Members of the Star Project, Paisley Men’s Shed, a local charity that aims to tackle mental health issues and offers learning and skill sharing, received an early Christmas present of a brand new base to call home. 

This was all thanks to generous contractor, Cruden Building who, in partnership with Link Housing Association, responded to a cry for help from St Mirren Community Trust.

The Men’s Shed group, which meets at the Star Project, needed a new site and St Mirren Community Trust worked with them to help facilitate the move.   

Cruden Building are currently building 26 new affordable homes nearby at Abbey Quarter, on behalf of Link Housing Association.  

When they were contacted by St Mirren Community Trust to see if they could lend a hand, Cruden Building surprised the charity by providing and installing a welfare container free of charge.  The team also laid the foundations and paving and supplied the self-contained unit with its own generator power supply.

Allan Callaghan, Managing Director of Cruden Building said: "As with all of the projects that we carry out, it’s important that we give back to the local community – not just through providing local jobs for local people but also in leaving a lasting legacy on the local area.

"In this case it was our privilege to help this important project and see first-hand the real difference it’s made to the lives of this inspiring group of men."

Gayle Brannigan from St Mirren Community Trust helped facilitate the move. She said: "When I found out from the Star Project that the men needed a new home, we provided an area near the stadium for the project to use and I offered to try and source the welfare container for them. 

"It was beyond all of our wildest dreams that the team from Cruden, together with Link Housing would immediately respond to our cry for help and donate a substantial amount of time, resources and labour.  They really have given the men the best Christmas present they could have. 

"The new sheds are the perfect place for the men to meet and already they are making new friends and planning days out together.”

Peter Rae, Link Housing Association’s Community Investment Manager added: "Link is delighted to have partnered with Cruden to deliver this innovative and community-focused initiative.

"The Men’s Shed facility will provide a number of benefits for both the men who use the space and the wider community.  Link’s work on this project compliments our wider community investment strategy and the community-focused activities we undertake across our areas of operation."

St Mirren Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Greg Tansey.

Tansey put pen to paper on an 18 month deal shortly after being freed by fellow Premiership side Aberdeen today.

The thirty-year old started his career with Stockport County before heading north to the Highlands in the summer of 2011 to sign with Inverness Caley Thistle. A year later he headed south again for two seasons with Stevenage.

He returned to Inverness in 2014 where he would total 190 outings for Caley Thistle before signing for Aberdeen in the summer of 2017.

The delighted midfielder spoke to stmirren.com shortly after signing. He said: “I’m delighted to be here – it has been a bit of a hectic week. As soon as I heard the interest from St Mirren, I was keen to come down.

“I have played here many times for Inverness and I like the ground, the atmosphere and I know the club has got a great support. The training ground is top notch as well so it was a no-brainer for me.

“Now I am back fit and feeling good so it brilliant for me to have a fresh start and get my teeth into a new challenge. I think I needed a fresh start. Now I am fit and I appreciate being fit a lot more."

Greg is also keen to get on with the task ahead when the season resumes in a couple of week's time. He said: “I think we have got the squad to hit the ground running after the break – I wouldn’t have came here if I thought otherwise. We have a massive chance to kick on in the second half of the season and be looking at the teams above us in the league instead of behind us."

After a number of players leaving the club over the last week, manager Oran Kearney was pleased to bring in a fresh face to the squad. He said: “It has been quite a long transfer but to get to this point now and to have it done, we are delighted."

The manager said of Greg Tansey: “He brings a pedigree and experience. The fact that he has a huge amount of games behind him at this level and done fantastically well is brilliant.

“He has an enthusiasm and wants to be here, from day one in my chat with him, Greg has shown a great desire to come here. That is very important to me, I want someone that is up for the fight and that really wants to come here and kick on."

One of the key goals of St Mirren FC Community Trust is tackling obesity within Renfrewshire. We know that ‘movement is medicine’ and that’s why we are delighted to announce that the life changing programme, Football Fans in Training is returning for 2019-2020 here within the inspiring surroundings of St Mirren Park.

The SPFL Trust’s course runs for 13-weeks and differs to the normal “weight loss” programmes out there, offering advice and practical ways to make changes to your lifestyle and the best part....St Mirren fans can sign up now for free!

From good ideas about what and how much to eat, tips on changing your lifestyle, or introducing simple opportunities to exercise everyone can be a winner at FFIT.

The main aims of the programme are to:

* Feel better about yourself
* Become more active
* Lose weight & tone up
* Develop a healthier lifestyle
* Get fit & have more energy
* Improve your physical, mental & emotional wellbeing.

