Winning Kirkcaldy Area projects

Congratulations to the following projects who received the most points from the You Decide Kirkcaldy Area voting process!

Bairns & Books
Kinghorn Community Library, SC046860
Awarded £1,600
We aim to upgrade our children's area with new furniture to encourage families to stay and enjoy reading together, with new books and soft toys. Having a comfortable space for feeding (and changing) your baby while enjoying books is essential in encouraging young families to stay and use our library.
Beehives in Ravenscraig Park
Just Me
Awarded £2000
I believe these Beehives will benefit the whole area in terms of pollination. The Beehives require no maintenance once in place. The bees will hunt for pollen far and wide benefitting plants, insects, wild life and,of course, humans.
Beveridge Park Peace Garden Renewal Project
Fife Centre for Equalities and the Fife Interfaith and Belief Network
Awarded £15,000
Benefits envisaged are: · The garden to be a space for bringing groups together and build on for community integration and cohesion · Renewing and bringing attention to historical landmark of the interfaith movement in Fife and Scotland · A symbol of a Fife that connects to its current population and changing demography
Big Green Market Repair Cafe
Big Green Market (BGM)
Awarded £4,800
Following a successful pilot, BGM wants to create a team of experienced Fixers to help people learn how to repair their own items, saving money, sharing skills and reducing landfill. A new website will also give people access to advice if they can’t come to the Repair Cafes.
Burntisland Burgh Chambers Complex Redevelopment
Burntisland Heritage SCIO
Awarded £15,000
The 2024 Burntisland LPP and the 2023 CAP identified reinstatement of the Clock Tower as a top priority for the community. The £15k will allow us to engage heritage experts to assess the condition of the stone in storage, refresh the spire documentation and costings and apply for reinstatement funding.
Burntisland Community Suppers
Burntisland Community Development Trust
Awarded £700
Suppers are in third year. Aim is to develop training/review opportunity for 20 volunteers to look at how to take the project forward. Already have organising group but this is to include all volunteers in decision making. Benefits – volunteers decide on direction and therefore more committed to project – it is a project belonging to all of us not just a small group.
Burntisland Hedgehog Haven
Burntisland Hedgehog Haven
Awarded £1,500
We have managed to raise enough money to build the outbuilding but need to fund installation of electrics and flooring to be able to set the projet under way and to be able to help even more hedgehogs needing our care
Burntisland Highland Games
Burntisland Highland Games
Awarded £669
The purchase of this equipment with help to continue to create a smooth and safe games for our competitors and the public. This equipment will help to create a safe distance between our competitors (over 300 competitors) and many spectators (over 1000 spectators in 2024).
Community Café - Beveridge Park
KRFC Blues Ltd
Awarded £15,000
Providing a community café within the Beveridge Park. It offers a space for people to socialise in a safe space, bringing people together, reducing social isolation and promote one of Kirkcaldy’s most popular parks. A park users survey revealed this as the communities no 1 need within the park.
Cottage Community Garden
The Cottage Family Centre
Awarded £15,000
We would enhance our community garden by installing an inclusive accessible path throughout the garden, level out uneven areas and trip hazards, add raised beds and plants and add canopies to create sheltered areas. This would enable individuals of all abilities to have access to the space and be included.
Dunnikier Country Park Sensory Garden
Dunnikier Country Park Development Group
Awarded £15,000
This community sensory garden is specifically designed to support individuals with additional needs, such as autism, limited mobility, visual impairments, and dementia. By addressing the gap in provision for these groups, it offers a therapeutic environment that fosters wellbeing, encourages social interaction, and provides access to nature.
Dysart Coastline Regeneration
Dysart Community Council
Awarded £15,000
Sea Dreams will make the most of an area of wasteland next to where many people pass by and visit. It will enhance the area by providing an interesting and natural planting scheme and using nature to provide a meaningful sensory experience for all. All 5 senses will be engaged.
Enhance the Kings
The Kings
Awarded £12,000
To enhance the front plaza with flowers/lights open it for light lunches/drinks with barriers for safety. Music /family entertainment on the plaza also in the courtyard to give full programme of activities. Tables/Chairs for the community to sit and enjoy our beautiful sea views
Growing stronger, growing healthier
Polish Scouting Association, Kirkcaldy
Awarded £2,192
They will be involved in a series of hiking/camping trips, where they will develop skills needed to survive and complete the tasks assigned to them by the leaders. They will build confidence, grow healthy relationships, become independent and gain a sense of responsibility for themselves and for others.
Inglostadter Beer & Community Music Festival
Kirkcaldy Ingolstadt Association
Awarded £15,000
The Kirkcaldy Ingolstadt Association looks to bring once again the culture and atmosphere of the everpopular Traditional Bavarian Beer and Music Festival to the Kirkcaldy Community. Imported Herrnbrau beer accompanied by the rousing Hampara oompah band direct from Ingolstadt. Free admission. Family friendly, evening restrictions for children.
INSPIRE disability drama
Cutting Edge Theatre
Awarded £10,000
We will set up a drama group for disabled adults with the aim of the group to increase confidence, increase self-esteem and improve communication skills. This enables the participants to be more confident in society. The group will also provide them a platform to explore their creativity in a safe and supported environment.
Kirkcaldy Community Cinema
Changeling Events
Awarded £11,180
Equipment and facilities for low cost/free community cinema screenings in Kirkcaldy. Particularly targeting marginalised communities who aren't catered for in the mainstream. Training people up to use the mobile projection kit so they can host their own screenings. Will engender a stronger sense of community and combat social isolation.
Kirkcaldy Galleries - Friends School Travel Fund
Friends of Kirkcaldy Galleries
Awarded £12,500
We aim to provide a transport fund enabling primary schools to visit Kirkcaldy Galleries (at no cost) to experience what is available and accessible to youngsters. Learning outside the classroom has a positive impact on the learning process and enhances health and wellbeing.
Kirkcaldy Gaming Society
Kirkcaldy Gaming Society
Awarded £9,120
We’re securing premises at 272 High Street where the funding will be invested to expand outreach and enhance a safe, welcoming environment for gamers of all ages and backgrounds. Improved access for people with mobility issues, help foster a sense of community, develop educational programmes, improve social skills, decrease social isolation, support town centre vibrancy and support mental health through the positive impacts of gaming.
Lang Toun Pedal Power
Lang Toun Pedal Power
Awarded £4,740
We want to make our womens bike group more accessible for Kirkcaldy women of all abilities who can't afford to cycle, or don't have the confidence. We want to provide proper clothing and safety equipment. We also would like to buy an electric bike for people who need some pedal assistance and a mountain bike for people who need to borrow a bike to take part.
Linktown Wee Schemies Youth Club
Linktown Community Action Centre
Awarded £11,000
Wee Schemies volunteers have provided children with fun activities in a safe, accessible space for over thirty years. Life for children is changing, as is the local area and LCAC wants to be ambitious for both, offering the best opportunities, days out and improved play resources. Our children, our future, deserve these.
Linton Lane Centre - Playpark
Enhance the Outdoor Play Area at Linton lane Centre
Awarded £13,460
To update the community playpark which is open to all along with local nurseries children. The slide needs to be replaced and requires a cover due to the sun making it too hot to use. All the wooden equipment after 12 years is rotten and will need removed for safety.
Making Burntisland Beautiful
Central Burntisland Tenants and Residents Association
Awarded £4,500
This project will bring colour and places for the community to come together (Buddy benches and planters). The planters will be maintained by volunteers, interacting with the community and visitors, addressing local issues such as Anti-Social Behaviour and dog fowling
Opening Adam Smith's Walled Garden
The Adam Smith Global Foundation
Awarded £14,845
This project will transform Adam Smith’s large historic walled garden into a community space. Located off the High Street it is currently hidden and not accessible. We will remove accessibility barriers by adding a public entrance and toilet facilities making this a more inclusive green space that can be used by Kirkcaldy residents, visitors and those seeking a peaceful green retreat.
Playground for Growth Building a Better Future
Burntisland Primary School Parent Council
Awarded £15,000
Our children deserve a safe, engaging space to play, grow and thrive. Burntisland Primary’s outdated equipment limits physical, social and emotional development opportunities, yet Fife Council cannot fund improvements. By investing in new playground equipment, we can enhance wellbeing and foster essential skills that shape brighter futures for our community.
Safer Streets
Invertiel tenants and residents association
Awarded £2,000
Cars/vans are using grass area between Invertiel Road and Seaforth view as a short cut,which is dangerous for pedestrian and other road users. It could have been resolved for very little cost however, FC housing department declined the offer on aesthetic reasons, not H+S. This has been on-going for 8 years.
The Peoples Sauna

