On Saturday 4th June 2022, the group plan a street party at the Scout Community hub at 14/16 Bank street to mark the Queens platinum jubilee celebrations

Event Details:

Consultation has already taken place with the following: 1 Young leaders form representing 140 young people 2 HM Lord Lieutenant, Col Peter McCarthy, who has given the event the green light 3 Neighbours in Bank street, Mearns street and families in Lynedoch street We plan to hold a celebration of all things community with a focus on all ages and in particular welcome recent immigrant families who have settled in the area from Nigeria, Morocco and Sudan. We are currently working with the Head Teacher of St Patrick's primary on this. The event will comprise of a tea party, with the usual attractions of face painting, bouncy castle and hot and cold food

This event will have a sense of 'coming together' and will embrace the community in a way that has not happened for many years. Civic leaders will be present to chat casually over a 'cuppa' and cake. Doors will be open for all to wander and chat and generally feel part of something new (The newly refurbished Scout Centre). The Greenock Telegraph have agreed to cover the event, which will be attended by circa 300/400 over the day. What a way to welcome the community together, especially new families coming into the area from overseas.

We plan to tie in with Wellpark Mid Kirk at the bottom of Bank Street to ensure our event flows into theirs and also with Broomhill hub at the top of the hill. It would be terrific if all 3 venues could work together in a continuous flow, with almost half a mile of celebrations joining up, but at the same time offering something different. We have Armadale court for the elderly as neighbours as well as partners (your voice-recovery café) who use our facility during weekdays. Both groups are looking forward to taking part. Colourful, community, music, and fun are all ingredients of success of such a street party event, which provide something for all members of the community. This event will be totally inclusive. We have already started to form a small team from our users and neighbours to look at the planning.

Total Cost £1000

We would like to join the wider Inverclyde community in recognising and celebrating the end of a difficult 2 years by hosting 2 days of events in the middle of the summer of 2022. Following a consultation with staff and regular users of the hub, as well as examining survey responses from Inverclyde residents, we have decided on a Community Spirit Weekend, which will include;

• Music from DJ’s/local bands/choir.
• Food provided by our café, a BBQ organised by our staff, and snack food stalls featuring small local businesses.
• Pop up shops featuring local artists and creatives.
• A farmer’s market for local growers to sell their vegetables and fruit.
• A tour of our gardens and what we do.
• Entertainment in the form of art classes, face painting, outside yoga, group meditation, small animal interactions, competitions, exercises, film screenings, floristry demonstrations, mindful walks, painting, mascots, football, cycling, dancing, and choir singing. (This list is not exhaustive)

Our events will take place during the day, getting people out in the fresh air to get lungs and bodies moving after a long time spent indoors. Our community gardens provide an excellent space to host our activities; we are based centrally, in Greenock, and easily accessible by public transport. Our walled gardens make our space private and secure, yet are welcoming and inviting to all. Visitors can take advantage of our beautiful greenery in the 6 glasshouses and massive courtyard that we are extremely proud of. Our large halls with glass fronted walls give us the opportunity to host activities inside, and our café provides delicious, low cost, healthy snacks and beverages.  

We would like to host our event over 1 weekend (2 days) in July. This will ensure that the weather conditions are appropriate enough to hold events outdoors, and is also the ideal month to ensure the children of Inverclyde can attend, as it falls in the middle of the school holidays. We would need to coordinate with other community groups in order to agree on an exact date, but for the purposes of the application, but mid July is our goal.

We would like to collaborate to run a number of events and community campaigns throughout May 2022 to “Break the Stigma” on mental health whilst raising awareness of the support available within the community. Both charities have successfully managed to combine the communities love of football and its need for mental health support and this proposal links both together to continue that journey together.  

