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Eligible applications: Irvine

Total budget £28,243

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Irvine Pipe Band

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

Irvine Pipe Band would like to get new equipment for training and uniforms for members of the band who are not able to afford their own equipment. The project will link people up from all walks of life including New Scots as well as others from across North Ayrshire who share a passion for Scottish music. The band provides an opportunity for people to boost their mental health and wellbeing by making new friends and taking up an instrument completely free of charge.

Funds requested: £1000

New communal instruments i.e. drums - £500 Hall let hire - £100 Uniforms for young people - £250 Tutoring from professionals - £150  Total - £1000

£1,000

Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

As a new starting committee we would like to apply for a budget for a trip, live entertainment at Vennel Gardens and purchase public liability insurance. 

Funds requested: £1000

Public Liability £140 Trip (Bus hire) £450 Entertainment (live performers) £410

£1,000

St John Ogilvie PTA

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

We would like to purchase an outdoor picnic bench and a further 2 buddy benches for the children to promote outdoor learning and play. The children will utilise this space for outdoor learning, eating outdoors and a time out  and buddy zone where children can go to enjoy some time alone or with their peers.

Funds requested: £1000

Bench - £395 x 2, picnic bench x £395 plus fittings.

£1,000
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LET'S LOOC @ THE HUB CIC (Let's Learn Outside Of the Classroom)

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

We would use this fantastic funding to buy gardening and growing resources for out Time Out Tuesdays Group (TOT) based at Redburn Community hub.  Our new TOT sessions will focus on using our local green spaces to grow fruit and vegetables and  allow people to link up and tackle post COVID social isolation. By growing and sharing our produce we will help tackle climate change, the Cost-of-Living crisis and promote healthy and active communities. TOT will promote positive MH&W by providing nature based activities for all ages with a focus on taking some time out, relaxing and recharge.

Funds requested: £1000

Soil/compost/bark - £300 Gardening Equipment and resources - £500 Seeds, plants, pots feed etc - £200  

£1,000
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Breakfast Club (Redburn CC)

2023-02-08  •  No comments  •  NAC ADMIN 2  •  Irvine

We would like funding to help continue the breakfast club over the next few months as previous funding has now come to an end. The breakfast club costs just over £100 per week to run, providing free breakfasts to 60-80 people every week it runs. This helps reduce the impact of the cost of living by allowing people to come to a warm safe space for food. It also helps link people up and improve mental health and wellbeing by bringing the community together.

Requested Amount: £1000

week x 10 weeks Total - £1000

Full breakdown of individual items available on request (bacon, eggs, slice, beans etc.)

£1,000

Redburn Monday Club

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

We would like to have mental health nights at the group where we get food in and spend time relaxing away from the stress of life and school. To develop our life skills, we would like to have mini cooking classes to allow us to make meals on a budget, but we need cookers to do this.

Funds requested: £1000

4 tabletop cookers - £640 Kitchen utensils - £50 Aprons £26 Baking trays, mixing bowls - £50 Food - £234 Total - £1000

£1,000

Marymass Festival Committee

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

At the last festival we provided a family zone on the moor to provide free activities to young people and families. This was a great success last year and we would love to be able to run it again this year. We would like to be able to provide free pancakes and toppings for people coming through as well as glitter tattoos for young people. In addition, we would like to hire extra activities such as inflatables and simulators to offer for free.

Funds requested: £1000

£150 - pancakes and toppings £100 - glitter tatoo resources  £750 - equipment hire (surf simulator, bouncy castle etc)

Total - £1000

£1,000

North Ayrshire Darts Academy

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

As our academy numbers grow substantially post COVID we are needing to replace our boards more often, these boards are very expensive and we go through a large amount throughout the year. We strongly believe that no child should go with out so we would like to purchase some darts that the youths can borrow whilst at the academy as well as more stems, flights, rings etc. We would also like to purchase some academy darts shirts for those that can't afford them so no child feels 'left out'.  

Funds requested: £700

Winmau Blade 6 dart boards £49.95 x 10= £499.50 NADA Dart shirt £20 x6-£120 Stems/Flights/Rings £80.50

£700

Springside Youth Group

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

We would like cooking lessons and to buy hobs and ingredients allowing us to  plan and cook a healthy menu promoting a healthy lifestyle with a focus on the rising cost of living.   We would like a themed party night where the young people can develop important social and life skills such as planning and budgeting.  The group is somewhere young people from the Springside area can come together each week and take part in fun activities, spending time with friends. We would also like to experience a new activity such as ski-ing at Newmilns Dry Ski Slope as well.

Funds requested: £1000

Kitchen equipment and cooking resources £600 Fun  / Themed nights £200 Ski Trip £200  

£1,000
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Irvine Old Parish Church

2023-02-13  •  No comments  •  NAC Admin  •  Connected Communities  •  Irvine

Working in 2022 with members of the congregation together with clients of Crossreach 's Umbrella Project and pupils from Glebe Primary School, we have created the framework of a community garden in what was an unused and overgrown space within our grounds at the rear of the church hall.

However, we now need to build on what was achieved last year and great raised plant beds to to allow the less able bodied to participate and create seating areas to allow for social interaction. 

Funds requested: £950

Timber to build the frames  approx. £250 Lining for the frames:           approx £80  (£8 per roll) Soil for frames:                     approx  £240  (£6 per pack of 50L) Bark for seating area            approx £180   (£8 per pack of 100L) Chairs & Tables                    approx  £200

£950