Agenda item

Community Capital Grants Programme 2009/10

Decision:

The New Communities Portfolio Holder AGREED to the following grants being made, requiring a virement of £5,651 from Arts Capital Grants to Community Facility Grants:

 

Community Facilities Grants

Applicant

Project

Total Cost

Grant Recommended

West Wratting Village Hall Committee

Renovation of the west gable wall

£1,900

£700

Landbeach Village Hall

To extend and refurbish the Village Hall

£273,000

£10,000 (with a further £15,000 to be allocated from 2010/11)

Hinxton Village Hall

Refurbishment of WC’s

£11,993

£3,000

Little Wilbraham PCC

Installation of public toilets

£27,060

£4,000 subject to PC granting a minimum of £2,000 and the PCC making the church available for wider community uses

Cottenham Community Centre

New Community Centre – conversion and renovation of existing Methodist Church

£210,175

£8,000 (Top-up in future if required and subject to funds being available)

Fowlmere PC

Extension of play area

£2,770

£700

Milton Community Centre

Refurbishment of Community Centre

£166,685

£8,500

The George Long Charity, Swavesey

Improvements to Swavesey Memorial Hall

£67,506

£9,500

Whaddon PC

Improvements to the Village Hall

£353,630

Defer until 2010/11

 

Village Sports Facility Grants

Applicant

Project

Total Cost

Other Income

Grant Recommended

Histon and Impington PC

Improvements to the Recreation Ground

£35,131

PC - £1,396

Community Chest - £500

 

Applications to WREN £10,000 and

Football Foundation £6,485

 

£15,000

Gamlingay PC

New multi-use changing room and a store as part of the Eco-Hub Project

£32,000

The Parish Council has committed £49,684 towards the whole project and has also applied to the Public Works Loan Board for £500,000.

 

£20,000 has also been requested from the Football Foundation.

 

£10,000

 

Thriplow Cricket Club

Installation of two astroturf practice nets for cricket.

£24,575

Club funds - £3,575

 

Applications to:-

 

ECB Lord Taverners £3,000,

Awards for All Lottery £10,000 and Cambridgeshire Community Foundation £5,000.

 

£5,000

Barton Recreation Improvement Group

New pavilion

£196,000

Own funds - £19,000.

 

Other grants applied for total £145,000.

 

£30,000

Caldecote PC

New pavilion

£346,414

S106 funding £131,908

 

Grant applications have been submitted to the ECB, Football Foundation and Donarbon, and funds will be submitted on the transfer of the land.

 

£33,400 subject to support from the Local Member

Castle Camps PC

New changing-room facility

£111,060

PC -  £11,106 Changing Room Cmmtte - £3,000

 

Application to FF  - £20,000

Defer until 2010/11

 

Arts Capital

Applicant 

Project

Total Cost

Other Income

Grant Recommended

Swavesey Village College

New performing arts centre - retractable seating; lighting equipment, sound equipment, film equipment and drapes.

£200,000

£140,000 secured

£27,260

Melbourn Village College

Video kiosk for community consultation (part of the equipment bank)

£6,904

None

£6,904 subject to South Cambridgeshire District Council being able to make use of the equipment

Inspire

Digital arts equipment

£5,306

Own funds - £3,184

£2,122

Minutes:

The New Communities Portfolio Holder considered a report detailing applications for community capital grants.

 

The New Communities Portfolio Holder agreed to the following grants being made, requiring a virement of £5,651 from Arts Capital Grants to Community Facility Grants:

 

Community Facilities Grants

 

Applicant

Project

Total Cost

Grant Recommended

West Wratting Village Hall Committee

Renovation of the west gable wall

£1,900

£700

Landbeach Village Hall

To extend and refurbish the Village Hall

£273,000

£10,000 (with a further £15,000 to be allocated from 2010/11)

Hinxton Village Hall

Refurbishment of WC’s

£11,993

£3,000

Little Wilbraham PCC

Installation of public toilets

£27,060

£4,000 subject to PC granting a minimum of £2,000 and the PCC making the church available for wider community uses

Cottenham Community Centre

New Community Centre – conversion and renovation of existing Methodist Church

£210,175

£8,000 (Top-up in future if required and subject to funds being available)

Fowlmere PC

Extension of play area

£2,770

£700

Milton Community Centre

Refurbishment of Community Centre

£166,685

£8,500

The George Long Charity, Swavesey

Improvements to Swavesey Memorial Hall

£67,506

£9,500

Whaddon PC

Improvements to the Village Hall

£353,630

Defer until 2010/11

 

Village Sports Facility Grants

 

Applicant

Project

Total Cost

Other Income

Grant Recommended

Histon and Impington PC

Improvements to the Recreation Ground

£35,131

PC - £1,396

Community Chest - £500

 

Applications to WREN £10,000 and

Football Foundation £6,485

 

£15,000

Gamlingay PC

New multi-use changing room and a store as part of the Eco-Hub Project

£32,000

The Parish Council has committed £49,684 towards the whole project and has also applied to the Public Works Loan Board for £500,000.

 

£20,000 has also been requested from the Football Foundation.

 

£10,000

 

Thriplow Cricket Club

Installation of two astroturf practice nets for cricket.

£24,575

Club funds - £3,575

 

Applications to:-

 

ECB Lord Taverners £3,000,

Awards for All Lottery £10,000 and Cambridgeshire Community Foundation £5,000.

 

£5,000

Barton Recreation Improvement Group

New pavilion

£196,000

Own funds - £19,000.

 

Other grants applied for total £145,000.

 

£30,000

Caldecote PC

New pavilion

£346,414

S106 funding £131,908

 

Grant applications have been submitted to the ECB, Football Foundation and Donarbon, and funds will be submitted on the transfer of the land.

 

£33,400 subject to support from the Local Member

Castle Camps PC

New changing-room facility

£111,060

PC -  £11,106 Changing Room Cmmtte - £3,000

 

Application to FF  - £20,000

Defer until 2010/11

 

Arts Capital

 

Applicant 

Project

Total Cost

Other Income

Grant Recommended

Swavesey Village College

New performing arts centre - retractable seating; lighting equipment, sound equipment, film equipment and drapes.

£200,000

£140,000 secured

£27,260

Melbourn Village College

Video kiosk for community consultation (part of the equipment bank)

£6,904

None

£6,904 subject to South Cambridgeshire District Council being able to make use of the equipment

Inspire

Digital arts equipment

£5,306

Own funds - £3,184

£2,122

 

The New Communities Portfolio Holder paid tribute to Jane Thompson (Cultural Services Manager) and Jane Lampshire (Sports Development Officer), both of whom would soon be leaving the Council’s employment.  Both the New Communities Portfolio Holder and the Planning Portfolio Holder thanked them for the contributions they had made to the quality of life in South Cambridgeshire.

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