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Investment projects with scope: Ayr South & Villages

Total budget £22,260

Only residents in the following areas can participate:

Come and Try Sessions

Prestwick St Cuthberts's Archery Club - Outdoor Equip and Borrowing Scheme

2025-05-26  •  No comments  •  Craig Paterson  •  Ayr South & Villages

We are applying for addition equipment to support new youth archers to reduce the initial costs of purchasing equipment by providing individuals an equipment library where they can borrow or try equipment prior to purchasing.  

 

As like many sports initially equipment can be expensive and very personal.  By having a lending library, the club aims to gradually build up a range of equipment including different bow types, risers and limbs.  With juniors they very quickly change limb weight as they grow, by having access to a library of limbs juniors will save hundreds of pounds. The same principle works for adults however, the limbs do not change as quickly usually only in weight.  Currently, we host Come and Try events run in 4-week blocks at Riverside Sports Arena in Ayr in conjunction with Active Schools. This partnership has been in place for nearly a year now and helped neurodiverse children to engage in sport along with disabled individuals who have thought that possibly they we not able to try archery before. We host had a range of sessions including Junior only, Adult Sessions and LGBTIQ+ events each of mixed ability.

Each session has approximately 15-20 booked on and we have been full for each session, often with many returning. The club has successfully trained has two qualified instructors and we will be running beginner’s courses on a regular basis. We have had some very able juniors take up Beginners Courses from this.  

With the increase in numbers this mean we also require additional bosses (targets) this would mainly be for out outdoor facility at Annbank Community Football Club in Annbank KA6 5EF

£2,000
Mural photo

Alloway Railway Tunnel ART

2025-05-31  •  14 comments  •  Alloway Railway Tunnel ART SCIO  •  Ayr South & Villages

The objective is to create, and then manage, an inclusive community project which will create a stunning art installation within the old railway tunnel at the Brig O’ Doon, Alloway, Ayr. Our objectives include the advancement of education (community involvement in the creation of art-works and heritage films on active-travel paths); community development by engaging people of all ages; school-pupils; students; youth and older groups and other interested individuals in the creative process; the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by engaging people’s interest in art and developing their artistic abilities; and for this particular project – bringing to life through art Ayrshire’s culture, heritage and social history, and improving the conditions of life through the creation of a multi-purpose community venue. The tunnel has been cleaned of the offending graffiti and the mural is being installed in four separate stages as funding is raised. As of April 2025 the first three stages have been completed and the mural hung with the involvement of several schools, colleges and community groups working with Thriving Communities on an outreach basis. In addition, young people are making short films which visitors to the mural can access via QR codes to see and hear the real stories being depicted on the mural.We are now seeking funding for the final stage of the mural which will include the further involvement of local schools and community groups. 

We are applying for £2,000 towards the costs of materials, primarily the plywood boards on which the artwork is painted, to allow us to complete final stage of the project.

£2,000

Oshay’s Book printing and Book Launch for South Ayrshire Libraries

2025-06-03  •  No comments  •  claireNC  •  Ayr South & Villages

Printing copies of ‘Oshay’s Party Invite’ - £900.00 for approx. 200 copies.

The story of 'Oshay's Party Invite' was written by one of the children Oshay’s support, and is how we got our current name, It’s an inspiring children’s story all about friendship and inclusion, following an octopus named Oshay. At the moment we have the book in pdf form, but we would love to have printed copies of the paperback book issued to each of the south Ayrshire libraries if possible and be able to issue a copy to families that we support. We would also be able to collect donations for copies of the book which could contribute towards reprinting the book in the future. We have contacted South Ayrshire libraries and have the information we need for the book to be issued to each library in South Ayrshire if we are successful, and they are supportive of the idea. 

The books will also be used for reading sessions in nurseries and schools, where copies are given out to children to read along with us – the story follows a character who is ‘different’ from his friends, and it shows how help and support from friends can help people thrive. As well as the positive messaging within the story, we intend to use the books to encourage reading in the families that we work with, improving literacy, and strengthening bonds between children and guardians.

2 X Eco Roller Banners (PVC Free) - £133.27

We would like to hold an event to launch the book and we could really do with updating our outdated marketing materials for Oshay’s – so we have also included a request for 2 new roller banners which can be used for years to come to promote what we do at events. We would like to work with South Ayrshire Libraries on a book launch event which these would be used at.

 

New Desktop Computer for our Main Office - ASUS AiO A5402WVA 23.8" All-in-One PC – Intel® Core™ i7, 1 TB SSD, Black - £949.00

Now that we are working hard to develop our social media and online presence, we have noticed that our computer is really struggling with the increased usage and is often unable to keep up with editing photos and videos – we would like to apply for a new PC for the office that can keep up with the demands of creating content to promote what we do. Our current PC is so slow and is now struggling with everyday tasks. We also need to finalise some edits to the book before it goes to print; a new computer that could run this software would allow us to do this in house and save us cost of outsourcing this. We are also hoping to start a podcast which will provide support for neurodiverse families and we would need a new computer with more processing power to be able to make this happen. The model we hope to purchase has enough processing power to handle all of the above and will last us well into the future.

£1,980
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The Ayr Ark - GameChanger

2025-06-05  •  No comments  •  Zsuzsa Pato-McGibbon  •  Ayr South & Villages

We are hoping to set up our own football team as part of our Friday Night Drop-In and our Summer Programme Project, and develop the team further as the new school year starts. We have access to great indoor and outdoor space; but due to having lack of equipment we haven`t managed to utilise these spaces yet for more organised sport activities.

Quite a few young people visiting the Ark show great interest in football and we think it would be an exciting opportunity for them to be able to set up their own team. The proposed team name is Ark United.

We are looking to arrange personalised football kit, football agility and speed training kit, training footballs and a target net for the goal post.

We would also love to promote the love of golf amongst the children visiting us, especially with Scotland being the "birthplace" of golf. The equipment we would like to purchase would be suitable for indoor play too and also could be used outdoors.

We are looking to invest into 2 Golf indoor/outdoor putting mat, some golf putters, golf ball and a golf chipping game set ("golf darts").

As part of our Summer Holiday Programme we are looking to organise a golfing experience day and we would like to be able to provide continuity for the kids who show greater interest in the sport.

We do understand that funds are limited and we are happy to work with any funding availability and alter our project accordingly if that is an option.

 

£970