1.Revenue funding:
Red Group Aim to Raise an extra £3K/annum, Target outside communities, Kintyre Way passing traffic, Historical exhibition – tap into history, Track down emigrants and ask for donations, Ask local companies for donations, Auction – bring and buy – James Lewis(?) – donated art works, Burns lunch, All weekend music Event, Apple day – 21st October – cider, Photography competition/ workshop, Shrove Tuesday, Old car/tractor/bike run, Cookery Book – sponsored by local companies- olde worlde style, Pet show, boat jumble, treasure hunt, Dance camp/yoga/health and wellbeing/pilates, Highland games, Maritime lectureshared with Tarbert/SPCM with RNLI, ask for donations from forest owners when liquidated forest.
Blue Group 100 club – no costs involved, More quiz nights, beetle drives, bingo, Coffee morning in church once a month, Duck race, Teddy bears picnic, Dog show or pet show – sponsorship Harbro, Smarties Tubes £1collection, Jumble Sale, Readothon, Drama performed in church, Cheese and Wine evenings, Musical evening- together with cheese and wine.
Green Group Amazon smile (or similar), Camping and Campervan on grounds, Antique/bric a brac event/ sales event, monthly lottery, coin jars, music CD’s.
Black Group Better ads and social media, expand on current events, better car boot advertising, music festival on field – band, community sports day, treasure hunt, bequests in wills maybe free wills, quiz nights, bowling/bowls, pop up cafe, auction night, 24hr dance-athon, sponsored swim, clear old shed with a view to using it as a venue, use the school more, use spaces we have, leave marquees up whole season maybe put floor in for dancing, summer beach day for kids – sandcastle competition/bbq, Mr and Mrs night, afternoon teas, pop up pub day, Kintyre Way sponsored walk, Easter eggs/bonnets, wedding fayre.
2 Capital Funding
Red Group Legacies, Big Gifts, Blue Peter thermometer (only after half way), Eric Spence (SKDT), Paul McCartney/Ellen McArthur, Sponsored Walk, Coracle re-enactment, Duke of Argyll, Johnny Bergius, Local Sponsor, Income from Community Energy Project – Clachan Water Wheel, Sell the Bell.
Blue Group DIY SOS, Business with connection to the area to sponsor the project, Prince’s Trust/King’s Fund, Brick Sponsorship, Paul McCartney/Stella McCartney- local landowners allow photoshoot.
Green Group Grant funding – coordinated blitz, Heritage element – Whisky museum, Emergency centre, Geneology, Alternative strategy – sell KFC.
Black Group Funding applications – apply for funding, hound big companies, Donations of materials i.e. Jewsons, Sponsor a brick/tile Engrave a brick, Thermometer of funds raised/ share information, Approach people who have done a similar project, Ask for Help, Invite folk from building companies/local companies with view to them using the hall, Ask chris for advice on events WKP.
3.Ideas for Hall use:
Red Group Everything another hall does but better, Community Sunday lunch, Warm place to go, Youth club, Men’s shed, Classes, Badminton, Play group, Ceilidh/Dance -New Year, Santa’s grotto at Christmas- for all of Kintyre, Historical nature walks, Music/ Concerts, Sublet, Weddings and Wakes, Commuter League, Highland games, Surgeries, Star gazing.
Blue Group In addition to what we do, Exercise classes e.g. pilates/yoga/line dancing/zumba/badminton, lunch club, bowling club, return of Clachan Calamities, Open to private functions, Ceilidh, Evening Classes computers / craft / languages, mens shed, community repair hub, photography club, stargazing club.
Green Group Village and user groups – toddlers, dance, sports, lunch, mens, cooking, youth club, Pop up cinema/ film nights, emergency centre, private hire/ wedding, drama, sales events: jumble/ private, horticultural activities inc. sales.
Black Group All events mentioned previously, hot desking office space,weddings, personal hire for birthdays etc, Drama, Youth club, Yoga, Health club, Warm space, Soup and sarnie event, community space, sports, scout/ guides, Cinema, Wrestling,crafts/ spinning/ knitting, Hen shed, Cookery Event, Lunch Club,Energency flood group meet/ shelter – would open up funding opportunities, woodworking, whist/bridge/chess, games night, Sunday teas once a month, Sunday lunches, dance/ ceilidhs, open up for hire to other folk, education events, school use as gym, careers events, pp up gym space, gigs/music, Kintyre Way group to use, Clothes swap/ eco event.
4. Who & what can you do to help:
GDPR does not allow us to publicise names against tasks in this section but…21 folk volunteered to help in at least one of the following ways: Manual labour, applying for grants, ad-hoc, gardening and modest building, maritime and/or model making talks, auction contact, grant contact, 100 club, catering, baking, admin, business management, first aider, health and safety, food and hygiene training, hardcopy newsletter, putting up marquee, plumbing/ handyman, communication, craft skills, music, discos.
