Day Trip to Dumfries House 24 August
Who fancies a day trip to Dumfries House? Just £10 per person. To get booked in call us on 01294 602711 option 2 (Mon-Thu). Open to anyone aged 50+ who lives in North Ayrshire Wednesday 24 August 2022 We will be leaving the CLASP Resource Centre in Stevenston at 10:30am Other pick up points may …
New Digital Group in Irvine
HOPE Goes Digital has a new Digital Group in Irvine. Starting on Wednesday 17 August 5.30-7.00pm at The Vennel Hub, Vennel Gardens, East Road, Irvine KA12 0AT, This group for anyone aged 50+ who lives in North Ayrshire – if you know how to useyour smart device (phone, tablet or laptop)but want to find out …
We’re Celebrating our Digital CLD Award
We’re celebrating! CLASP has received a Digital CLD Award – one of 7 organisations in Scotland to receive the award. From an idea seven years ago to where we are now, we couldn’t have got to where we are today without the vision and support for our former co-ordinator, Jim Cooper, and all our …
Happy New Year – New Year New Activities
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022. We have lots happening with the HOPE Goes Digitial Project starting this month, we have a new programme of activities being held at the CLASP Resource Centre in Stevenston, Arygle Community Centre in Saltcoats, the Fullarton Community Hub in Irvine and the Digital Suite in Stevenston, and not …
HOPE Project awarded further 2yr grant from National Lottery Community Fund
HOPE goes digital! Community Led Action and Support Project (CLASP) is absolutely delighted to announce that we have just received notification that we have been awarded a further two year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue our work with over 50’s living in North Ayrshire. The new funding will commence on 1st …
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New Website
Welcome to the new CLASP website! We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website! Thanks to TACT Digital (The Ayrshire Community Trust), we now have a brand new site where we can share news about our services and activities. We are looking forward to restarting face to face services when it is …
Ghillie Dhu Crew Send Bugs with Hugs via CLASP!
CLASP has been working in partnership with North Ayrshire Council Fostering and Adoption services and the group called the Ghillie Dhu Crew that is made up of children who are in permanent foster care or who are adopted. The children have been lovingly making hearts and cards for older people who are living alone – …
Celebration of Achievement for CLASP Digital’s Senior Learners
Some of CLASP Digital’s Essential Digital Skills learners received Bronze and Silver Certificates of Achievement at a presentation event at the Vennel Gardens Community Hub in Irvine on Thursday 23 January. Originally funded through the Scottish Government’s Digital Participation initiative with additional funding from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations’ Digital Participation Charter Fund 7, …
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Two years with CLASP Digital
In the spring of 2017 the Scottish Government Digital Participation Team approached North Ayrshire charity CLASP (Community Led Action & Support Project) to deliver a digital participation project. As a result, that summer I started as Digital Participation Officer to set up and run the CLASP Digital project. This blog is a reflection on some …