In conjunction with North Ayrshire Council Music Services, Music@Wellwood would organise a Strings Masterclass in 2026 with Donnie Deacon, a Lecturer of Violin, Viola and Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  Donnie Deacon can provide guidance, technical advice and possible progression pathways into music for young people taking part.

Opportunities such as this have proven to strengthen access to music within North Ayrshire with young musicians supporting community groups and continuing to work within the community and schools promoting music as a career path and as an important educational tool which can continue to be a lifetime benefit.

In addition to an afternoon Masterclass in the Wellwood Burns Centre & Music, the young people would be invited to attend an evening performance by Donnie Deacon in Wellwood.  

Provision of the afternoon Masterclass would cost £400.  Attendance of 10 young people (approx. number) at the evening performance in Wellwood would be £100.  Afternoon refreshments for the young people attending the afternoon Masterclass £30.  Any costs associated with the use of the Wellwood would be met by Music@Wellwood.  

The proposed plan would be to have playground games painted onto the tarmac in the playground such as Hop scotch, darts, target throwing, dance, duck duck goose, number lines and squares and Chess. help with gross motor skills through a radical method supporting all.

This would encourage literacy and numerousy learning through a fun and engaging way which would meet the needs of all children and support attainment.

We would also look to use some of the funds for play and sport equipment for the playground such as balls, parachutes, hula hoops among other games.

This would also support the health and wellbeing of our children when playing games and working together. This would be a radical way of encouraging creativity, imagination, social inclusion (sharing, working together), leadership skills developed through play. 

Springside is a very deprived area and we want what is best for our children, this grant would break a financial barrier and would give the children equal opportunities to develop their skills further outwith the classroom.   

Breakdown of cost

Paint and application £900

balls/hula hoops/ play equipment £100

The young people of Towerlands youth club would like some new sports equipment to add to our limited collection. New sports equipment would mean we can play new games and try new sports that arent as well known. This would encourage new and returning members to keep coming and share with their peers to grow our group as stailness in activities has taken a hit on our numbers. The next thing they asked for was a trip to bounce station. Towerlands is in the most deprived according to Scottish index of multiple depravation in income, education and unemployment. So a chance for fun days like this would severly boost mental health and encourge new members to join and build friendships. Lastly we would use the rest of the money to get vouchers to cover food and snacks that we would need for movie nights or cooking/baking.

Break down:

Sports equipment £500

Footballs, soft balls and basketballs £40 - Basket ball adjustable hoops £259.99 - Portable goals £19.99 - 4 in 1 games table (pool, football, hockey, table tennis) £147.99 - £30 Rackets and shuttlecocks.

Trip to bounce station 

At £15 per person we would like 30 tickets 

And lastly £50 for gift vouchers. 

If sucessfull we would like to purchase new dart boards and dart board surrounds. Over the years of playing and the amount of players the boards and surrounds have became wornout. This would allow us to continue with the group and young people can build on their skills. Due to the sucess of the academy we host Scottish ranking competitions throughout the year. New boards and surrounds will allow us to continue to host these games. Hosting these games create a great sense of achievement for the young people in the academey. It builds confidence, pride and accomplishment. Please see breakdown of costings below:

10 New Winmau triple core dartboards -  £79.95 x 10 = 799.50 10 New heavy duty dart board surrounds - £21.99 x9 = £197.91

Total - £997.41

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