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Investment projects with scope: Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

Total budget £65,000

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Bridge to Shore

No comments Andrew Downie Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

Harbour Ayrshire will deliver trauma-informed recovery and wellbeing support across rural coastal communities, reducing isolation, improving mental health, and increasing community participation for vulnerable adults and families.

£6,590

Kirkmichael Community Cafe Catering essentials

No comments Caroline Lorimer Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

N/A

£6,473
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A Shining Light

No comments Ayr Gaiety Partnership (Gaiety Theatre) organisation Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

Our aim is to make a lasting difference to the town’s cultural landscape by re-vitalising the entrances to the theatre by not only ensuring the accessibility, safety and environmental aspects by improving the lighting but cementing the theatre being memorable and welcoming to the community, patrons and tourists alike.

£5,871
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The Broadway Cinema Experience Development

No comments kylemacfarlane290435 Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

To ensure we continue to evolve the Broadway Cinema Experience and ensure continued success; additional health and safety works, facility upgrades, projection equipment enhancements, and accessibility improvements are necessary to improve public access and enable events and community use. We are asking for capital funding support from the Coastal Communities Fund to enhance our facilities and ensure they remain safe, accessible, and usable for the foreseeable future.

£5,400
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Dundonald Castle Community Hub & Visitor Centre: 21st Century Makeover

No comments FriendsofDundonaldCastle Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

This upgrade will enhance Dundonald Castle's Visitor Centre and Community Hub, improving facilities for 30,000+ annual visitors and creating a better environment for our community, team, locals and tourists.

£2,400
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Guided Video Tour of Alloway Railway Tunnel

No comments Shelagh McLachlan Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

The Alloway Railway Tunnel ART is an arts and heritage community project creating a stunning mural within a disused railway tunnel near the Brig O’Doon, Alloway, Ayrshire. At 300m it’s one of the largest murals in Scotland. The project of a guided video tour will benefit local residents, visitors and international tourists who want to find out more information and stories about the mural and Ayrshire history from artist Chris Rutterford as they walk around viewing the mural.

£512

Friends of Craigie Allotments Association – maintaining the allotments

No comments Joy Hill Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

We aim to provide a space for people in community to improve their health and wellbeing through ethical gardening. Objectives - • To conserve, preserve, protect and improve the land worked on. • To encourage all plot holders to take an active part in the maintenance and improvement of the allotment site. To promote the benefits of community growing and gardening to the inhabitants of Ayr and surrounding area without distinction

£870
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Inclusive Archery

No comments Craig Paterson Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026

Delivers Priority 2 (Live, Work, Learn) and Priority 3 (Civic & Community Pride) through inclusive, low-cost archery across South Ayrshire, including Annbank, Ayr and Craigie, benefiting beginners, disabled participants and communities facing economic barriers.

£1,000