ALMOST 100 Inverclyde grassroots organisations have been awarded a share of nearly £250,000 million to support voluntary work in the community.
Funding has been made available from Inverclyde Council’s Community Grants Fund. A total of 97 groups have been awarded one-off grants totalling just over £245,000.
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The fund is aimed at providing financial support to community, sports and voluntary organisations within Inverclyde.
One-off grants of up to £10,000 are available towards things like facilities and running costs, projects, and fee waivers, such as subsidising hall and pitch hire.
The likes of sports clubs, uniformed organisations, music and theatre groups, churches and charities have all received funding.
Among the organisations that have successfully applied is the award-winning Compassionate Inverclyde which will receive £3,000 towards hall hire and its work supporting people, particularly the elderly, who experience isolation and loneliness.
The Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club will also receive £3,000 towards the installation of an external stair lift and conversion of a storeroom to an accessible toilet.
Councillor Graeme Brooks, chair of the grants sub-committee, said: “I know firsthand what a difference these grants will make to so many groups across Inverclyde doing excellent work at the heart of our communities.
“Whether it’s promoting sport and fitness, tackling loneliness and isolation, or helping to make existing facilities more accessible, the council’s Community Grants Fund supports a wide range of organisations supporting people from all backgrounds in our towns and villages.
“The pot is limited and we received requests for almost three times the funding we have available so we’ve tried to be as fair as possible and spread the money as far and wide and to a diverse mix of groups to support their various activities.”
| Full list | Category | Applicant | Details | Requested | Awarded |
| Arts | Allegria Choir | Support towards rehearsal space, professional fees, licences and technical hire | £1,000.00 | £720.00 Conditional | |
| Arts | Greenock Players | Support towards insurance, rehearsal space and show production costs | £10,000.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Arts | Inverclyde Heritage Network | Support towards running costs and three projects: Oral Histories; Heritage Fair and Doors Open Days | £2,785.00 | £1,000.00 Conditional | |
| Arts | Inverclyde Music Festival Association | Support towards costs of Music Festival 2026 | £6,500.00 | £5,000.00 | |
| Arts | Inverclyde Voices | Support towards sheet music, choral music holders and hall hire | £6,720.00 | £1,000.00 | |
| Arts | Inverclyde Youth Theatre (Kayos) | Support towards rehearsal space, storage, insurance and facilitators | £8,700.00 | £1,500.00 Conditional | |
| Arts | Kilmacolm Art Class | Support towards hall rental, exhibition space and insurance | £1,356.34 | £700.00 | |
| Arts | New Port Theatre Company | Support towards hire of venues for weekly rehearsals, branded clothing, promotional materials and sound/lighting equipment | £9,580.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Arts | RIG Arts | Support towards Creativity in Mind Plus workshops to benefit adults with disabilities and/or long-term conditions through arts-driven mental health support | £9,589.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| Arts | Riverside Youth Band | Support towards hall hire, running costs and musical director fees | £7,750.00 | £1,500.00 Conditional | |
| Arts | The Skelpies Ukulele Group | Support towards hall rental and repairs to equipment | £1,928.00 | £750.00 | |
| Arts | The Wyllieum | Support towards the community creative engagement service: four participant-led therapeutic workshops | £9,980.00 | £2,500.00 | |
| Bowling Club | Ardgowan Club | Support towards running costs and picnic benches | £10,000.00 | £2,250.00 Conditional | |
| Bowling Club | Fort Matilda Bowling Club | Support towards upgrade of ladies changing and toilet facilities | £10,000.00 | £2,250.00 Conditional | |
| Bowling Club | Gourock Bowling Club | Support towards running costs, greens maintenance, sound system and CCTV installation | £13,600.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| Bowling Club | Gourock Park Bowling Club | Support towards running costs and summer/winter greens maintenance | £5,707.00 | £2,250.00 Conditional | |
| Bowling Club | Grosvenor Bowling Club | Support towards running costs and greens maintenance | £14,278.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| Bowling Club | Inverkip Bowling Club | Support towards greens maintenance | £3,300.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Bowling Club | Parklea Bowling Club | Support towards running costs and greens maintenance | £1,968.00 | £1,968.00 Conditional | |
| Bowling Club | Rankin Park Bowling Club | Support towards running costs, greens maintenance and security systems | £10,000.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| Bowling Club | Wellington Park Bowling Club | Support towards greens maintenance and marquee for Bowls Scotland national event | £5,400.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| Care | Compassionate Inverclyde | Support for hall hire; volunteer uniforms and supplies for Back Home Box Initiative | £6,760.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| Care | Families Outside | Support towards staffing costs and a proportion of operational costs for delivery of service | £9,975.00 | £2,000.00 Conditional | |
