Redburn Youth Club members would like to have access to youth friendly activities and events and would like to attract new members so that more young people can experience the benefits of being part of this group. The group provide free refreshments, activities and events for young people, primarily from the Castlepark area, although this is not exclusive, young people from other areas are welcome to attend. The group would like to replenish dwindling resources so that those who attend can have the best experience without worrying about having to pay. Redburn Youth Group would like to be able to provide opportunities and activities that will help improve young people’s mental health and well-being, challenge poverty and provide a safe space for young people to be able to express themselves and be part of something that works for them. 

Costings for the resources are based on ideas discussed with young people and how activities could be delivered over the year. 

Vouchers to buys snacks and drinks for the sessions: £250.00.

Bounce Station Vouchers: £300.00. 20 sessions at £15.00 per session.

Arts and crafts equipment: £200.00. Colouring pens and pencils, card and paper, paints and brushes.

Indoor sports equipment: £150.00. Dodgeballs, badminton racquets and darts equipment.

Phone and tablet charging equipment: £100.00. Chargers, plugs and battery packs.

We are looking to do coaching in 8 primary and secondary schools over the winter months. We are kooking to spend 7 hours per school and get involved with 7 of them. This will involve lunch time or after school sessions, school visits to talk about the sport, do live sessions with them to try and obtain at least 5 girls per school would be our targets. This would involve an introduction to cricket, showing them the 3 parts to the game, batting, fielding, bowling breaking these down to allow the girls to pick up at least one of these skills and get their interest up. There will be drills, games and 1: 1 coaching to assist in this project. The costs to run these sessions will be £18.50 an hour for the 49 hours. This will include a mileage allowance, all equipment.

Since moving to 11s, game time is longer and the pitch size is bigger meaning that our weekly costs have risen.  This last year we are constantly coming up against financial barriers due to the rising costs of hiring pitches, referee costs, coaches training certificates and equipment.

The team have recently raised funding via sponsorship from local businesses and parental contribution to get new strips for the start of the season as the boys had all outgrown their kit.  All funding raised paid for the new kits for the boys. 

We are seeking funding to purchase new training kits, this will be shorts, tops and socks.  Funding is all sought for new equipment of balls, cones and training poles.  Having all the boys in the same kit promotes inclusion and uniformity. 

We seek this funding to ease the financial pressure on parents/carers who already contribute monthly to the team. 

Breakdown of costs;

16 training strips (shorts, top, socks) x £50.00        £800.00

Equipment (balls, cones, training poles)                    £200.00

Our project for the school is to promote health and well-being regardless of the Scottish weather or financial constraints.  We hope to provide outdoor equipment in order to facilitate sports programmes through volunteers during and after school.  In addition, we hope to provide a variety of exploration adventures within the community through means including planting trees, park runs, community litter picking, and nature walks.  Some of these acitvites already take place including exploring the local park by our early years children along with staff; however, this would be beneficial for the whole school community as studies have shown that being outdoors promote signifcant health benefits, including reducing stress, improving mood, better sleep, increasing serotonin, boosting vitamin D  production, stronger immunity, and greater physical activity. Additionally, spending time outdoors can boost creativity, enhance problem-solving skills, improve self-esteem, and foster stronger social connections. 

Some of the feedback from the children who have already taken part in a variety of these activities is as follows :

'I liked playing with the soft balls because I can shoot them into the hoops (basketball) better' - Aiden (Aged 9)

'The goal nets help me to score a goal - I like playing football' - (Luke aged 11)

'I didn't know that there were bugs in the park' (local play park) - (Chloe aged 4)

'Going for a walk was really fun, we saw lots of planes and cars' (Max aged 3)

Resources required

20 footballs Balls - £80.00

Football nets (£109.99 x 4) - £439.96

Skipping ropes (£49.99 x 3) - £149.97

Waterproof suits for children - £330.07

As these resources would assist in providing opportunities for children to improve their health and well-being, this also allows the opportunity for children and their families to attend with no cost to themselves.  Given the levels of deprivation in Irvine, over 40% of children attend St John Ogilvie Primary and Early Years (as per SIMD figures of 2024/25). Therefore, the opportunity to experience sports programmes, outdoor activities, as well as other extracurricular opportunities, is limited to some of the children due to difficulties such as income, employment, and health.  Therfore by providing opportunities which are free can ensure that all chidlren within St John Ogilivie offer a creative outlet for self-expression, improve discipline and resilience, and provide a positive space to have fun and relax away from academic pressures, ultimately contributing to their overall well-being and future success. 

Starlight Productions has been a dream of mine for a few years now. We are a very new group but are now ready to begin opening the group up by advertising and meeting weekly in a local space. We have been supported to create a committee and have written our constitution. 

I am very passionate about drama and dance and have already created the script for our first production. I already have other young people excited to start but I would like to open this out to others. Our first production will ayouth friendly version of the show the HEATHERS. 

We are a very new group and have started to look a fundraising for other shows to help buy materials and props but are looking for help with this fund to help get us started and known in the community. 

I really want to give young people like myself a space to come together, have fun and express themselves. I do not want to charge people to come to this group as I know this can be expensive for families and I dont want to stop people from coming. That is why we are applying for funding and will start fundraising events at the start of 2026.  To get started we are looking for £1000 to: 

1. help with hall costs in a local community centre for our first year. £10 per week for 52 weeks. - £520

2. Printing costs to advertise our group. - £50

3. Art materials to create a back drop & props & costumes. - £430

Thank you for considering my application. 

20 cadet x £35 = £700

5 volunteer staff x £35 = £175

Fuel Cost approx £150 - we have our on mini bus for travelling

25 x £10 per head for meal =£250

Total cost of Project = £1275

Duke of Edinburgh helps to develop young peoples' confidence and wilderness skills. It is an amazing opportunity which also encourages young people to volunteer in the local community as one of the four sections.

Last year 30 pupils participated in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and this year the number has nearly tripled to 85. The equipment we have has damage due to wear and tear adn also we do not have the quantitty needed to allow all of these young people to partcipate in the award. We are also aware that we live in an area of high deprivation and some young people would be unable to afford to buy the specific equipment needed to participate in the wilderness experience. 

We are looking for funding to give the experience to all young people as this would offer equity to all. 

Sleeping Bags- £85 x5= £425

Walking Boots £57.50 x 10= £575