Agenda and minutes

Cabinet Member for Strategic Communities - Monday, 21st January, 2013 9.30 am

Venue: Committee Suite 1 & 2, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach CW11 1HZ. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor David Brown.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor L Smetham declared a non-pecuniary interest as she was a member of Macclesfield Civic Society.

 

 

3.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relating to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

 

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

 

 

Minutes:

There were no members of the public present.

4.

Policy for the Allocation of Grants pdf icon PDF 54 KB

To consider a report requesting an amendment to the appendix to the existing Policy for the allocation of Community Grants.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Leader considered a report requesting an amendment to the Appendix to the existing policy for the allocation of Community Grants.

 

The amendment would allow applications to be accepted for community transport schemes from funding from the Department of Transport’s ‘Supporting Community Transport Funding’ and would take into account the different requirements within these applications.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Appendix to the existing Policy for the Allocation of Community Grants be amended to allow applications to be accepted for community transport schemes and take into account the different requirements within these applications.

 

5.

Community Grants pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To determine the award of Community Grants to Voluntary and Community Organisations which meet the criteria approved by Cheshire East Council

Minutes:

The Leader considered a report on the award of community grants to voluntary and community organisations which met the criteria approved by Cheshire East Council.

 

The Council had 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 was outlined in the report, as was the reason for the recommendation in respect of that application.

 

All of the proposed grants could be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2012/13.   

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Community Grants be awarded as follows:

 

Events

 

Beartown Patchwork and Quilters

Awarded £100

Bollington Well Dressers

Awarded £250

Congleton Harriers

Awarded £100

High Legh Community Association

Declined

Macclesfield Civic Society

Awarded £150

Nantwich Choral Society

Awarded £250

Nomads Amateur Theatre Company

Awarded £100

Prestbury Choral Society

Awarded £250

Rode Park & Lawton Cricket Club

Awarded £250

The Alderley Edge Orchestra

Awarded £250

 

Activities

 

12th South West Cheshire Scout Group

Awarded £350

Bromley Farm Community Development Trust

Awarded £500

Buglawton Community Group

Awarded £250

Chelford Cricket Club

Awarded £200

Congleton Community Projects

Awarded £500

Congleton Youth Forum

Declined

Crewe & Nantwich Carer Support Group

Awarded £300

Crewe Clean Team

Declined

Crewe FC

Awarded £300

Crewe Vagrants Hockey Club

Awarded £335

High Legh Bowling Club

Awarded £500

JJ’s Sensory Play Centre

Awarded £500

King Edwards Musical Society

Awarded £300

Knutsford District Scouts

Awarded £350

Macclesfield & District Canoe Club

Declined

Macclesfield Amateur Swimming Club

Awarded £500

Macclesfield Youth Club

Awarded £500

Nantwich & Border Counties Sailing Club

Awarded £500

Nantwich BaronyPark Bowling Club

Awarded £500

Nantwich Food Bank

Declined

Nantwich Pumas Junior Football Club

Awarded £400

Parents Supporting Parents

Conditionally Awarded £500

Poynton U3A

Awarded £500

The Motley Crewe

Declined

The Saturday Club

Awarded £500

Weston Cricket Club

Awarded £500

Wild Rumpus CIC

Awarded £500

 

Facilities

 

CVSCE

Declined

Enterprise & Education Alliance

Awarded £550

GirlguidingUK – Weaver Division

Awarded £3,000

Sound Vibe

Declined

Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre

Awarded £1,300

The Brereton Scout Group

Awarded £3,000

Wishing Well Project

Awarded £1,500

 

Community Led Planning Starter Grant

 

Nether Alderley Looking Forward

Awarded £250

 

Community Led Planning Development Grant

 

Nether Alderley Looking Forward

Deferred