Tasty Hong Kong lunches and music for elderly people – bringing joy, culture, and friendship while tackling loneliness in our community.

We are looking to hold a Halloween and Xmas events. Every year we do community events and bring the families together with Halloween haunted mansion , pumpkin trails and recently started Halloween garden decorations with the winning family receiving a small participating gift. At Xmas we do the Xmas fayre, santas grotto, family movie nights, and the annual Xmas eve santa sleigh providing selection boxes for every child in the village.

The Committee aims to provide social events for residents of Vennel Gardens and wider community members to help reduce social isolation and enhance the health and wellbeing of our over 50's. The group has been active for over two years now and has over 50 members who have taken part in various social activities such as bus outings, live entertainment afternoons and lunch clubs.

Friends of Trindlemoss is a group made up of parents, family, carers and people with learning disabilities who access Trindlemoss Day Opportunities. The group was formed to fund raise and purchase new equipment, raise money for outings and let service users try new experiences for example a group went on a sailing ship and another group experienced a trip on the Seagull Trust barge. The group hold social events once a month within Trindlemoss Day opportunities.

We have been educating and entertaining the community for 50 years. We are looking for support for a 50th anniversary concert and social event to celebrate our community and legacy.

Crossing Together Toddlers was formed in March 2024 following the project being approached by two local new parents who felt there was a need for a group locally in Bourtreehill. The mums are now lead participants along with our Mission Pioneer in running the weekly sessions on Tuesday mornings for 2 hours at the Relief Mission Centre. The group quickly reached capacity of 40 babies/toddlers who attend with at least one adult per child. The sessions are free to ensure it is accessible to all.

Castlepark Community Garden Project is situated in Castlepark at the back of Castlepark Community Centre. The project is looked after and run by Catlepark centre. The project is run by people with learning disabilities who look after the garden and maintain the grounds round the centre by litter picking and keeping the garden open to the public and keeping the garden clean and tidy. The volunteers who work in the garden also volunteer in the cafe and the older people lunch club every Tuesday.

Our group, Irvine without Incinerators, wishes to monitor air quality in Irvine, to reassure worried locals that the Waste Incinerator at Oldhall West is not producing more than permitted levels of pollutants, in particularly NO2( nitrous dioxide). We propose to use the funding to pay for an appropriate monitioring machine.