Funding for uniform costs and also to support members attend a National Youth Brass Band of Scotland residential course,
Description
We are a community youth brass band based in Dreghorn. Our youth brass band plays at various events each year e.g. community concerts, school events, festivals, Christmas carolling. We also provide free or low cost after school music lessons and equipment for young people. We have c. 45 members in our groups. Young people who participate in our bands and our audiences obtain mental well-being and educational and personal development benefits from musical activity.
Our members come from schools all over North Ayrshire (we have c. 10 schools represented).
Any funding obtained would go towards our uniform costs and supporting attendance and National Youth Brass Band of Scotland courses.
Our young people have yellow hoodies which identifies us at concerts and festivals and gives us an identity and encourages team behaviours. Although we pass hoodies down we need to replenish the sweatshirts regularly as they wear out and young people grow. We are requesting funds for 25 hoodies to replace worn out ones and replenish stocks.
Several of our young people are members of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS). We actively encourage participation as it supports musical and personal development. The band provides a small subsidy for members attending of the residential summer course each year. The courses last one week and are expensive. In 2024 we had 7 young people attend the course and the band provided a £100 subsidy, however parents / families provided most of the cost. We hope to increase attendees in 2025 (we are estimating 8) and we’d like to provide a larger subsidy and also remove finance as a barrier to any young person attending. Part of the requested amount will go towards our subsidy fund for attendees.
NYBBS residential course has master classes, small group practice and full band rehearsals to provide the opportunity for some serious music making for the students while ‘extra curricular’ events take place too. Culminating in an end of course concert. Almost 200 students took part during 2024 and we’d love to increase the North Ayrshire representation.
Costs breakdown :
Uniform - hoodies 25 @ £18 = £450
NYBBS attendee subsidy 8 @ £60 = £480
Total £930
Additional NYBBS subsidy costs to be provided from band funds / other fundraising.
Location: Although based in Dreghorn (KA11 4AQ), Irvine we have members from all over North Ayrshire and also perform all over the local authority area.
Proposed on behalf of: Irvine and Dreghorn Youth Brass Band. We are part of Irvine and Dreghorn Brass charity however this Youth band is limited to young people aged 8 - 25 and the youth band performs as an entity in its own right and is registered as a band with Scottish Brass Band Association. Irvine and Dreghorn Brass will host the bank account for these funds. We also receive a Creative Scotland grant for teaching children and these funds are segregated and restricted by Irvine and Dreghorn Brass for youth work.
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