Decision details

Allocation of Community Grants

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Strategic Outcomes

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

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. All of the proposed grants can be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2014/15.

                       

The aim of the grants is to support small scale community projects that will improve the quality of life for local communities. Grants will be awarded to organisations/project/events which meet the priorities in the Cheshire East Sustainable Community Strategy.

 

 In addition consideration was given to an overpayment made to Ashley Cricket Club in April 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision:

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

 

Appendix

 

War Memorial Commemoration Events

Hough and Chorlton Parish Council

Awarded £1,000

Valley CAP

Declined

 

Activities

Area 51 Fitness

Declined

Audlem Lass Boat Service

Awarded £815

Bollington Arts Centre

Awarded £750

Bollington Brass Band

Awarded £1,000

Canute Badminton Club

Awarded £800

Congleton Harriers

Conditionally awarded £250

Coppenhall Methodist Bowling Green Club

Awarded £400

Creative Crewe

Awarded £750

Crewe FC

Awarded £500

Crewe Male Voice Choir

Awarded £401

East Cheshire Mental Health Forum

Declined

East Cheshire Sub Aqua Club

Awarded £750

Egerton Youth Zone

Conditionally awarded £828

Lifeline Debt Advice

Awarded £1,000

Macclesfield Community Partnership

Deferred

Shavington Village Festival Committee

Awarded £250

The Barnby Choir

Awarded £300

The Craft Shed

Awarded £800

 

Facilities

17th South West Cheshire Scout Group

Awarded £2,700

Bollington Initiative Trust

Deferred

Bunbury Village Hall

Awarded £450

Chelford Parish Plan Team

Awarded £3,000

Christ Church, Alsager

Declined

Crewe and Nantwich Gymnastics and Community Activities Association

Awarded £3,500

Good Champions Bowling Club

Awarded £5,000

Goodwill Hall Management Committee

Awarded £3,500

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Deferred

Knutsford Tennis Club

Awarded £3,500

Nantwich Museum

£4,000

New Testament Church of God, Crewe

Awarded £4,000

Rode Park & Lawton Cricket Club

Awarded £3,500

Ruskin Park FC

Awarded £3,500

Shavington Club, Bowling Section

Awarded £2,750

Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch Adopters

Awarded £2,385

Ucan.tv

Awarded £2,500

Weston Cricket Club

Awarded £2,500

Wilmslow Guild

Awarded £1,500

 

2.     That approval be given for Ashley Cricket Club to retain the overpayment of £1500 which had been made to them in error.

Publication date: 09/02/2015

Date of decision: 09/02/2015

Decided at meeting: 09/02/2015 - Cabinet Member for Strategic Outcomes

Effective from: 17/02/2015

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