We are a community youth football team, who pride themselves on working hard to give children the opportunity to participate in football and be part of a team. The team has been established for 7 years. Our volunteer coaches have worked with the children since they were 4 years old. The team train at Kilwinning sports club twice a week and are currently playing in the top tier of the Ayrshire youth football league at 9 a side.

The young people of PRYDE - The Playz have decided that they want to upgrade the space so it is more welcoming and comfortable for them when they come into the space. They would like the funding to be put towards creating a chill-out/study space within the building. Which could be used all year round during groups, and a space to come to when they need a quiet space during their exam time.

We would like to keep our running costs at a minimum for our families, whilst providing the best experience for our Brownies. Our group enjoys arts & crafts and cooking skills, working towards badges. Each Brownie displays their badges to show off their interests and to encourage and help others to try new skills. Our trips and celebrations are costing more as expenses increase, and cost to register each child in Girlguiding. The grant would allow us to maintain our normal fees.

Supporting DDLS dancers aged 8–18 with competition costs so every young person, regardless of background, can represent Ayrshire and Scotland on a national stage.

We are youth group we go to each week in Skelmorlie Community Centre, we have 16-20 young people attend each week. This is free to young people to attend. This is a fabulous group where young people aged 11-15 years old. The young people interact fully and plan their sessions each week, this group gives the young people space to be themselves, to interact with others to have fun and to have an active choice in what happens within their group inspiring confidence and communication skills.

Each year, a number of activities are held during the Yuletide event for children and young people in the Village. This year, we are introducing extra activities outwith the Yuletide event. Next year, we intend to try and widen the experiences for children and young people as well as make more opportunities available to them.

Isle of Arran Music School’s Pipes and Drums Summer School 2026 offers young musicians four days of immersive workshops, band practice, and a final concert, boosting skills and teamwork on Arran