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

Outside in all weathers.

2023-09-07 No comments St Luke's Early Years Class - Parent Council Kilwinning

We wish to purchase waterproof suits and footwear for all children in our Early Years as we want every child to have access to outdoors in all weathers.  Outdoor Learning enhances health and wellbeing and educational experiences.  It supports mental, emotional, physical and social development and allows children to thrive in a stimulating and natural environment.  Furthermore, accessing the outdoors supports the development of literacy and numeracy skills and enables them to be practised in a real and meaningful context.  To ensure all children have the opportunity to learn outdoors throughout the year, and that families are not impacted by the cost of wellies or waterproofs, we wish to provide these within the EYC.

£1,000

West Kilbride Yuletide

2023-09-14 No comments Deirdre Oakley North Coast

West Kilbride Yuletide is an annual event that brings members of the local Community together to celebrate the Christmas.  Yuletide 2022 was a great success and brought back a sense of Community togetherness following COVID. All activities are free therefore everyone can participate and feel included.  By providing free activities, it addresses poverty and inequality by making it accessible for everyone, which is important as we are going through a Cost of Living Crisis. The activities in this event will help to bring back the joy and happiness it brought to all members of the Community.  The knock-on effect of this will enhance the Health and Wellbeing of all generations. West Kilbride Yuletide is an excellent example of inter-generational working and breaks down several barriers that exist between generations and brings a sense of Community Cohesion and Community Spirit.

£1,000

Friends and Family of Watt Gardens

2023-09-13 No comments Watt Court Steering Group Garnock Valley

We have established a steering group made up of friends and family of residents, we hope to provide chances for residents get out of their houses make new firends and decrease social isolation.

Social Isolation

£1,000

Digitisation of Collections

2023-09-09 17 comments Largs Museum North Coast

Largs Museum has a wonderful collection of Art, Artifacts, Photographs and Postcards, many of which are over 100 years old.    It is important that these collections be digitized so they can be made readily available to the local community without placing any undue stress on the originals many of which are fragile.  All of the musuem's collections relate to our local heritage such as artifacts, events, people and places.   As an independent museum run by volunteers we are funded mainly by donations from visitors to the museum.

£985

Castlepark and Eglinton Community association

2023-09-14 No comments mdickie18 Irvine

Castlepark community association would like funding to run a Breakfast club in the centre for the nursery children and families this was done last term and was very successful, after a meeting with the Community Builder and Nursery it was highlighted that a number of children were not having breakfast before coming to nursery and we felt that there was a need so we would like funding to continue this for the next term.

£500

Recovery Rejoice - An Alcohol & Drug Free Celebration

2023-09-17 No comments cafesolaceirvine Irvine

After discussions with a number of individuals & organisations, we are seeking funding support to host a heartwarming and inclusive festive event aimed at individuals in recovery from addiction, offering them a safe and joyful space to celebrate Christmas and New Year without the influence of alcohol or drugs. For many in recovery, the holiday season can be a challenging and isolating time, often spent alone. Our event aims to change that narrative, bringing people together to share the spirit of the season in a supportive and nurturing environment. Through music, games, and activities that foster connection and friendship, we aspire to create lasting memories and a renewed sense of hope. This event will not only light up the holiday season for those who need it most but also reinforce the importance of recovery and community. With your support, we can make this festive season truly special, empowering individuals in recovery to embark on a brighter, healthier journey into the new year.

£680

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

Community Cook Class

2023-08-25 No comments Scott Wilson UK Shared Prosperity Fund PB

Radio City Association are working to provide cooking skills to combat the cost of living crisis. All participants are provided with free ingredients to prepare all meals and instructed with highly qualified and charismatic chef on basic cooking skills. We offer two levels of cooking class with one offering basic introduction for those who have no experience cooking and also a more intermediate class allowing for people with more experience cooking to prepare more cost effective meals. The cooking lessons offer a relaxed, fun and interactive environment, with participants learning how to prepare cost-effective fresh and healthy meals with new cooking skills, developing other skills including teamwork, and also providing a place for interaction and tackling isolation. We work with the George Steven Community hub in delivering the classes who opearte community meals service and wider food poverty alleviation.

£5,000

Post COVID regeneration/community involvement in Think About Plastic-Arran

2023-09-12 No comments ThinkAboutPlastic-Arran Arran

After leading Arran to be the first Scottish Community to gain 'plastic free' status by reducing plastic entering our sea TAP now seek to engage a wider community and those new to Arran to join together to reduce unnecessary plastic.

£439

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