DALMELLINGTON groups and projects have received an amazing £65,000 boost thanks to local voters.

The Developing Dalmellington Parish Participatory Budgeting Community Voting Day was held on Saturday, March 23, with an amazing turnout which saw 589 votes cast to support the groups.

The awards made were as follows:

1 Craigmark Burntonians Junior Football Club: £6,000

2 Doon Valley Amateur Boxing Club: £5,434.90

3 Dalmellington Community Association: £13,565.10

Medium Projects

1 33rd Ayrshire Scouts: £1,500.

2 Dalmellington Community Association: £4,640.48

3 Stewarts Fruit & Veg: £4,000

4 East Ayrshire Leisure Trust: £2,342.28

5 Dalmellington Band: £2,500.

6 Moyra Reid: £2,000.

7 Glebe House: £5,000

8 Harry Crossan: £1,750

9 Dunaskin Doon Bowling: £3,000

10 Dalmellington Community Council: £3,000

11 Alzheimer Scotland: £1,500

12 Ayrshire Railway Preser vation Group: £3,900

13 Doon Academy Parent Council: £1,867.24

Small Projects

1 Moyra Reid: £900

2 Dalmellington Community Council: £660

3 Dalmellington PS Parent Council: £1,000

4 Bellsbank Senior Citizens: £440 Well done to everyone involved.