Agenda item
Community Chest Grants 2015/16
- Meeting of Leader's Portfolio Meeting, Thursday, 24 September 2015 10.00 a.m. (Item 4.)
- View the background to item 4.
Decision:
The Leader AGREED the following grants:
|
Village(s) affected |
Project Description |
Total Cost of project (£) |
Total applied for (£) |
Total Awarded (£) |
|
|
Comberton Crusaders Football Club |
Comberton |
To purchase football goals |
1,428.49 |
1,400.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Whittlesford Warriors Football Club |
Whittlesford Duxford Thriplow Hauxton Ickleton |
To purchase goals and corner flags necessitated by club expansion |
5,392.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Linton Parish Council |
Linton |
To rebuild flint wall in Grade 1 listed churchyard |
3,283.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Litlington Village Hall Committee |
Litlington |
To purchase new kitchen equipment: cooker fridge, dishwasher |
5,500.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Toft People’s Hall Management Committee |
Toft (Comberton, Hardwick, Eversden) |
To purchase six LED theatre lights and mounting bars |
1,251.14 |
1,250.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Hinxton Parish Council |
Hinxton |
To build a disabled access ramp from car park into village hall |
3,840.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Fowlmere Recreation Ground and Village Hall Committee |
Fowlmere |
To replace kitchen in village hall |
5,705.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Linton Village Cricket Club |
Linton |
To purchase a new pitch roller |
4,950.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Six Mile Bottom Sports and Social Club |
Linton, Wilbrahams |
To refurbish the Village Hall to meet security and fire regs |
8,000.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Trustees of the Willy’s Almhouses Fen Dittton |
Fen Ditton |
To reinstate iron railings in front of the Almshouses |
13,363.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Royston and District Volunteer Centre |
45% of users are from South Cambs |
To update database to match volunteers with opportunities |
1,040.00 |
1,040.00 |
0 (not capital spend so not eligible for grant scheme) |
|
Dry Drayton Parish Council |
Dry Drayton |
To purchase two replacement noticeboards for each end of geographically divide village |
1,675.23 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Stevens Close Sheltered Housing Scheme Residents Group |
Cottenham |
To purchased slabs, shrubs/plants, roses bird bath and compost |
200.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
|
Waterbeach Parish Council |
Waterbeach |
To have the edges raised around the village bowls green |
5,990.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Great Wilbraham Parish Council |
Great Wilbraham |
To purchase two benches for parish cemetery |
1,345.50 |
897.00 |
897.00 |
|
Willingham Parish Council |
Willingham |
To purchase three picnic benches |
1568.48 |
1500.00 |
1,000.00 |
Minutes:
The Development Officer presented this report, which invited the Leader to consider applications for Community Chest Grants for 2015/16. The Leader explained that as there were insufficient funds to award grants of £1,500 to all applicants, the maximum that he would award was £1,000. He examined each application in turn.
Comberton Crusaders Football Club – football goals
The Leader noted that this was an expanding club and the application met the scheme’s criteria. It had the support of the local member Councillor Scott and the Youth Council. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Whittlesford Warriors Football Club – football goals and corner flags
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of the local member Councillor Topping and the Youth Council. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Linton Parish Council – rebuilding of flint wall
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of local member Councillor Batchelor. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Litlington Village Hall Committee – to purchase kitchen equipment
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of both the Youth Council and local member Councillor McCraith. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Toft People’s Hall Management Committee – to purchase theatre lights
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of both the Youth Council and local member Councillor Hawkins. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Hinxton Parish Council – build a disabled access ramp
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of the Youth Council. The leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Fowlmere Recreation Ground and Village Hall Committee – to replace village hall kitchen
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Linton Village Cricket Club – to purchase a new pitch roller
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of the Youth Council, Councillor Batchelor and Councillor Hickford. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Six Mile Bottom Sports and Social Club – to refurbish village hall
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Trustee’s of the Willy’s Almhouses Fen Ditton – to reinstate iron railings
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of local member Councillor Robert Turner. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Royston and District Volunteer Centre – to update database
The Development Officer explained that approximately 45% of those who contacted the Centre lived in the District. The Leader suggested that this application did not meet the scheme’s criteria as it was neither a start-up cost nor a capital cost. The Leader decided not to award a grant to this applicant.
Dry Drayton Parish Council – for two noticeboards
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Stevens Close Sheltered Housing Scheme Residents Group – for plants
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and agreed to award a grant of £200.
Waterbeach Parish Council – raise edges of bowling green
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of both the Youth Council and local member Councillor Johnson. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
Great Wilbraham Parish Council – two benches for parish cemetery
The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and had the support of the Youth Council. The Leader agreed to award a grant of £897.
Willingham Parish Council – three picnic benches
It was noted that the Deputy Leader had already approved this application in principle. The Leader noted that the application met the scheme’s criteria and with no objections from the councillors present he agreed to award a grant of £1,000.
The Leader AGREED the following grants:
|
Village(s) affected |
Project Description |
Total Cost of project (£) |
Total applied for (£) |
Total Awarded (£) |
|
|
Comberton Crusaders Football Club |
Comberton |
To purchase football goals |
1,428.49 |
1,400.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Whittlesford Warriors Football Club |
Whittlesford Duxford Thriplow Hauxton Ickleton |
To purchase goals and corner flags necessitated by club expansion |
5,392.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Linton Parish Council |
Linton |
To rebuild flint wall in Grade 1 listed churchyard |
3,283.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Litlington Village Hall Committee |
Litlington |
To purchase new kitchen equipment: cooker fridge, dishwasher |
5,500.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Toft People’s Hall Management Committee |
Toft (Comberton, Hardwick, Eversden) |
To purchase six LED theatre lights and mounting bars |
1,251.14 |
1,250.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Hinxton Parish Council |
Hinxton |
To build a disabled access ramp from car park into village hall |
3,840.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Fowlmere Recreation Ground and Village Hall Committee |
Fowlmere |
To replace kitchen in village hall |
5,705.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Linton Village Cricket Club |
Linton |
To purchase a new pitch roller |
4,950.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Six Mile Bottom Sports and Social Club |
Linton, Wilbrahams |
To refurbish the Village Hall to meet security and fire regs |
8,000.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Trustees of the Willy’s Almhouses Fen Dittton |
Fen Ditton |
To reinstate iron railings in front of the Almshouses |
13,363.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Royston and District Volunteer Centre |
45% of users are from South Cambs |
To update database to match volunteers with opportunities |
1,040.00 |
1,040.00 |
0 (not capital spend so not eligible for grant scheme) |
|
Dry Drayton Parish Council |
Dry Drayton |
To purchase two replacement noticeboards for each end of geographically divide village |
1,675.23 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Stevens Close Sheltered Housing Scheme Residents Group |
Cottenham |
To purchased slabs, shrubs/plants, roses bird bath and compost |
200.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
|
Waterbeach Parish Council |
Waterbeach |
To have the edges raised around the village bowls green |
5,990.00 |
1,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Great Wilbraham Parish Council |
Great Wilbraham |
To purchase two benches for parish cemetery |
1,345.50 |
897.00 |
897.00 |
|
Willingham Parish Council |
Willingham |
To purchase three picnic benches |
1568.48 |
1500.00 |
1,000.00 |
Supporting documents:
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Community Chest Report 240915, item 4.
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Community Chest Report 240915 Appendix A - Applications Summary, item 4.
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