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Coisir Ghaidhlig Arainn- Arran Gaelic Choir
2023-11-16 • 5 comments • • Arts & Culture
Hall Hire 26x24 £624
Purchase of Music including prescribed MOD fees £500
Fees to pianist and conductor £750
Potential travel and accomodation costs if we go to Oban (£2,500)
The descreipton of the project is formation of Arran Gaelic Choir and their projected expenses in year one. the MOD costs are indication only and we will fundraise for this.£1874.00 is out total expected budget cost this year it would be really useful to have your financial support towards the purchase of music and royalties to An Comunn.
The 400 will be used to cover the cost of entry and travel to the mod, as well as cover the prescribed music.

Writing for Well-Being
2024-01-07 • 12 comments • • Arts & Culture
Writing for Well-Being is a 6-week, in-person course hosted by So in Flow with Molly Murray in Ardrossan, UK.
£180 - Teaching costs, £30 x 2 hour session x 6 weeks.
£20 - Coffee & Tea Costs, x 6 weeks.
= £200 per 6 week session x 2 times per year = £400.

Oor Hame (Coast Collective Documentary)
2024-01-14 • 11 comments • • Arts & Culture
Hame is a project looking at what hame (home, for those unfamiliar with Ayrshire accents) means.
Hame is, ideally, a place of safety, warmth and shelter, but it's not just our roof and walls. For many of us, our hame is our place of belonging; it's a playground where we're free to let our inner selves be. But it's also more than that; hame is also our friends and neighbours.
Documentary photographer and West Kilbride resident Mandy Edwards has been engaging with her neighbours, to find what makes hame for them, but also to discover more about what their presence means to her own sense of hame. This is captured in a succession of images and words to be shown in the Barony during March 2024.
Alongside the exhibition, workshops are being run to encourage young people (two groups; 8-11, 12-16) to explore what makes their hame, both within and outside their own walls; the resulting responses will be exhibited in the windows of the shops in the village, so that we build a picture of the faces that make a community of our hame. We're intending to produce the images for the shop windows ready for April, and the open air exhibition will provide an attraction during the Easter holidays.
Funding would help meet the costs of renting space for the workshops in the Barony Centre (£118), purchase of single use cameras for the 8-11 group (£144), developing and printing of images (£138)

Garnock Valley community concert band
2024-01-07 • 1 comment • • Arts & Culture
We are looking to further strengthen the band .
By purchasing banners to promote the band at fundraising events. This will give the band a better presence , and encourage musicians from the area to come forward .
Ecoprint banners. Budget banners with a bases
We are in need of new music stands, and music to add to our library. The band is now of a high standard , but easier , more welcoming pieces are necessary in our library to invite less experienced players, or players returning after a long break We would also like to purchase some music to highlight the abilities of the sections within the band
orchestral music stands @ £22 each
stand bag @ £6 each
Scores from £50
Money would be spent as follows
Promotional goods £110
Replacement stands £150
Music £140

Everyone an Artist
2024-01-12 • 5 comments • • Arts & Culture
Last year, Everyone an Artist allowed a group of adults from across North Ayrshire to take part in a free six week art workshop where we used clay, learned how to cut and print lino blocks, and drawing techniques. Alongside the practical skills they gained, this opportunity offered the artists to build upon their self confidence, boosted their mental wellbeing and allowed them to meet new people. We would like to run this workshop again this year, but offer new techniques to learn with more materials. The project will run from the North Ayrshire Foodbank's new space on Glasgow Street, for six weeks (once a week) at evening time, to allow people time to come in from work.
proposed project breakdown: Lead artist - £168 hall rent and materials - £232

Murder Mystery Event by Bypass Art
2024-01-07 • 4 comments • • Arts & Culture
This project is about providing an opportunity for people to meet up and enjoy an evening of company with their friends and other community members.
It’s about experiencing a live theatre event and enjoying a wee bit of lighthearted entertainment.
There’s audience participation, there’s quietly discussing your theories so nearby tables can’t hear you and there’s plenty of laughs.
And it’s about identifying the murderer!
The event will be held in a Dalry venue and costs include:
Hall Hire - £100
Refreshments £50
Audio and light equipment £200
Promotion £50

