The funding will be used to support families who are struggling to pay the monthly fees for their children due to financial constraints.  Our monthly fees are minimal and the only reason we able do this is because of the volunteer coaches, however we are aware of families who are heavily impacted by the increase in the cost of living.  Therefore, this money will be used to take the pressure off identified families as we do not want any child to be excluded from having access to being part of a team and keeping fit mentally and physically.   

Requested Amount: £1000

£300 towards subsidising or fully purchasing football kit for struggling families.  £700 covering or part covering monthly fees for identified families. 

We are seeking funding to pay for expedition equipment for our pupils (predominately our deprived/ disadvantaged young people) to use not only during DofE Expeditions, but during some Physical, Skills and Residential sectional activities too. We currently have a small supply of equipment that participants have access to, but with an increase in disadvantaged young people attending our group and our existing kit becoming redundant after constant use, we require a large number of additional items. Equipment items for running DofE sessions can include outdoor equipment (tents, walking boots, sleeping bags, etc.) and expedition food (our journeys can last up to 5 days in duration - food costs are a struggle for many of our participants, particularly the ones who obtain free school meals.

Requested Amount: £1000

DofE Expedition equipment (e.g. tents, walking boots, waterproof jackets) - £1000

We’re continuing to develop our community garden which after a year of development now has raised beds for food-growing for the Village Larder. Our social gardeners successfully grew food from a pop-up for the larder last year whilst developing the community garden. Growing food together is educational, brings people together socially to exercise outdoors. Growing for the larder encourages community engagement and purpose, it provides a source of healthy produce for people on lower incomes. Developing other areas of the garden to provide a restful, communal green space will encourage more volunteer-engagement,and is good for mental and physical health. 

Amount requested: £1,000

Hedgerow plants & shrubs £200  Tools& Equipment £200 Publicity £200 Hammocks & benches £300 Bulbs & wildflowers £50 Security £50  

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

Arran Pride would like to hold six movie events that highlight, inform and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ using the Community Theatre in Lamlash. Building community, supporting wellbeing and delivering cultural and lifestyle information to aide understanding and build on both acceptance and social cohesion. We hope to offer free seats to young people and have already engaged with members of Arran Youth Foundation the curated collection of movies. Each movie event will cost over £550 and hope to secure funding to help underpin our own fundraising.

So far we have raised £1152 towards this idea with other fundraising still to be undertaken.

Amount Requested: £400

 600 Theatre Hire   600 Movie rental/licence 1200 Equipment hire (projector etc)

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

We are looking to run an event for the Bourtreehill Area and wider community of Irvine to bring together the vulnerable and those in poverty who are struggling under the current financial crisis. We will provide them with food, heating and entertainment. At the event we will give them advice on where they can get help and sign post them.

Funds requested: £450

Food £300 Entertainment £150