Autumn issue 2018 www.nccbc.org Where do we go from here? Welcome to the third newsletter from North Carrick Community Benefit Company Our main source of income is from ScottishPower Rewables and we have also had funding twice from the Scottish Government’s Community Choices Fund. South Ayrshire Council’s Health and Social Care Partnership contributed funds as well via Maybole and North Carrick Villages Locality Planning Group. Over the past three years, the total funding received by has been £1.2 million; this in turn, through match funding, has generated £3.3 million income to North Carrick groups. In this issue, we have included small and large projects to show that even the smallest project can make a difference in a community. In addition, there is information on the way forward in ensuring that you can play your part in future plans for your community in North Carrick. Remember – your voice matters! Produced with funding provided from ScottishPower Renewables Published by North Carrick Community Benefit Company Directors are: • Crosshill, Straiton and Kirkmichael: Contents Henry Anderson, Norman Geddes and Pat Lorimer (Treasurer) Page 3 ......North Carrick Cares • Dunure: Angus Craig and Tim Donaldson • Maidens, Turnberry and Kirkoswald: Page 4 ......A note from Mark Fletcher, chairman of Chris Savage, Gordon Caldwell and North Carrick Community Benefit Company Les McFadzean Page 5 ......Calling all businesses in Maybole • Maybole: David Kiltie, Senga Mason and North Carrick and Mark Fletcher (Chair) Page 7 ......The Carrick Tots • Minishant: Jackie Murray and Debbie Watt Page 9 ......Invigor8 - Balance and Falls Prevention Class Funding is available for a wide range Page 10 ....Carrick Senior Citizens Lunch Club of projects and to find out more or to Page 12 ....North Carrick Community Action Plans apply to this fund please contact Marion Young on 01292 612626 Page 16 ....The Sommerville Pavilion relaunch or your community council representatives. You can also Page 18 ....Catch the reading bug at your Library contact the company directly on Page 19 ....Maybole Regeneration Project on Track to [email protected] Secure External Funding Copies of the newsletter are delivered Page 20 ....Maybole over Fifties to every house in Maybole and the North Carrick villages. If, for any reason, Page 21 ....The Carrick Centre Training Kitchen you don’t receive a copy please let your community councillors know. Page 22 ....What’s On in North Carrick Extra copies will be left Page 23 ....Straiton’s ancient links with in various outlets in Crossraguel Abbey each community. Carrick and Maybole Walking group who were part of the Scotland team which won the World Supermasters over-65s Cup at Football Group Bristol, defeating England on penalties in the final. Gary McLaughlin, whose main WF venue is Carrick Carrick and Maybole Walking Football Group Academy, is the first Chairman of Walking received funding to help reduce the cost of the Football Scotland. weekly walking football sessions, including transport costs to competitions, and to purchase equipment Gary McLaughlin, 58, was introduced to walking to enhance the quality of experience. football after his second heart attack and a total of seven stents placed in his heart. He told us, “I am The majority of players are over 60 years old (50 is happy to say I am fitter now than I was 10 years the cut off) with a number over 70. Many players ago, my balance, have improved their long term health with many breathing and players recovering from heart attacks, brain surgery, general quality hernia operations, hip replacements and mental of life has health issues. improved tremendously The two most outstanding successes this year through playing involved players from the Carrick and Maybole WF walking football.” Gary is front row 2nd from right NCCBC does not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any advertisements contained in this publication and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct or content of those advertisements and the offerings made by the third parties. Goods or services advertised are not endorsements or recommendations by NCCBC (unless stated). Your access to or use of them is at your own risk. Copyright Warning: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy or otherwise without prior written permission of NCCBC. Design & layout by Evolution Designs Ltd, Bogles Bothy, Bruce Square, Crosshill www.evolutiondesigns.org.uk 2 ... North Carrick Community News North Carrick Cares Recently, Maybole and North Carrick Locality Planning Group (LPG) hosted an event in the McCandlish Hall, Straiton, aimed at raising awareness of the community-based Catriona Haston services delivered across North Carrick. Chic Martindale The following groups and people attended the event: Brian Kelsey ■ Chic Martindale, Community Engagement Officer for the Health and Social Care Partnership Heather Mundell Alison Wales ■ South Ayrshire