Betsy Miller Awareness Pop-Up Event
2023-12-27 • No comments • • Arts & Culture
SeaSalt Streets intend to use the events to highlight awareness of Betsy Miller, Britain's 1st Female Sea Captain. born in Saltcoats.
The project will be presented in two formats and will be run on two separate days.
(A) A pop-up exhibition / workshop, using the gazebo purchased with our successful PB award. The gallery will contain information and photographs of Betsy Miller and her life. It is hoped to include a video presentation to enhance the experience.
(B) A short talking / guided tour, starting in Quay Street, Saltcoats, the place of Betsy's birth with display plaque. The walk will then proceed to Canal Place to the pier gates where the waggonway led to Saltcoats harbour. From there, the tour will head to Saltcoats Harbour itself and the Harbourmasters' House and a meeting with "Betsy Miller" herself. The short tour will conclude at The Heritage Centre graveyard where Betsy Miller is buried.
Breakdown of costs
Tour guide - 2 days @ £75.00 per day = £150
Betsy Lookalike - 2 days @ £60.00 per day = £120
Advertising and promotional material = £100
This project is intended to break down barriers with people who might not normally engage with history, culture or the arts, and try to ensure their future involvement. Our target audience will be anyone visiting, working or passing through Saltcoats Town Centre at the duration of the events. Anagram quizes and colouring in sheets will encourage intergenerational working between children, parents/carers and grandparents. All participation is at no cost.

Art for Isolation with Lynn McNally
2024-01-15 • 5 comments • • Arts & Culture
The funds would cover 4 x 2 hour creative sessions. Sessions would be completely free to attendees and we could facilitate 12 individuals attending per workshop. Workshops would include Silk painting, felt making, and glass painting. We are applying for £400 to cover tutor fee of £240 per 4 sessions and £160 to cover materials (Silk, paints, merino wool, glass products, glass paints for 12 attendees). The project will aim to bring people together who may otherwise be isolated. The purpose is to improve social isolation, mental health and well being, improve skills and confidence as well as create some community spirit amongst attendees.
DALRY BURNS CLUB
2024-01-03 • 1 comment • • Arts & Culture
In 2025, again we will be supporting the Arts and Cultural whereever possible,Within our club, the members are very generous by donating each year, funds to help in this endeavor..Allready we have gifted £200 to the Dalry Station Garden Group to provide bedding and new plants and shrubs into large steel planters we previously gifted to the station platforms to assist with the cultural needs of the community.
Again in 2025 our club will once again be promoting the works of Robert Burns, within the local primary schools. All the children ( P! to P7 ) and parents alike, look forward to participating in the the singing and recitation competitions, organised by the Club and with the assistance of the schools teachers,The winner in each class all receiving Amazon gift vouchers and certificates for all particpants.and moreover the Club then supports parents and children, going on to travel to Ayr, where the all Ayrshire iFinals take place. We pay for and organise tranport.
We estimate this year the costs will be £1500 for this particular venture. We are asking £400. The cost breakdown is as follows
1) DALRY PRIMARY SCHOOL Scheduled Feb 2025 £200 will be spent on medals and prizes for the children
2) ST.PALLADIUS PRIMARY SCHOOL Proposed in early March 2025 £200 will be spent on medals and prizes for the children
The Club will provide the funds, by holding a raffle at our main meeting, which is our annual Burns Supper.Any shortfall we propose to cover from our general fund.
Pathway into Music for North Ayrshire School Pupils
2023-12-21 • 3 comments • • Arts & Culture
In conjunction with North Ayrshire Council Music Services, Music@Wellwood would organise a Strings Masterclass with Head of Strings at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Andrea Gajic. Andrea Gajic can provide guidance, technical advice and possible progression pathways into music for the young people taking part.
Opportunities such as this have proven to strengthen access to music within North Ayrshire with young musicians supporting community groups and continuing to work within the community and schools promoting music as a career path and as an important educational tool which can continue to be a lifetime benefit.
In addition to an afternoon Masterclass in the Wellwood Burns Centre & Music, the young people would be invited to attend an evening performance by Andrea Gajic in Wellwood.
Provision of the afternoon Masterclass would cost £275. Attendance of 10 young people (approx. number) at the evening performance in Wellwood would be £100.
Afternoon refreshments for the young people attending the afternoon Masterclass £25. Any costs associated with the use of the Wellwood Burns Centre & Music would be met by Music@Wellwood.