<p>Gaelic is very much alive on Arran with a good number of reasonably competent learner and native speakers from all parts of the community including several part time folk singers and two professionals, we also have a well known Bardach author.We have an annual feish and through the Arran Music School we have a pipe band and a plethora of clarsach and fiddle players.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It has beed agreed that we establish an Arran Gaelic Choir open at first to adults over 18 the inagural practice took place on Tuesday 14th November at the Ormidale Pavillion Brodick and we enjoyed learning two new songs with a target to sing at the Christmas Carol Service on the 18th of December.Another close target is the potential to attend the annual MOD in Oban 2024.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We have agreed to meet on a two weekly basis on a Monday and to organise Zoom meetings in between,a President,Treasurer and Social Media administrator have been appointed and our basic constitution is attached.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Currently we are without funds although we are considering a couple of fundraising events including concerts, we do however have a need for funds as summarised below, we would welcome your contribution of &pound;400 together with fundraising each member if able will pay a subscription of &pound;10 per month and a &pound;2 attendance fee to support hall hire. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Arts workshops open to the public to tackle social isolation. The workshops would take place in partnership with KA&nbsp;Leisure and sessions would take place free of charge within a KA building. This will give adults&nbsp;in the community, the opportunity&nbsp;to come together in a group setting and learn new skills, meet new people, build confidence, and improve mental health and wellbeing whilst working with a North Ayrshire&nbsp;Artist,&nbsp;Lynn McNally.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Join us for an evening of Murder Mystery in Dalry,</p> <p>The play will be performed by a local theatre comapany (Beith Theatre Company) and can be enjoyed by people of most age groups.</p> <p>These events are great fun and using only the&nbsp;little grey cells, the audience are invited to&nbsp;follow the clues and solve the mystery!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chauvet Wash FX Hex LED light would help enhabnce the annual pantomime produced by Livingstone Players. The idea would be to purchase 2 and have them located near the sound station at the back of the hall so that additional effects can be added in addition to the lighting that the backstage crew control..&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a comminity based project and is made up of a variety of local people of different ages and backgrounds who come together to produce, choreograph and write an annual pantomime as well as support all the technical background required to put the show on.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We would like to re-run our free six-week adult art workshop Everyone an Artist, at the North Ayrshire Foodbank in Ardrossan. We would like to purchase new materials to learn new skills. </span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>LMC offers an informal setting for amateur musicians to meet on a regular basis and encourage one another to improve their skill level on their preferred musical instrument.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Music@Wellwood organises educational events, aimed mainly at Senior School pupils, and concerts which are open to all members of the community.&nbsp; In conjunction with North Ayrshire Council Music Services, Music@Wellwood wishes to organise a Strings Masterclass for young people from across North Ayrshire.&nbsp; Those participating would receive guidance, technical advice and possible progression pathways into music from the Head of Strings at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="background:#fdfdfd"><span style="font-family:&quot;Lato&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222">We are a community brass band organisation. We have a contest band, a community / fun band and a youth band. The youth band has&nbsp;25 players of all ages and we have around 20 in our brass and percussion learner groups. We wish to buy musical instruments for new youth learners and additional sheet music arrangements. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><u><a href="http://Arran Rock n Blues Festival is a family friendly music festival hosting live bands. It is a welcoming inclusive festival run over two days with two stages one being the village hall the other the garden at the hotel. Opportunities are given to local musicians to perform and a backline and professional sound engineer is provided. To supplement the festival we are hosting a market on the green which showcases local food, drink and crafts">Arran Rock n Blues Festival is a family friendly music festival hosting live bands. It is a welcoming inclusive festival run over two days with two stages one being the village hall the other the garden at the hotel in Lochranza. Opportunities are given to local musicians to perform and a backline and professional sound engineer is provided. To supplement the festival we are hosting a market on the green which showcases local food, drink and crafts</a></u></p>