| Care | Inverclyde Family Contact Centre | Support towards replacement of front door and installation of ramp for disabled access | £1,500.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Care | Inverclyde Voluntary Council of Social Service (IVCSS) | Support towards vehicle fleet insurance | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 Conditional | |
| Care | Mind Mosaic Child and Family Therapies | Support towards the provision of free play therapy training workshops | £5,000.00 | £2,000.00 | |
| Care | Moving on Inverclyde | Support towards structured health and wellbeing sessions | £8,134.00 | £2,250.00 | |
| Care | Port Glasgow Voluntary Transport | Support towards annual running costs | £66,529.00 | £7,500.00 | |
| Care | The Anchor (Man on Inverclyde) | Support towards rent and utility costs | £10,000.00 | £3,750.00 | |
| Care | The Haven | Support towards fuel and vehicle upkeep costs for outreach teams; uniforms and refreshments | £10,000.00 | £2,500.00 | |
| Community | Auchmountain Glen Project | Support towards hall rental, materials and fuel costs | £1,880.00 | £1,500.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Belville Community Gardens Trust | Support towards increased running costs | £10,000.00 | £3,500.00 | |
| Community | Branchton Community Centre | Support towards utility costs, fuel for shop van and stock for community shop | £10,000.00 | £1,000.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Gibshill Community Centre | Support towards family activity week | £3,100.00 | £2,500.00 | |
| Community | Gourock Garden Party (Gourock Community Council) | Support towards hosting the Gourock Garden Party 2026 | £8,840.00 | £2,250.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Greenock Southwest Community Council | Support towards Christmas lunch for elderly in the community | £2,450.00 | £1,350.00 | |
| Community | Greenock Southwest Hub Committee (Grieve Road Community Centre) | Support towards food/refreshments for community meals, freezer, transport and hall rental | £10,000.00 | £2,500.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Inverclyde Across to Lourdes Group | Support towards rental costs for charity shop | £450.00 | £450.00 | |
| Community | Inverclyde Christian Initiative | Support towards running costs, uniforms for street pastors and marketing materials | £5,510.00 | £2,000.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Inverclyde Veterans’ Network | Support towards IT equipment, marketing, website and running costs | £9,940.00 | £2,000.00 | |
| Community | Inverclyde Vineyard Church | Support towards community events, community café and projector/screen for events | £4,750.00 | £1,125.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Inverclyde Woodturning Club | Support for purchase of new lathe | £899.99 | £675.00 | |
| Community | Inverkip Community Initiative | Support towards facility costs for running new youth group | £8,084.00 | £3,000.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Inverkip Scottish Women’s Institute | Support towards hall rental | £150.00 | £150.00 | |
| Community | Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Agricultural Society Ltd | Support towards costs for enhancing education, inclusivity and entertainment for 2026 show | £5,530.00 | £1,500.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Larkfield Guerilla Gardens | Support towards various resources/ equipment for community garden | £1,866.21 | £1,415.00 Conditional | |
| Community | Port Glasgow New Parish Church | Support towards running costs for community groups, holiday club and New Parish Pals | £5,000.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Community | Rhyme Time Tots | Supports towards hall hire costs | £1,872.00 | £750.00 Conditional | |
| Community | The Country Club | Support towards hall rental, speakers’ costs, marketing, trip/coach hire | £1,204.00 | £450.00 | |
| Community | Wemyss Bay Community Association | Support towards utility/running costs | £9,400.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| National/Regional Organisation | Carers’ Gateway Inverclyde (Unity Enterprise) | Support towards the health and wellbeing of Inverclyde unpaid carers | £10,000.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| National/Regional Organisation | Home Start Inverclyde | Support towards rental of Greenock base and sensory equipment/office equipment/soft furnishings/décor for new trauma informed hub | £10,000.00 | £2,000.00 | |
| National/Regional Organisation | Parkinson’s Inverclyde Support Group | Support towards transport costs, hall hire and admin | £912.00 | £912.00 | |
| National/Regional Organisation | Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs | Support for creating new support network for families affected by alcohol and drugs | £6,883.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| National/Regional Organisation | Victim Support Inverclyde | Support towards staff/volunteer travel and hire of community outreach space venue hire | £5,000.00 | £3,000.00 Conditional | |
| Older People | Riverside Club | Support towards running costs of the club and activities/outings | £3,950.00 | £1,500.00 Conditional | |
| Older People | Silverline Dancers | Support for dance tuition and hall hire | £1,000.00 | £500.00 | |
| Older People | St Mary’s Episcopal Church (Heartland Circle) | Community transport for Heartland Circle, dementia group; materials for flower arranging class and music therapy | £2,358.00 | £1,650.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Ardgowan Thistle Football Club | Support towards pitch hire | £10,000.00 | £5,000.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | BOUNCE Basketball Inverclyde | Support towards hall hire | £2,500.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Sport | Clyde Netball | Support towards tops and hall hire for training and matches | £11,432.50 | £3,000.00 | |
