Bishopton residents who are keen to make the village a brighter place are being urged to get involved with a new community group that is looking to raise cash for plants and soil.
Bonnie Bishopton - launched by Councillor James MacLaren and chairman Roy Cox - had a successful first outing where volunteers collected almost 50 bags of rubbish in just one morning.
But the group is now needing to raise £2,000 to buy topsoil for a patch of land next to the community centre car park.
Bishopton Community Council has already pledged a £500 donation and the group is hoping residents will be able to dig deep to further help the cause.
Mr Cox said: "The reaction we got when we were out was quite astonishing.
"There was about eight of us involved but about three times that amount of people stopped to speak to us so clearly there are people interested.
"We just need to raise some money now so we can buy some topsoil and then hopefully we will be able to start other projects going forward like putting up plants and Christmas lights."
The group was started after Mr Cox and Councillor MacLaren both became frustrated with how Bishopton looked.
Councillor MacLaren said cleaning up the community could help attract people to the area as it recovers from the coronavirus outbreak.
He said: “The first meet-up of Bonnie Bishopton was a fantastic success and showed what can be done when there is the will among volunteers to clean up their community.
“This sort of attitude is crucial as we rebuild our communities from the pandemic and encourage people to come and visit and live here.
“With a small group of volunteers, almost 50 bags of vegetation were collected. Just imagine how much more we can do with more people getting involved.
“You will be made more than welcome and I would encourage you to sign up if you want to do your bit to spruce up Bishopton.”
Anyone who wishes to make a donation to the cause is welcome to do so via the Bishopton Community Council or at the Co-op in Greenock Road.
David Woodrow, community council chairman, can be contacted by chair@bishoptoncouncil.com
And residents who are looking to keep in the loop about the next outing should contact either Mr Cox on 07768722757 or Councillor MacLaren on 07946999302.
