Decision details

Community Fund Grants

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Executive considered 7 applications for grants from the Council’s Community Fund Grant Scheme.  Members considered each application, the recommendation and the rationale.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(i)              the following grants be awarded from the Council’s Community Fund Grant Scheme:

 

Applicant

Project

Grant Award

Sparklers CIO

To provide 10 holiday playgroups for children, young people and families with special needs

£1,481.25

Camberley Society

To launch CAMFEST 2018

To match the amount raised by Camberley Society £1 for £1 up to a total of £1,000.

 

St Mary’s Nursery Watchetts

To provide a new play area

£10,000

Surrey Youth Focus

To deliver Youth Social Action ‘Youth Soup’ project.

£500

 

(ii)            (a)      to support the award of a grant to the Hope Hub for the purchase of equipment for this new service which provides a day time support for those who are homeless; and

 

(b)      subject to the Executive Head of Regulatory being satisfied that the project and the accommodation can be delivered, to authorise her to make a grant of £9,175, after consultation with the Leader and the Corporate Portfolio Holder;

 

(iii)      to decline the following applications for the reasons set out in the agenda report:

 

Applicant

Project

Camberley Cricket Club

To replace old and unsafe outside benches and chairs

The Community Matters Partnership

To clear out the balancing pond at Paddock Hill Frimley Green, to reduce the risk of localised flooding

 

 

Report author: Jayne Boitoult

Publication date: 27/03/2018

Date of decision: 06/03/2018

Decided at meeting: 06/03/2018 - Executive

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