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EAC Area Committee Grants 2019-20

Meeting: 04/04/2019 - East Area Committee (Item 14)

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Minutes:

The Committee received a report from the Senior Grants Office regarding Area Committee Community Grants.

 

The report detailed applications received to date for 2019-20 funding for projects in the East area and made recommendations for awards. It also provided information on the eligibility and funding criteria.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Green, the Senior Grants Officers advised that funding had been allocated in the past to the organisers of the Mill Road festival, but they had not applied for 2019/20. 

 

Following discussion, Members resolved (unanimously):

 

To agree the proposed awards detailed in Appendix 1 of the officers report and as summarised in the table below.

 

Ref

Organisation

Purpose

Award £

E1

Abbey People

Big Lunch - June 2019

2,000

E2

Abbey People

3 outings + Christmas lights event

2,000

E3

Birdwood Area Residents’ Association

1 trip

 230

E4

Cambridge Community Church (C3)

7 week empowerment course for women

 843

E5

Forever Active Forum Ltd

Weekly exercise to music class + 12 strength and balance classes

1,000

E6

Friends of Mill Road Cemetery

Support for volunteers for community events + maintenance

 170

E7

Hemingford & Romsey Roads Street Party Group

Street party - 13 July 2019

 650

E8

Kings Hedges Family Support Project (The)

50 weekly drop-in session at Fields Centre

2,300

E9

Menagerie Theatre Company

26 drama workshops for young mothers + performance

3,270

E10

Merry-Go-Round Toy Library

Replacement toys

 350

E11

Oblique Arts

"Arty Abbey" project - 8 workshops for disadvantaged 11-16 year olds + event

1,125

E12

Petersfield Area Community Trust (PACT)

Annual summer event + monthly community activities

 2,500

E13

Romsey Mill Trust

40 weekly targeted youth sessions + detached youth work

4,857

 

 

Total

£21,295