Agenda and minutes

Grants Assessment Panel - Tuesday, 9th June, 2015 7.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 2, Civic Offices, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2AG

Contact: Geoff Durham  01782 742222

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Parker

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interest from Members on items included in this agenda

Minutes:

Cllr Cooper declared an interest in the Cultural Grant application for the Porthill Residents Association.

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 37 KB

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

Minutes:

Resolved:               That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March, 2015 be agreed as a correct record, subject to a correction of a typing error under Item 5’s resolution.  The word should be Grants and not Gents..

4.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

Resolved:               That Councillor Winfield be appointed as Vice Chair to the Panel for the ensuing year.

5.

Community Chest

To receive a verbal update from your officers.

Minutes:

The Panel received a verbal update regarding Community Chest applications.

 

Resolved:               That the information be received.

 

6.

Small Grants pdf icon PDF 37 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered six Small Grants applications.

 

Resolved:               That the following Small Grants be awarded:

 

Applicant

£

Madeley and District Community Association

 

The applicant would be advised to seek possible rent free rooms in Madeley.

625

 

Newcastle Community Transport

 

The Panel agreed to fund the Sentinel advert and to offer advice with regard to advertising elsewhere.   The Chair would approach the Communications Section for the possibility of an advertisement being put into the Reporter.

 

240

 

The Academy of Theatre Arts Ltd.

 

0

 

PA4 Inspiration CIC

 

 

 

A decision on this application was deferred pending further information.

 

Chamelion WM CIC

 

A grant of 50% of the amount requested to be awarded  upon receipt of further information.

 

Arch (North Staffs) Ltd.

 

 

0

 

 

1000

 

 

 

 

1209.74

 

 

 

 

7.

Green Grants

Minutes:

Members were advised of five Green Grant applications which had been awarded.

 

Resolved:               That the information be received.

8.

Cultural Grants pdf icon PDF 31 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered four Cultural Grants.

 

Resolved:               That the following Cultural Grants be awarded:

 

Applicant

Amount

Odyssey Dance Troupe

 

0

Porthill Residents’ Association

 

480

Penkhull Festival of Music and Art

 

300

DEAFvibe

 

1000

 

9.

Urgent Business

To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972

Minutes:

There was no Urgent Business.