Funding to provide school celebrations all year at Pennyburn Primary, including a Santa’s Grotto, so every child can join in without high family cost

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.

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 first Carers focused Board to support young carers across North Ayrshire to share their lived experiences, meet other young carers and bring issues to national and local level to create active change for young carers within the area and make them more visible within the community. The Young Carers Champions Board represents the voices and experiences of young carers across North Ayrshire.

As a parent council, we work with the school to increase family engagement and create opportunities for our young people to get together outwith school times. We arrange discos, support with morning breakfast club and provide seasonal opportunities for our young people to have fun together. With rising costs, we're finding it more difficult to organise discos without asking families for a small donation. This fund would alleviate that pressure allowing the activities to go ahead this year.

The Duke of Edinburgh group is young people within Greenwood Academy who are completing the award. This funding will benefit the young people and the local community as they develop their interpersonal skills.