Ayrshire communities education and sport
2023-02-02 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Kilwinning
At this time we run Woodwynds wee shoap and Woodys community diner. These are to provide low cost hot food as a heat hub and a community shop which provides groceries including fresh meat and fruit. We wish to continue to provide food and essential items for residents tackling food poverty.
Amount Requested:£1000
Fresh fruit £500 over 5 weeks Freshmeat and pastry £500 over 5 weeks
ASN Parents & Kids (3 Towns)
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Three Towns
We are aiming to hire hayocks Hall x3 seperate hour long slots throughout each week, each group being for a different age range, filled with equipment that interests those with asn as well as being safe for them to use. Creating a calm environment where the kids can spend time with others similar to them without the noise and running around that other kids create. The place can be judgement free.
Requested Amount: £750
£600 on toys and equipment £150 on hall hire £100 tillware, coffee cups, teabags biscuits, kids cups etc
Kilwinning Litter Pickers
2023-02-16 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Kilwinning Arts and Culture
We would like to use the funding for designing promotional materials which would be appealing to a wide range of the community. These would take the form of banners and lamppost signage and would be created to encourage and inform our community.
It would emphasis on volunteer opportunities and highlight that it is everyone’s responsibility to care for the environment in their own doorstep.
Amount Requested: £240
Banners 80 Community lamppost signage 160
North Coast Youth Forum
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast
Working in partnership with Largs Community Council, we have developed a litter project. The youth forums involvement is to promote the project with signage within and around the school, tie pin badges for all pupils and litter picks involving the school. The Youth Forum will also be contacting local businesses to help with the promotion and offer pupils wearing the tie pins, a discount on items purchased from there shop.
Amount Requested: £1,000
Pin badges for pupils- 76p per badge x 1000 =£760 signage £240
Project Make Space
2023-02-14 • 2 comments • • Three Towns
This will be a project by young adults for young adults. It will bring them together in a safe space to work on technical/artistic ideas both individually and collaboratively. It will encourage participants to think creatively, discover new talents/skills and build confidence. The money would be used to purchase hardware, software, tools and equipment to facilitate this project in its early stages. Some ideas could possibly range from 3D design and printing to a world changing invention!
Laptop - £300 Subscriptions (including graphic design packages, etc) - £250 Tools & Materials (drills, crafting knives, soldering iron, glue gun) - £250 Safety Equipment including First Aid Kit (goggles, gloves, ear defenders, etc) - £100
Castlepark Knitting and Sewing Group
2023-02-13 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Irvine
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
The Garnock Valley Community Concert Band
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Garnock Valley Arts and Culture
We would use the funding to promote the band as we started back at the end of October 2022 after the break due to covid 19, it would be great to get some new players and to do so investment in advertising is needed as well as some music, and transport cost for competitions.
Funds requested: £400
New music £140. Approx. Transport £300 Approx. Advertising £60 Approx.
Garnock Campus Sports Council
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Garnock Valley
We are planning to run a 5-day trip with the Ocean Youth Trust for 10 young people who have had to overcome many difficulties in their life. An OYT Scotland voyage is genuinely a life changing experience. Their voyages help young people to discover their potential through the adventure of youth work on the waves. The OYT will spend time working with the young people to develop their leadership skills, self-confidence & teamwork as well as teaching them to sail a 70 foot yacht around the west coast of Scotland.
Funds requested: £1000
Total cost of trip = £7200 Early Booking Discount = £600 OYT Assisted Berth Fund = £3000 Tesco Community Fund = £2000 Locality PB Fund = £1000 Fundraising/GCSC Funds = £600 All money received from this fund would go towards the cost of the trip.
Let's Save Lives
2023-02-14 • No comments • • Three Towns
The project would be to expand our mental health group further to as many people who need our assistance and support. We would use the money for running costs of the project Such as letting of the hall, getting guest speakers in to speak to the group, running event days for the programme to promote positive mental health and wellbeing (mental health walks) Promotional materials - posters, tshirts, newspaper advertisements and training in counselling and bereavement support for volunteers
Requested Amount: £1000
Publicity 200 Hall lets 200 (6 months) Guest speakers 100 Trainimg for counselling services 500
Fullarton Community Association
2023-02-21 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Irvine
We wish to improve our community’s overall health and wellbeing. Providing practical support as individuals not only continue to try and recover from the Coronavirus pandemic but also now strive to navigate their way through new challenges arising from the current cost of living crisis.
Through facilitating monthly “Community Sunday Afternoon Get Togethers” we wish to provide free access to help tackle both food and fuel poverty, whilst at the same time offering opportunities for inclusive activities. These inclusive activities will help to address some of the social isolation issues that many vulnerable members of our community are currently experiencing.
Funding requested: £800 to contribute towards the cost of food and drinks provision at the Get Togethers