Community Transport – Catriona Haston ■ Crossroads Caring For Carers – Brian Kelsey May Gilchrist ■ Social work, Maybole/Girvan community care team – Heather Mundell Liz Campbell ■ Seascape – May Gilchrist Vivienne McNeill ■ Carrick Community Learning and Development Team – Alison Wales Tracey Middleton ■ South Ayrshire Dementia Support Association – Liz Campbell Jen Williams ■ Community Link Practitioners - Tracey Middleton Debbie and Debbie McClymont McClymont ■ The Carrick Centre – Andrea Hutchison Andrea Hutchison ■ Jen Williams, Straiton Community ■ VASA (South Ayrshire Life) – Vivienne McNeill NORTH CARRICK CARES Maybole and North Carrick Villages Locality Planning Group All stall holders provided a short presentation about their project within North Carrick before everyone INVITATION enjoyed a delicious buffet. You are invited to join us CONNECTING at an information evening Entertainment was provided by Celtic Voices and funds to find out more about for the events were provided by North Carrick COMMUNITIES what community based Community Benefit Company. services are operating in your local area How can our community help? What is Dementia? Come along and find out Celtic Voices MAYBOLE Members of the public were then encouraged to visit each stall to find out more information about Town Hall the service that each provide in North Carrick. Monday 1st October The Maybole and North Carrick LPG is keen to 6pm - 8pm continue to grow and develop its work locally and • We are North Carrick, has now held three events with the final one to we care about our community. be held in Town Hall on Monday 1st October • Safe accessible place for all. from 6pm - 8pm. • Dementia Friendly community. North Carrick Community News... 3 A note from Mark Fletcher, chairman of North Carrick Community Benefit Company At our AGM this year, lots of information Fundraising is a good way of was shared by members and we feel the building the capacity of local wider community may be interested in organisations, ensuring seeing how our funding is being used sustainability and a great way of as well as some of the topics which are having, and hosting, fun events discussed at meetings like this, and at to achieve goals. board meetings. Participatory Budgeting (PB) We have completed three years of events have been held over the successful funding administration and, past three years and lots of groups whilst the majority of our income comes have secured funding in this way from the community benefit funding and the criteria for this was set by provided by Scottishpower Renewables funders like Community Choices. generated through Dersalloch wind farm, It should be noted that, with the we have also been successful twice in exception of small local PB at the receiving funding from the Scottish action plan meetings coming up Government’s Community Choices Fund. this year, NCCBC currently has no plans to host PB events in this We have further supported Participatory Budgeting financial year. This should be kept in mind by groups events in partnership with the Maybole and North looking for funding possibilities this year. Carrick Villages Locality Planning Group, an organisation supported by South Ayrshire Please note that if funding is a scary concept, and Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. we appreciate it can be, it’s worth noting that South Ayrshire Council has an external funding officer Participatory Budgeting (PB) is recognised Andy Lee who is there to assist groups. NCCBC will internationally as a way for people to have be employing a development officer to work with groups on regeneration projects and asset a direct say in how local money is spent. transfers to name just two of the NCCBC In those three years, the total sums of funding priorities going forward. received by us has been £1.2 million; this in turn, To give you an idea of what types of groups or through match funding, has generated £3.3 million projects that have been funded, we have compiled income to North Carrick groups (subject to all this sample list. These figures are the sums given projects completing) out and not necessarily the project values. Over the lifetime of Dersalloch wind farm the All schools across North Carrick £130,000; Sports expected income is around £8 million and the groups and sporting activity of all types £60,000; potential income for North Carrick could be close to Community buildings and spaces £190,000; £30 million if we continue with this scale of match Health-related projects £50,000; Music projects funding. £20,000; Youth-related projects £50,000; Environmental protection and accessibility £45,000; How do we make that happen? Community transport £60,000; Community projects A key requirement of funding is the need to generate that affect larger numbers through events or further income (match funding ) as this makes the delivery of services £140,000. funds we receive go so much further and achieve so much more.