Agenda, decisions and minutes

Cabinet Member for Finance and Communities - Monday, 30th October, 2017 10.00 am

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

Contact: Gaynor Hawthornthwaite  Democratic Services Officer

Link: audio recording

Items
No. Item

20.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

21.

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.

22.

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:

No members of the public were present.

23.

Allocation of Community Grants pdf icon PDF 111 KB

To consider the award of Community Grants to Voluntary and Community organisations.

Decision:

That the community grants be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated in the list attached at the end of this decision notice.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member 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 third round of grants for 2017/18 and made recommendations totalling £31,870.  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 be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated:

 

 

Events

 

Alderley and Wilmslow Musical Theatre Company

Awarded £1,000

Alsager Ladies Circle – One World

Declined

Home Start Central and West Cheshire

Declined

Macclesfield Barnaby Festival

Awarded £1,000

Wythenshawe Development Trust

Declined

 

Activities

 

ADAPT ( Audlem & District Acting Positively for Transition)

Awarded £350

Bollington Art Group

Declined

Cheshire Neighbours Credit Union

Declined

Cheshire Streetwise CIC

Awarded £500

Cheshire Youth Pantomime CHYPS

Declined

Crewe Parkrun

Declined

DOPE Male Performance Company (Cheshire Dance)

Deferred

Greenspaces South Cheshire CIC

Declined

Holmes Chapel and District Community Partnership

Declined

Macclesfield Art Group

Declined

MedEquip4Kids

Awarded £750

Red Dragon Karate

Awarded £1,000

Royal British Legion – Alsager Branch

Declined

Youth Support Service

Declined

 

Facilities

 

Adullam Social Enterprise

Awarded £5,000

Alsager Village Institute

Awarded £3,000

Dean Valley Primary School

Declined

Gawsworth Primary School

Deferred

Harrop Road Residents Group

Deferred

Morton Hall Community Centre

Awarded £954

Mow Cop, Mount Pleasant and Bank Village Hall

Awarded £2,000

Nantwich Elim Church

Awarded £1,000

Sandbach Rugby Union Club

Awarded £3,000

South West Cheshire Scouts – Milldale Scout Campsite

Awarded £3,500

Space4Autism

Awarded £4,266

The Abbeyfield Knutsford Society

Declined

What’s Happening on North Street

Awarded £3,550

Wheelock Primary School

Declined

Wistaston Memorial Bowling Club

Awarded £1,000