Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Bannister, Eagles, Mrs Heames, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Peers and Mrs Williams. 

To agree as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2013.

RESOLVED:                        That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 10 June 2013 be agreed as a correct record.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Panel considered a report informing it of Community Chest applications processed for the financial years April 2013 to March 2014.

RESOLVED:            That the report be noted.

Consideration was given to fifteen applications for a Small Grant, including one deferred from the previous meeting.

There was also consideration of a new approach to Grant Appeals. This followed a report that had been received at the previous meeting on 10 June 2013, where it had been suggested that the Panel adopt the Corporate Complaints, Comments and Compliments Policy 2008. Under the current procedures, the Panel would hear their own appeals and could be seen as not being objective.

RESOLVED:          

(a)  That the following grants be approved:

Organisation                                                      £

North Staffs LinkLine                                        2500

Audley Allotments Association                       750

Landau Ltd                                                          1200

Newcastle-u-Lyme Lions Club                        500

Gifted Workshops CIC                                      1000

Peter Pan Nursery                                             2000

                                                                              7950

(b)  That in respect of the grant awarded to Peter Pan Nursery for Children with Special Needs, officers would work with the applicants to discuss the situation in respect of subsidised places, with the option of some of the grant being deployed to support subsidised places.

(c)  That the application made by Green Age (at Blore Heath Farm) be deferred to the Panel’s next meeting on 9 December 2013, to which Green Age will be invited to attend to provide further information on the costings for the activities they provide.

(d)  That the Panel adopt the Corporate Complaints, Comments and Compliments Policy 2008 for future grant appeals

Consideration was given to four applications for a Cultural Grant.

RESOLVED:           

That the following grants be approved:

Organisation                                                                       £

Gifted Workshops CIC                                                        1000

Staffordshire Knights Youth Marching Band                 500

Newcastle Town Centre Partnership                               1500

Arts Keele                                                                              1400

                                                                                                4400

There was no urgent business considered.