water or whoever removed it.

26/05/2026

Free community film screening in Cardross!
People’s Emergency Briefing
📍 Cardross Parish Church Hall, Station Road
🗓 Wed 3rd June 2026, 7.30pm
🎟 Free entry
🔞 16+ (or 12+ with parental permission)
Hosted by Cardross CAN. With thanks to ABCAN.
PS. The QR code is for more info. No need to book a seat!