Community groups share over £¼m
NEARLY 70 community groups have been given a financial boost worth more than £260,000 from Inverclyde Council.
Money has been made available from the local authority’s new Community Grants Fund, which combines the former Grants to Voluntary Organisations (GTVO), Under-19s Sports and Community Hall Waivers funding pots.
Just under £263k will be shared among a total of 68 groups to support a wide range of sporting, musical, cultural, religious and voluntary activities across Inverclyde.
Funding was approved by councillors on the council’s grants sub-committee.
Bowling clubs, youth sports teams, dance schools, arts groups, community centres and scouts and girl guides are among those benefiting.
Organisations will use the money towards a variety of things like running costs, maintenance work, building upgrades and investment in new equipment.
Councillor Graeme Brooks, chair of the Inverclyde Council grants sub-committee, said: “We have such an array of incredible community groups across Inverclyde playing an important role in promoting and providing access to sports, the arts, transport and support services.
“While we have a finite pot of money in which to share around, I’m delighted that we’ve been able to help so many, varied organisations.
“I hope the support from the Community Grants Fund will assist these groups, and the small army of staff and volunteers who run them, to continue providing opportunities and delivering important services to people the length and breadth of Inverclyde.”
Other organisations such as the Inverclyde Voluntary Council of Social Services (ICVSS) and Port Glasgow Trans-Port groups, which provide mini-buses to help individuals get about, have also received funding.
Charities and support groups such as Inverclyde Family Contact Centre, Moving On, Victim Support, Turning Point, Parklea Branching Out and Inverclyde to Lourdes were also successful in applying for funding.
The full list of grants is below.
To find out more about Inverclyde Council’s Community Grants Fund and to apply for funding, visit www.inverclyde.gov.uk/communitygrants.
Community Grants Fund
2021/22 Round 1 – Awards Approved
|
|
Category |
Applicant |
Details |
Requested |
Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Arts |
Greenock Burns Club
|
Support to raise awareness of the clubs archives and to mark the bio-centenary of Colin Rae Brown by restoring the memorial at Old West Kirk. |
£3,360 |
£2,000 |
|
2 |
Arts |
Inverclyde Pipes & Drums
|
Support towards replacement of band equipment; new jackets/waistcoats and the hire of premises for indoor practice sessions. |
£5,000 |
£2,500 |
|
3 |
Arts |
Inverclyde Youth Theatre |
Support towards rehearsal space to meet Covid guidance and freelance costs towards member led actor/ musician production. |
£10,000 |
£1,500 |
|
4 |
Arts |
Prominence Academy of Performing Arts |
Support towards performing arts; music classes for ASN children/adults; training of staff and running costs; hall rental. |
£10,000 |
£3,000 |
|
5 |
Arts |
RIG Arts
|
Support towards physical improvements towards newly renovated facilities and assistance with yearly overhead costs. |
£4,775 |
£2,500 |
|
6 |
Arts |
Riverside Youth Band
|
Support towards overhead costs with move to new rehearsal venue to better meet Covid guidance; support towards purchase of musical instruments/ resources/tutors for the Rookies programme. |
£11,130 |
£3,000 |
|
7 |
Bowling Club |
Ardgowan Club
|
Support towards greens upkeep and club overheads. |
£9,080 |
£2,000 |
|
8 |
Bowling Club |
Gourock Bowling Club
|
Support towards greens upkeep, new radiators/ toilet facilities and upgrade to bar area. |
£10,000 |
£4,000 |
|
9 |
Bowling Club |
Grosvenor Bowling Club
|
Support towards purchase of new lawnmower allowing greens to be maintained by Club. |
£2,500 |
£2,000 |
|
10 |
Bowling Club |
Inverkip Bowling Club |
Support towards greens upkeep. |
£3,000 |
£2,000 |
|
11 |
Bowling Club |
Lady Alice Bowling Club
|
Support towards coaches for the Juniors section; new lawnmower; new bowls to meet bowling regulations; greens maintenance; Covid deep clean; air conditioning unit for cellar. |
£10,000
|
£4,000 |
|
12 |
Bowling Club |
Rankin Park Bowling Club |
Support towards running costs and new outdoor seating/viewing area. |
£6,573 |
£3,000 |
|
13 |
Bowling Club |
Wellington Park Bowling Club
|
Support towards greens maintenance; changing facilities upgrade and disabled ramp. |
£6,175 |
£3,000 |
|
14 |
Care |
Inverclyde Council of Social Service (IVCSS) |
Support towards running costs including vehicle insurance, repair and maintenance. |
£10,000
|
£10,000 |
|
15 |
Care |
Inverclyde Faith in Throughcare
|
Support towards the hire of premises to allow for weekly programme to be expanded, filling the current gaps; support also for a personal coach, extending the current programme. |
£8,880 |
£5,000 |
|
16 |
Care |
Inverclyde Family Contact Centre |
Support towards overhead costs and PPE. |
£10,000
|
£5,000 |
|
17 |
Care |
Moving on Inverclyde
|
Support towards structured art workshops aimed at tackling loneliness and social isolation. Funding for local artist, operating costs and end of project exhibition. |
