We are requesting your support for our project aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of people in recovery from or affected by substance use. Our project will run from April 2023 to March 2024 and will involve a group of participants who will meet weekly to plan activities and excursions together. These activities will focus on visiting places of cultural and historical interest, and participants will be encouraged to keep a diary to record their experiences, reflections, and volunteer hours.

Travel expenses: This includes transportation costs for participants, such as bus or train fares to and from excursion destinations, with a budget allocation of £400.

Activity expenses: This includes costs for entry fees to cultural and historical attractions, lunch, equipment rentals, and any other expenses related to the activities planned for the project, with a budget allocation of £400.

Supplies and materials: This includes the cost of any supplies and materials required for the project, such as notebooks, cameras, and first-aid kits, with a budget allocation of £200.

Marketing and outreach: This includes the cost of promoting the project and attracting participants, such as printing flyers, creating posters, and advertising through social media, with a budget allocation of £100

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.  

During 2023 we aim to engage more with families and young people and to provide more opportunities for volunteering. We will provide free activity packs to young people who visit the Abbey Tower. This will promote fun inter-generational activities whilst encouraging civic pride and active citizenship. 

Amount Requested: £1000

Packs of coloured pencils - £250 Printed booklets A5, colour cover + 16 pages black and white - £350 100 x FB5 acid-free archive boxes    £400

We started a Warm Room in a very much underused hall. This is helping people save on their energy and food costs. We supply free hot drinks, snacks, filled rolls and homemade soup. People can enjoy various activities and company which helps with mental well-being and combating isolation. We have all age groups, from babies to pensioners, using the Warm Room.

Amount Requested: £1000

A Food Handling Course for all our volunteers - £250 Arts and crafts equipment - £100 Storage cupboards - £200 Water urn - £100 Food - £250 Clothing - £100

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