Heather Lodge is a not-for-profit holistic therapy centre which provides a wide range of indoor and outdoor therapies, often free of charge as a result of collaboration with local charity and statutory partners. In addition to three buildings which offer working space for therapists, we maintain and run an attractive garden, featuring work spaces, patios, raised growing beds, fruit trees, flower beds, a greenhouse, a fire pit and a woodland area. The garden has recently been enhanced for disability access with the benefit of external funding. Research shows that providing outdoor well-being activities can offer multiple health benefits, particularly reducing anxiety and depression. Heather Lodge CIC has received funding from the Scottish Government’s Mental Health and Well-being Fund during the last three years. Activities in the garden include fitness training, Qi Gong, mindfulness, Shinrin Yoku, therapeutic gardening,  a women’s drumming circle, and spiritual and social gatherings. Participants describe the value of the social contact which these activities give them. Increasingly the garden is in use by clients and members of the community for personal enjoyment and relaxation. We also encourage volunteering. For the last few years we have relied on a second-hand garden table, bench and chairs which were kindly donated by well-wishers but which have now reached the end of their useful life. We want to replace these with benches, a picnic table, and some suitable garden chairs, of pressure-treated wood with a ten-year guarantee. We intend to commission and/or purchase these from local craftspeople or businesses. Anticipated costs are as follows:  Picnic Table £375; 3-seat Bench £265; x2 Chairs £360; TOTAL £1000.

Sparcely populated rural area in the south end of the Isle of Arran.  This project will bring young and old people of the community together to celbrate and reminisceabout the positive impact that Kilmory SWI has made and cotinues to do so in providing a platform to bring people together in the one place for the benefit of the mental health and welbeing.  This will address social isolation and will be an inter-genrational inclusive event.

Decorations for event - £100

Purvey for event - £680

Celebratory cakes - one for children and one for adults - £60

Band - £160

We would spend the award on the provision of the lunch at the venue. We expect 100 guests and anticipate cost of £25.00 per head.

We are a constituted body, that has been providing outings and lunches for over 50 years, promoting community spirt , positive mental health and well being.

This project focuses on improving well-being though physical and mental exercise in a friendly and supportive environment. While we have a few games already, we are seeking to expand our library of age and mobility appropriate activities that promote physical movement and help our members maintain dexterity, movement and thinking skills. This also encourages team working and can be very competitive! We are supported in this by engaging  2 local practicioners for chair based yoga and relaxation/ sound bath therapies.  Our members have greatly enjoyed these and found great benefits in them. 

The associated costs of this are:

Arm chair yoga instructor: 1 session each quarter @ £60; total £240

Relaxation/ sound bath therapist: 1 session; total £60

Subscription to 'Golden Carers' respurce pack for activities, games etc; £50

Games and activities:

New Age Boccia set £175

Boccia targets to go with set: £104

High score wedge activity game: £145

Tabel Boccia and target board: £125

Portabel Cornhole game: £35

Traditional dominoes sets (2): £20

Trinimoes set: £24

total: £978