We are planning two events this year. Our 1st being (Coronation / Segdoun Crowning) and a 2nd Event (Christmas Lights/Festival). This is to encourage the full community to come together aiming to increase community well-being and positive mental-health. Our Segdoune Crowing is a historic annual event in Kilwinning that motivates our town on an annual basis to come together. This year we are celebrating the Kings Coronation on the same day encouraging people in the community to join in and have fun. Our Christmas Event this year will be a light switch-on event encouraging the community to come together. 

Amount Requested: £1000

£320. First Aiders £300. Security £100. Signs and advertising £280. Entertainment including outfits for Royal Party

This money would allow us to expand the resources and information we can offer to families involved. It would give us the opportunity to bring in external partners to share further information and benefit mental and wellbeing in households. It would allow us to provide more meaningful and relevant activities funding new resources. It would also give families an option to choose different topics where we could pull supportive services in to holistically support the whole family. This will promote positive and healthy wellbeing whilst promoting peer support within the community. 

Amount Requested: £1000

Food and drinks for families: £100 External partners £400 Child activity resources: £250 Parent resources: £250  

At this time we run Woodwynds wee shoap and Woodys community diner. These are to provide low cost hot food as a heat hub and a community shop which provides groceries including fresh meat and fruit. We wish to continue to provide food and essential items for residents tackling food poverty.

Amount Requested:£1000

Fresh fruit £500 over 5 weeks Freshmeat and pastry £500 over 5 weeks  

Young people have highlighted concerns over the current Poverty Crisis and the impact this is having on their Health and Wellbeing and other young people and families in the local community.  The plan is to introduce a shop area within the school to provide ease of access for young people to collect a range of items (toiletries and clothing ie- tights, socks etc) for themselves and their families which they will need due the current economic crisis.

Amount Requested: £1000

£500 on toiletries such as deodorant, shampoo and toothpaste  £500 on Clothing – basic school wear and other items such as socks, tee-shirts and jackets.

The school will match anything that we raise to enhance the available resources for the young people to access,  there will be no charge to the young people and their families as this is to help provide items that is necessary for health and wellbeing during the current cost of living crisis

We would like to host 2 free events in 2023 for the local community, an Easter Egg hunt & a Santas Grotto. This will be an excellent way of bringing the allotment community & our local community together & showcasing what is achievable on our site, perhaps encouraging individuals to join our waiting list, whilst providing free family fun. the grant would be used to purchase Easter treats, Santa present, decorations, crafts & outdoor games.

Requested Amount: £1000

£500 Easter treats & Santa Gifts £100 Easter & Christmas crafts £250 decorations split between two events £150 outdoor games  

KSC – Youth Football Section would like £1000 towards the provision of essential equipment for our 17 young football teams.

Our football kit/ football-boot exchange ensures equipment is recycled. As any parent knows, the cost of kit, particularly football-boots is expensive. Our young people grow so fast, new boots are sometimes purchased and replaced several times a season. 

By continuing to offer an equipment exchange, used boots & kit will continue to be stored and available to individuals and teams that need them thus keeping overall costs down. This positive and proactive approach from us helps to combat poverty and inequality.   

Amount Requested: £1000

Sports Equipment - £1000

We would like to work with the local food hubs to either remove the financial barrier for 250 Kilwinning residents to access the service or to supply food stocks to the value of £1000 equally between both hubs.

Amount Requested: £1000

We will supply either £500 in value of food items to both food hubs, or we will supply each hub with £500 to mitigate the cost every service user has to access to service.  We would prefer the later option, however we are open to what ever the needs of each service has.

We try to celebrate annual events such as Easter, Christmas and ensure that older people have something to look forward to, feel involved and have somewhere to meet up with others. This helps wellbeing and improves mental health. Christmas can be a very lonely time for older people, especially if they live on their own and we would like to arrange a Christmas dinner with entertainment, where people can come together and enjoy a festive activity. 

Amount Requested: £895

Hall Hire - £45 Meal - £665 Toast - £95 Entertainment - £90