Community grants fund sub-committee award more than £250,000
More than £250,000 has been given to a wide variety of community groups across Inverclyde.
The September meeting of the Community Grants Fund sub-committee awarded 100 groups a share of the funding.
The fund allows the council to provide financial support to a variety of community, sport, music, arts and voluntary groups.
Interested groups were invited to apply for up to £10,000 across three categories: facilities/core costs; project costs and fee waivers.
One of the successful recipients is Cycling Without Age Gourock which received £876.75 towards operating costs for its trishaws.
Siobhan Mahon is the Support Services Manager for River Clyde Homes which runs the project in partnership with the charity Cycling Without Age.
She said: "This funding is essential in helping to deliver Cycling Without Age trishaws to Inverclyde, where they provide invaluable support to the elderly and those with mobility challenges.
“It has been a great success so far, and the positive impact has been clear. The social interaction fostered by these rides significantly improves the physical and mental well-being of those taking part, and we're delighted to continue to support the project."
The Inverclyde Tourist Group (ITG) received £2,000 towards the purchase of IT equipment, running costs and creating a new website.
Chair of the ITG, Cecile Fleming said: "We're very pleased with this award as it will help ITG to develop and share on-line resources that will help us promote Inverclyde to all visitors to Inverclyde as a great place to explore our history and heritage.”
Chair of the Community Grants Fund Committee, Councillor Graeme Brooks, said: “It is always a difficult decision to decide the funding but we are delighted to be able to help so many groups.
“We were asked for more than £856,000 so it’s a difficult decision for myself and my colleagues on the grants sub-committee and once again I thank them for their diligence and hard work on this.
“The long list of recipients shows how many groups are out there in Inverclyde working hard for everyone in our community.
“I am confident these grants will help these groups continue their good work.”
Round 1 – Awards Granted
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|
Category |
Applicant |
Details |
Requested |
Awarded |
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1 |
Arts |
Allegria Choir
|
Support towards rehearsal space, concert venue costs, musical director and accompanist fees |
£4,500.00
|
£997.50
|
|
2 |
Arts |
Bridge of Weir Choral Society |
Support towards celebratory concert marking 75 years |
£2,450.00
|
£562.50
|
|
3 |
Arts |
Crow Cottage Arts
|
Support towards school project 'a love letter to Inverclyde' leading to a display of artworks and creation of freestanding sculptural chandelier |
£10,000.00
|
£5,000.00 Conditional
|
|
4 |
Arts |
Greenock Burns Club
|
Support towards schools Burns competition, Secondary Schools Burns Supper, educational resources and school transport costs to exhibition and archive room |
£3,550.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
5 |
Arts |
Greenock Light Opera Club
|
Support towards membership for 3 secondary school pupils and discounted show ticket cost for 60 pupils |
£1,080.00
|
£810.00
|
|
6 |
Arts |
Greenock Players |
Support towards storage, rehearsal space and show production costs |
£10,000.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
7 |
Arts |
Inverclyde Heritage Network
|
Support towards running costs and 3 projects: Oral Histories, Heritage Fair and Doors Open Days
|
£4,510.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
8 |
Arts |
Inverclyde Music Festival Association |
Support towards costs of Music Festival 2025
|
£10,000.00
|
£3,562.50
|
|
9 |
Arts
|
Inverclyde Youth Theatre (Kayos) |
Support towards rehearsal space, storage, insurance and facilitators |
£8,700.00
|
£1,500.00 Conditional
|
|
10 |
Arts |
Kilmacolm Art Class |
Support towards hall rental, exhibition space and insurance |
£1,322.00
|
£675.00
|
|
11 |
Arts
|
Kilmacolm Dramatic Society
|
Support towards purchase and installation of performance lighting system |
£10,533.60
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
12 |
Arts |
RIG Arts
|
Support towards continuing delivery of Arts & Mind workshops - regular weekly mental health support for young people aged 8-18 |
£9,423.00
|
£3,375.00
|
|
13 |
Arts |
Riverside Youth Band |
Support towards hall hire, running costs and Musical Director fees |
£7,350.00
|
£2,040.00 Conditional
|
|
14 |
Bowling Club |
Fort Matilda Bowling Club |
Support towards ladies changing room extension |
£10,000.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional
|
|
15 |
Bowling Club |
Gourock Bowling Club
|
Support towards running costs, greens maintenance, new lawn mower and CCTV installation |
