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Eligible applications: Irvine

Total budget £35,347

A school class enjoying helping keep Irvine clean and tidy.

Irvine Clean Up Crew School and Community Programme

No comments Irvine Clean Up Crew Irvine

Irvine Clean Up Crew are an established environmentally focussed community group. We want to raise our engagement with schools and community groups to help with our group’s goal of a litter free Irvine.

£1,000
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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
Vennel Bus Trip

Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee

No comments Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee Irvine

Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee aims to provide weekly social events for residents of Vennel Gardens Sheltered Housing and wider community members to help reduce social isolation and enhance health and well being. The group has been active for over a year now and has over 50 members who attend weekly activities such as lunch clubs, live entertainment and bingo afternoons.

£1,000

Castlepark Sewing Group

No comments Castlepark community centre Irvine

The aim of the knitting and sewing group is to make fidget muffs and fidget aprons/ blankets for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. These are helpful for local nursing homes such as Cumbrae Lodge who give these to residents to help keep them calm and occupied.

£1,000
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Castlepark Primary School Parent Council - After School Family Hub

No comments Castlepark Primary Parent Council Irvine

Castlepark Primary Parent Council are planning to run an after-school 'Family Hub'. We will run workshops with different themes each week, including ‘help with homework’ and ‘family fun’. A healthy meal or snack will also be provided. Our aim is to support family learning, engage with the local community and promote health and wellbeing. This will be free of charge to those who attend.

£1,000

Keeping the wheels turning

1 comment ITCC2024 Irvine

We provide free transport for cancer patients in around the Irvine and the North Ayrshire area

£1,000
Winning the League 2024

Irvine Sharks 2024-25

No comments irvine sharks Irvine

As planned the Irvine Sharks have established in their first year a senior men’s basketball team made up of members all approaching 40 or over. Many who had been inactive over the past years. This has led to a dramatic boost in members physical and mental health. The men’s team completed the season winning the Strathclyde Basketball League Division 3 18-0 and have received promotion to Division 2.

£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
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
3rd ward summer outing

3rd Ward Senior Citizens

No comments elza richards Irvine

We would like to have an afternoon tea for our members. All funds raised would go towards this. An award of £750 would be greatly appreciated.

£750