• Event 1 would be a young person focussed mental health football tournament for 11 to 14-year-olds within the community to come together and play at Cappielow for the “Break The Stigma Cup”. There would be opportunities for young people to connect with break-off Wellbeing Sessions in the stadium and mental health awareness sessions.
• Event 2 would follow a similar pattern but would be for adults within the community who may be struggling with their wellbeing who would come together and form teams to compete for the “Break The Stigma” adult cup. There would be a number of adult-led community groups available for chats within the stadium to support the adults attending.
• Event 3 would be a week-long campaign for both charities to co-produce content with members of their services to mark mental health awareness week and the importance of breaking the stigma on mental health. This would include the distribution of campaign merchandise such as a specific Football Jersey for Breaking the Stigma and other items to raise awareness in the community,
• Event 4 would be a continuation of the young person focussed tournament into the following 6 weeks with a Friday evening “Break The Stigma” session ran within the community.

We believe that these events will help the community come together on a subject matter that is hugely important. We know that the pandemic has exacerbated mental health for a lot of the residents in Inverclyde and that having an opportunity to connect with such vital projects throughout the month of May could be crucial to help them access support that they may need. We know that the people who come through our doors are struggling with a variety of trauma-related conditions, battling addictions, mental health conditions, or experiencing suicidal thoughts. We also know that connecting these people with others who have lived-experience can be life-saving. Our football projects in the community have been able to connect with people who wouldn’t normally present at mental health services, and we believe this month-long celebration of our work will only support more people. We have gained vital feedback from parents through pilot projects running supporting young people and know that the need is there to raise awareness for our young people on mental health to help break the stigma for future generations. We also know that connecting young people with football is a great avenue to begin these conversations and believe that this event and the follow-up sessions could contribute to a stigma-free society within the area.

We want to host these events throughout the month of May, traditionally where Mental Health Awareness Week falls within the UK. The theme for this year is Isolation and Loneliness which we know is a huge factor towards creating and fostering the stigma attached to mental health.

Young people (aged 15 – 25) from Kayos and Prominence will work together to create three performing arts workshops (musical theatre singing, dancing and acting) to be delivered free to schools and/or community groups. Community member workshop participants will then be brought together for a culmination performance to be performed for free to a community group, care home, school or nursery chosen by the participants. All rehearsals, workshops and performances will take place in the Greenock East and Central locality. The final performance will be outdoors in order to be widely accessible to the chosen community group and the local community.

This project will build on recent successes of Prominence’s ‘Elfcapades’ and ‘Deadcapades’ and Kayos’ street theatre productions (performed at Galoshans Festival and Surge Fest as part of Merchant City Festival) clowning and puppetry workshops and numerous successes of both groups in music and musical theatre. It will allow young people from both groups to put in to practice skills they have learned, work collaboratively, be supported to take leadership and assistant roles and work through the process of creating and delivering workshops and working with a group of participants to create and deliver a final performance.

Young people (aged 15 – 25) from Kayos and Prominence will work together to create three performing arts workshops (musical theatre singing, dancing and acting) to be delivered free to schools and/or community groups. Community member workshop participants will then be brought together for a culmination performance to be performed for free to a community group, care home, school or nursery chosen by the participants. All rehearsals, workshops and performances will take place in the Greenock East and Central locality. The final performance will be outdoors in order to be widely accessible to the chosen community group and the local community.

This project will build on recent successes of Prominence’s ‘Elfcapades’ and ‘Deadcapades’ and Kayos’ street theatre productions (performed at Galoshans Festival and Surge Fest as part of Merchant City Festival) clowning and puppetry workshops and numerous successes of both groups in music and musical theatre. It will allow young people from both groups to put in to practice skills they have learned, work collaboratively, be supported to take leadership and assistant roles and work through the process of creating and delivering workshops and working with a group of participants to create and deliver a final performance.

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.

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.

Clune Park Community Centre in Partnership with the Port Glasgow Toddlers group are looking to host 3 events over June, July and August.

Event1: Afternoon Tea and entertainment ( June)

This will be for the older people within Port Glasgow, in which there will be food, music and other entertainment

Event 2: Health and Wellbeing ( July)

This event is open to everyone to attend, at this event there will be a variety of free workshops, stalls focusing on health and wellbeing For example a free pamper session and relaxation workshops. There will also be activities to help keep the children entertained.

