CSGN COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND
AWARDS SUMMARY
EAST AYRSHIRE
CPF16029 Netherthird Community Development Group Project Title Netherthird Nature Walk Award £717.13
Funding for materials to develop the nature walk with volunteers and local school pupils engaged in planting to encourage butterflies, bees, birds, and wildlife. This will enhance the nature walk and create a greenspace for all of the community to enjoy.
CPF16030 Dalrymple Community Landscape Group Project Title Dalrymple Community Landscape Project Award £634.00
Funding to initiate a tree nursery.
CPF041 East Gauchalland Tenants and Residents Association Project Title Bio-Domes and Raised Beds Award £993.36
Funding to provide materials to improve 3 garden sites.
EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE
CPF1605 Hillhead Housing Association Project Title Community Growing Project Award £716.20
To provide tools and equipment to enable the community to engage in community growing and activities at 2 site specific community growing areas in Hillhead.
CPF16019 Torrance Playpark and Greenspace Project Title West Balgrochan Marsh Biodiversity Totem Award £1,000.00
Funding to commission a biodiversity totem pole to be inserted alongside the main marsh path at Torrance Playpark. Torrance Primary School pupils will provide drawings of the animals and plants that they would like to see on the totem.
CPF16032 Lammermoor Gardens Social Club Project Title Lammermoor Garden Association Garden Award £998.50
Funding to enable some improvements and upgrading of the garden for sheltered housing complex residents who are elderly and infirm. This includes erecting a new greenhouse, new seating areas and planters.
CPF16033 Merkland Local Nature Reserve Project Title Merkland Local Nature Reserve Sculpture Trail Award £990.00
Funding to enable the installation of carvings for the nature reserve with volunteers with local school children involved in field trips to learn about the biodiversity of the nature reserve and to then choose the animals they wish to see produced as carvings.
CPF16043 Whitefield Pond Association Project Title Whitefield Pond Wildflower Meadow and Marsh Creation Award £1,000.00
Funding to increase the biodiversity of the site through the planting of nectar rich, attractive marshy grassland wildflower species.
EDINBURGH
CPF1601 Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce Parents Counci (otherwise known as Parkside Primary) Project Title Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce Forest School Award £1,000.00
To provide a contribution to waterproofs to allow children and adults to participate fully in future Forest School sessions throughout the year in Pilrig Park. This will equip participants to take part in any opportunities for community environmental education and activity that arise close to the school, for example clean up days and planting days with the Friends of Pilrig Park (FoPP).
CPF16010 Greener Leith Project Title 1000 Trees in Leith Award £1,000.00
Funding to support planting 1000 trees in Leith. Using social media networks and volunteers, the aim is to engage with individuals, neighbourhoods and communities, schools and local groups, as well as businesses and the council, to plant 1,000 trees in Leith.
CPF16015 Newhaven Heritage (Centre) Community Garden Project Title Newhaven Heritage Community Garden Award £792.00
To further develop the community garden for all local residents to access improving health and wellbeing.
CPF16027 Ratho School Voice Project Title Ratho Primary School Grounds Development Award £1000.00
Feasibility work engaging school children, staff and parents to develop ideas on developing the school ground to give the most value to learning experiences, health and wellbeing of the wider population of Ratho and the natural environment and initial material costs subject to feasibility outcomes.
CPF16038 Access to Industry Project Title Organic Gardening Project Award £968.00
Funding to grow a wider variety of vegetables, create a moss wall mural, build a polytunnel to grow herbs, fruit and vegetables all year round and create a new seating area with a barbeque for community groups. Funding also covers volunteer expenses.
FALKIRK
CPF16037 Head of Muir Primary School Nursery Project Title Head of Muir Primary School Nursery Award £961.94
Funding to create a mud kitchen and associated materials to develop the outdoor area to encourage Learning and outdoor exploration of the natural outdoor environment.
FIFE
CPF16042 CLEAR Buckhaven Project title Enhancing Buckhaven’s Braes Award £960.00
Funding to extend the existing community orchards through planting fruit trees (especially plum, pear) and to improve the sense of place by installing natural wood path archways at path entrances
GLASGOW
CPF1607 Queens Cross Housing Association Project Title Woodside Community Garden Award £934.99
To purchase and install a robust polytunnel which would greatly increase the capacity for growing a range of produce all year round, open up much greater learning opportunities for growers and continue work to improve the local environment.
CPF16012 Kelbourne Park Primary Project Title Our Little Forest Award £1,000.00
Funding to support children with additional support needs to develop a largely disused area of natural woodland within playground to create an ideal outdoor learning environment to develop increased knowledge and understanding of a holistic and healthy lifestyle through physical and mental endeavour and problem solving. This outdoor learning environment will also be available to community organisations, such as local nurseries, parent/child groups and other primary schools to increase social interaction and the usage of the land.
CPF16014 Dailly Community Gardens Project Title Dailly Community Gardens Award £611.00
To enhance the grounds leading to the gardens making them more attractive for visitors to the area. With the community of Dailly coming together to share a common purpose to enhance the community by providing healthy physical activities, increasing peoples knowledge of healthy eating and promoting health and wellbeing.
CPF16017 Friends of Kelvindale Community Playpark Project Title Living Willow Tunnel Award £1,000.00
Funding to support the erection of a willow tunnel and also planting activities at Kelvindale Community Park and a Community Celebration day engaging the community and local school pupils.
