Decision details

Community Chest: Funding Applications

Decision Maker: Lead Cabinet member for Resources

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

On 31 May 2019 the Grants Advisory Committee reviewed all Community Chest applications that were received between 1 April and 30 April 2019. 

 

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

 

Papworth Team Ministry

 

Papworth and surrounding

 

Subsidy for summer holiday club for the elderly

 

500.00

 

500.00

 

2

 

Meldreth Croquet Club

 

Meldreth

 

Replacement of rabbit-proof fencing

 

1,000.00

 

Defer

 

Documentation incomplete

3

 

Steeple Morden Bowls Club

 

Steeple Morden and surrounding

Purchase of a new water heater, fridge and strimmer as well as funds towards hedge-cutting

 

1,000.00

 

768.59

Labour for hedge-cutting ineligible as classed as “on-going revenue costs”

4

 

Little Shelford Bowls Club

 

Little Shelford and surrounding

 

Replacement of back and edge boards around green

 

950.00

 

950.00

 

 

5

 

Fen Edge Community Association

Cottenham Landbeach Rampton Waterbeach Willingham

Purchase a new modular/mobile stage for musical performances

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

 

6

 

Fulbourn Forum for Community Action

 

Fulbourn

 

Reconstruction of community herb beds

 

459.00

 

459.00

 

7

 

Fen Drayton Village Hall

 

Fen Drayton

 

Purchase multimedia/

audio equipment

 

524.00

 

524.00

 

8

 

Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society

 

Fen Drayton

 

Purchase new energy efficient LED lighting

 

954.00

 

954.00

 

9

 

Linton Village Cricket Club

 

Linton

 

Purchase mobile cricket covers for cricket pitch

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

 

10

 

1st Sawston Boys and Girls Brigade

 

Sawston, Gt & Lt Shelford, Whittlesford and Duxford

 

Purchase materials for challenges to promote team building and leadership

 

482.00

 

482.00

 

11

 

Cambridge Carbon Footprint

 

Barrington, Cottenham,  Histon & Impington

Purchase equipment and materials to facilitate community clothes swaps 

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

12

 

Litlington Congregational Church

 

Litlington

Update church  electrical wiring system and fuse boards

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

13

 

Gamlingay Baptist Church

 

Gamlingay and The Gransdens

 

Conversion of “back-room” into community cafè

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

14

 

Whittlesford Cricket Club

 

Whittlesford

 

Purchase a new sightscreen

 

920.00

 

920.00

 

15

 

Over Cricket Club

 

Over and Swavesey

 

Purchase a new lawnmower

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

16

 

Cambridge Open Art Exhibition

 

Cottenham, Rampton, Willingham, Over, Swavesey

 

Purchase of display panels for artwork

 

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

 

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: 10/06/2019

Date of decision: 10/06/2019

Effective from: 11/06/2019

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