We shall be organising a Heritage exhibition in the Watt Hall which will comprise exhibitor stalls showcasing heritage related photos, tours, trails, memorabilia, pamphlets and books. This will also be supported with access to online local heritage resources. We shall be offering a schedule of short presentations from various groups who will give information about the rich heritage of our community. Various topics will include such as Wemyss Bay Station, researching family history, shipbuilding, architecture of the Municipal Buildings, and Greenock’s historic quarter.

Visitors at the event will be able to engage with heritage enthusiasts on a one-to-one basis and learn from their comprehensive knowledge of Inverclyde fascinating social history. The exhibition will be an informal and relaxed environment and information will be provided which gives access to follow up information online.

Our Heritage Fair in the Watt Institution aims to celebrate the many ways local people are researching, recording and passing on aspects of their culture which has significance to the way they are living their lives. We shall also visit community groups throughout the summer to introduce them to our group and to engage with more residents. IHN hopes to inspire others to share and celebrate their life stories specifically through oral histories to enable us to preserve the cultural heritage of the current generation for the generations of the future.

Family Cricket Fun Day 11th June 2022 (possibly extending to further events dependant on success of first)

The aim of this event is to Increase awareness and hopefully participation in cricket in Gourock/West Greenock and Inverclyde in general. This will give newcomers to the sport an opportunity to try something new and even join a local community club.

Our club's constitution requires Inverclyde Cricket Club to be open to all ages/sexes/religions/ethnicities and currently have a good spread of members. We have a junior section for 8 to 15 year olds who are coached by our fully disclosed junior committee, with senior section dealing with over 16 year olds - oldest member is currently 72. As we recover from the COVID pandemic we hope to take cricket out into the community as we had been doing several years ago, to schools and the likes of scout and Boys Brigade groups. The initial event interest planned for 11th June 2022, but we hope that interest generated by the event will lead to more events for all ages, which could involve the full cricket season through to the end of August 2022.

A series of weekend/holiday workshops. The workshops would take place at the garden at Saint Columbas High School. The school is in the process of setting up a garden and would like the local community to be involved with this. The workshops would initially include, planting sunflower seeds in pots to take home, making herb planters and learning/sharing  gardening skills.Inviting the community into the school will have a multitude of benefits for the school and  the local community. These workshops would help build a bridge between the community  and the school. The school garden is a long term project that will need the support and help of the local community. There is also strong research that shows gardening and  working outside improve peoples mental health, which has taken a knock with lockdown.  These events will give people the opportunity to talk and share experiences and skills in an  outdoor setting. It is envisaged that the event will give attendees the skills to look after their own gardens and to be involved in the Siant Columbas' Garden in the coming years.  Giving people the opportunity to learn new gardening skills, be involved in a nurturing an caring project and learn more about the school fits the criteria of the Meloria events perfectly.

The event will be open to all members of the local community, with no barriers to taking part.  People of all ages and abilities will be encouraged to participate.  The workshops will be outside allowing people who are nervous about working in groups  indoors the opportunity to be involved. It is hoped that the event will initiate partnerships with the school and its neighbours, that will continue for many years as the school garden grows.

An intergenerational mini arts festival, celebrating the new use of a previously prohibited green space. An all-day inclusive event for the surrounding community featuring:

• Mindfulness/meditation walks                      
• Street Food
• Poetry and creative writing workshop          
• Live music from local artists
• Teddy Bears' picnic and Storytelling time   
• Children's activities

An opportunity for connection after Covid, conversation, hospitality, art therapy and fun, as a chance to reimagine the possibilities of this new space together as a community.

This festival will encourage the local community to visit this previously prohibited space, particularly those who have no private garden and those who have had little access to this site and contribute their ideas and vision for the future use of the site. We are hoping that this will be interactive on the day, with an 'ideas tree' where folk can discuss, write and display their ideas. We will encourage our multi-cultural neighbours and friends to participate in planning the event to include cross cultural exchange and friendship.

The festival will seek to foster interaction, promote good mental heath through community, and nurture confidence and inclusion in the local area by providing time and space to celebrate together in a safe and fun environment. We will be directly supporting local musicians and artists as well as reaching out to 'sister' green spaces, (eg Broomhill Hub), local schools,(eg Ardgowan),  churches, (eg Hope Church) We will encourage partnerships with local businesses and charities (eg Mindfulness Warrior, Man On, Foodshare, Spar, Porchlight, artist Nicola Young, Yvonne Lyon Music, Reely Jiggered, Urban Folkers, BEP signs and Inverclyde Shed), most of these being in our neighbourhood, or having strong links with.

