Agenda item

Community grants

To consider the report of the (interim) head of community services. 

 

To note: since this report was finalised, Steventon Sports and Social Club have withdrawn their application for consideration at this round of funding.

Minutes:

East Challow Parish Council

 

The officer introduced the application by East Challow Parish Council for a New Homes Bonus grant of £9,325 towards a £18,650 project to reconfigure the village hall toilets.

 

Colin Moss, of East Challow Parish Council, was present to answer questions from the committee. He confirmed that the parish council have been looking for the funding for this project for the last four years. Other monies have come from the Parish Council and from the Village Hall. They are also applying for grant funding.

 

The committee debated the item.

 

RESOLVED:

·           To approve the officers’ recommended score of 9 points out of a possible 12, which makes it a high priority.

·           To grant the applicant an award of £7,950 which is 82.25 per cent of the award requested and 42.63 per cent of the total costs.

 

 

Grove Parish Church

 

The officer introduced the application by Grove Parish Church for a New Homes Bonus grant of £39,830 towards a £135,682 project for storage improvements and a side extension.

 

Sarah Shackleton, of Grove Parish Church, was present to answer questions from the committee. She confirmed that this is part of a phased project of improvements to the church site to increase its benefit as a community asset.

 

She explained that gift day at church had raised money towards the project, and the church now had enough money to cover the remainder of this part of the project to a high standard, if the grant were awarded. The project is phased to limit risk and exposure to financial risk. This phase of the project is a pre-requisite to other phases.

 

The purpose of the project is to create a fully accessible community space for the whole area and for the new housing coming forward.

 

The church had applied to Grove Parish Council but all of its grant money for this year had been allocated and so they would need to wait for a new financial year.

 

The committee debated the item.

 

RESOLVED:

·           To approve the officers’ recommended score of 9 points out of a possible 12, which made it a high priority for funding.

·           To grant the applicant an award of £33,955.08 which is 82.25 per cent of the award requested and 25.03 per cent of the total costs.

 

 

The October Club

 

The officer introduced the application by The October Club for a grant of £1,300 towards a £2,664 project for replacement chairs.

 

The officer gave an update on the catchment covered by the club, which provides a service for the whole of the Vale. As a result, the recommendation was to update the total area for additional occupied homes to 3 out of 3 (rather than 1 out of 3). This gave a total of 10 out of a possible 12, and raised the priority category from medium to high.

 

Maggie Swain of the October Club, was present to answer questions from the committee.

 

The committee debated the item.

 

RESOLVED:

·           To approve the officers’ revised recommended score of 10 points out of a possible 12.

·           To grant the applicant an award of £1,300 which is 100 per cent of the award requested and 48.08 per cent of the total costs.

 

 

Upton Parish Council

 

The officer introduced the application by Upton Parish Council for a grant of £1,345 towards a £2,690 project for a defibrillator cabinet installation and tree management works.

 

There was no speaker for this item.

 

One of the reasons this item has scored in the medium category is that it has received 0 out of 3 in the terms of additional homes taken.

 

The defibrillator cannot currently be used as it is not connected to the electricity supply.

 

The committee debated the item.

 

RESOLVED:

·           To approve the officers’ recommended score of 8 points out of a possible 12.

·           To approve the officers’ recommendation of not awarding a grant at this time.

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