Community Benefits Wishlist Submission

We need approx 2 tonnes of gravel along with a new weed membrane to tidy up the front garden of our Bank Street property in Irvine so that our building feels and looks like a safe and welcoming space for all the children and young people who access our services.

We would love to receive replacement flooring for the chill out/ meeting space at our Bank Street property in Irvine (approx 16x12 feet). The space is used by young people who need a quieter space away from our main workshop, for parents & carers waiting for their children during art therapy sessions and for meetings. The current carpet is very worn and old and would really benefit from a new carpet or wooden flooring to uplift the space and to make those who use it feel more valued.

We are fortunate to have a small back garden at our premises in Irvine but we don't use it enough as it's become a bit run down. We'd love to create an outdoor learning space/ seating area for use over the warmer months and for it to have a makeover so that it's a nicer place to spend time outdoors.

We are looking for a strong sturdy box, with lid closure, to keep litter picking equipment and bags in for members of the public to use while visiting our beach. Given the location of this box it needs to be able to withstand all weathers. As an add on the box needs to be at least 1 Meter in length and have a weather proof pouch/ducket type thing on the top, so we can attach details of how to report bags of litter to the council for uplift. Examples of what we're looking for can be seen below: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/4675495/take-for-shore-project-expands-aberdeenshire/ https://www.irvinecleanupcrew.com/ https://www.facebook.com/share/15nNb71iPD/

We require (12) chairs for our groups, that are comfortable and have arms, so people with poor mobility feel secure using them, as current ones we have are not suitable for some people

We have recently developed a small outdoor space that is wheelchair accessible, but in order to make it an all season asset, we require an awning that can be put across to provide shelter when required

Financial or Donations would be greatly appreciated. Our hugs in a bag are to ensure those isolated or with no family know someone is thinking of them this festive season. This was done in my previous role as a community link worker and was greatly received and appreciated really touches people to know someone cares about them. We need to purchase medium sized Christmas Cards Fluffy blankets, fluffy socks, male or female, sweet treats, Hats & Gloves( Male & Female) Bubble bath, male and female toiletries, candles or diffusers, mugs/cups pens & notebooks, diaries. Anything at all would be appreciated.

We need a new floor in the toilets and the main hall, any assistance would be great. It has been wear and tear of a well used building, they were all new floors in 2011.

We support people who are struggling by providing a hot meal or a food pack. We would be really grateful for any donations towards food costs that we provide from our cafe where for some we provide for free - your support will help us to sustain this service.

The Friends of Lochshore Park would greatly benefit from having the use of a desktop printer in order to carry out the administrative and publicity functions of the group.

The Friends of Lochshore Park would like to increase public awareness of and get a better understanding for the diversity of species within the park. We would like to place trail cameras at various locations to help survey and record animal and bird activity. The cameras would need to detect movement and be capable of night time recording.The donation and use of suitable equipment would enable us to fulfil this project. 3 cameras would be ideal but even 1 would be extremely useful.

Whilst working in the park, The Friends of Lochshore Park are regularly approached by the public to enquire who we are and what we are doing. We would like to obtain fleece jackets for our members with our logo embroidered on to help with recognition and group identification. We currently have 10 members of various sizes.

We need competition boxing gloves, 12 pairs of gloves priced at £90 per pair , total Cost £1,080 Boxing gloves are expensive and most parents struggle to buy boxing equipment,there is no deadline for this equipment

Cooler Fridge £502 To provide bottle water to kids from deprived areas to prevent dehydration and to stock fresh fruits for kids

Nordic Glide Cross Trainer £999 This piece of equipment will improve the fitness levels of the boxers members in the club who can't run in the streets in the dark nights or when the weather is bad, there is no deadline for this project

We currently provide food from two welfare container units which are coming to the end of their life's. if we could acquire replacement units this would ensure that we can continue to serve hot food and drinks to community members who use our facilities. The fitting out of the unit with worktops, water, electrics is also required but we would be more than happy to source this separately.

We have three meeting rooms that we wish to offer for use to local community groups and community members who use the facility. We would like to revamp these rooms and put in place 3 projectors to provide audio visual displays.

We have refurbished our facilities for community use and the internal areas of the ground are looking good but we could do with some help with the exterior of the ground. The public walkway at the west entrance of the ground is uneven, a hazard to users who not only use our facility but use it as a right of way to access the nearby school. It is also not very pleasing on the eye sitting next to a new upgraded facility. We would like to change this and bring it up to an acceptable standard, this would mean providing an even surface by laying small grade aggregate or Tarmac and by painting the exterior walls that run the length of the pathway, can you help with any of this?

We would like to re-design our website to bring it up to date & make it user friendly. We currently manage the website in house & would like to continue to be able to do this - however we would also like it to have a much better layout, images & graphics.

Lochranza Centre CIC is made of of older buildings which have been converted for the purposes of accommodation, teaching rooms, lounges, dining room & kitchen. We have a section of roof where two buildings join which currently leaks. This requires assessment initially & then repair.

A number of the Schools we look after, who visit for activity & educational breaks are finding things really tough financially at the moment. We would like to set up a Bursary Fund so we can support those who need it most to attend with their friends. We are looking for either one Company who would like to 'sponsor' this scheme in their name or donations to the fund in general.

Financial support to obtain and pay for: Road Closure and insurance cost: £1200

Event entertainment/music Stage and Entertainment: £1400

Working with a local group who make and serve food on the night voluntary to cover the cost of the ingredients for them to do so. This is given out for free to families. Food & Drink: £500