GMAS would like to host two events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The events will provide a safe and fun environment providing food and entertainment as part of the party celebrations.Our events will include local members of our community who are in our care, their families, friends and loved ones, and the families and friends of our staff too. We will include our executive board members and our house committee members who are all local people who give back to our community on a voluntary basis. The events will provide an opportunity for everyone to come together and reconnect, allowing us to share our experiences during the past 2 years which has been particularly difficult for our residents and their families who have felt cut off and isolated due to the pandemic.

Our events will include local members of our community who are in our care, their families, friends and loved ones, and the families and friends of our staff too. We will include our executive board members and our house committee members who are all local people who give back to our community on a voluntary basis. The events will provide an opportunity for everyone to come together and reconnect, allowing us to share our experiences during the past 2 years which has been particularly difficult for our residents and their families who have felt cut off and isolated due to the pandemic.

Our events will provide a platform for everyone to come together in a fun way. Our current intergenerational work with Inverclyde Shed, Broomhill Hub, Parklea, Battery Park and Madeira Nurseries will bring together all genders, ages, and cultures within our community. Our local partners will be invited to join in our celebrations, and we will support local businesses to provide us with our entertainment and catering requirements on the day.

We recently have taken on the management via long term lease of Kirn Drive Community Centre and have re-launched it as Coppermine Community Centre. The centre is now busy throughout the week through groups that meet regularly however we are looking to hold more open community events. As part of jubilee celebrations we would like to hold a "street party" which we can do indoors also and utilise the kitchen to provide food. The other thing we would like to do as part of these celebrations/launching as a community hub would be to offer regular community/family cinema days with pop up cafe. We have invested a significant amount of money in the property since moving in back in November with new kitchen, hi tech meeting room and new flooring throughout. We are now ready to open our doors and welcome people in for community events. To cover the one off set up required to deliver this is quoted as £3000 which includes ceiling mounted projector, 5 meter electric retractable screen, sound system and lighting. Jubilee party costs we estimate at £800.

We are already delivering community benefit by the variety of activities meeting monday through to saturday. Evenings are at full capacity and our day time slots are now filling with activities for baby/toddler groups and the elderly. We want to offer more at Coppermine where those who dont attend a group can tap into. The jubilee party and cinema events are perfect for this and an opportunity to come in, grab a chat, a snack or enjoy a movie in the company of others. Our aim is to create a modern community hub where local people feel a connection. We are running this entirely on a voluntary basis with no paid staff.

As previously mentioned we run Coppermine Community Centre voluntarily on behalf of the community. Our aspirations as scouts is to embed ourselves in the community and get involved in initiatives that support health, mental wellbeing, community involvement and social inclusion. We will run these activities as open events to bring people together. We trialled this at the hall after remembrance parade where we had 100+ people back to the centre for some warm food, drinks and a chance to chat. We are ready to do this more regularly. We have a team of 45+ volunteers with a range of skills from catering to project management that can deliver these events and give up their time free of charge.

The children at Gourock Primary have not had any large scale activity that encompasses the whole school together since COVID. This would be a fabulous way of not only teaching the children the significance of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee but also bringing all the children together to celebrate as one after being segregated for so long. The plan is to hold a fun day consisting of a Disco, decorate the school and playground with bunting, party games, a visit from the "Queen" herself - an elected one from Primary 7. This would be a fabulous opportunity to thank the children for their resilience during the Pandemic and also alleviate any fears some of the children may have with regards to large scale social gatherings.The children at Gourock Primary have not had any large scale activity that encompasses the whole school together since COVID. This would be a fabulous way of not only teaching the children the significance of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee but also bringing all the children together to celebrate as one after being segregated for so long. The plan is to hold a fun day consisting of a Disco, decorate the school and playground with bunting, party games, a visit from the "Queen" herself - an elected one from Primary 7. This would be a fabulous opportunity to thank the children for their resilience during the Pandemic and also alleviate any fears some of the children may have with regards to large scale social gatherings.

Gourock Primary School are open to partnering with Binnie Street Early Years Centre & also plan to invite the Minister of the Parish attached to the school which is Old Gourock & Ashton Church. There is also scope to invite the Greenock Telegraph to document the event. Local businesses will be engaged to provide services to run this event such as live music (DJ), food, drink and games to entertain the children. Other potential ideas are to invite the local Fire Brigade to show/tell the children one of their Fire Engines thus promoting fire safety.

The School would schedule the event to run in accordance with the Jubilee date in early June