Decision details

Community Grants

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Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Performance and Capacity

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Cheshire East Council has received various applications for community grants to be considered in line with the Council’s Policy for the Allocation of Community Grants. Each grant application is outlined in the report, as is the reason for the recommendation in respect of that application.

All of the proposed grants can be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2011/12.

It was noted that the total cost of the project for The Georges Community Centre Crewe was £4,095 and not £2,495 as indicated in the report.

RESOLVED

That the Community Grants listed below be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated:

Events Grant

Acton Amateur Operatic Society	awarded £250
Sandbach Voices	awarded £250
Cheshire Youth Pantomime Society	awarded £250
Prestbury (St. Peters) Choral Society	awarded £250
Sandbach Partnership	awarded £250

Activities Grant

Cheshire Schools Football Association	awarded £500
Liberty Dance Troupe	awarded £250
Trinity Dance Troupe	awarded £250
Community Sports Trust	declined
The Funky Choir.com	awarded £500
Moss Allotment Garden Project	deferred
Valley Community Action Project	awarded £400
Enterprise and Education Alliance	awarded £400
Warmingham Village Action Plan	awarded £500
Shapla Women’s Group	declined
Alderley United	deferred
Beartown Juniors	awarded £500
Nantwich Big Cheese Film Club	awarded £500

Facilities Grant

Christian Concern Crewe	awarded £3,000
1^st Chelford Scout Group	awarded £3,000
1^st Holmes Chapel Scout Group	awarded £3,000
Moss Allotment Society	deferred
Electric Picture House Artists Cooperative Congleton	awarded £3,000
Rode Heath Park Committee	awarded £1,279
St. Peters Church Hall Elworth Sandbach	awarded £3,000
St. Barnabas Church Macclesfield	deferred
Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Charity	awarded £1,317
The Georges Community Centre	awarded £3,000

Deferred Application

Sensory Stars	awarded £500

Publication date: 24/10/2011

Date of decision: 24/10/2011

Decided at meeting: 24/10/2011 - Cabinet Member for Performance and Capacity

Effective from: 01/11/2011

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