Decision details

Community Chest Grants - December 2018

Decision Maker: Lead Cabinet member for Resources

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

On 13 December 2018 the Grants Advisory Committee reviewed all Community Chest applications that were deferred from the 27 November 2018 meeting as well as all new applications received between 12 November and 30 November 2018.

Following consideration of the applications, the Committee made the following recommendations to the Finance Portfolio Holder:

	Applicant	Village(s) affected	Description	Total applied for (£)	Total recomm- ended (£)	Additional conditions/ comments
1	The Countryside Restoration Trust	Barton and Comberton	Purchase of pitchforks, hay rakes and scythes to manage hay meadows	1,000.00	1,000.00	Invite schools to take part in education days to learn traditional methods
2	Disability Cambridgeshire	Multiple	Upgrade IT	1,020.00	1,000.00
3	Linton Action for Youth	Linton	Roof repairs	460.00	460.00
4	Northstowe Sports and Wellbeing Group	Northstowe, Willingham Longstanton	Community development – fitness and wellbeing	988.00	528.00	Equipment only
5	Bethel Baptist Church	Swavesey	Replace disabled access ramp to church hall	1,000.00	Deferred	More info needed
6	Friends of Duxford School	Duxford	Equipment for airday events held for fundraising purposes	622.91	Nil	No benefit to the wider community
7	Save Linton Heights Swimming Pool Fund-raising Committee	Linton	Repair of Linton Heights’ decommissioned swimming pool	1,000.00	Deferred	More info needed

Decision:

To accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see above).

Reasons for the decision:

All applications were considered in detail by the Grants Advisory Committee and there is sufficient budget available.

Alternative options considered:

To reject or vary the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee and make a decision regarding the level of funding (£0 - £1,000) to be awarded for each or defer a decision if further information is required from grant applicants.

Publication date: 17/12/2018

Date of decision: 17/12/2018

Effective from: 25/12/2018

Accompanying Documents:

Grants Decision