£22,700.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
16 |
Bowling Club |
Grosvenor Bowling Club |
Support towards running costs and greens maintenance |
£14,400.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
17 |
Bowling Club |
Inverkip Bowling Club |
Support towards greens maintenance
|
£3,300.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
18 |
Bowling Club |
Lady Alice Bowling Club
|
Support towards bowls for juniors and public, utility costs, greens and lawnmower maintenance and upgrade of paths |
£10,000.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional |
|
19 |
Bowling Club |
Port Glasgow Bowling Club
|
Support towards new grass cutting machinery, hand dryers to ladies’ toilets and replacement of stairs and handrails giving better access to the greens |
£10,000.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
20 |
Bowling Club |
Rankin Park Bowling Club |
Support towards running costs and greens maintenance |
£10,000.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional
|
|
21 |
Bowling Club |
Wellington Park Bowling Club
|
Support towards greens maintenance, insurance and marquee for Bowl Scotland national event |
£5,000.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional
|
|
22 |
Care |
Inverclyde Family Contact Centre |
Support towards replacement of carpet and ceiling lights at Jamaica St premises |
£2,310.00
|
£1,732.50 Conditional
|
|
23 |
Care |
Inverclyde Voluntary Council of Social Service (IVCSS) |
Support towards vehicle fleet insurance
|
£10,000.00
|
£7,500.00 Conditional
|
|
24 |
Care |
Man On! Inverclyde
|
Support towards new football project for young people in Inverclyde |
£10,000.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
25 |
Care |
Moving on Inverclyde |
Support towards structured health and wellbeing sessions |
£6,700.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
26 |
Care |
Port Glasgow Voluntary Transport |
Support towards annual running costs
|
£74,237.00
|
£7,500.00
|
|
27 |
Community |
Access Technology Scotland |
Support towards building a digital community between ATS and Morton in the Community and Youth Connections |
£9,600.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
28 |
Community |
Ambassador Church
|
Support to facilitate social integration through the provision of household items, heating and school clothing for vulnerable families |
£7,500.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional
|
|
29 |
Community |
Auchmountain Community Resource Centre |
Support towards decoration/upgrade of main hall within the Centre
|
£2,910.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
30 |
Community |
Auchmountain Glen Project |
Support towards hall rental, materials and fuel costs |
£2,770.00
|
£1,500.00 Conditional
|
|
31 |
Community |
Belville Community Gardens Trust |
Support towards increased running costs
|
£9,985.00
|
£3,525.00 Conditional
|
|
32 |
Community |
Branchton Community Centre |
Support towards new male toilets and classes for pre-school children
|
£10,000.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
33 |
Community |
Gibshill Community Centre |
Support towards family activity week
|
£2,700.00
|
£2,025.00 Conditional
|
|
34 |
Community |
Gourock Garden Party (Gourock Community Council) |
Support towards hosting the Gourock Garden Party 2025
|
£5,352.00
|
£2,250.00 Conditional
|
|
35 |
Community |
Green Tangerine CIC |
Support towards dog litter campaign
|
£1,490.00
|
£750.00
|
|
36 |
Community |
Greenock Southwest Community Council |
Support towards Christmas lunch for elderly in the community |
£2,450.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
37 |
Community |
Greenock Southwest Hub Committee (Grieve Road Community Centre) |
Support towards food/refreshments for community meals, PA system, storage space and hall rental
|
£9,970.00
|
£1,687.50 Conditional |
|
38 |
Community |
Greenock Torpedo Factory Club |
Support towards replacement of boiler
|
£15,408.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
39 |
Community |
Inverclyde Across to Lourdes Group |
Support towards rental costs for charity shop
|
£900.00
|
£675.00
|
|
40 |
Community |
Inverclyde Community Care Forum (Your Voice) |
Support towards refurbishment of new premises - disabled toilets and electric power doors
|
£10,000.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
41 |
Community |
Inverclyde Vineyard Church |
Support towards community event for Easter 2025 |
£6,500.00
|
£1,125.00 Conditional
|
|
42 |
Community |
Inverclyde Woodturning Club |
Support for purchase of new lathe and chuck package
|
£1,209.97
|
£675.00 Conditional
|
|
43 |
Community |
Inverkip Community Initiative |
Support towards increased utility costs
|
£9,000.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
44 |
Community |
Inverkip Scottish Women’s Institute |
Support towards membership subsidy and speaker costs
|
£160.00
