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Arran Churches Together (ACT) Food Bank

No comments Arran Churches Together Food Bank Arran

<p>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&nbsp;very important and can be a problem, particularly in rural communities. The food bank&nbsp;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&nbsp;the foodbank&nbsp;</p> <p>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&nbsp; 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&nbsp;this fund very quickly.</p>

£1,000
Cafe Solace at Bridgend Community Centre

Cafe Solace Kilbirnie and Kilbirnie and Glengarnock Community Association

No comments CafeSolaceKilbirnie UK Shared Prosperity Fund PB

<p>Cafe Solace Kilbirnie and Kilbirnie and Glengarnock Community Association are starting a community garden where the food grown will be used to make our low cost, nutritious meals at the community centre, we are also looking to install security cameras and install addional parking facillities.</p>

£5,000
3TFM

Radio Studio improvements

No comments 3tfm Three Towns

<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>

£670
Raising Community Spirits

Older and Wiser

No comments Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club Three Towns

<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>

£1,000
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Hayocks Tenants and Residents Association (HTARA) - Community Skip Project

No comments Hayocks TARA Three Towns

<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>

£946
Proposed site layout

Largs Green Futures

No comments LGF North Coast

<p>To provide growing spaces around Largs for people who live and work in Largs to grow their own&nbsp;food&nbsp;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&nbsp;requiring little or no upkeep and maintenance by their users once in place. The project&#39;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.</p>

£1,000
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Random acts of kindness

No comments Dana Milligan Kilwinning

<p>We are looking for funding to help with buying some clothes rails and storage boxes as well as doing some repairs on our van we need to line the inside and put a new floor down&nbsp;</p> <p>&pound;168 for 4 clothes rails</p> <p>&pound;128 for storage boxes&nbsp;</p> <p>&pound;704 for van repairs&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

£1,000

Pipe Band Practice

No comments arranmusicschool Arran

<p>We are looking to fund our pipe band practices for our project for the year. We currently have a weekly pipe band practice as part of our charity each week which currently involved around 25-30 pupils of the Isle of Arran Music School. This entails the pipe band practicing for upcoming contests, events and concerts that happen all over Scotland. In these weekly band practices they learn many differnent skills for life including team working, working out new problems, time management, leadership.&nbsp;</p>

£1,000
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Makin' Chat

1 comment ellieswanston1999 Three Towns

<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>

£1,000
Laguna 14/12 bandsaw

New bandsaw for Harbourside Men's Shed, Irvine

No comments The Secretary Irvine

<p>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.</p>

£1,000