Agenda item
Area Board Funding
To consider any funding requests as set out in the attached report and summarised below:
Officer: Karen Linaker, Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager
Remaining Budgets at this meeting:
|
Community Area Grants |
Youg People |
Older & Vulnerable |
|
£27,012.29 |
£23,850.80 |
£12,015.70 |
Area Board Initiatives:
|
Ref |
Grant Information |
Amount requested |
|
Youth Employment Event |
£500 |
|
|
Volunteers Fair |
£250 |
|
|
Volunteers - Fun Fair |
£250 |
|
|
Winterslow Youth Club Funding Boost |
£500 |
Community Area Grants:
|
Ref |
Grant Information |
Amount requested |
|
Whiteparish Cricket Club |
£5000 |
|
|
Winterslow Village Hall |
£5000 |
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
|
Ref |
Grant Information |
Amount requested |
|
Whiteparish Surgery |
£468 |
|
|
Redlynch Parish Council |
£400 |
|
|
Winterbourne Glebe Hall |
£347 |
|
|
Sounds Better 2022 CIC |
£2998.50 |
Young People
|
Ref |
Grant Information |
Amount requested |
|
Phoenix Stars |
£912 |
|
|
The bridge Youth Project |
£5,000 |
Minutes:
The Board noted the remaining budgets and considered the applications for funding as set out in the Funding Report attached to the agenda.
Applicants present were invited to speak in support of their projects, followed by any questions.
Area Board Initiative Applications:
Youth Employment Event (transport to get young people to the venue) – Requested £500 from the Youth budget.
Decision
The Area Board Initiative - Youth Employment Event was awarded £500 of Youth funding.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Volunteers Fair
Requested £250 from the Health & Wellbeing budget.
Decision
The Area Board Initiative – Volunteer Fair was awarded £250 of Health & Wellbeing funding.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Volunteers Fair
Requested £250 from the Youth budget.
Decision
The Area Board Initiative – Volunteer Fair was awarded £250 of Youth funding.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Winterslow Youth Club (Funding Boost)
Requested £500 from the Youth budget.
Decision
The Area Board Initiative – Winterslow Youth Club was awarded £500 of Youth funding.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
The Area Board thanked Karen Linaker for the work she had contributed on the grants.
Community Area Grant Applications:
Whiteparish Cricket Club
Patio and outside improvement project, requested £5000
Applicant, Mike Coulshed spoke in support of the application.
Decision
Whiteparish Cricket Club was awarded £5000 of Community Area Grant funding towards the Patio and outside improvement project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Winterslow Village Hall
Hall improvement project, requested £5000
Applicant Clive Broadley spoke in support of the application.
Questions:
This is a large project with phases, the Area Board had supported other elements in the past, would you be returning with other applications in the future, or do you plan to ask the PC to plan for future funding?
Answer: The PC had included future help towards the project as part of its forthcoming years budget.
Cllr R Clewer - There was a distinction between PCs and village halls, we need to do what we can to help the bodies to plan for the future maintenance of village halls, as there was no guarantee that Area Boards would continue to have funding into the future.
Decision
Winterslow Village Hall was awarded £5000 of Community Area Grant funding towards the Hall Improvement project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
Whiteparish Surgery
Support Group hall hire and refreshments, requested £468.
Applicant Dawn Beauchamp spoke in support of the application.
Questions:
Cllr R Clewer, chair of the Integrated Care Partnership, praised valuable initiative noting that the model could be rolled out across the county.
Cllr Z Clewer asked that any learnings from the project could be shared with other GP surgeries wishing to replicate the initiative.
Decision
Whiteparish Surgery was awarded £468 of Older & Vulnerable funding towards the Support Group project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Redlynch Parish Council
Silent Disco project requested £400
Applicant Nicky Ashton spoke in support f the application.
Decision
Redlynch Parish Council was awarded £400 of Older & Vulnerable funding towards the Silent Disco project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Winterbourne Glebe Hall
Silent Disco project, requested £347.
Applicant Maureen Atkinson spoke in support of the project.
Decision
Winterbourne Glebe Hall was awarded £347 of Older & Vulnerable funding towards the Silent Disco project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Sounds Better 2022 CIC
Creative Arts project for people with dementia, requested £2998.50
Applicant Liv McLennan spoke in support of the application.
Cllr Ian McLennan left the room during consideration of this application and did not take part in the discussion or the vote.
Decision
Sounds Better 2022 CIC was awarded £2998.50 of Older & Vulnerable funding towards the Creative Arts for people with dementia project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Old Sarum Community Centre Cmmtt
Pantry Project, requested £1637.25
Decision
Old Sarum Community Centre Cmmtt was awarded £1637.25 of Older & Vulnerable funding towards the Pantry project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
Young People Grants:
Phoenix Stars
Requested £912
Applicant Jane Usher spoke in support of the application.
Cllr Richard Clewer and Cllr Zoe Clewer did not take part in the discussion or the vote on this application.
Cllr Britton congratulated the applicant on the success of the club.
Decision
Phoenix Stars was awarded £912 of Youth funding towards the project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
The Bridge Youth Project
Mentoring scheme project requested £5000
Applicant Emma Walters spoke in support of the application.
Decision
The Bridge Youth Project was awarded £5000 of Youth funding towards the Mentoring Scheme project.
Reason
The application met the Grants Criteria for 2022/23.
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