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Community Chest: Funding Applications

Meeting: 18/12/2019 - Weekly Bulletin (Item 10.)

Community Chest: Funding Applications

The Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed the recommendations made by the Grants Advisory Committee, which met on Monday 16 December.

 

Please note that this decision was published on Wednesday 18 December. Due to Christmas Day and Boxing Day, the deadline for calling in this decision is Friday 27 December at 5pm.


Meeting: 16/12/2019 - Grants Advisory Committee (Item 4)

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

Applicant

Village(s) affected

Description

Total applied for (£)

Total recomm

ended (£)

Additional conditions/ comments

 

1

 

Duxford Lawn Tennis Club

 

Duxford and surrounding villages

 

Resurfacing the court particularly the new net posts.

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

2

 

Hauxton Village Hall Charity

 

Hauxton and neighbouring villages

 

 

To install library shelving to create a self-service library facility and a couple of lockers in their new village hall

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

 

3

 

Sawston Church Institute

 

Sawston

 

 

To replace smoke laden (from 80s) ceiling tiles/framework

 

1,000.00

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

4

 

Hinxton Parish Council

 

Hinxton and surrounding villages

 

To help towards replacing a train on the playground

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

Subject to the Parish Council match funding £1,000 towards the project (The committee appreciates the Parish Council is small with only 260 electors)

 

5

 

Gamlingay Community Centre

 

Gamlingay and surrounding villages

 

 

To replace worn out bowls carpet and winder

 

1,000.00

 

Defer

 

Additional information required, and the committee would like the Parish Council to donate £500 towards the equipment.

 

6

 

Meadow Primary School

 

Balsham and surrounding villages

 

Redeveloping their forest school

 

975.00

 

 

Nil

 

The committee would like the application to come from the PTfA

 

 

7

 

Fulbourn Primary School PTfa

 

Fulbourn

 

Modernising the library and reading spaces

 

1,000.00

 

Defer

 

Additional information required regarding the wider community and support from the Parish Council

 

 

8

 

Fowlmere Recreation Ground

 

Fowlmere

 

Re-gravelling the car park

 

1,000.00

 

Nil

 

Given the Parish Council is considering upgrading the changing rooms the committee felt the upgrading of the car park and changing rooms should be one project with a clear indication of support from the Parish Council. The committee would welcome another application with both elements. Officer is happy to support them with any future application.

 

9

 

Oakington Vikings Youth Football Club

 

Oakington and surrounding villages

 

Purchase a new line marking machine

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

10

 

Parkrun UK

 

Cambourne

 

To start-up Cambourne Junior Parkrun

 

1,000.00

 

725.00

 

Subject to the Parish Council providing £725 funding.

 

11

 

Active New Communities

 

Northstowe

 

Purchase a pool of sports equipment

 

1,000.00

 

1,000.00