The project seeks to provide visitors with a more informative and easier accessed display of the chair in which Robert Burns sat while in an Irvine bookshop. This will illustrate the central role of William Templeton, the bookseller, in the development of Robert Burns from apprentice flax dresser to world famous published poet.

Santa's needs a new home and a trip down Memory Lane. Bourtreehill and Broomlands community Association (BABCA) would like to apply for funding for to hold a Sixties and Seventies evening next Valentines with food and to give Santa's Grotto a makeover and offer a free activity at Christmas for children good or naughty to visit Santa in his new home at the annual Christmas Fayre and receive a pressie free of charge.

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.

Springside Parent Council are aware of the importance of a full belly in the morning to aid the learning and concentration of our children. It would be our intention to provide breakfast baskets to the school weekly from which children can help themselves from.

Irvine Horticultural Society put on the annual Marymass Flower Show and we are seeking funding to help run the Marymass Flower Show 2025 along with some introduction to horticulture sessions.

Providing a safe environment for children and their families to grow and evolve with providing breakfast and play equipment

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.