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DCERA Growing Community

2023-09-08 2 comments DCERA Irvine

DCERA (Dundonald Crescent Estate Residents Association) was set up in 2022 to help develop and grow our community within the beautiful Auchengate area of North Ayrshire. Dundonald Crescent will be known by many, by the previous name, Dundonald Camp, or as “The old military houses” near the Paper Mill. We are working closely with North Ayrshire Council and the surrounding communities to establish our estate with a brand-new identity. Over a decade has passed since the M.O.D sold the estate and now is the time to see the place where we call home flourish and evolve into a desirable place to stay.

£1,000

Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee

2023-09-07 No comments Vennel Gardens Entertainment Committee Irvine

Vennel Gardens Enterainment Committee aims to provide Vennel Gardens Residents and Community members with the opportunity to take part in trips, lunches and entertainment such as live performances within Vennel Gardens engagement hub. After successfully securing PB funding last time, the group have delivered fantastic trips, lunches and many live entertainment performances. Many new friends have been made and created a fun social club that so many are benefiting from.  Even the local doctors surgery are signposting people with dementia to our club.

£890

Arran Kayak Club

2023-09-07 1 comment Arran Kayak Club Arran

The Club is looking to enhance the quality of the equipment offered to Club members.  The understanding is that better, more modern equipment brings about more efficient technique as the equipment will be lighter, and so allowing the particpants to have effortlessly more fun.

£1,000

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

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

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

Stevenston North Christmas Cracker

2023-09-08 No comments Stevenston North Community Association Three Towns

Stevenston North Community Assocation would like to offer all residents the opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate the joy and fun of Christmas without the worry of expense.  To achieve this we would like to offer a Christmas movie night with a meal prior to the film and snacks and drinks during the film.

£1,000

Arran Churches Together (ACT) Food Bank

2023-08-28 No comments Arran Churches Together Food Bank Arran

Arran Churches Together Food Bank was set up in 2011 when a concerned resident made a local minister aware that a local family had struggled to put food on the table during the Christmas period. No-one should experience food or fuel poverty however there are more than 2,000 foodbanks across the UK supporting those in need. Our foodbank on Arran provides emergency food for local people who require additional support. The Arran foodbank is independent and requires no referral - anonimity and dignity are very important and can be a problem, particularly in rural communities. The food bank can be accessed in the vestibule of Brodick Church which is open 24/7. The ACT Foodbank is the only foodbank on Arran. Our island can be a costly place to live - lack of affordable housing pushes many families into private lets which can be costly; there is no mains gas on the island, homes are heated by electricity, oil, wood or coal; food shopping is done at either local village shops or Co-op supermarket, there is no option to shop in budget supermarkets. We are aware that in recent times, there are families on Arran with people in employment having to use the foodbank  Our local supermarket displays a basket for collection of donated long life food items - these are collected by volunteers who use them to keep the food bank shelves, at Brodick Church, well stocked. Although the Arran community continue to be generous with  donations, the volunteers often have to buy food to keep things topped up. Money used for these shops is taken from a fund made up of monetary donations from local individuals and organisations. However the increased cost of food shopping, means we are going through this fund very quickly.

£1,000

Community Resilience Defib

2023-09-06 No comments Coastwatch Scotland - Irvine Irvine

We would like funding to purchase a new defibrillator to assist with our community resilience volunteer programme. Volunteers will learn how to use it, developing their skills and building confidence.

£1,000

Our senior band competing on stage in Perth.

Irvine and Dreghorn Brass - help us get digital and buy some instruments!

2023-09-07 No comments Kelda McMichael Irvine

We are a community brass band with c.100 players of all ages. We wish to buy musical instruments to help us expand and a printer / scanner to help us digitise our extensive music library.

£1,000

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