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NAC Area Committee Grants 2017-18

Decision Maker: North Area Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Grant awards for voluntary and community organisations.

Decisions:

The Committee received a report from the Community Funding & Development Manager.

 

The report detailed the applications received for 2017-18 funding for projects in the North Area. The report made recommendations for awards and provided information on the eligibility and funding criteria.

 

Members unanimously resolved to agree the proposed awards detailed in Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report and summarised in the table below:

 

Ref

Organisation

Purpose

Award £ 

N1

50+ Friends

Monthly meetings and bi-monthly cooking sessions

260

N2

Asian Women's Group

Weekly meetings

100

N3

Bermuda Community Room

20 winter teas and 15 winter suppers

850

N4

Cambridge & District Citizens Advice Bureau

Extension of 2016 outreach service 

4,000

N5

Cambridge Gymnastics Academy

Weekly freestyle gymnastics class

3,000

N6

Chesterton Community Association

Summer outing for families and older people

490

N7

Chesterton Festival

Chesterton Festival 2017

2,500

N8

DEARA  (Darwin, Erasmus, Akeman Street Resident’s Association)

Street party

500

N9

Friends of Histon Road Cemetery

Information and activities

800

N10

Good Sounds

Weekly singing sessions

350

N11

Grove Community Swimming

Free-play swimming sessions

1,000

N12

Illuminate Charity

Confidence and personal development coaching

1,000

N13

King’s Hedges Brownies

Two trips to Woburn Safari Park and bowling in St Ives

400

N14

King’s Hedges Guides

Climbing activity session

200

N15

Meadow’s Bowlers

Weekly indoor bowls sessions

500

N16

The Meadow’s Children & Family Wing

3 x 6 week disadvantaged women’s programme

3,000

N17

Not Quite Over the Hill Club

Mystery tour, holiday seaside outings

200

N18

Romsey Mill

Media video project

3,000

N19

Royal British Legion Arbury

Day trip to Lowestoft

450

N20

St George’s Over 60's Club

Transport; volunteer petrol expenses;

annual event costs

200

 

N21

Sunshine Group

Day trips using Dial-a-Ride

200

N22

The Red Hen Project

2 summer outings

1,600

N23

Young People's Puppet Theatre

Puppet theatre project in Shirley School

0

 

Budget available

£ 24,920

Total awards

£ 24,600

Budget remaining

£      320

 

 

Report author: Jackie Hanson

Publication date: 24/04/2017

Date of decision: 02/03/2017

Decided at meeting: 02/03/2017 - North Area Committee

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