Community Chest: Funding Applications
The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance AGREED to accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee meeting held on 31 May 2019.
This decision was first published on Monday 10 June and so the deadline for call-in is Monday 17 June at 5pm.
4 Community Chest: Funding Applications PDF 117 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Applicant |
Village(s) affected |
Description |
Total applied for (£) |
Total recommended (£) |
Additional conditions/comments |
Papworth Team Ministry |
Papworth and surrounding |
Subsidy for summer holiday club for the elderly. |
500.00 |
500.00 |
|
Meldreth Croquet Club |
Meldreth |
Replacement of rabbit-proof fencing. |
1000.00 |
Deferred |
Documentation incomplete |
Steeple Morden Bowls Club |
Steeple Morden and surrounding |
Purchase of a new water heater, fridge and strimmer as well as funds towards hedge-cutting. |
1000.00 |
768.59 |
Labour for hedge-cutting ineligible as classed as “on-going revenue costs” |
Little Shelford Bowls Club |
Little Shelford and surrounding |
Replacement of back and edge boards around green |
950.00 |
950.00 |
|
Fen Edge Community Association |
Cottenham Landbeach Rampton Waterbeach Willingham |
Purchase a new modular/mobile stage for musical performances |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Fulbourn Forum for Community Action |
Fulbourn |
Reconstruction of community herb beds |
459.00 |
459.00 |
|
Fen Drayton Village Hall |
Fen Drayton |
Purchase multimedia/ audio equipment |
524.00 |
524.00 |
|
Melbourn Amateur Dramatics Society |
Fen Drayton |
Purchase new energy efficient LED lighting |
954.00 |
954.00 |
|
Linton Village Cricket Club |
Linton |
Purchase mobile cricket covers for cricket pitch |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
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 |
|
Cambridge Carbon Footprint |
Barrington, Cottenham, Histon & Impington |
Purchase equipment and materials to facilitate community clothes swaps |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Litlington Congregational Church |
Litlington |
Update church electrical wiring system and fuse boards |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Gamlingay Baptist Church |
Gamlingay and The Gransdens |
Conversion of “back-room” into community cafè |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Whittlesford Cricket Club |
Whittlesford |
Purchase a new sightscreen |
920.00 |
920.00 |
|
Over Cricket Club |
Over and Swavesey |
Purchase a new lawnmower |
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Cambridge Open Art Exhibition |
Cottenham, Rampton, Willingham, Over, Swavesey |
Purchase of display panels for artwork
|
1,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
|
Steeple Morden’s Bowls Club was awarded £395 to cover the cost of their water heater which they had already purchased. The committee noted that this strayed from the guidance but commented that the club provides support to local communities in the area.