<p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="text-decoration:none">Mindful Makers reduces social isolation and builds emotional resilience and wellness via a trusted support network where people benefit from mindfulness and a shared enjoyment of creative activities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p>LifeLines is a group supported by Salcoats Link up team based in the Argylle Community Centre.</p> <p>The Launch of new Lifelines Digital Resource took place this month,&nbsp;&nbsp;raising awareness &amp; providing information on suicide prevention and support services. The group focus on finding local services to keep adding to this vital resouce and keeping it updated. They are looking to purchase promotional material and information banners and a gazebo.&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We aim to elevate and expand our Adult Drama group centred in the Three Towns, offering participants the opportunity to perform a devised performance in a local arts venue. </span></span></span></p>

<p>3TFM broadcasts programmes to the 3 Towns and beyond, from its base at the Frank Sweeney building in Ardrossan.&nbsp; We would like to upgrade some of our studio equipment to enable us to interview guests live on air, and to prerecord interviews.&nbsp; This would enable us&nbsp;to expand on our&nbsp;health and wellbeing output by producing more programmes containing&nbsp;health and wellbeing features with advice and information from local experts, and stories from local people.</p>

<p>The Function Suite, while forming part of the building at Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club is utilised in a totally separate manner. The Function Suite provides a Cafe, which provides meals to eat in or take away. The local Bridge, Whist, Fishing Clubs and British Legion Branch as well as the Visibly Impaired Group use it as their base. It is also used by the community for Birthdays, Weddings, Funerals etc</p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The HTAR are a group of voluteers who help promote&nbsp;the interests of residents in the area on matters concerning housing, the environment and the social and community life in the Hayocks area.</span></span></p>

<p>&nbsp;I would like to set up a social group for adults that meets regularly at the Ardrossan Church of the Nazarene. This will provide a space and time for people to relax, socialise and have a bit of fun.</p>

<p>Creating wellbeing cafes across North Ayrshire for people living iwth dementia and their unpaid carer to acess support and companionship.&nbsp;</p>