Our Fun time Playground
2023-09-10 • No comments • • Irvine
The children of Woodlands Primary have taken a vote and decided that they would like to have our markings in the playgound renewed as most have worn away. When speaking with them they have spoken out to wanting more activites that they can do within the sports element, this way it helps keeping them healthy by being active which also helps in the mental well being.
The kids have asked for Netball court to be painted as well as other amazing educational markings and games that could help with the younger end of the school.
We are still waiting to hear from contractors for the pricing and costs for the paint and labour to make this amazing project possible for the kids at Woodlands Primary
5th Dreghorn Brownies and Guides
2023-09-09 • No comments • • Irvine
Team building helps to build skills that are useful for the girls now but also skills the girls can take into their adult lives. Team building helps to develop problem solving skills, bring out leadership qualities, encourage creative thinking, as well as helping to improve listening qualities in girls. Girls have a tough time as teenagers as well as preteens so even small wins boost self esteem and develop self confidence. The range of activities also help to show that not every girl has the same set of skills but every girl has a skill. This would be a great opportunity to help develop empathy as where one girl excels in one activity she may struggle with another. These are all skills that are important not just for now but for later in life, we as guiding leaders try to develop these qualities week to week however days out like this allow the girls to express their self and really show what they are made of, what they are good at and what they would like to be good at.
Costs
Cost per girl/leader - £25.00
24 Brownies - 24 Guides - 6 Leaders - £1321.20
Team building badge - £0.60
48 Badges - £28.80
Total cost - £1350.00
Garnock Valley Sports Leaders
2023-09-14 • No comments • • Garnock Valley
The project is to be able to provide all schools within the cluster with range of sporting equipment to help provide the best quality of clubs possible. It will also provide t-shirts for leaders to make them easy to identify to pupils and staff when taking the club. The t-shirts will help the leaders also feel part of a community and sense of representation when out coaching in the local schools.
T-shirts and printing = £500
Variety of Equipment - £500
Ardrossan Parent Council
2023-09-04 • No comments • • Three Towns
Our Transition Programme is split into 3.
- Good Start Gift Bags
- Potted Sports Event
- Transition Disco
The Parent Council aims to support all children transitioning from primary school into Ardrossan Academy, we work in close partnership with the school to enhance opportunities for our young people. Last year the newly appointed Parent Council recognised the struggles of the cost of the school day following covid and the current cost of living crisis, the is where the idea for the 'Good Start Gift Bag' came from. It ensured equality across the whole of the year group as all pupils were issued with the Bag containing school essentials.
The bag itself is a drawstring PE kit bag,it contains a pencil case with pens, pencils, ruler, rubber, sharpener and highlighter, a reusable tub for HE lessons, a scientific calculator and a Spanish dictionary. The cost per bag is £15. The bag is gifted in May/June 2024.
The potted sports event takes place in the astro area of Ardrossan Academy, this event promotes team building and developing friendships. The children are split into their "house" which allows them to meet peers from other primary schools prior to attending classes with them. The cost of this event is £600, this covers the cost of equipment and refreshments on the day. This event takes place in May/June 2024.
The transition disco allows the children to meet in a much more relaxed environment and gives them another opportunity to meet the pupils the will be in classes with. The costs included in this event are dj hire and refreshments which are approximately £600. The transition disco will be in June 2024.
The estimated cost of the entire transition project is approximately £3000, depending on where we can source the best price for the items we require for the bags. We hope to recieve the full £1000 available from this application and will hold other fundraising events.
Mindfulness – Wellbeing Lunch Club
2023-09-13 • No comments • • Irvine
We would like to bid for £1000, as we would like to buy these materials to help deliver our lunchtime mindfulness club. Each week we would like to offer mini projects using specific art materials to help achieve the best outcomes and various techniques to help young peoples mental health through art mindfulness sessions. We would like to showcase our work and on twitter to show the community all the fantastic work we achieve .