£7,980 |
£3,000 |
|
18 |
Care |
Turning Point Scotland (Inverclyde Services)
|
Support towards a community garden at Neil Street allowing vulnerable adults to participate in meaningful activities, initially gardening leading onto cooking - shed, greenhouse, equipment, water feature and travel costs for volunteer gardener. |
£8,300 |
£3,000 |
|
19 |
Community
|
Auchmountain Glen Project |
Support towards hall rental. |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
|
20 |
Community |
Caddlehill Allotment
|
Support towards improved security/ CCTV costs; replacement of chairs lost in fire; new back door and improved kitchen facilities. |
£5,184.90 |
£3,000 |
|
21 |
Community
|
Colourful Kilmacolm |
Support for planters, plants and bulbs and hire of hall for AGM. |
£1,015 |
£500 |
|
22 |
Community |
Cowdenknowes Residents Association |
Support towards meeting room hire and admin costs. |
£200 |
£200 |
|
23 |
Community
|
Gibshill Community Centre |
Support towards the installation of IT equipment to the Centre for community use - computers/tablets, projector and screen. |
£5,307.18 |
£4,000 |
|
24 |
Community |
Inverclyde Community Fund
|
Support towards first aid service required for Inverclyde STRIDE and Chamber of Commerce membership. |
£750 |
£750 |
|
25 |
Community
|
Inverclyde to Lourdes Group |
Support towards rental of charity shop for fundraising purposes. |
£450 |
£450 |
|
26 |
Community |
Inverkip Community Initiative
|
Support towards the continued development of the cycling project based from the Centre - bikes, maintenance, seasonal instructor. |
£9,500 |
£3,000 |
|
27 |
Community
|
Kilmacolm Horticultural Society |
Support towards a new projector for lectures provided during the winter months. |
£500 |
£500 |
|
28 |
Community |
Lyle Gateway
|
Support towards 50% of licence fee for use of premises at Lyle Kirk - linked to National Lottery bid for building of community garden. |
£3,000 |
£2,000 |
|
29 |
Community
|
Parklea Branching Out
|
Support towards development of new covered walkway and entrance porch - for community growing spaces and outdoor activities. |
£7,580 |
£5,000 |
|
30 |
Community |
Prospecthill Christian Fellowship/ Street Connect |
Support towards exercise classes for Street Connect participants; resources; storage, refreshments. |
£9,660 |
£3,000 |
|
31 |
Community
|
Youth Connections
|
Support towards arts focussed workshops, working with partners and engaging the wider community – arts tutor and supplies. |
£4,000 |
£3,000 |
|
32 |
National/ Regional |
Victim Support Inverclyde |
Support towards overhead costs for local office |
£4,500 |
£4,000 |
|
33 |
Sports |
Birkmyre Rugby Club |
Support towards insurance and pitch hire. |
£11,839 |
£5,000 |
|
34 |
Sports |
BOUNCE Basketball Inverclyde
|
Support towards summer camp/hall let; development of coaches; training equipment; Christmas family event for members; workshops with Inverclyde A Team. |
£1,600 |
£800 |
|
35 |
Sports |
Broomhill Boys Club
|
Support towards training equipment; clothing; pitch hire; community project – working with Broomhill Beatz and partners – mental health support and musical group; transport; registration/ training costs. |
£9,710
|
£5,500 |
|
36 |
Sports |
Clyde Netball
|
Support towards training clothing/balls/bibs and games hall hire. |
£11,100 |
£5,000 |
|
37 |
Sports |
Clydeside AFC
|
Support towards hall hire and 3G pitches. |
£3,000 |
£3,000 |
|
38 |
Sports |
Fort Matilda Bridge Club |
Support towards running costs and adjustments to meet Covid guidance. |
£7,000 |
£2,000 |
|
39 |
Sports |
Greenock & District Welfare Football League |
Support towards pitch hire for league games and also for project in partnership with Man On Inverclyde. |
£6,390 |
£5,000 |
|
40 |
Sports |
Greenock Cricket Club |
Support towards Bowlers run up synthetic matting with shock pad. |
£3,360 |
£2,000 |
|
41 |
Sports |
Greenock Glenpark Harriers |
Support towards Covid hygiene costs; purchase of track equipment and hire of stadium for junior training. |
£6,906.55 |
£6,906.55 |
|
42 |
Sports |
Greenock Juniors |
Support towards training and pitch hire costs. |
£4,005 |
£4,005 |
|
43 |
Sports |
Greenock Morton Community Trust
|
Support towards pitch hire costs for boys and girls teams across all age groups. |
£9,780 |
£9,780 |
|
44 |
Sports |
Greenock Morton Youth Academy |
Support towards transport costs for away matches and pitch hire. |
£29,000 |
Reject |
|
45 |
Sports |
Greenock United |
Support towards cost of pitch hire. |
£10,000 |
£5,000 |
|
46 |
Sports |
Greenock Wanderers |
Support towards cost of rotary sit-on grass cutting machine and hire of 3G pitches and halls for training. |
£9,807.00 |
£7,500 |
|
47 |
Sports |
Inverclyde Amateur Football Club |
Support towards hire of pitches for training and home match day games. |
£9,897.50 |
£6,000 |
|
48 |
Sports |
Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club |
Support towards first aid course to re-quality first aiders and pool hire costs. |
£9,962.88 |
£9,962.88 |
|
49 |
Sports |
Inverclyde American Football Community Club |
Support towards helmets/uniform for developing youth team and pitch hire costs.
