The Gatehouse of Fleet Drop-In "After School Cafe" will offer a relaxed and supportive place for young people to relax, listen to music, chat and have smoothies and snacks after school. Healthy snacks and fruit juice will be provided every week and once a month there will be a meal. 

The Hub Club is a weekly youth Group in Annan for young people ages 12 – 25 years with extra support needs and disabilities who take part in a variety of activities and projects. We would like to take our young people away on an opportunity of a lifetime.  We would like to take them to Calvert Lakes Disability Outdoor Centre in Keswick for a 2 night stay in October 2012. 

The Bee Movies. We hope to purchase some video equipment and software to make short movies to help educate others about bees, pollination, and beekeeping. The equipment will help us improve young people’s film and technology skills but also allow us to share our experiences & learning in our local & wider communities.

We are applying because of the amount of young people taking part in training, we are having to purchase extra equipment that suits this age group. They are all looking for as much time as is possible to be given to help them achieve a high level of fitness which in turn promotes a healthier level of living. This would not be possible without the help of our SRU trained coaches and out Trustees commitment to the game. As a registered charity we promote the game right from P1 up to senior levels which involves over 15 registered coaches who give their time freely to this project which training now spread over every night and Sundays. The level of training puts a lot of wear and tear on our training equipment. We have recently had to purchase some new training tools for our two senior teams but would appreciate help with the junior teams. 

Dumfries Parkour Group (DPG) is made up of young people who want to develop various skills and techniques whilst overcoming obstacles in a natural environment through the use of running, vaulting, jumping, climbing, rolling and other movements in order to travel from one point to another in the quickest way possible.

Sound Connection Youth Café is a 12-week programme young people in Stranraer. It aims to promote positive mental health through music and song, playing a valuable role in the rescue of young people’s mental health in recovery phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through exploration of music and song writing, young people will have the space to develop expression, communication, confidence, and self-esteem.   

The LGBTQI youth Group meet every Wednesday night in Lockerbie Youth Room, we are a group that are helping to support raising awareness issues surrounding LGBTQI and reducing any related attached stigma as well as being  a support group for LGBTQI young people.

Our Senior students will create both a physical chill and chat space and an online Chat-Zone app. This space would be manned by students and staff with Psychological first aid training/nurture training/counselling skills providing a safe space to help those requiring advice or experiencing difficulties.  

Wigtownshire Stuff, which is led by and for young adults with support needs, is about developing real opportunities for all.  In doing so, it aims to help young adults with a wide range of support needs fulfil their potential as valuable, active citizens making a positive contribution to their community.

We provide local young people a safe and fun environment in a club setting that is thriving, confident and ambitious where club members will gain knowledge and skills to help prevent drowning and promote and active and healthy lifestyle through life saving activity. 

Following 6 long months of lockdown a successful small grant application would allow the investment in additional PPE, Marketing resources, branded clothing, transport costs and essential consumables that would make a significant difference as we are desperately keen to see the Nithsdale Lifesavers Club thrive and grow once again