Take our club members out in a day trip , pay for a bus and have a lovely meal 

Cost of bringing Co-operation Band to Garnock Valley: £1,000 (Standard concert fee); Guest Soloist: £100; Hire of Geisland Concert Hall for Gala Concert: £250; Production of  Concert Programmes anmd tickets: £80; Catering for Band, other performers, VIP guests and volunteers:(60  people X £3 = £180); Ticket Admin: £100; Parking Marshalls (4 X £20 = £80); 2 First Aiders: £50; provision of interval refreshments for audience: £100. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF GALA CONCERT: £1940

Our group provides a crucial role in reducing social isolation by providing a friendly welcome to those who enjoy physical exercise in an outdoor environment.  We attract members from Kilbirnie, Beith and as far afield as Saltcoats.  We are proud of our contribution to the regeneration of the park which is located on the site of the Glengarnock Iron and Steel Works, remnants of which can be seen to this day.  Our weekly workdays are opportunities for volunteers who share a love of the outdoors to connect with one another and strengthen community bonds; tasks have included planting trees, coppicing, creating paths and wildlife projects.

Lochshore Park is a newly created country park with a 5-kilometre tarred and hard-core path, designed for eventual use as a Saturday morning park run venue.  Our current project is to create a woodland trail through our “Enchanted Forest”.  To attract greater numbers to the park we would like to make this a magical experience for younger children with models and sculptures en route to a woodland glade with tree stump seats.

Over the winter months we intend to build bird and bat boxes and craft willow sculptures.  This will require the services of a willow weaving artist.  These activities will be open to the public with anything created by them free to be taken away.

We have secured funding to build a habitat for ground nesting bees, which will be a labour-intensive exercise.  However, many of the other projects we would like to tackle require expertise which none of us possess.  If awarded a Proportional Budgeting grant we would like to buy in support and training for our members.

Estimated Costs

Creation of Enchanted Forest    £197

Timber for bird boxes  £236

Free Public Classes  £325

Advertising  £240

Barrmill and District Community Association provide and organise recreational facilities for the community. We also manage the Barrmill Community Centre for the benefit of the community.

There are many activities organised and run by volunteers including carpet bowling, bingo and chit chat club on a weekly basis. Charity coffee mornings, Christmas Fairy Trails, an annual dog show and teddy bear's picnic have also been added to the range of events offered in recent years. There is also an annual garden competition for gardeners in the area.

Barrmill Conservaiton Group  which works in conjunction with Barrmill and Distriict Community Association provide weekly and monthly workdays to maintain the park 

Funding would show gratitude for all the time and effort the volunteers contribute to the assocation.