|
£160.00
|
|
45 |
Community |
Kidron Project
|
Support towards coach/materials for community course and venue hire |
£5,540.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
46 |
Community |
Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Agricultural Society Ltd |
Support towards costs for enhancing the Education Area and entertainment within the show
|
£29,591.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
47 |
Community |
Kilmacolm Playgroup & Toddlers |
Support towards rental costs for church hall and renewing equipment
|
£3,049.95
|
£562.50
|
|
48 |
Community |
Larkfield Community Hall |
Support towards new kitchen equipment and running costs |
£9,400.00
|
Defer
|
|
49 |
Community |
Lyle Gateway |
Support towards fortnightly Dementia Café |
£6,245.00
|
£2,000.00 Conditional
|
|
50 |
Community |
Parklea Association Branching Out
|
Support towards delivering 'Community Inclusion' programme – active option sessions and community growing and therapeutic horticulture |
£28,125.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
51 |
Community |
Port Glasgow New Parish Church |
Support towards running costs for community groups and holiday club expenses |
£3,800.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
52 |
Community |
Rise Against Abuse CIC |
Support towards running costs, IT equipment and training costs |
£10,000.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
53 |
Community |
The Country Club |
Support towards speakers’ costs
|
£600.00
|
£450.00 Conditional
|
|
54 |
Community |
Wemyss Bay Community Association |
Support towards utility/running costs
|
£6,000.00
|
£3,000.00
|
|
55 |
National/ Regional Organisation |
Carers Gateway Inverclyde (Unity Enterprise) |
Support towards the health and wellbeing of Inverclyde unpaid carers
|
10,000.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
56 |
National/ Regional Organisation |
Cycling without Age Scotland Gourock |
Support towards operating costs for trishaws |
£1,169.00
|
£876.75
|
|
57 |
National/ Regional Organisation |
Parkinsons Inverclyde Support Group |
Support towards transport costs, hall hire, admin and outings
|
£708.00
|
£708.00
|
|
58 |
National/ Regional Organisation |
Quarriers
|
Support towards running costs for year of activities held in Sommerville Weir Hall |
£10,000.00
|
£3,000.00
|
|
59 |
National/ Regional Organisation |
Victim Support Inverclyde
|
Support towards overhead costs for local office |
£10,000.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional |
|
60 |
Older People
|
Beacon Arts Centre (Dance for Parkinsons) |
Support towards weekly Dance for Parkinsons class which is followed by social event for families and carers |
£9,160.00
|
£2,250.00
|
|
61 |
Older People
|
Greenock IBM Retirees |
Support for hall hire; entertainment and Christmas lunch |
£2,400.00
|
£750.00
|
|
62 |
Older People
|
Silverline Dancers |
Support for dance tuition |
£400.00
|
£400.00 Conditional
|
|
63 |
Older People
|
St Marys Episcopal Church (Heartland Circle) |
Community transport for Heartland Circle, dementia group; materials for flower arranging class and music therapy
|
£2,150.00
|
£1,612.50 Conditional
|
|
64 |
Older People
|
The Tuesday Club |
Support towards outings, coach hire and Christmas gifts |
£2,029.00
|
£750.00
|
|
65 |
Older People
|
WISHES Group (Women’s Initiative for Social Health & Educational Skills) |
Support towards hall hire
|
£1,200.00
|
£900.00 Conditional
|
|
66 |
Sport
|
Ardgowan Thistle Football Club |
Support towards pitch hire
|
£10,000.00
|
£4,950.00 Conditional |
|
67 |
Sport
|
Birkmyre Rugby Club |
Support towards running costs, new floodlights and pitch hire |
£10,000.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional |
|
68 |
Sport
|
BOUNCE Basketball Inverclyde |
Support towards hall hire
|
£2,000.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
69 |
Sport
|
Bridge of Weir Angling Club |
Support towards installation of small bridge over burn near Quarriers Village |
£2,000.00
|
£1,125.00
|
|
70 |
Sport
|
Clyde Netball
|
Support towards strips and hall hire for training and matches |
£11,343.50
|
£3,750.00
|
|
71 |
Sport
|
Greenock & District Rifle Club
|
Support towards further insulation to reduce energy costs and concrete flooring to meet hygiene standards |
£10,162.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
72 |
Sport
|
Greenock & District Welfare Football League |
Support towards pitch hire for league games
|
£7,350.00
|
£3,750.00
|
|
73 |
Sport
|
Greenock Cricket Club
|
Support towards school coaching; hire of hall for training and playing kit for asylum seekers |
£2,524.00
|
£1,893.00 Conditional
|
|
74 |
Sport
|
Greenock Glenpark Harriers |
Support towards track hire
|
£6,954.00
|
£3,750.00
|
|
75 |
Sport
|
Greenock Golf Club |
Support towards renovation of upstairs lounge areas within the clubhouse |
£10,000.00
|
Unsuccessful
|