| Sport | Craig Molloy Coaching | Support for new equipment, refreshments for Over 50’s classes and hall hire | £7,658.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Sport | Greenock & District Rifle Club | Support towards building repairs and new extractor fans | £5,725.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Sport | Greenock & District Welfare Football League | Support towards pitch hire for league games | £8,050.00 | £3,750.00 | |
| Sport | Greenock Cricket Club | Support towards fees/uniforms/ equipment for refugee/asylum seeker players, hall hire for practice sessions and relaunch of junior cricket division | £6,568.41 | £1,752.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Greenock Glenpark Harriers | Support towards track hire | £8,320.00 | £3,750.00 | |
| Sport | Greenock High School Former Pupils AFC | Support towards football kit and pitch hire costs for all teams | £13,970.00 | £2,000.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Greenock Juniors FC | Support towards pitch hire for first team and pathway teams | £10,000.00 | £3,000.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Greenock Wanderers RFC | Support towards pitch hire for training and games for all age groups and male and female teams | £10,000.00 | £5,000.00 | |
| Sport | Inverclyde Amateur Swimming Club | Support towards pool hire costs | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Inverclyde Athletics Club | Support towards stadium costs for training, development camps and competitions | £10,000.00 | £7.500.00 | |
| Sport | Inverclyde Cricket Club | Support towards insurance, equipment, travel and training/park hire | £2,312.00 | £1,750.00 | |
| Sport | Inverclyde Masters Swimming Club | Support towards pool hire and timing pad system re-installation | £9,511.08 | £2,325.00 | |
| Sport | Kilmacolm Colts 2013s | Support towards pitch hire | £4,000.00 | £1,500.00 | |
| Sport | Lady Octavia Badminton Club | Support towards equipment, coaching and hall hire | £1,837.50 | £1,000.00 | |
| Sport | Morton in the Community | Support towards pitch hire | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 | |
| Sport | Newark Angling Club | Funding to allow for subsidised travel for elderly and juniors | £1,500.00 | £600.00 | |
| Sport | Ocean Youth Trust | Support towards replacement of lifejackets | £2,016.52 | £1,000.00 | |
| Sport | Port Glasgow Athletic Amateurs | Support towards pitch hire for training and games | £6,894.00 | £2,000.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Port Glasgow Boys’ Club | Support towards hire of facilities for training/matches | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 | |
| Sport | Port Glasgow Junior Football Club | Support towards hire of pitches for training and match days for first team and under-20’s | £15,200.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| Sport | Port Glasgow Juniors Community Sports Club | Support towards hire of facilities for all teams | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 Conditional | |
| Sport | Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club | Support towards installation of external stair lift and conversion of storeroom to accessible toilet | £10,000.00 | £3,000.00 | |
| Sport | St Andrew’s Boys Club | Support towards hire of facilities for training and match days | £10,000.00 | £7,500.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | 10th Greenock & District Scout Group | Support towards hire of St Columba’s High School | £1,496.00 | £1,200.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | 32nd Greenock & District Scouts | Support towards running costs for Bank Street premises | £4,200.00 | £2,000.00 Conditional | |
| Uniformed Organisation | 47th/97th Greenock & District Scout Group | Support towards hire of Newark School | £1,122.00 | £700.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | 73rd Greenock & District Scout Group | Support towards hire of All Saints’ School | £1,463.00 | £1,000.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | Girl Guiding Greenock Division | Support towards annual membership fees, Festival of Friendship events and hire of facilities for units meeting | £19,420.00 | £7,500.00 Conditional | |
| Uniformed Organisation | Girls’ Brigade – Clyde Division | Support towards craft materials and bus hire for divisional activity days | £2,728.00 | £480.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | Greenock & District Scout Council | Support towards running costs for Everton and HQ buildings | £10,000.00 | £3,750.00 | |
| Uniformed Organisation | Inverclyde & District Battalion The Boys’ Brigade | Support towards annual running costs and hall hire | £6,750.00 | £3,750.00 | |
| Voluntary | Inverclyde Tourist Group | Support towards purchase of IT equipment, office resources, uniform and digital marketing | £4,770.00 | £2,000.00 | |
| Youth | Friends4ever | Support towards hall hire, laptops and Christmas activities/outings | £9,295.00 | £4,000.00 | |
| Youth | Youth Connections | Support towards Connected & Confident project for young people living with autism | £2,375.00 | £1,750.00 | |
| Late applicant (Arts) | Scottish Fire Brigade Heritage Trust | Support towards costs associated with charity concert planned for The Beacon | £2,000.00 | £1,500.00 |