- 2H tonal pencils £50
- 2B tonal pencils £50
- Colour pencils specifically > caran dache £240
- Buff clay £40
- Glazes 3 colours plus clear £28
- Inks – various colours £30
- Biro pens £32.50
- Oil pastels class set £120
- Water colour sets £80
- Synthetic brushes £50
- Spectrum technical pen sets £50
- Fineliners £63
- Glue sticks big, small + coloured £50
- Glue guns £66
- Pritt sticks £75
Total £1000.00
Megans Space Self-Care Sunday
2023-09-11 • No comments • • North Coast
The 'self-care sunday' will be open to children and young people aged 11-26, and will be inclusive of the following activities to promote physical and mental wellbeing; therapy dogs, introduction to yoga and mindfulness, introduction to reki, havening session, art therapy, journalling and gratitude workshop. A breakdown of the costs below
- Therapy dogs £250
- introduction to yoga and milndfullness £150
- introduction to Reki £150
- Havening session £150
- arts and crafts materials £150
- refreshments £100
- hall hire £50
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 2010 Holland Tournament
2023-09-07 • No comments • • Three Towns
The cost of the trip is £449.00 per person which includes Transport, Accommodation on half board basis. We have 16 boys and 4 coaches signed up along with an additional 19 family members who are making the trip to support the boys. The total cost of the trip for the team is £8980.00 plus £8531.00 for the additional family members. It is our intention to fundraise to reduce the total cost for families to make this affordable and inclusive to all. The current cost of living crisis makes it increasingly difficult for community groups to raise funds to create these opportunities.
Extended Pathway and disabled ramp access
2023-09-13 • No comments • • Irvine
Our car park is hardcore and is regularly flooding and is very uneven. Families use this car park to attend cricket matches and training nights. To make it easier for access to our grounds we are looking to extend a current pathway that starts at our building deep into the existing car park area in order for families to reverse park cars and remove wheelchairs , prams from car boots etc and have an easier walk and far safer entrance into our area. It will also means everyone arrives dry and clean which makes it easier as well. We will also be building a ramp access into our changing rooms and toilet area for families and wheelchair users to access without having to go across to our main sports club building. The cost will be £1850 for the ramp, pathway construction including materials and labour. We have £1000 raised towards this project and would like to apply for £850.
Arran Junior Football
2023-09-14 • No comments • • Arran
3 teams from the Isle of Arran will travel to the mainland to compete in 3 different competitive tournaments. Young people from Arran rarely get the opportunity to play competitive sport, down to the lack of teams on the Isle of Arran, as well as the challenges around travel. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this to over 50 young people on the island.
To be able to do this, we’d need financial support for the following –
Transport costs (Bus/Boat) - £250 per match
Referee hire - £50 per match
Equipment (bibs/balls/cones/kit) - £100
Scottish Sports Futures - Active:2:Grow
2023-09-10 • No comments • • Irvine
The Active:2:Grow programme is a 42 week wellbeing and multisport programme delivered in partnership with the Ghillie Dhu Project within Irvine. The Active:2:Grow programme is designed to target young people aged 11+, supporting them to better manage their own health and wellbeing, and become more physically active.
SSF Active:2:Grow offers young people a safe and inclusive environment to evaluate their wellbeing and put in place mechanisms to support this, connect with peers, socialise with others and become more active.
The SSF Active:2:Grow programme uses a combination of wellbeing workshops and physical activity to support young people to;
- Improve their mental health and wellbeing
- Increase confidence
- Better identify ways of how to manage their lives and build resilience
- Develop their personal and physical skills
- Increase levels of physical activity
- Increase connections with the wider community
The Active:2:Grow programme is delivered weekly every Monday evening in the Volunteer Rooms (Irvine), with every session including a physical activity element and a wellbeing element where young people are supported to explore topics such as:
- Emotions
- Stress
- Feelings
- Goal setting
- Decision making
- Relationships
- Life skills
Funds provided through this application will contribute to the following resource costs:
-Winter gift bags £150
-Wellbeing boxes £150
-Sports Kitbag £200
-Broadening Horizon Activity/Trip/Transport £500