Annually, P6 pupils and staff from all 12 local schools (498 in 2025) visit Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum to learn about Robert Burns and the role Irvine played in inspiring and encouraging Burns, the apprentice flax-dresser, to become Burns, the apprentice poet. The “Champion of Champions” verse speaking event allows primary pupils show their budding speaking skills, boosting their self-confidence and gain an appreciation of the Scots language.

The Gateside Parent Council are seeking support to fund seating, an outdoor bookcase and intergenerational projects to enhance our Community Garden, making it more accessible and welcoming for both the school and local community.

Redburn Youth Groups main aim is to provide a safe, warm, free and inclusive space within the Castlepark area of Irvine for young people aged from 10 - 25. The group provides activities and events that will tackle social isolation and loneliness, poverty and through participation hopefully improve physical and mental health and well-being. All activities and events are free for all participants.

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.

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.

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.

To provide an end-of-year fun day for all children within school to enjoy, promoting fun, engagement, and well-being through active play with various equipment.