Community Benefits Wishlist Submission

£1000 donation towards the cost of the many table and chairs we need within this community building.  As an island with serious deprivation statistics this donation will be very much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration!

A firm 3 seater leather couch. Please contact us if buying one for us is an option to ensure its fit for the purpose required. Thank you

Outdoor storage, either a wooden or metal shed or one of those high plastic storage boxes. This is to store many tools and equipment for active outdoor learning expereinces.

We would love to be able to support our children to fully access our local community and engage in education trips during our sessions. A financial contribution could help with travel, being private bus hire. Entries fees into places of interest.

Three rolls of photography paper studio backdrops 2.72m x 11m. (Black, white, grey ) This is used on our metal hanging frame to create a seamless vertical to horizontal backdrop for photographing people or items. This is used in the studio photography element of the club. The set up allows the club to store, assemble and use the backdrops both in the Community Centre and other locations. Studio photography is a less strenuous form of photography and is quite relaxing. With an ever ageing membership there is a need for less physical photography such as landscape and wildlife. The club offers its members a mixed programme of lectures, members' nights, practical evenings and competitions. The philosophy is to encourage members to help one another with an informal exchange of ideas. The emphasis is on discussion and sharing information to get the best from your hobby. http://farm5.clik.com/beithcc/

A Bowens fit 120 or 130cm octagonal soft box to use in studio photography lighting systems. This fits onto the mains powered studio light and creates a soft light for photographing people. This is used in the studio photography element of the club. The set up allows the club to store, assemble and use the lights both in the Community Centre and other locations. Studio photography is a less strenuous form of photography and is quite relaxing. With an ever ageing membership there is a need for less physical photography such as landscape and wildlife.

We are trying to develop and bring back to life a pond within the Garrison House grounds to improve the eco system and to enhance a place of natural beauty and provide a site for learning about wildlife for our local primary school pupils, and a sensory space for residents from our local care home who can enjoy the sights, smells, flora & forna. The area offers, as well as being an attraction for visitors, a space to be enjoyed by our community. Our staff are working on improving the area right now (pictures can be provided) but need shrubs, rockery plants to enhance the area developed and encourage wildlife - bees, butterflies etc. The area we have available is probably about 100 square metres and we are really keen to plant out the area this summer, if possible.

As above our pond project is what we hope to achieve and the 2nd part of the project is to put a lining in the pond to allow us to have it filled all year round as opposed to only having water in it when we have heavy rain. This can allow us to improve the wildlife, hopefully have fish added to the pond and enhance what Garrison House grounds offer. A pond lining would allow for this and the area we would be covering would be approx. 100 square metres. To enhance the project it would be amazing if we could also line the pool this year which would allow us to immediately improve the natural environment offered within Garrison House Grounds to our wildlife.

Any financial assistance towards the development of the pond project would be hugely appreciated, to allow for the purchase of plants/shrubs, hopefully pond plants to aerate the water for fish. Purchase of equipment to keep pond clear / cleaned and upkeep of area from a garden maintenance point of view.

We are currently involved in a major project to expand our existing facility, in line with our charitable aims, to include disabled access and toilet facilities. The project has the support of SportsScotand and will be complete by the end of May 2022. The charity however will need to make a substantial contribution to the project costs which will leave the charity in challenging times managing its cash flow in 2022/.2023. We intend to run a number of fundraising events throughout 2022 and financial sponsorship would greatly assist in that fundraising programme.

We seek to establish an outdoor seating area to enable our disabled and infirm users access our available outdoor space for casual chat group and reminiscing group conversations. Doing this activity outside when the weather allows has a hugely positive impact on our users. We will be laying out the area but could really use some donations of patio style furniture for our members to use in the good weather.

We seek to upgrade our kitchen facilities to allow casual meeting groups and supported functions better facilities to provide light refreshments etc to users. The donation of reasonable quality kitchen units or sink units would be most welcome.

Garnock Valley Helping Hands provides high quality pre-loved clothes and equipment to families who are struggling to make ends meet. We are currently supporting vulnerable families with newborns through to age 5 years with essential items . These items will ensure the best start in life and also provide a safe sleeping space: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1HMLBHYDB2A8V?ref=cm_sw_em_r_un_un_tL8geJqXwUr96

We have an issue with our exterior wall or roof with water and dampness entering the building at the kitchen area. at this point, it is very difficult to run birthday parties and events where food is required, We require someone to survey the damage.

from the findings of the Survey we hope a builder could mend the problem (roof or exterior wall). there is no deadline but would be very grateful if it could be looked at and fixed as quickly as possible allowing the centre to run at full capacity once more.

Our community centre is tired looking and we are looking for donations of paint for interior and exterior. it is an old brick building that has been rough casted and needs painted white again. inside is just white walls that needs painted and freshened up.

We are supporting people to move into their own homes within the supported accommodation in Largs, we are looking for Garden Furniture , Gazebos and some pots with lovely flowers to make our shared courtyard colourful and welcoming for the people we support to enjoy their outside space.

We would love to find suitable storage for our equipment which consists of approximately 10 African drums and assorted percussion in bags. Currently our community musician and group office bearers are taking equipment home after each event. This already causes difficulties if instruments and percussion are required for specific purposes and will be more problematic with the new drums we've ordered. We will need space for 24 drums and 4 or 5 bags of assorted percussion. Ideally we would need a secure, dry location with shelving and easy vehicle access to collect and return equipment.

We have odd jobs needing done around the youth cabins, such as shelves needing put up and a dart board needing hung, which due to the construction of the portacabin walls we wouldn't like to attempt ourselves! As well as this, as the cabins are starting to get older, we have regular repairs needing done. In the last year or two, we have had to replace damp flooring, the whole kitchen floor/cabinet, and patch up a section of wall, due to damp. It would be amazing to have a local contractor who is willing to donate their time to do this when needed.