Issue - meetings

The Corporate Manager Community and Customer Services presented this report, which evaluated the recently held Community Pride and Village Hero awards. The event had been covered in the local media and had received positive feedback. It was suggested that the submissions nominating residents as village heroes should be made public, to ensure that all worthy nominees were recognised.

Sponsorship

It was noted that the event had been sponsored which meant that there had been no cost to the Council, except for officer time. Concerns were expressed regarding the submission of a planning application by one of the sponsors of this event. The Leader supported the recommendation, highlighted in the legal implications section of the report, that a sponsorship policy be developed prior to a future awards event where sponsorship is sought.

The Leader NOTED the report and expressed the hope that the event would be repeated next year.

Nominations forms have been sent to all parish councils for the South Cambridgeshire Community Pride and Village Hero Awards.  The awards will celebrate the excellent work that parish councils do to make the district a place in which residents can feel proud to live and pay tribute to residents who have made a significant contribution to their local community.

The deadline for nominations is 31 July 2010, with judging taking place in August and the ceremony on 1 October in Great Shelford.

Please contact Gemma Barron, Partnerships Manager for more information - gemma.barron@scambs.gov.uk or 01954 713340.