Community Benefits Wishlist Submission

We are looking at painting some playground games and quotes to make the playground brighter to do this we are looking for playground paint which cost between £30 -£60 a tin we are looking at as much as we can get so we can make our playground brighter and better for our young people.

We are looking to see if we could get 200 selection boxes donated for the children. many of our families live in an area of high deprivation and for some children this maybe the only gift they receive this session. Any support whether through donations or selection boxes would make a huge difference.

We are looking at providing our kids with an outdoor classroom for outdoor learning activities, a trim trail, playground markers, literacy and maths sheds and a poly tunnel to start a gardening group. This is looking to be in the region of £20,000 for this so we are appealing to anyone who can donate some funding to these project . We would really appreciate any support.

This winter we are hosting a pantomime for the community. We'd like to be able to give the children a free selection box and meet Santa after the showing. We're looking for 320 selection boxes to give out. Our pantomime is on 13th December.

This winter we are hosting a pantomime for the community. We'd like to be able to provide juice and a tuck shop for families. We're looking for a supply for this for our show on the 13th December.

We host a number of groups including groups with accessibility requirements. Our hall carpark has served us well over the years but is in need of repair. We are hoping someone can support us in repairing/resurfacing it.

Embroidered badges showing the Friends of Lochshore Park logo. Either sow-on type or self adhesive. These will be attached to our recently acquired fleece jackets to help with public identification of our volunteers. (I have attached our logo for production purposes).

Black or navy baseball caps and woolly hats. Also to help with identification and to help keep our heads warm whilst working outside during the winter months.

Life jackets for use with our small boat on the Loch. This will assist with conservation surveys and to access areas of the park that are inaccessible from the shore. Any other small boat equipment would also be very welcome such as a small outboard motor etc.

We'd a donation to purchase some board games such as snakes and ladders, monopoly, ludo, dominos, jigsaws. Colouring in pens and books.

Donations of biscuits, mince pies, sweets, drinks and refreshments for our Christmas event.

Donation of money to take our group ten pin bowling. Transport is a massive cost for us when taking our group out. A financial donation would really help us cut our costs.

Laptop for our treasurer to carry out her duties.

Contribution towards our fundraiser for repairs. Details below: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/isle-of-arran-heritage-museum-trust-and-association-sc002089

Computer for archives as don't have enough for number of volunteers.

As a registered community charity managing extensive facilities, Irvine Community Sports Club faces significant maintenance overhead costs that strain operational resources. We are currently seeking donations to install a new suspended ceiling in our primary function space. This improvement will enhance the venue's aesthetic appeal and functionality, making it more attractive to potential hirers and community users. The upgraded space will generate increased rental revenue, which will be directly reinvested into our vital community programs including TimeToTalk and minority sports development. This enhancement represents a strategic investment in both facility improvement and sustainable community service delivery.

Irvine Community Sports Club urgently requires donation of new refrigeration and freezer units to support our extensive community food program. Weekly, we provide nutritious meals to over 250 children aged 5-16 years and more than 100 adults through our community initiatives. Recent equipment breakdowns have severely compromised our cold and frozen storage capacity, limiting our ability to serve our community effectively. These new appliances are essential components of our planned kitchen upgrade project, designed to expand community food options and ensure food safety compliance. The enhanced storage capacity will enable us to purchase ingredients in bulk, reducing costs while maintaining meal quality and variety. This improvement directly supports our charitable mission of addressing food insecurity and promoting community wellbeing, allowing us to continue serving vulnerable families and individuals who depend on our meal services for nutritional support and social connection.

Through its digital inclusion initiatives, the TimeToTalk project delivers comprehensive training and ongoing support to over 180 individuals weekly, addressing critical connectivity barriers within our community. We distribute approximately 150 free SIM cards monthly to residents whose financial circumstances prevent them from maintaining phone contracts. Since 2020, the club has successfully secured and redistributed over 250 donated devices to individuals facing multiple deprivation barriers. According to Ofcom statistics, 1.5 million UK households lack internet access, with cost being the primary barrier for 36% of non-users. The Carnegie UK Trust reports that 22% of households cannot afford to replace broken digital devices, while 6% of adults have never used the internet. These statistics reflect the reality within our community, where residents experience intersectional poverty affecting housing, employment, healthcare access, and digital connectivity. Our established tech donation service facilitates device refurbishment and redistribution, extending equipment lifecycles while meeting urgent community needs. We actively seek donations of smartphones, laptops, tablets, desktop workstations, televisions, and projectors. These devices enable essential services access, educational opportunities, employment searching, healthcare appointments, and social connection for individuals experiencing multiple forms of poverty and social exclusion.

Any excess/off cuts of timber from the building of the new Ardrossan campus.

We are looking for timber & rafter insulation rolls. 12 off ideally something like Superglass 570mm x 10m x 90mm rolls.

we are running a knife crime initiative for primary's 6 and 7 in local schools to pilot the initiative with a street striker challenge on the final day the young people will take part in a series of street football challenges and for this we require a scaffolding tower. to use as a platform for ball drop. the final will be towards the end of September.

we require top soil and bark to finish our community edible garden looks like a ton of each soil for vegetables and fruit trees and bark for path around our raised beds.

We would be looking for a storage facility to store our new lights and other supplies we have.

500 selection boxes that we can use as a gift from Santa.