At Ardrossan Academy, we host a variety of Extra-Curricular clubs and teams to ensure that every student has the opportunity to access sport. Our priority at each club is to provide an inclusive, safe and supportive environment where students can enhance their skills, build confidence and bring the community together. 

With the funding, we aim to purchase new kit and sports equipment for our extra-curricular programme. Proper kit and equipment will allow our students to perform and play to the best of their abilities, boost confidence and foster a sense of belonging at Ardrossan. 

Investing in new kits and equipment is not just about the gear, it's about investing in our students. Better equipment and kit will encourage regular particpation which promotes inclusivity, positive mental well-being, leadership and cost of living as it takes away the financial stress on families to provide kit for their kids. By resuing and sustaining kit we will also be providing support environmentally by lowering waste and conserving resources as the demand for kit will be reduced. 

Breakdown of the funding will look like the following:

- Dance Costumes @£15 x25= £375

- Dance Tops @£10 x10 = £100

- Dance Props = £100

- Football Winter Jackets @£25 x5 = £125

- Footballs Size 5 12 pack @£119.99 x2 = £240

To conclude, funding will greatly enhance the student expierience, we believe with your support, we can ensure that Ardrossan Academy has the necessary kit to offer extra-curriuclar opportunities to our students allowing them to enjoy the benefits of sport making a lasting positive impact on their lives and our community. 

Next Take’s goal is to unite young people by offering them a platform to express their personal opinions and share their experiences through the creative, technical, and social opportunities that filmmaking provides.

The film project runs weekly and has successfully brought together young people from various backgrounds and nationalities across North Ayrshire, including Ukrainian and Syrian refugees and young people with disabilities.

Offering young people this platform to share their stories and thoughts through the development and planning of a screenplay provides a valuable insight into the voice of a young person today.

We have found that a compelling story is the most effective way to convey the complex experiences, themes, and injustices that impact young people while also emotionally connecting with a wide audience.

Our previous short film project, titled “Different Ways”, has seen success in sharing the experiences of young Ukrainian refugees and local Scots through film screenings in North Ayrshire and Ukrainian schools, the Edinburgh Ukrainian club (AUGB), our official premiere, and a wider audience online.

Different Ways Short Film: https://youtu.be/VWmcIjTnC0Y?si=3wUBxcEm1Xbx5qrY

The positive feedback and enthusiasm from both the audience and our group highlights the potential for this project to grow. We are eager to collaborate, share more voices, and support one another to create a memorable and topical piece of work.

This funding would enable the positive progression of the film project, and we would greatly appreciate assistance for essential equipment and costs. The funds would cover catering (£130), transportation for cast and crew (£200), props and costumes (£160), location hire (£390), and lighting equipment (£120).

Find out more about what we do and our projects here:

https://www.youtube.com/@NextTakeFilm

https://www.facebook.com/nexttakefilm

https://www.instagram.com/nexttakefilm

Group of secondary age pupils who are expeirenced who come together monthly to discuss the things in care that affect them.  The time is also used to build friendships and develop new skill s like team building, event planning and much more. We are looking to use the funds to enable us to become a more established group and to buy resources that we can use to make stuff that help us stand out such as tshirts, badges ect.   Our main aim is to buy resources such as arts equipment and distraction tools that we can create a calming box for other care experienced young people in our locality/school that we can give out which also can include information on our group to let them know we are here for them but we would also include print out's that may be helpful to them in their care journey. 

We are a theatre and arts group [Scottish Registered Charity] who would like £1000 to deliver a series of accessible Theatre & Arts Masterclasses over Spring 2025 for children and young people in the Three Towns to build confidence in performance and communication, and promoting positive health and wellbeing in young people through social interactions and feeling a sense of learning and achievement.

After consultations with our current youth theatre participants, we have identified the need and want for further arts opportunities in the area that offer a professional level of training in a particular area of performance or artform, especially during school holidays. Our Masterclass series would offer a series of 2-hour long professional masterclasses for children and young people in areas like Clowning, Circus Skills, Mask Making and Performance, Musical Theatre. The workshops will improve skills and spark interests for our young people in specific artistic areas, promoting a variety of creative pathways, whilst having fun with like-minded peers in a non-judgmental, supported environment that is accessible for those on the poverty line. All masterclasses are provided at a subsidised low cost for participants - £2 per workshop - and payment plans can be discussed with participants if appropriate. It is our aim that this project will provide young people the opportunity to develop and enhance their confidence and skills while exploring new areas of experience. Young people will build upon creative performance and artistic skills in a way that they will feel confident seeking further education and training in this area should they choose. They will go away feeling a strong sense of achievement and community having spent time with like-minded peers and being treated as professionals by our established and experience freelance facilitators and staff.

Cost breakdown - 

Hall Hires = £326; Freelance Facilitators = £544; Marketing = 75; Travel/volunteer expenses = 50

Please note this is not the full cost of the project [which is £2000 total]. Other costs such as insurances, admin, materials, core staff etc will be met out of Triple Act reserves and will match the grant award.

Triple Act Theatre & Arts | Performing Arts & Creative Arts in Ayrshire

These cooking classes are important. statistics on poor eating habits in children or families, are only getting higher as well as obesity rates, the lack of nutritional education also means we can step in and offer guidance and first hand help for these families and kids

We will have a chef attend these sessions in our communiy cafe, we will provide all the utensils and take away food tubs and all ingrediants for these classes. 

• Project Goals:
  • Teach families how to cook quick and healthy meals.
  • Promote healthy eating habits and awareness of nutrition.
  • Encourage family bonding through shared cooking activities.
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• Project Activities: 
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  • Demonstrations of easy, nutritious meals.
  • Hands-on cooking experience for parents and children.
  • Education on nutrition, meal planning, and food budgeting.
• Fun friendly environment.