|
76 |
Sport
|
Greenock Juniors FC |
Support towards pitch hire
|
£10,000.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
77 |
Sport
|
Greenock Model Yacht & Power Boat Club |
Support towards guttering and roof repairs
|
£2,634.00
|
£1,500.00
|
|
78 |
Sport
|
Greenock Wanderers RFC
|
Support towards pitch hire for training and games for all age groups and male and female teams |
£17,500.00
|
£5,025.00 Conditional
|
|
79 |
Sport
|
Team United Programme |
Support towards development of Social Community League for young people in Inverclyde
|
£6,325.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
80 |
Sport
|
Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club |
Support towards pool hire costs
|
£9,962.88
|
£7,472.16 Conditional
|
|
81 |
Sport
|
Inverclyde American Community Football Club |
Support towards uniforms, playing equipment, storage and pitch hire
|
£17,375.00
|
£3,000.00 Conditional
|
|
82 |
Sport
|
Inverclyde Athletics Club
|
Support towards stadium costs for training, development camps and competitions |
£10,000.00
|
£7,500.00
|
|
83 |
Sport
|
Inverclyde Cricket Club |
Support towards insurance, equipment, travel and training/park hire |
£2,376.00
|
£1,782.00 Conditional
|
|
84 |
Sport
|
Inverclyde Masters Swimming Club |
Support towards pool hire and head-to-head competition
|
£3,100.00
|
£2,325.00 Conditional
|
|
85
|
Sport
|
Inverclyde Sport Council
|
Support for clubs/individuals, coach education grants and child protection courses |
£5,700.00
|
£1,500.00 Conditional
|
|
86 |
Sport
|
Lady Octavia Badminton Club |
Support towards equipment, coaching and hall hire |
£1,800.00
|
£1,350.00
|
|
87 |
Sport
|
Morton in the Community |
Support towards pitch hire
|
£10,000.00
|
£7,500.00 Conditional
|
|
88 |
Sport
|
Newark Angling Club |
Funding to allow for subsidised travel for elderly & juniors |
£1,500.00
|
£600.00
|
|
89 |
Sport |
Ocean Youth Trust Scotland |
Support towards vessel repairs
|
£2,000.00
|
£1,125.00
|
|
90 |
Sport
|
Port Glasgow Boat Club
|
Support towards upgrade of toilets and repair/maintenance of slipways/railing and bogies |
£6,000.00
|
£2,000.00 Conditional
|
|
91 |
Sport |
Port Glasgow Boys Club
|
Support towards weatherproof kits for whole club, training courses and hire of facilities for training/matches |
£37,450.00
|
£7,500.00 Conditional
|
|
92 |
Sport
|
Port Glasgow Junior Football Club |
Support towards hire of pitches for training and match days
|
£11,840.00
|
£3,000.00
|
|
93 |
Sport |
Port Glasgow Juniors Community Sports Club |
Support towards hire of facilities for all teams
|
£10,000.00
|
£7,500.00 Conditional
|
|
94 |
Sport
|
Port Glasgow Otters
|
Support towards pool hire costs and other club costs including insurance, coach training and team kit |
£7,355.37
|
£2,325.00 Conditional
|
|
95 |
Sport |
St Andrews Boys Club |
Support towards hire of facilities for training and match days |
£10,000.00
|
£7,500.00
|
|
96 |
Uniformed Organisation |
10th Greenock & District Scout Group |
Support towards hire of St Columba's HS
|
£1,512.00
|
£1,134.00
|
|
97 |
Uniformed Organisation |
32nd Greenock & District Scouts |
Support towards running costs for Bank St premises |
£4,000.00
|
£3,000.00
|
|
98 |
Uniformed Organisation |
47th/97th Greenock & District Scout Group |
Support towards hire of Newark PS
|
£1,071.00
|
£803.25
|
|
99 |
Uniformed Organisation |
73rd Greenock & District Scout Group |
Support towards hire of All Saints PS
|
£1,165.50
|
£874.13
|
|
100 |
Uniformed Organisation |
85th Greenock & District Scout Group |
Support towards hire of Inverkip & Wemyss Bay PS
|
£1,523.00
|
£1,142.25
|
|
101 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Girl Guiding Greenock Division
|
Support towards annual membership fees, hosting of the Renfrewshire County Thinking Day celebration, volunteer leader celebration and hire of facilities for Units meeting |
£19,750.00
|
£7,500.00 Conditional
|
|
102 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Greenock & District Scout Council |
Support towards running costs for Everton and HQ buildings
|
£10,000.00
|
£3,750.00
|
|
103 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Greenock & District Sea Cadet Corps |
Support towards annual running costs
|
£10,000.00
|
£3,750.00
|
|
104 |
Uniformed Organisation |
Inverclyde & District Battalion The Boys Brigade |
Support towards annual running costs and hall hire
|
£7,500.00
|
£6,125.00 Conditional
|
|
105 |
Voluntary |
Inverclyde Tourist Group
|
Support towards purchase of IT equipment, running costs and creation of new website |
£9,022.00
|
£2,000.00
|
|
106 |
Voluntary |
World Walking
|
Support towards server hosting and database backup costs |
£1,750.00
|
£1,312.50
|
|
107 |
Youth |
Inverclyde Youth for Christ |
Support towards core running costs
|
£2,066.00
|
£1,125.00 Conditional
|
|
Total Requested |
£856,148.77 |
|
Total Awarded |
£251,375.54 |