The group are requesting funding to host a series of family bingo evenings, movie nights and a celebration day for the King’s Coronation.  We would also like to provide at least one eight week family homework and cooking on a budget programme where families can come straight from school, get support with completing their children’s homework and then cook dinner together with a shared meal at the end of the programme which they have cooked together. These activities will promote a healthy and active life style as well as offering fun activities for all ages and improve community well being.

Funds requested: £1000

 £500  Food for Cooking On A Budget Programme,  10 sessions, 10 families x £5 per family  £400 For family events throughout the year including hire of mobile cinema, food, cost of lets, children's entertainment

"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 would like some funding to run discos for special occasions throughout the year and also enough to run a tuckshop at the discos to help raise funds for the group. These discos will be ticketed to keep track of numbers but will be free for any young people to attend. The discos have previously been very well attended and provide a great opportunity for young people from across Irvine to come together and meet up.

Funds requested: £1000

West Coast Castles Hire - £200 per disco x 4 community events = £800 Tuckshop materials (sweets, juice crisps etc) - £200

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

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

Our Menshed is working very successfully making much needed essential items for Community groups and individuals, as well as being a meeting place for men and aiding their mental health.  If we are awarded the maximum amount of £1,000 it would help us to upgrade machinery and tools, also helps us to install an air filtering system to filter and extract wood dust from machinery in our busy workshop

Funding requested: £1000

Air Filtering System £800 Upgrade machinery and tools £450