Awarded £8,554
My project is a donation-based, pay-as-you-can pop-up tent sauna that will be situated at Pathhead sands beach in Kirkcaldy. Saunas are often cost-prohibitive; this initiative provides affordable access to people who want to enhance their health and connect with others in the community in nature. The project aims to promote well-being and connection within the local community, offering stress relief and social engagement.
The Whale Park
Individual
Awarded £15,000
Develop an underused piece of community land overlooking the sea, create an education and art celebration of ‘The Return of the Whales’ to The Firth of Forth, including murals, mosaics, seating, poetry and information. It will bring visitors to the area and support the local economy.
War Memorial & Gardens Event
Royal British Legion Scotland - Kirkcaldy & District Branch
Awarded £15,000
With other local partners - build a legacy Memorial Cairn (& time capsule) in the Memorial gardens marking the 100 year anniversary of the site and 100 years of public service. Delivering a once in a lifetime community/ public service/ military parade in central Kirkcaldy leading to the Cairn being unveiled by significant person(s).
Water Sports Hub
Seafield Environmental Group CIC
Awarded £15,000
Establishing a water sports hub enhances health, fitness, and mental well-being for both young people and adults. This facility will offer water sports equipment and training programs, fostering community engagement, social interaction, and promoting a healthy lifestyle for everyone.
Womans boxing fitness & children with disabilities
Linktown boxing club
Awarded £10,000
Womans Boxing fitness and classes for children with disabilities in our area. We would like to be able to provide attendees with equipment and protective wear needed. As we are in a deprived area of linktown, this would be an amazing opportunity to bring the community and surrounding areas together.
Young At Heart
GCI Gallatown Community Initiative.
Awarded £4,000
This project is all about fun and connection! It offers a lively space for the over-65s to make friends, stay active, and boost mental wellbeing. With exciting activities and events, it brings joy, purpose, and community, helping everyone feel more connected and less isolated.