ARDROSSAN Youth Association have been given a significant funding boost thanks to the Big Lottery and Our Place.

The Stanley Road based association have received the fantastic sum of £87,000 to be used to continue to provide free activities and trips for Ardrossan’s young people from P7 upwards during the school holidays in October, Easter and Summer for the next three years.

Ardrossan Youth Association are working in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and other local organisations to facilitate this project in the coming years.

A spokesperson for the group said: “We would like to thank Suzanne at the Our Place Ardrossan office for her help with the application process.

“We know the difference this money will make to all the young people in Ardrossan.

“Giving them the opportunity to experience things they would otherwise never have had the chance to before.

“Everyone who has ever been in Ardrossan Youth Association or at Ardrossan Youth Centre has gained something from it, such as more confidence, a new skill or experience and friends which has all helped them with learning and employment later in life.

“We know what a positive impact this will have for young people in the area and the lasting effect it will have for many in encouraging them to do whatever they want to in life.”