Garnock Rugby Club
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Garnock Valley
Garnock Rugby Club provides year-round rugby to children and adults. Our application is two-fold. We’d like to continue to support our players development regardless of the weather and seek funding towards the costs of hiring local gym and Astro-turf facilities thus ensuring they can enjoy rugby regardless of the weather and ground conditions. We’d also like to be able to provide healthy, low-cost snacks and foods to our junior players and opponents. During these economically challenging times, Garnock prides itself in providing low-cost physical activity. Providing food options after games will also ensure equal access to free food for all.
Funds requested: £1000
Hire of facilities £500 Provision of healthy foods and snacks £500 £1000 total requested
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.
Arran Kayak Club
2023-02-16 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Arran
We are a small kayak club open to all ages. We want to encourage youngsters but remove some financial constraints to young people gaining qualifications by the Club being able to offer payments towards course costs. In some instances being able to offer payments towards kit will make the sport more attainable. Handheld VHF radios and PLBs can be expensive, but a vital resource to the Club to ensure everyone's safety when out on longer trips.
Amount Requested: £766
Radios x 2 - £200 each (£400) Towlines x 2 - £58 each (£116) PLB - £250
Isle of Arran Music School
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Arran Arts and Culture
The project would use to the money to continue develop the tuition for students and hopefully provide more tuition for more pupils on the island.
Amount Requested £400
£400 - Tutor Costs
Dementia Friendly Largs
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast
We would like to purchase 8 Robotic pets ( dogs or cats) to distribute to people living at home with Dementia. Research and anecdotal evidence show that robotic pets helps people living with Dementia on multiple levels. 1 A reduction in anxiety, agitation, stress, and depression and an enhanced sense of wellbeing 2 Improved social interaction and communication with family /caregivers. 3 The ability to self-soothe with a safe activity that does not require close supervision. 4 The resurrection of happy memories of former beloved pets, or other times that gave them pleasures 5 Reduction in the need for anti-psychotic medication.
Amount requested: £1,000
Robotic Dogs Joy for All B9108 companion golden pup on Amazon £124.60 x 4 = £498.40 Robotic cat Joy for all A7594 orange tabby on Amazon £124 x4 = £496
Haus of Seisay
2023-02-24 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Irvine
This money how go towards our mental health and well being mentors, these mentors work with the young people to promote positive roles model for our care experienced young people. This type of training will empower our learner to feel that they can achieve and have opportunities just like there peers. Some mentors have lived in experience. These are postive role models for our learners.
Amount Requested: £1000
mental health and well being service £1000
Largs Community Council
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast
In Town Environment Group A) Enhance existing Community Garden (corner of Gogoside Road / Irvine Road) purchasing additional summer plants and Seasonal Event Features which have been enormous success in past year (Easter Bunny, Halloween Witch, Christmas Tree with Frosty the Snowman) With Larger Christmas tree and lighting feature as well as additions ie Santa's Sleigh and Reindeer B) Litter Campaign (phase 2) Phase1 now complete with over half the Town's shops displaying "Emoji" circular litter poster (circa 40 posters left for distribution April'23) as well as 2No 1.0m dia signs within Largs Academy refectory. Phase 2 production of 10-12 Large Scale posters for distribution at highly visible locations throughout Largs : entrance to School Campus, public parks, Vikingar, Barrfields and Prom (relevant consents being attained with assistance from NAC)
Amount requested: 1,000
Community Garden : Plants & Seasonal displays (including Large X/Mas tree) Plants £120 Seasonal Displays £180 Litter Campaign : 450 diam "Emoji" Litter Posters Foamex signs £30 x 6 = £180 Metal signs £100 x 5 = £500 Overall Total £1,000
Events Arran
2023-02-13 • No comments • • Official position 1 • Arran
Santa’s Sparkle is an annual event which heralds the start of the festive season on the Island. Beginning with Santa’s arrival by boat and his parade to the High School, we have a day of music performed by local musicians of all disciplines, a market of local crafters, lots of fun activities for children, food, drink and of course, an opportunity to meet Santa. The day ends with a Jack Frost lantern walk, with lanterns made by children during the day and then the lighting of the Christmas tree and fireworks.
We are also applying for the Arts & Culture PB
Amount Requested: £1000
Fireworks £500 Advertising £264 Venue hire £739 Presents from Santa £415 Santa’s Grotto and Decorations £100
Largs Camera Club
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Official position 1 • North Coast Arts and Culture
A laptop would be great for our club of about 25 members. We welcome anyone over 18 interested in photography, regardless of skill level. Meeting on a monthly basis we enjoy helping each other make the most of our cameras. A laptop would allow us to have Zoom calls with guest speakers, cutting down on fees and travel expenses, but still allowing us to meet in our relaxed fun loving way, whilst learning about different styles of photography. A laptop could be used to learn post editing skills letting us turn our images from being good ones to fantastic ones.
Amount requested: £399
A Laptop. £399.00 (application is based on the cost of a suitable specification of laptop from recognised retailers)
Over Sixties Tuesday Club
2023-02-08 • No comments • • Connected Communities • Garnock Valley
We would like to be able to go on days out as a group without it costing any of the members too much money and be able to provide them with a meal on the day. We would also like to be able have people into give us talks on different subjects.
Funds requested: £1000
£800 on bus and the meal & the £200 on bingo prizes for the year.