Roar - Connections For Life

26/08/2026

30/07/2026

🚗 Are you aged 60 or over and still driving?

The Scottish Government's Fitness to Drive Roadshow is visiting Paisley and Erskine this week, offering free information and advice to help older drivers stay safe, confident and independent on the road.

As we get older, things like our eyesight, reaction times and even some medications can affect our driving. The roadshow gives you the chance to speak to friendly experts, ask questions and find out about simple steps you can take to keep driving safely for longer.

There are no driving tests or assessments – just helpful advice in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

If you're nearby, why not pop along?

📍 Thursday 30 July
Piazza Shopping Centre, Paisley
🕙 10.00am – 4.00pm

📍 Friday 31 July
Caulders Garden Centre, Erskine
🕙 10.00am – 4.00pm

📍 Saturday 1 August
Caulders Garden Centre, Erskine
🕙 10.00am – 4.00pm

📍 Sunday 2 August
Caulders Garden Centre, Erskine
🕙 10.00am – 4.00pm

With more than 850,000 drivers aged 60+ on Scotland's roads, it's important that we all have the information and support we need to continue driving safely and confidently.

Please share this with anyone who may find it useful. 💙

22/07/2026

Yesterday, the Preventions & Interventions Team visited Roar - Connections For Life stronger together group at St Mirin's Church hall, Paisley to speak to the group about current scams and offer advice on how people can protect themselves.

From phone scams to email and text message phishing scams, investment scams, doorstep callers and the tactics used to trick people into parting with their hard earned cash.

Every conversation helps raise awareness and reduce the opportunities for fraudsters.

Thanks for the warm welcome.😊

For more information on scam and frauds visit https://orlo.uk/fwWvJ

To report a fraud contact Police Scotland's non urgent line on 101, in an emergency its 999.

Report scams to Advice Direct Scotland on 0808 164 6000.

21/07/2026

https://www.roarforlife.org/2026/07/21/summer-newsletter/

Our Summer Newsletter is now live! ☀️

If you’ve got five minutes and a cuppa, have a read to see what we’ve been up to over the last few months. From club updates and events to member stories and everything happening across Roar, there’s lots to catch up on!

Our Summer Newsletter is now live! ☀️ If you’ve got five minutes and a cuppa, have a read to see what we’ve been up to over the last few months. From club updates and events to member stories and everything happening across Roar, there’s lots to catch up on.

07/07/2026

We’re delighted to share that Roar Connections For Life has received a National Lottery Awards for All Scotland grant.

We’re incredibly grateful to the National Lottery and to everyone who plays, as this funding will support our groups across Renfrewshire.

The funding will help us bring the Commonwealth Games theme into our groups, giving members the opportunity to explore different cultures, share stories, try new activities and learn more about the countries and communities that make up the Commonwealth.

With Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026, this is a great opportunity to bring people together through conversation, creativity and connection.

Thank you to the National Lottery for supporting this work and helping us continue to create opportunities for older adults to stay connected and involved in their communities.

24/06/2026

Thank you so much to the Houston Inn for hosting our annual volunteer day out, a wonderful meal and good times spent with our volunteers, our volunteer co-ordinator Alex done a fantastic job pulling it all together.
Also a big thank you to the local business Candy Corner Scotland who provided us with the decorations free of charge.

Local businesses helping us out to reward our volunteers for all their hard work is community spirit at its finest. 💙

More pics to follow! 👀

18/06/2026

We are still in desperate need of befrienders. We have a waiting list of lonely older adults looking to welcome a volunteer into their homes for one hour a week for a cuppa and a chat. Please share this far and wide in the hope we can reach anyone who may be able to help us 🙏 🙏

14/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 West End lunch club running as usual tomorrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Bishopton Otago will however be off tomorrow, and most of our staff are working as normal. 💙

10/06/2026

🌟 Could You Help Shape the Future of Roar Connections For Life? 🌟

We are looking for a new Service User Board Member.

As a Board Member (Trustee), you will help guide the charity’s future, ensuring our services continue to make a positive difference for older people across Renfrewshire.

We are looking for someone who:
✅ Has experience of using our services - Must be a current service user.
✅ Wants to share their voice and lived experience
✅ Can help us understand what matters most to older people
✅ Is passionate about improving lives and strengthening communities

You do not need previous board experience. Full support and guidance will be provided.

By joining our Board, you will play an important role in shaping services, influencing decisions, and ensuring the voices of those we support are heard at the highest level.

If you would like to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.