Agenda item

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

 

Remaining Budgets:

 

Community Area Grant	Young People	Older & Vulnerable
£31,653.00	£24,422	£7,700

 

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1638	St Marks Church - Hall Renovation   Total project cost £7,000	£3,500
ABG1778	Spire Inclusion – Resources   Total project cost £3,000	£1,500
ABG1787	Dennis Marsh House, Scout HQ Salisbury & South Wilts Scouts – Safety Improvements   Total project cost £8,988	£4,494
ABG1799	Ukrainian Community United – Cultural Space   Total project cost £24,437	£2,500
ABG1800	St Michaels Community Centre – Heating replacement Total project cost £13,200	£5,000

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1804	Salisbury Hockey Club – Youth Goals   Total project cost £500	£500
ABG1861	Ukrainian Community United – Cultural Space   Total Project cost £25,437	£2,500

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1390	Rabbatul Bait Sisters Network Project - health workshop for Muslim women in Salisbury on Women in Middle Life.   Total project cost £500	£500
ABG1745	Disability Interest Group of Salisbury – Zoom Video Call Account   Total project cost £348	£348
ABG1791	Salisbury Plain Military Wives Choir – Music Projects 2024   Total project cost £2,360	£500
ABG1813	Silver Salisbury Group – Engagement Events   Total project cost £500	£500

 

Delegated Funding

There were no awards made under delegated funding since the last meeting.

 

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

Cllr Paul Sample arrived at the meeting at the start of this Item.

 

The Board noted the budgets for allocation at the meeting and heard from representatives in attendance who gave a brief overview of their project followed by any questions by the Board.

 

Community Area Grants:

 

St Marks Church - Hall Renovation, requested £3,500

The Applicant Jo King spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Dalton moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Charleston.

 

Decision

St Marks Church was awarded £3,500 towards the Hall Renovation project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Spire Inclusion - Resources, requested £1,500

The Applicant Claire Sines spoke in support of the project.

 

The Board was advised that as the applicant was set up as a private company, which did not meet the CAG criteria, the application had been to the Grant Assessment Panel which had agreed for it to be considered at the Area Board.

One suggestion made was that if funded the whiteboard could be asset locked so that it would stay in community if something happened to the business.

 

Cllr Corbin moved the motion to award in full with the caveat of applying an asset lock on the whiteboard.

This was seconded by Cllr Charleston.

 

Decision

Spire Inclusion was awarded £1500 towards the purchase of an Interactive Whiteboard, subject to the applicant agreeing to asset lock the item for future retention as a community asset.

Reason – The application had been cleared for consideration by the Grant Assessment Panel. 

 

Dennis Marsh House, Scout HQ, Salisbury & South Wilts Scouts – Safety Improvements, requested £4,494

The Applicant John Wyeth spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Charleston moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

Dennis Marsh House, Scout HQ, Salisbury & South Wilts Scouts was awarded £4,494 towards Safety Improvements.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Ukrainian Community United (UCU) – Cultural Space, requested £2,500

The Applicant Valeriy Melnik spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Charleston moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr McClelland.

 

Decision

Ukrainian Community United (UCU) was awarded £2,500 towards The Cultural Space project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

St Michaels Community Centre – Heating Replacement, requested £5,000

The Applicant Kate Varga spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Corbin moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

St Michaels Community Centre was awarded £5,000 towards the Heating Replacement project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Young People Grants:

Grants have not been to the youth panel for comments on this occasion due to timelines not permitting.

 

Salisbury Hockey Club – Youth Goals, requested £500

The Applicant spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Charleston moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Corbin.

 

Decision

Salisbury Hockey Club was awarded £500 towards the purchase of Youth Goals.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Ukrainian Community United (UCU) – Cultural Space, requested £2,500

The Applicant Valeriy Melnik spoke in support of the project.

 

Organised weekend classes on Ukrainian identity – provisions 

 

Cllr Corbin moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

Ukrainian Community United (UCU) was awarded £2,500 towards the Cultural Space project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Older & Vulnerable Adults Grants:

 

Rabbatul Bait Sisters Network Project – Health Workshop, requested £500

The Applicant Monsura Ahmed spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Corbin moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Charleston.

 

 

Decision

Rabbatul Bait Sisters Network Project was awarded £500 towards the Health Workshop.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Disability Interest Group of Salisbury – Zoom Video Account, requested £348

The Applicant Kez Adey spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Corbin moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

Disability Interest Group of Salisbury was awarded £348 towards a Zoom Video Account.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Salisbury Plain Military Wives Choir – Music Project 2024, requested £500

The Applicant Naomie Brown spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Charleston moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

Salisbury Plain Military Wives Choir was awarded £500 towards The Music Project 2024.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Silver Salisbury Group – Engagement Event, requested £500

The Applicant Irene Kohler spoke in support of the project.

 

 

Cllr Charleston moved the motion to award in full.

This was seconded by Cllr Rogers.

 

Decision

Silver Salisbury Group was awarded £500 towards an Engagement Event.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2024/25

 

Delegated Funding:

There were no delegated funding awards since the last meeting.

 

 

Information links: Area Board Grants &  Grants Criteria