Kerrs Journey & Branchton Community Centre would like to facilitate a large community fun day to serve the wider South West Inverclyde Area. This event will be held in a local high school to ensure it is in a central location.  Kerrs Journey will be in the centre of the planning stages of this event to ensure it is inclusive to all and accommodates families with Children with Additional support needs and sensory requirements. It is important for Kerrs Journey to be part of this event as we feel that many community events do not cater for many support requirements such as a quiet area, no que system , appropriate games and space.   Regular Activities will include: Inflatables, Carnival Games, Arts & Crafts , Food

This Fun Day will benefit the wider community by bringing together various groups and residents in South West Inverclyde and allowing them participate together. It will also allow groups and organisations to showcase their services.

We have partnered with several community groups and organisations to ensure we are reaching all members of the wider south west Inverclyde community. Our application is in conjunction with the following partners.

Constituted Groups                                    

• Larkfield Tenants Hall                                 
• Branchton Community Centre                   
• South West Community Council               
• St. Andrews Parent Council                     
• Aileymill Parent Council                           

Other Organisations & Groups

•  Bluebird Family Centre
•  Aileymill Nursery 
•  Lady Alice Primary 
•  Aileymill Primary
•  Aileymill Nurture Room

Our Cultural Community Festival will provide an occasion for residents and visitors to  come together to share and celebrate the Queens platinum anniversary through cultural activities including-

• Intergenerational Community arts and crafts workshops
• Intergenerational concert  (Music in the Square)
• Community cooking workshops (Food crosses all borders)
• A range of free family fun activities

Our Cultural Community Festival will provide a range of activities which will focus around the development of the community arts, music and community cooking and sharing activities will be delivered to a variety of groupings from pre-school to older people, family sessions, creating intergenerational activities to build community and reinforce positive experiences. Mixed art sessions including Art/Drama, Storytelling, Music and Dance to engage the idea of using personal history and experience to drive the concept of Cultural Community.

Local people will, through arts and cultural activity focused workshops be involved in designing and delivering events to celebrate and share with the wider community encouraging positive social connections, which can enhance wellbeing and alleviate loneliness. The event will offer opportunities for people to come together as we transition to a post covid period and celebrate with friends, family and the wider community.

The Community Cultural Festival will add value to other local services working in partnership with Youth Connections, Larkfield Housing Association and Larkfield Children’s Centre will encourage more effective joint initiatives. This will enable hard to reach participants to engage with the wider community reducing isolation, to making new friends and having fun. Networking with other local services to enhance arts/cultural provision and ensuring that organisations come together to support the local community whilst tackling social exclusion and poverty whilst having access to free family fun activities. The ‘WISHES Group’ who provide opportunities to older people aged over 55, Youth Connections youth advisory group and Venture out Volunteers have been directly involved in developing our proposal.

We are proposing to hold a family sports festival with events that will engage all age groups, age 5+ which will take place on a weekend from 12-4pm

Events will include:

• Mini Highland Games
• Long Jump/Throw for height
• Traditional sports day races: Egg & spoon, Skipping, Adult/Child 3 legged race
• Football & Hockey
• Fun Challenges ( beat the Goalie)
• Netball and Basketball
• Fun Challenges including shooting

There will be hospitality available for participants and family spectators, commemorative medals will be issued for participation and a goody bag for all which will include information on the clubs organising the event who operate in the community using either Ravenscraig Stadium and/or Inverclyde Academy for their Training.

While the event will showcase the work of the six clubs who form Ravenscraig Community Sports Hub, it will also provide an opportunity for those who live in the area to participate in a fun filled afternoon of family activity in a safe environment.

The event will also give an opportunity for the community to use Ravenscraig Stadium which has been a feature of the area for many years and perhaps has been underused by the community.

There is no entrance fee which could prevent some families form taking part, there is also no need for any special clothing or equipment. Ravenscraig Community Sports Hub work closely with Active Schools Inverclyde and their Sports hub coordinator will be involved in the organisation. Through Active Schools, local schools will provided with flyers and it is hoped to run a competition in primary schools to design the flyer.

Clubs in the RCSH already work with organisations such as SAMH and the Inverclyde CLD Team. We are looking to invite these and hopefully other groups who have activities in the area e.g scouts. BB to set up stalls/activities which will give a wider opportunity for families to engage.