<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Newly established girls under 14&#39;s team at Ardeer Thistle.&nbsp; Offering opportunities for girls to access football and sport at a grassroots level whilst developing confidence, team building, mental and physical wellbeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Throughout the year, a mulit-sports club runs for P5-P7 youngsters across all 7 primaries on the Isle of Arran. A great way to build relationships with pupils from a variety of schools, preparing youngsters for high school.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are a girl-guiding unit for girls aged 14-18. The group currently consists of nine girls who have been dedicated to girl guiding since they were 5 years old. The girls follow a programme of skill-builder badges in themes such as camping, communication and first aid. Our programme of interest badges, skill builders and awards support these young women to try new things, travel the world and develop skills across our six themes. Many of the girls are young leaders for local rainbows and brownies and are working on building their CVs for their future careers. Rangers is about taking the lead and finding new challenges.&nbsp;It can be seen as a rare sight to see young people engaged in helping their community and we wish to continue seeking opportunities to help the girls grow. This group of girls have excelled as role models to the young girl-guiding community from helping with trips to inspiring them to be themselves. The girls have been allowed to advocate for the issues in the world around them and educate future generations. This is only possible with funding to develop these ambitious and driven&nbsp;young women. </span></span></p>

<p>tables for arts and crafts tents for wild camping chopping boards and portable gas cookers for cooking skills</p>

<p>Kilmory Primary School&nbsp;are looking to replace their well-loved and utterly exhausted wendy house.&nbsp; As the Parent Council we helped fund the first one many years ago, and our parents have maintained it and repaired it for as long as possible, but sadly it is just too tired to continue. This space is used for discovery and free-play time for students during their outdoor learning, as well as their breaks. It is&nbsp;also a space where peer reading, quiet reading and class story times are enjoyed by the students. It provides an alternative learning space and congregating point for the students to re-group during their outdoor learning sessions, where a wee bit of respite from the weather can be had!&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eglinton Growers Allotments would like to apply for funds to host two free events for the local community , an Easter Egg Hunt and a Santas Grotto in 2024. This will be an excellent way of bringing the community and the allotments together and show casing what is available on our site whilst providing free famility fun, invaluable in a cost of living crisis. 2023&#39;a Easter egg hunt was an amazing success with the event providing free Easter treats for 100 children (check out our FB page photos of the joyful photos of the children taking part).&nbsp;and a&nbsp;&nbsp;Xmas event due to take place in Dec 20223.</p> <p>We believe its important to invite local families to our beautiful site, especially in the current economical crisis for them to enjoy free family fun days without the financial worry, enabling those who simply could not afford a family day of fun with their children/granchildren within their local area.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We would like to purchase rugby balls and help towards the costs the club incurs to hire&nbsp;alternative training facilities during the winter months. This will encourage young people to continue with physical activity all year round.</span></span></span></p>