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Ardeer Quarry Local Nature Reserve, with the proposed wetland outlined in blue.

Archaeological survey work in aid of wetland nature reserve creation

2023-09-09 No comments FRIENDS Three Towns

The money would fund archaeological work to oversee wetland creation at Ardeer Quarry LNR in Stevenston, making sure the project does not impact any undiscovered archaeological relics that might be there.

£318

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

Dalry Action Group

2023-09-16 No comments dalry action group Garnock Valley

At Dalry Action Group we are looking for funding to help replenish the christmas lights around our town. we like to hold an annual christmas light switch on where families from all the garnock valley can come and enjoy seeing our town lit up, with activities for the kids.

£1,000

Brass, Burns and Bairns

2023-09-14 No comments NAC Admin Connected Communities Garnock Valley

Easter extravaganza concert with "Brass Ban, Robert Burns and Bairns" to encourage an intergenerational group "on stage" and help improve health and wellbeing of the audience after winter. A major intergenerational event for Garnock Valley.

£1,000

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

Creative Recycling - Christmas Project

2023-09-14 No comments Creative Girls Three Towns

Who are we? Two local Girls from Stevenston in North Ayrshire who share a passion for recycling reclaimed items such as textiles and small household furnishings. We have set up this non-profit Social Enterprise to share our work with others. What do we do? We create items such as bags, pouffes’, quilts and much more using reclaimed clothes, bedding and scrap materials that are reusable. Why do we do it? We want to share our passion for what we do with people across our communities to share the fun learning and open up new ideas to people who may have never considered using a sewing machine or recycling reclaimed items. The benefits Learning new skills, being creative is relaxing and rewarding its helpful to the environment and its great fun!

£689

Family Fun at Redburn

2023-09-12 No comments Friends of Redburn Irvine

Friends of Redburn is a community group  based within Irvine, dedicated to providing recreational and social activities for all members in our local community.  We would like funding to help provide 2 family events next year. These would include an Easter Family Fun Day and a summer trip.

£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

Senior Citizens Over 50s Club (Hayocks Hall, Stevenston)

2023-09-05 No comments over50stevenston Three Towns

Senior citizens 50 plus club, all funds raised will go towards raffles, bus trips, and general well being of club members.

£1,000

New bandsaw for Harbourside Men's Shed, Irvine

2023-09-14 No comments The Secretary Irvine

As a community organisation and registered charity we provide facilities for men over the age of 18 years where they can socialise and take up new /continue with old hobbies. This helps with social isolation and also enables us to help the local community by making planters etc for local schools and private gardens. All of our products are much cheaper than commercial products as we do not charge for labour. Some of our power tools which were donated second hand are now coming to the end of their working life and we need to replace them bit by bit to continue with our projects.

£1,000

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