Irvine Meadow 2013s has a squad of 22.  The team train twice a week between The Circuit and Greenwood and play in the North Ayrshire Soccer Association league each Saturday, come rain, hail or shine! Our football team plays a huge role in supporting the well-being of all the children and families involved, from encouraging health and fitness, to promoting team-work and building long-lasting friendships.  

We are hoping to take the full squad to a tournament in Skegness in April 2025.  The squad are all born in 2013 and currently vary between age 10 and 11.  All will be 11 or 12 come the date of the tournament in April 2025.    As with many local clubs funding can be a main challenge.  We aim to keep the costs per month as low as possible for families, but the team still requires equipment, parks to train and play on and as we have now moved to 9 a-side, a referee for all games.  We have had some fantastic support from local businesses who have kindly sponsored their training kits and match-day strips.  

The squad are so excited to be attending a 3 day football tournament in England next year and we have been fundraising for this to try and reduce the cost to families.  Ideally, we would love it if we could provide the funding for each players accommodation costs - at a cost of £150 per player.  

We have successfully held a race night in which we made a profit of £923.00 and at the weekend we have a family yoga and polar dip event being held at Irvine beach and we are hoping to raise a further £300.00.  We will continue to hold some events over the coming months to raise as much money for the team as we can to further reduce the overall cost to families.  

As a team we are very conscious of each families financial position and would love to fully fund each players costs, to reduce the overall cost to each family.  This would be a massive help towards the whole trip.  A full breakdown of the tournament costs involved are detailed below.

We are applying for this grant of £1,000 which will be used to split between all the 22 players of the team.  Each players accommodation costs are £150.00 per person.  If successful, this grant will be split evenly between the players meaning they would get £45.45 towards their accommodation costs which would be fantastic. 

Tournament Cost - £189.00 (2 teams registered £94.50 per 9 a-side team)

Player Accommodation Cost - £3,300.00 (22 players x £150.00 per player based on basic caravan at Butlins Skegness)

Total Accommodation Costs for players and their families - £13,200 (22 players and their families x £600.00 based on basic caravan at Butlins Skegness)

Dreghorn Parent Council are very keen to enhance and develop additional opportunities and experiences for all the pupils at Dreghorn Primary. 

In March 2025 the school is putting on a performance of Annie this is a fantastic opportunity for all Primary 5 -7 pupils. 

There is always a buzz around school and with auditions and rehersals starting this week,  it's going to be an exciting 6 months. 

Through participation in Annie the children have the opportunity to develop their confidence. They will learn new skills in acting, singing, dancing, production, costume creation, make up and set design. So many options for as many children as possible to be involved in: a huge team effort. 

As they learn new skills they will improve their abilities and belief in themselves, a real chance to help nurture and support the wellbeing of our children. 

When asked about being part of the school show the children were bursting with enthusiasm. We were told " One of my favourite things to do is sing, it makes me feel happy" Another child said " I feel more confident in music and dancing so I am excited to show how good I can be because that doesn't always happen in class." 

Reflecting on a previous show one child remembered " Matilda was so fun and made me feel a real part of the school so I want to take part in the show again." 

We would like that same opportunity for lots of our children. Giving them the chance to fire up their imagination can be crucial in their development. We want to enhance their thinking, playing and learning. 

The £1000 budget will help fund many aspects of the production:  £250 for lighting, £250 for costumes, £250 for set design, and £250 for sound to name but a few of the costs incurred. 

The children are at the heart of the production raising their voices performing to a packed audience over 2 nights. Aswell as the on stage dramatics they will also be involved in advertising and programme production and children will select guests of honour to invite to their show. 

Due to the cost of living crisis many children do not have the same opportunities to attend expensive dance,drama and singing classes out with school. Our statistics show us that currently 71% of pupils in P5-7 reside within Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) levels 1-4. Therefore by supporting the show our aim is regardless of background and financial situation all pupils will have the opportunity to participate. 

We want as many of our children to say 

"The show is a big part of school life and its so fun" Singing and dancing help me feel happy and clear my head. I would love to have a part to build my confidence."

We really appreciate and value your assistance to help us support our stars of the show.