Participatory budgeting

Skelmorlie Village Hub

2023-09-10 1 comment Bill Spiers North Coast

After confirming a demand we would like to create a community facility to help combat loneliness and isolation which is most prevalent in our older community. We would like to improve social interaction through an informal drop-in venue hosted in our Community Centre and run by volunteers in conjunction with the Community Association. The desire is to provide a weekly meeting place with soup and refreshments. The availability of such a facility becomes known quickly and encorages those more isolated to participate and develop new friendships.It also gives people the opportunity to better understand and hopefully participate in the other activities available in the centre, library and community. Also to help create any new and needed facilities. In a rural community people can become isolated because often travel is needed to participate in many activities in other facilities. Our aim is to tackle this inhibition by at least providing a local basic meeting facility that can be tailored to increase participation as demand is understood. Using this Village Hub approach we will try to encourage participation with the hope of providing other social, recreational, well-being and educational opportunities. This will provide the Community Association with a better understanding of the needs of the community to be used in our ongoing interaction with the North Ayrshire Council Officers.

£1,000

Children reading in Skelmorlie Community Garden

Skelmorlie Community Garden Little Library

2023-09-11 1 comment SCG2023 North Coast

The newly created Skelmorlie Community Garden space is looking beautiful. We would like to install a little library for book sharing in the community, to increase use of the garden.

£100

Party in the Park ( Dalry )

2023-09-07 No comments Allan UK Shared Prosperity Fund PB

We are looking for funding to help support the reintroduction of a yearly Gala Event  in Dalry Public Park as enjoyed by previous generations – this was recently encouraged by both the Queen`s Platinum Jubilee and King`s Coronation events, which were both greatly supported by the people of Dalry and the surrounding areas.

£5,000

Skelmorlie Secret Bunker Groundhog Welfare Unit.

2023-09-04 3 comments Secret Bunker North Coast

To replace the two temporary wooden pallets with a permanent aluminium non slip platform.

£960

Largs Green Futures

2023-09-17 No comments LGF North Coast

To provide growing spaces around Largs for people who live and work in Largs to grow their own food in a community environment. The project has secured land in two locations in Largs which will be transformed into much wanted and needed community growing areas. We expect to have access to at least one of the large growing areas by the New Year so the land can be made ready for the next growing season. With this is mind we want to make the gardens accessible and usable spaces for all and are seeking funding for raised beds requiring little or no upkeep and maintenance by their users once in place. The project's main outcomes are hoped to include supporting families grow fruit and vegetables for themselves and using surpluses to support the wider community through the food bank, a community larder or other community groups in the current cost of living crisis and for the future.

£1,000

First outing of the NATC for the Vision Impaired

North Ayrshire Tandem Cycling

2023-08-21 10 comments Andrew Lannigan Kilwinning

We are a newly esablished Tandem Cycling Group, set up to allow Vision Impaired people like myself, to get out and about on a Tandem Bike, together with a fully qualified Pilot. Being Vision Impaired does'nt mean  that you cant ride a bike. We are a relitivly new group base in Kilwinning, but are very open to members from  the All North Ayrshire area's. We are at the stage where we have a Constitution, proposed and seconded at our  first  AGM held on Tuesday 15th August 2023 where we openly elected a committee from 18 members.

£1,000

Community Garden

2023-09-17 1 comment Nathan Payne Three Towns

We are looking to redevelop our outdoor space into a community garden area with seating and raised beds to grow fruit and vegetables.

£931

Vennel Friends Discovery Group

2023-09-13 No comments Linda Buchanan Irvine

The Vennel Friends Discovery Group meet weekly in the Vennel Gardens Community Engagement Hub and helps older people come together to meet new people and try a whole host of activities.  Our group is open to anyone over the age of 50.  We participate in a wide range of activities that promote the health and wellbeing of our group members. The group provides a safe and welcoming place for older people to connect socially which helps to combat loneliness and isolation. We are applying for funding to enable our group members to experience the positive mental health and social benefits of going to the theatre and having afternoon tea in Glasgow.

£1,000

Place Woodland and Garnock Valley Carves

2023-09-18 No comments NAC Admin Connected Communities UK Shared Prosperity Fund PB

BOPNW and PWG agree to work in partnership where BOPNW can assist and manage any grant funding for the combined projects as Place Woodlands do not have a constitution or bank account.

£5,000

West Kilbride Community Council

2023-09-04 No comments WKCC North Coast

We need a lap top to ensure face to face meetings can be accessed by our community and local councillors through zoom

£950

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