Dedicated Young Sports Leaders attend a number of programme and island wide events throughout the year, undertaking a number of roles such as refereeing/umpiring, leading workshops, setting equipment up for events etc. Before this is possible, it’s important for our leaders to access training off-island, free of charge or at a reduced cost. We also feel it’s important for the group of leaders to be recognisable to staff and participants, as well providing a sense of community for the groups of Leaders.

We would require financial support to purchase t-shirts and support with transport costs.

• £10 per t shirt (20 young people)
• Embroidery £4 per item
• Travel costs, 3 training courses £720 (boat ticket £4.60 per leader, average bus cost £150)

S1-S6 young people have the opportunity to compete against mainland football teams (in North Ayrshire and beyond). An important opportunity for island youngsters to play access competitive competition off the island. Boys and girls teams from the Isle of Arran will travel to the mainland to compete in various competitive tournaments and friendlies. Young people from Arran rarely get the opportunity to play competitive sport, due to the lack of teams on the Isle of Arran, as well as the challenges of travel. We’d be delighted offer this again to our young people of Arran, impacting over 60 players.

To be able to do this, we’d need financial support for the following –

Transport costs

boat £4.60 per person (16 in a team) total = £73.60

bus average £150 per trip

4 trips per year (1 for each team)

Equipment (bibs/balls/cones/kit) - £100

Over 70 young people from across all seven primaries on the island come together to participate on a Monday afternoon for P1-3s and a Wednesday afternoon for P4-7s at a multi-sports club, where pupils participate in a variety of sports. It’s important for youngsters to engage with peers of a similar age, which doesn't always happen . This is a chance for youngsters to build relationships from different villages, which also prepares the young people for transition into secondary school.

There are a number of costs to make this possible –

Transport costs (taxi for pupils from further afield) - £500

Equipment (balls, bibs, cones, general sporting equipment) - £500

We have had a very successful year with delivering weekly training to approximately 25 children.  We have also just held our 3rd inter-school tournament and are looking at taking a team to competition with other schools and clubs on the mainland.  We need equipment to allow us to particpate and we are looking for funding for helmets.  These are priced at £65 each and we would require 10 of these.

Helmets £65.00 eachx 10= £650

The aim is to allow all P1 to P7 children (approx 60 children in total) to attend a block of x4 swimming lessons at Auchrannie Resort, Brodick.

Swimming lessons; approx £4 per child per class Total £960

Lamlash primary school children will require a return bus trip to from Lamlash Primary to Auchrannie, Brodick and back for each class. Cost per bus trip, per class is approx £90

The Faculty of Support staff at Arran High School are looking to improve resources for our most in-need students.

The department are looking to replenish their supply of small fidget toys and tactile activities in order to support students who need help to emotionally regulate. 

The department also wish to create a hygeine station for students to use, to include items such as deoderant, wipes and clean underwear, for students to be able to use should they need.

£100 - assorted fidget toys, kinaesthetic sand, puzzles and games

£200 - toiletries - toothbrushes and paste, wash cloths, soap, body wash, deoderant, wet wipes, underwear, socks

We would like to train another volunteer MTB leader.  As a Scottish Cycling affiliated club there are strict qualifications required in order to volunteer as a leader.  We need another leader in order to meet the needs of our growing membership.  We need to cater for multiple ability groups and continue our popular girls only night.  Arran High School Mounytain Bike Club is an award winning after school club based on the Isle of Arran.  Recently we have opened Dyemill Bike Park, a family friendly cycling.  We have noticed an increae in demand for spaces on our regular and frequent after school rides which are year round, term time.

£260      British Cycling BMBLA Level 2 leader training

£150      British Cycling BMBLA Level 2 leader assessment

£190       2 day outdoor first aid

£25         Sport Scotland CWPS

£475      Expenses.  Two return trips to Aviemore from Arran with three night’s accommodation budget (anticipated more than this)