If you are a man or woman aged between 35-65 with a waist size of 38 inches or more, FFIT may be just the ticket to help you kick-off your new year with a new you and healthier lifestyle.

Every 90-minute session contains a different topic, which includes managing your alcohol consumption, understanding food labels and balancing your diet. There is also a physical component to each session. This can be a gentle walk, a circuit session with our fully trained, friendly and motivational coaching staff or a game of football.

FFIT is open to those who enjoy football and those who just want to make positive changes to their health. You do not need to be a supporter of St Mirren to take part in the course and more importantly you will make friends and have great fun!

To register your details for this FREE life improving course please email: Gayle.brannigan@stmirren.com or Call Gayle Brannigan on 0141 889 2558 before our closing date on January 21st

Thank you and #BeFFIT

Tickets will go on sale to Season Ticket holders tomorrow morning for the Ladbrokes Premiership match away to Celtic on 23rd January.

The tickets will be available to Season Ticket holders at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10:00am tomorrow (Wednesday 9th January).

Tickets are on sale to Season Ticket holders only – 1 per person.

The ticket prices as follows:

Full View

Adult - £28
Concession (13-15/Over 65) - £18
Under 13* - £10

Restricted View

Adult - £25
Concession - (13-15/Over 65) - £15
Under 13* - £10

* - Under 13s attending the match must be accompanied by an adult.

We have 5 Wheelchair/Carer tickets which can be purchased by contacting the Ticket Office direct at a cost of £10. Anyone requiring disabled parking must submit their names to the St Mirren Ticket Office by no later than 2:00pm on Friday 18th January.

Please note that the tickets must be purchased in advance – there will be no sales on the night of the game.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Ryan Edwards has returned to his parent club Hearts after his loan spell with the club.

Ryan came on loan from Tynecastle last autumn, making his St Mirren debut on 14th September in a Premiership match against Celtic.

The midfielder went on to make 14 appearances in the black and white stripes.

The club would like to thank Ryan for all his efforts while at St Mirren Football Club and wish him all the best for the future.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Alfie Jones has returned to Southampton following his loan spell at the club.

Alfie joined the Buddies on loan from the English Premier League side in August and made 15 appearances in his time at the black and white.

We would like to thank Alfie for his contributions in his time at Saints and wish him all the best in his future career.

A number of Saints favourites will take to the field as part of the team to take on a team of supporters on the new 4G pitch at the St Mirren Training Ground.

The match takes place on Sunday 3rd February 2019 and will see St Mirren manager Oran Kearney line-up alongside the likes of Jamie Langfield, Allan McManus, Andy Wesbter, Lee Mair, David Winnie, Burton O'Brien, Junior Mendes and more.

As well as playing against Saints favourites, the match will also be filmed by the analysis department so supporters can relive their best moments from the game. 

It's £175 to secure a place in the squad of 16 with all money raised from the event invested back into the St Mirren Youth Academy.

Places are extremely limited and available on a first-come-first-served. Over 18s only.

To book your place or find out more information, please email susan.mclellan@stmirren.com or call 0141-882-0925 (9am-3pm) 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Josh Heaton has joined English side Kidderminster Harriers on loan until the end of the season.

The defender joined Saints on a three-year deal in the summer from Darlington and has made two appearances for the Buddies.

Everyone at St Mirren would like to wish Josh all the best during his loan. 

St Mirren Football Club can announce that Adam Hammill has departed the club to join Scunthorpe following the expiry of his contract.

Adam joined St Mirren on a short-term deal in October and made 12 appearances scoring four times.

An opportunity has arisen for Adam closer to home and the midfielder goes with our best wishes.

The club would like to thank Adam for all his efforts during his time in Paisley and wish him all the best in his new opportunity.

Tickets are on sale for our William Hill Scottish Cup match against Alloa Athletic at the Simple Digital Arena on Saturday 19th January 2019.

Tickets, which are on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online, are priced at £17 for adults, £9 for over-65s and £4 for under 16s for Saints’ first match of the new year.

We are disappointed that we could not come to an agreement with Alloa for cheaper ticket prices.

We had wished to charge minimum prices, however, as per Scottish FA rules, both clubs have to agree on a price and if an agreement cannot be reached then charges which are normally made for regular fixtures of the home club apply so we had to agree to compromise.

The Buddies will be back following a three-week break as St Mirren Hall of Fame inductee Jim Goodwin brings his Alloa side to Paisley.

And with the January transfer window in full effect by the time the game comes around we expect a few new players in the squad so get your tickets now as we look to progress to the Fifth Round. 

Season ticket holders will have until January 11th to purchase their own seats after which time all seats will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.