|
£8,792 |
£5,000 |
|
50 |
Sports |
Inverclyde Athletic Club |
Support towards Ravenscraig stadium costs for training, development camps and competitions. |
£10,000
|
£10,000 |
|
51 |
Sports |
Inverclyde Cricket Club |
Support towards equipment, travel and training/game park hire. |
£2,352
|
£2,000 |
|
52 |
Sports |
Newark Angling Club |
Funding to allow for subsidised travel for elderly & juniors. |
£500 |
£500 |
|
53 |
Sports |
Ocean Youth Trust Scotland |
Support towards cost of gazebo to allow open air training sessions to take place. |
£500 |
£500 |
|
54 |
Sports |
Paisley & District Schools Football Association |
Support towards league running costs - pitch hire, laundry, transport, medals and strips. |
£1,230 |
£1,230 |
|
55 |
Sports |
Port Glasgow Boys Club
|
Support towards training clothing and equipment; training for coaches and hire of facilities for training and matches. |
£28,500 |
£10,000 |
|
56 |
Sports |
Port Glasgow Juniors Community Sports Club |
Support towards hire of facilities for all teams; training kit and equipment; coach training and first aid kits. |
£16,000 |
£10,000 |
|
57 |
Sports |
Port Glasgow Junior Football Club |
Support towards football strips for children in the community and hire of pitches for training and match days. |
£14,870 |
£5,000 |
|
58 |
Sports |
St Andrews Boys Club |
Support towards hire of facilities for training and match days. |
£10,000 |
£10,000 |
|
59 |
Uniformed Organisation |
32nd Greenock & District Scouts
|
Support towards running costs for Bank St premises as it is developed as a community venue ahead of new projects commencing. |
£3,600 |
£1,750 |
|
60 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Girl Guiding Greenock Division |
Support towards annual membership fees; raising the profile of guiding and hire of facilities for Units meeting. |
£10,000 |
£5,000 |
|
61 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Girl Guiding Renfrewshire (South Newton Camp & Training Centre) |
Support towards ongoing repair works to South Newton Centre to ensure it is watertight. |
£4,500 |
£1,250 |
|
62 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Greenock & District Scout Council |
Support towards running costs for Everton, HQ and buildings; project costs for drying room, crate climbing/abseiling at Everton. |
£9,676 |
£5,000 |
|
63 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Greenock & District Sea Cadet Corps |
Support towards annual running costs. |
£5,000
|
£5,000 |
|
64 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Inverclyde & District Battalion The Boys Brigade |
Support towards annual running costs. |
£5,000 |
£5,000 |
|
65 |
Voluntary Organisation |
Port Glasgow Voluntary Transport |
Support towards annual running costs – staffing, rental, auditors, vehicle repairs. |
£63,254 |
£10,000 |
|
66 |
Voluntary Organisation |
World Walking
|
Support towards server hosting costs – significant increase in demand since Covid pandemic. |
£1,350 |
£1,350 |
|
67 |
Youth |
Inverclyde Youth for Christ |
Support towards core running costs. |
£2,160 |
£1,500 |
One-off Applications Deferred from Grants to Voluntary Organisations Round 2 – 2020/2021
|
|
Category |
Applicant |
Details |
Requested |
Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Community |
Inverclyde Naval Club
|
Support towards Armistice Day event, dominoes competition, bingo and Christmas event. |
£4,000 |
£2,000 |
|
2 |
Uniformed Organisation |
1st Gourock Scout Group
|
Outdoor activity equipment – paddleboards, grass sledges, navigation, safety equipment.
|
£5,300 |
£2.000 |
|
Total Requested |
£539,842.01 |
|
Total Awarded |
£262,934.43 |