CPF16025 Maryhill Integration Network Project Title MIN Mens Group Award £927.84
Funding to provide materials and equipment to support members of MINS Men group (young male refugees from Syria, Eritrea, Ethiopia , Sudan and Somalia) access volunteering, educational and ???
CPF16034 Urban Roots Project Title Stravanan Community Garden Award £1,000.00
Funding for materials and equipment to work with North View Housing Association to transform a derelict corner site into a thriving, colourful community garden.
CPF16035 Bankhead Primary School Project Title Welcome Wildlife Award £916.00
Funding to provide materials and tools to develop the green space around the school grounds to extend teaching and learning opportunities for the children and encourage wildlife and also encourage the local community to enjoy and use the area.
CPF16040 Great Gardens Project Title: Coplaw Street Community /Training Garden Award £671.48
Funding to provide equipment and materials to add to the educational and learning element of the garden by developing a composting facility within the community garden.
CPF1644 Greater Pollok Maintenance Scheme Project Title: Greater Pollok Maintenance Scheme Award: £791.00
Funding to purchase tools and equipment to support an employability garden project. The organisation lends out garden equipment to lay gardeners in exchange for voluntary hours. Voluntary hours are then used to carry out improvements to neglected greenspaces within the community.
NORTH AYRSHIRE
CPF16039 Eadha Enterprises Project Title Geisland Environmental Education Hub Award £1000.00
Funding to employ a consultant to develop an education pack for use by schools and other organisations to enable the delivery of environmental education sessions at the hub. This guide will be integrated into the tree nursery operations at the hub as well as green spaces outwith the site.
NORTH LANARKSHIRE
CPF16011 Greenlink Project Title Greenlink Community Development Group Award £909.31
Funding to continue the woodland management work including planting and pond improvements and maintaining the mountain bike zone.
CPF1623 Woodlands Primary and Nursery Class Project Title Beekeeping Project Award £1000.00
Funding to support planting and to install beehives within the school grounds as an educational resource for children and the wider community.
CPF16036 Viewpark Gardens Allotment Association Project Title Viewpark Gardens Allotments Award £610.00
To develop 24 Welcome Packs containing starter materials for the recently established allotments.
RENFREWSHIRE
CPF1603 Groovy Gardeners Project Title Wildlife Wonderland Award £500.00
To support this afterschool club to develop a Wildlife Wonderland within an area of the school ground. The afterschool club is working with the local community, partners including Local Energy Action Plan (LEAP) and Starling Learning (RSPB) to encourage thriving wildlife. The club have approached local businesses to engage with this. The wildlife wonderland will be accessible to children and community during week and weekends.
CPF1609 Castle Semple Conservation Group Project Title Green Woodworking site Award £889.00
Funding to provide equipment to provide a safe, accessible environment for green woodworking within the country park. Events will be held throughout the year for the general public where they can learn about traditional woodland skills
CPF16031 Kilbarchan Improvements Projects (KIP Co) Project Title Trees of the Track Award £388.40
To provide funding to create leaflets for distribution with details on local cycle track walks and information on the trees you will find there.
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
CPF1606 Overtoun Community Growing Project Project Title Nature Trail Award £1,000.00
To create a nature trail in Overtoun Park, Rutherglen, by relief carving plant/wildlife themed images on to 18 tree stumps left as a result of a recent tree work by South Lanarkshire Council. This will also result in the development of an associated educational resource pack which will be made available to different groups in the area. The nature trail will be free and open to use by the whole community.
CPF1608 Avondale Community Bee Keepers Project Title Bee Friendly Award £879.69
Funding to provide necessary tools to engage further local schools in wildflower planting scheme providing additional forage for bees and other pollinators, increasing the number of increasingly rare Scottish wildflowers and brightening up the local community.
CPF16016 Cambuslang Community Council Project Title Promoting Biodiversity and Community Engagement in Holmhills Park Award £872.00
Funding to support planting and maintaining wildflower meadow areas within Holmhills Wood Community Park. Ornamenting these sites with fun sculptures and signage will also add further interest and enjoyment for visitors.
CPF018 Friends of Stonehouse Park (FOSP) Project Title FOSP Work Party Award £1,000.00
Funding to support a work day in the park, with task teams of volunteers to litter-pick, in both the park and the woodland, replant flower beds. The work day will also involve the large task of rubbing down the metal work on the bandstand and repainting both the metal work and the concrete surround
CPF16026 East Kilbride Development Trust Project Title Establishment of Community Apiary and Beekeeping Learning Hub Award £1000.00
To develop a recognised community apiary and beekeeping learning hub at Calderglen Country Park.
STIRLING
CPF16022 Kilmadock Community Allotments Group Project Title Wetland and Willow Garden Award £749.89
Funding to transform a wet and rush-infested area in the centre of our allotments to something more attractive, more useful to the field and better for wildlife.
WEST LOTHIAN
CPF16021 Ecclesmachan & Threemiletown Community Council Project Title Brighter Neighbourhood Award £1,000.00
Funding to support the creation of flower borders in the wide grass verge areas along the B8046 at various points between the two villages. Set out various flower tubs and create flower beds using old tyres and rocks.
CPF16024 Knightridge Community Gardening Club Project Title Knighstridge Adventure Project Award £880.00
Funding to support the gardening club with the necessary materials and equipment to increase community engagement with the garden and improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. By engaging members of the community of all ages with educational activities, volunteering opportunities, and skills development
Total Number of Projects = 39
Total funding for all CSGN CPF Projects in 2016 = £34,261.73