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Eligible applications: Irvine

Total budget £35,347

Pegasus ASN Group

No comments Castlepark community centre Irvine

Our Pegasus group provides a space for people with additional support needs and their carers to come together and have some respite in a group environment. We would like the funding to run 2 bus trips over the next year.

£1,000

Pathway into Music

No comments Music@Wellwood Irvine

Music@Wellwood organises educational events, aimed mainly at Senior School pupils, and concerts which are open to all members of the community. In conjunction with North Ayrshire Council Music Services, Music@Wellwood wishes to organise a Vocal Masterclass for young people from across North Ayrshire. Those participating would receive guidance, technical advice and possible progression pathways into music in conjunction with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

£475
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Barnardo's - Improving Wellbeing Through the Creative Arts

No comments Fiona Irvine

Working alongside a local artist we will run two groups in the Irvine area focusing on improving mental health and wellbeing through the use of creative arts. One group (5 sessions) will be for Kinship carers and 5 Kinship family sessions.

£1,000

Castlepark Community Garden

No comments Castlepark community centre Irvine

We would like funding to replace our shed which was destroyed by vandals, this will allow us to restart community growing initiatives and horticulture projects.

£880
Megan's Space

Parent Wellbeing and Health Event

No comments Rob Copeland Irvine

We are a North Ayrshire based mental health charity that supports children and young people to rediscover hope and happiness through theraputic interventions. We intend to run a session for parents of young people that we support to promote physical and mental wellbeing. The Parent Wellbeing and Health Event will be open to adults and parents of young children.

£1,000

The Canny Crafters Group

No comments NACAdmin Irvine

A sewing and crafting group, offering lessons in crochet, sewing and repurposing old materials into new creations. Perfect for learning new skills and fostering creativity in a friendly setting.

£686
School Visits to Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum

Primary Schools’ Education Programme: Irvine Burns Club

No comments John Murdoch Irvine

1. Annually, during January and February Irvine Burns Club invites local primary school Primary 6 pupils (450 in 2024) to Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum to learn about the life of Burns and the pivotal role Irvine played encouraging him to develop as a poet. 2. By entering a “Champion of Champion” event, Primary Schools demonstrate their pupils’ reading and speaking skills, boosting their self-confidence and fostering an appreciation of the Scots language.

£1,000
Some members of Irvine Camera Club

Photography for Everyone

1 comment IrvineCameraClub Irvine

Irvine Camera Club will host public photography walks in North Ayrshire, providing photographic help and advice (artistic and practical) to anyone who attends. We will follow this up with a Photography Competition open to enter to anyone residing in North Ayrshire. We will judge the competition and award prizes to the winners. As a result of this work, we propose to curate an exhibition of the best images at the Harbour Arts Centre (HAC)

£1,000
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Feed our Community

No comments Choices Community Shop Irvine

Choices Community Shop is a community food project set up by volunteers in the community to provide food with dignity to those in need. The funding will be used to help reduce the impact of poverty within the community based on individual needs. Our Community Shop has capacity to support approximately 100 households per week but with over 400 registered, many have to wait. This grant will allow for more households to be able to get support when they need it by getting access as required.

£1,000
Eglinton Park Path Stewards PPE

Eglinton Park Path Stewards

No comments Eglinton Park Path Stewards Irvine

Formed in 2022 and constituted earlier this year, we are a group of volunteers who survey the core path network in Eglinton Country Park and identify problem areas affecting accessibility. We primarily improve paths where there is flooding and cut back branches and bushes along borders to help make paths accessible for all park users.

£995