Event 3: Fun day (August)

This will be a free fun day with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to keep all ages entertained.

The aims of these events is to help gather the whole community together, to socialise/interact and get back out of the house and meet new people. To improve mental health giving everyone something to look forward to. To help reduce poverty over the summer period as food will be available at no cost. Brining all generations together.

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.

Auchmountain Halls Fun day

The fun day will be take place at the end of our 4 week play scheme, creating an opportunity to bring the whole community together. Working with other organisations in the area will help encourage as many people as possible to attend but also help plan the event.

The event will be held at Auchmountain Glen, weather permitted. If not it will be held within Auchmountain Community Centre. A Community Celebration where we will have a Children’s Entertainer, Burger Van, Face Painters & Goody Bags. This event will bring people together as the event is free of charge and open to everyone, all age groups, meeting up with old and new friends and breaking down barriers of isolation.  Connect and reunite the community and strengthen the bonds between them, this hopefully will help improve mental wellbeing and alleviate personal struggles. At the event, there will be:

• Children’s Entertainer                      
• Burger Van                                      
• Face Painter                                     
• Goody Bags
• And More........

Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Agricultural Society Ltd in collaboration with The Ark on the Clyde CIC

We are running an Educational/Heritage Area at our Annual Show at the Knapps, Kilmacolm on May 14th. This is a completely new event and if it is successful, we hope to do it again each year at the Show. This will feature animal/agricultural exhibits, heritage information/displays, environmental/community groups, and local producers/handlers - we would like our visitors to experience a wider range of animals than is normally at the show so we would like to introduce speciality farm animals and heritage breeds in the tent. We will install educational/info signage at tents, rings and pens. We will hand out educational/heritage treasure hunt maps to kids as they arrive at the show. To complement this launch, we will also install directional/health and safety signage to make the show more accessible and help guide visitors to points of interest/health and safety areas.We are running an Educational/Heritage Area at our Annual Show at the Knapps, Kilmacolm on May 14th. This is a completely new event and if it is successful, we hope to do it again each year at the Show.  

This will feature animal/agricultural exhibits, heritage information/displays, environmental/community groups, and local producers/handlers - we would like our visitors to experience a wider range of animals than is normally at the show so we would like to introduce speciality farm animals and heritage breeds in the tent. We will install educational/info signage at tents, rings and pens. We will hand out educational/heritage treasure hunt maps to kids as they arrive at the show. To complement this launch, we will also install directional/health and safety signage to make the show more accessible and help guide visitors to points of interest/health and safety areas.

We want to help our visitors learn more about the countryside, farming, plants, gardening, environment, and animal care, this in turn will educate them on the impact they have on the planet and the local environment. We also want to educate visitors about local heritage - farming, the show and the impact on the local community in the past and in the future. Given the decline of the local farming industry, we want the show to provide a vital link between the public and the agricultural industry (field-to-plate journey). We would like to establish this event as a learning experience which will encourage people to support the farming community and respect and enjoy the outdoors – this will hopefully have a positive impact on local issues such as fly tipping, anti-social behaviour, littering, dog fouling. We would particularly like to target young children so that they grow up with an understanding of their impact on their environment and how farming and the countryside shape their lives. We intend to demonstrate and give away longer lasting items such as seed bombs, planting kits, litter pickers and informative literature - this will keep the ethos alive within the community longer than just at the event.

We intend to create areas within the event for local suppliers/producers, community groups and local companies who can demonstrate, educate and facilitate the learning experiences noted above. We also want to give local producers the opportunity to sell items that are related to the experience. Our give-aways and demonstrations will hopefully create long lasting enthusiasm and initiative within the community, especially kids, for our key themes. We hope to be able to build upon this event and offer more community involvement with schools and groups using some of the people, tools and equipment we will pull together for May 2022.