The aim of this project is to bring the community together to share movies, music and food to help improve community cohesion as well and mental health and wellbeing during the post New Year period.

Creative Recycling Limited is a community-focused social enterprise based in our new Sewing Emporium shop on Townhead Street, Stevenston. In our first year of opening, we’ve created an inspiring space where people of all ages and abilities can discover the joy of sewing. We deliver affordable, hands-on workshops that teach the basics of sewing while encouraging creativity through making unique, handmade items. We need support with marketing to help raise awareness to the local people about us.

We are launching a new project offering free and subsidised trips and activities for neurodivergent families and carers in the North Coast. Designed by our dedicated volunteers and members to improve wellbeing, community spirit, and promote financial inclusion. We have raised £900 to date and seek £1000 from the PB to help make our project a reality. Including animal handling sessions, family craft events, a trip to Culzean Castle, Edinburgh Zoo VIP lantern experience, and a carers lunch.

To support the funding or rehersals and replacements for instruments. Parts- £1000

We play an important role in reducing social isolation by providing a welcoming environment for individuals who are interested in nature and enjoy outdoor physical activity. We attract members from as far afield as Saltcoats.

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.

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.

Brodick Tennis Club seeks funding to be able to offer a programme of accessible tennis opportunities for everyone regardless of age, gender, background or ability on the Isle of Arran.