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

We would like to develop our sporting skills by buying a range of sporting equipment and having training from qualified fitness instructors. To relax we would also like to have some TV/ movie nights in the centre which we need a television for. We would also like arts & crafts activities and party nights with food.

Funding requested: £1000

Tv- £150 Arts and crafts - £100 Sports equipment - £100 Food for party nights - £100 Sports instructors - £550

Total - £1000

We would use the funding to take all the Pegasus group members on a trip to Blair Drummond Safari Park. This would be a real boost to the mental health and wellbeing of all the group members and provide an opportunity that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford. Going away on trips allows the group to bond closer together and link up with each other.

Funds requested: £1000

Bus cost - £550  Blair Drummond Tickets - £450  Total - £1000

We would like the funding to buy supplies such as wool and material to make fidget muffs as well as fidget blankets/ aprons to give out to local nursing homes and vulnerable people. The group works in partnership with Woodland View Hospital and have links with vulnerable elderly people in the community who benefit from the items we make.

Funds requested: £600

Wool (various) - £200 100g ball, £3.58 200g ball, £9.99 300g ball, £11.60

Material (various) - £400 £34.18 per metre  £6.99 per metre  £25.36 per metre 

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.

After the success of last years information day with over 200 people attending we would like to hold another information day for over 55's in the community and tell them about the activities and services they can access in their area. We want to inform about the voluntary sector opportunities including specialised groups eg Age Scotland, Dementia Scotland etc. We want to provide entertainment and refreshments. 

Funds requested: £1000

Hall Hire £150, Catering £400, Entertainment (2 hours musician's) £200, Publicity Materials £250

"EXPLORING THE ISLANDS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE"  Our project involves two outings one to Arran and one to Millport. Some of the family's that we work with have never been out of our local community.   We want to explore nature and wildlife on our doorstep so that before and after the outings we will work every Monday night on our findings and make vision boards on both islands that we can then share with the local community.  

Funds requested: £999

TRIP 1 - ARRAN  Boat £262.50 Train £94.50 Food £120.00

Trip 2  Millport  Boat £112.50 Train £139.50 Food £120.00 Bikes £150.00

We are looking for funding to help our boys purchase a new training kit along with funds to arrange a day out for all the team. Some parents cannot afford to pay for their child to attend a day out with their team mates 

Funds requested: £700

Training kit 500 Day out 200 Total 700

Our project is to teach basic life support (CPR) skills to people from across Irvine at events where we engage with the public and from our base at the beach park. We already do this in a limited capacity using CPR training dolls, but we would like to buy 20 sets so that we can teach bigger groups and take it into school.

Funds requested: £1000

BHF Push Call Rescue kit - £534.60 x 2 Total - £1000 (plus £69.70 contribution)