Estimated Price

£1,000

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Project Summary

We are residents of Saltcoats High Flats and meet on a weekly basis. We are an older community of people with a varying mobility needs and general abilities. Many of us live by ourselves. We created our afternoon club to foster community spirit, reduce isolation and help each other out. We would like to apply for funding to help with days out.

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Project Description

We would like to apply for funding to take the residents of Saltcoats High Flats on trips and outings throughout the year. As an older community of people with a range of mobility needs, many of us live by ourselves. We can go days without talking to people. The High Flats Afternoon Club brings us together with the common theme of living in the same buidling. 

We would like to be able to book some trips and days out but due to many different mobility needs, such as walking frames, sticks etc, we need accessible transport. Transport is very expensive and if we were to get £1000, we could use a varierty of taxis, minibus or small bus hires to take us on some days out. This will also allow us to organise mobility scooters and wheelchairs on location when out and about too.

£500 for transport costs

£500 for entrance fees, food and drink etc.

We were successful last year and one of the residents expressed her appreciation and said " this is the first time I have been out in years on my own without having to rely on my family". This made it all worthwhile. We managed a trip to Belfast to the Titanic Museum and this was the first time some of our members had left Scotland or been on a boat. Despite our ages, there are still lots of "firsts" to experience.

Last year were able to achieve all our trips on £800 but with rising costs, £1000 this will allow us to keep it free for all residents, many of whom live on a limited pension