The Board listens, then acts. This page sets out concrete things Our Irvine has supported, sponsored or delivered so far. It will grow as more projects come forward through the Regeneration Plan.
You said Irvine needed bigger, livelier town-centre events — and Christmas in particular deserved something the whole town could come to.
We did sponsor a two-day Christmas event in the town centre on 6th and 7th December 2025 — a full Christmas lights display, a free fairground, and live entertainment. Free to attend. Crowds packed Bridgegate across both days.
You said the heart of the town centre — Bridgegate, its steps and the surrounding public realm — was looking tired and uncared for, and was particularly visible to anyone arriving in town.
We did commission a professional deep clean of Bridgegate, including the steps and surrounding area, in November 2025. The work was deliberately timed ahead of the December Christmas event so the space was at its best for people coming into town.
You said Marymass — the town's oldest and most important annual celebration — should be properly resourced and properly distinct, drawing on Irvine's own heritage rather than generic parade stock.
We did sponsor a one-of-a-kind eight-horse Clydesdale hitch for the Marymass parade. The sponsorship leans deliberately into Irvine's heritage as a carters' town — connecting the town's working past to a spectacle on the High Street that no-one who saw it will forget.
You said the town centre and surrounding streets needed a serious clean — bins overflowing, abandoned trolleys, fly-tipped rubbish, and tired-looking planters.
We did back a town-wide clean-up on 9th August 2025 in partnership with the Irvine Cleanup Crew. By the end of the day:
New plants went into the flower beds — and Our Irvine paid for a chippy tea for every volunteer at the end of the day.
The Board is in the early years of a ten-year programme. What we deliver next depends on what the community tells us matters. The three open surveys — for residents, young people and businesses — feed directly into the project pipeline.