Agenda and minutes

Cabinet Member Leader of the Council - Monday, 1st February, 2016 10.30 am

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

Contact: Cherry Foreman  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

5.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

6.

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:

No declarations of interest were made.

7.

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 relevant 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:

Sue Helliwell and Simon Fulton used public speaking time to ask if the Council could help towards providing a gift for the children attending a tea party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday, organised by the Radway Community Group. The Leader of the Council responded.

8.

Allocation of Community Grants pdf icon PDF 113 KB

To consider the allocation of the fourth round of community grants.

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council 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. The report covered the fourth and final round of grants for 2015-16 and made recommendations totalling £58,513.  Each grant application was outlined in the report, as was the reason for the recommendation in respect of that application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the community grants listed below be awarded declined or deferred as indicated.

 

Events

 

Cre8 Macclesfield Ltd

Awarded £960

East Cheshire Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Awarded £1,000

Middlewich Vision Fab Partnership

Deferred

Motherwell CIC

Awarded £500

Nantwich Film Festival

Awarded £1,000

Shavington Village Festival Committee

Awarded £1,000

South West Cheshire District Scout Council

Awarded £880

Tempo

Awarded £1,000

Wild Rumpus

Awarded £1,000

 

Activities

Air Training Corps 201 Squadron Macclesfield

Awarded £465

Air Training Corps 2493 (Alsager) Squadron

Awarded £1,000

Central Cheshire Buddy Scheme

Awarded £175

Cheshire Schools Cricket Association

Deferred

Congleton Youth In Action

Awarded £400

Evolve: Tackling Legal Highs

Deferred

Extra Mile Home Care Ltd

Declined

Friends for Leisure

Awarded £500

Inspired Gymnastics

Declined

Knutsford Hosts

Awarded £175

Middlewich Music

Declined

Prestbury Tennis Club

Awarded £500

Wilmslow Clean Team

Awarded £500

Wrenbury Friendly Club

Awarded £500

Wythenshawe Development Trust

Awarded £500

 

Facilities

1st Alsager Scout Group

Declined

Age UK Cheshire East

Awarded £5,000

Bollington Pre School

Awarded £2,806

Cheshire Blades Football Club

Awarded £5,000

Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Awarded £2,500

Christ Church Alsager

Awarded £3,000

Congleton Pentecostal Church

Awarded £2,652

Hankelow Methodist Church

Awarded £1,000

Holmes Chapel Rugby Football Club

Awarded £5,000

Hurdsfield Community Group

Declined

Middlewich Community Trust

Awarded £3,500

Morton Hall Community Centre

Awarded £2,500

Pickmere Methodist Church

Awarded £5,000

Prestbury Youth Club

Awarded £5,000

South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club

Awarded £2,500

St Clements Court Social Fund

Awarded £1,000

Wilmslow Guild

Deferred