Ardrossan Community Association Whitlees
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Three Towns
We would like to put on cooking classes. Providing meals as everyone was cooking in their houses. Now most of them do not do it so we would like to bring back classes for families to cook together then have a meal together, then an activity each week. We will give families couples and single parents bringing everyone together and play an activity. We would also give them food from the larder which the funding from this would go towards. We would also let the kids take the lead on some seeks to build their confidence.
Requested Amount: £1000
Let money for Hall & Kitchen - £100 Food Costs - £700 Activities - £200
25 Group Royal Observer Corps Association
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast
We are located next to stage 12 of the Ayrshire Coastal Path above the Meigle at Skelmorlie and some 3 miles North of Largs. The path is a single council maintained tarmac road. The project is to provide free use of our toilet facility and hot/cold drinks to any person be it individual, family or organised group as a means of promoting an active life style using this path for physical exercise, improvement in mental health and appreciation of the stunning coastal and hill scenery. We are open on Sundays from April to September 2023 other days/times by special request.
Requested amount: £800
Maintenance and servicing of our Groundhog welfare unit which contains toilet and mess room: £500 Provision of consumables: £300 Total cost - £800
Irvine Old Parish Church
2023-02-13 • No comments • • 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
Take Time Families
2023-02-02 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Kilwinning
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
Largs Viking Festival
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast
We would like involve the community and public in traditional living history/craft workshops. The money would be used by the Largs Viking festival to have traditional workshops for all groups and ages. The reenactors of the Largs Viking Village have their own living history topics and are skilled in the ways of demonstrating, making and creating traditional crafts. We would use the money to buy in materials so that the public can then take part and learn how to make and take home crafts
Amount requested: £800
We will use the money to buy raw materials as below to enable the public make the following crafts for free. The cost of the materials to buy the below would be £800.00
NATURAL TEXTILES Weaving, natural dyeing, carding, spinning. Taking raw wool and turning it into a textile or spinning flax for linen.
WOODWORK Learning about wood, what kinds are better for working with. Using a laith and having a go at carving, making a simple bowl or spoon.
BASKET WEAVING Using willow to make simple fish shapes and be shown how to make baskets and other useful items.
LEATHER MAKING Learn how to make simple pouches and how to stamp into leather.
METAL WORK Have a go at simple blacksmithing with non ferrus metals.
BEE KEEPING Learn about bee keeping and make a simple beeswax candle.
COIN STRIKING Learn how coins were struck. Strike and keep your own coin.
RUNES Learn about the runes, what they were used for and make your own lucky charm.
JEWELLERY MAKING Make a simple Thors hammer for luck.
CLAY Make your own pottery.
Skelmorlie youth group
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast Arts and Culture
The funding will allow us to buy much needed resources for the group. This would encourage more young people attend and tackle social isolation in this rural village which has a massive effect on mental health and contributes to stress, anxiety.
By purchasing new resources will encourage members of the group to continue to attend as well as attracting new members, to participate in calming activities to tackle and combat any stress and anxiety they may be feeling.
We are looking to reduce the young peoples stress and anxiety in the locality as well as promoting diversity and social inclusion.
Amount requested : £400
10 pack blank canvas boards 20x20 cm. £11.42 each x 5 £ 57.10 Scola artmix, readymix paint. 12 x 600ml bottles. £25 each x 2 £ 50.00 professional paint brush set of 12 brushes £8 each x 10 £ 80.00 10 pcs paint tray pallets. £8 each x 2 £ 16.00 Nbeads 20pcs plastic paint cups, non spill £ 13.69 120 colour pencil art set (zip up set) £25.00 each x 4 £100.00 Mindful Patterns colouring book £6 each x 5 £ 30.00 Colour Therapy Mandalas. £4.50 each x 5 £ 23.50 Xerox copier paper recycled, 2500 sheets. £ 29.65
Total £399.94
Springside Youth Group
2023-02-13 • No comments • • 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
Millport Town Hall
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast Arts and Culture
We wish to purchase some Art materials. One of our aims is for activities within the Town Hall to be all inclusive and to provide a central and welcoming space to enhance social well being and cohesion. Problems of isolation and stress will be alleviated and if we are able to reduce our costs using funded materials problems of financial constraints will not prevent some who might otherwise not be able to benefit.
Amount requested: £400
Desk top easels £176.98 Canvas Boards £26.38 Acrylic Paints £186.99 Sketching pencils and sharpener. £9.96
Ardrossan Winton Rovers Youth Academy
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Three Towns
We would like to organise a free community open day at Ardrossan Winton Park for ALL families within the local community during the Summer Holidays. The event will have an inflatable assault course, bouncy castle, bubble soccer, sports day themed event etc. Entry and participation will be free for everyone and will bring families together to enjoy some quality time together whilst promoting social inclusion, health and well being.
Requested Amount: £1000
Bubble soccer £400 Inflatable assault course + inflatable package £600
Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee
2023-02-13 • No comments • • 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