Guided Video Tour of Alloway Railway Tunnel
No comments 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.
Friends of Craigie Allotments Association – maintaining the allotments
No comments 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
Weaving Coast and Community
No comments organisation Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026
Our project links in to the priority "Making Coastal Communities more attractive places to live and work" by providing creative opportunities for local people to come together to learn new skills and contribute to community produced woven art works as well as providing paid work for a local artist to run the sessions
Carrick Centre Cafe Revamp
No comments Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026
Revamp of the café servicing area to improve customer experience, increase food choice and display space, benefiting residents of Maybole, North Carrick communities, and visitors.
Beach Adventure Day
No comments Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026
We are looking to expand upon our valuable summer programme, which targets multiple disadvantaged groups within the community, and deliver a free family event for the public to attend. We propose an all-day event at Barassie Beach suitable for primary aged children and families. This funding would be used to contract UnderSky to deliver imaginative and story-led beach-based play sessions bringing children and families together for active intergenerational play. Each session will be bookable.
Bridge to Shore
No comments 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.
Kick a Bout Girvan
No comments Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026
Free summer football activities in Girvan and South Carrick improving health, reducing isolation and tackling food poverty, while creating volunteering and skills opportunities for young people.
Replacing the flooring in our shop on Newmarket Street, Ayr
No comments organisation Coastal Communities Fund 2025/2026
Spaces and places; Live, work and learn. This will enhance the charity shop, which helps generate vital income for Ayrshire Cancer Support, while enhancing the shopping and working experience for customers, staff and volunteers.