Agenda and minutes

Cllr Eggleston nominated Cllr Bennett as Chairman of the meeting. Cllr Gibson seconded the nomination.

Cllr Bennett proposed Cllr Cooke as Vice-Chairman of the meeting. Cllr Gibson seconded the nomination.

None as all members were present.

None as all members were present.

Councillor Hobbs declared an interest in the application from Adastra Hall Hassocks Community Association under Item 10: Corporate Grant Schemes – Release of S106 Contributions as he is Chairman of that organisation. He confirmed that he would remove himself from the discussion and voting on the item.

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Gibson declared that he is a Member of Worth Parish Council who is a tenant of St John’s Church Community Hall (in relation to the application from the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Copthorne).

The Chairman noted that no Member was present for the meeting so asked the Monitoring Officer to confirm that the Minutes were a correct record. The Monitoring Officer confirmed that he was content for the new Cabinet to agree the Minutes as a correct record. The minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 20 February 2023 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Chairman confirmed that she had no urgent business.

The Chairman confirmed that no representations have been received.

Lucy Corrie, Assistant Director for Communities, introduced the report that presented eleven Community Grants applications for consideration, nine of which were recommended for an award.

The applications which were recommended for consideration by the Panel are set out below:

Table 1: Applications recommended for award

Table 2: Applications Considered but NO GRANT Award Recommended

Ardingly Cricket Club

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

East Grinstead Community Bonfire CIC

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy and Housing expressed support for bonfire societies. He noted that the organisations are moving away from a burning display to running drone displays and sought assurances that the grant does not involve combustible materials.

The Assistant Director for Communities confirmed that the grant is to support the bonfire activities and will not be used for pyrotechnics.

Friends of Sheddingdean School Association (FOSSA)

The Leader of the Council commended the organisation’s work with Sheddingdean School and observed that the organisation has a good reputation for working on environmental matters, has been a part of the Chelsea Flower Show at Kew Gardens and has worked with Windmills Playgroup to educate younger people on the environment.

IMPACT Foundation (Tasty Team)

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

Love Sober CIC

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

Release Counselling and Therapy for Women CIO

The Chairman expressed full support for the scheme.

The Leader of the Council applauded the work of the organisation within the community and felt that demand is growing for this service. He hoped that with the right type of application the Council could further support the work of the organisation.

Slaugham Community CIC

The Cabinet Grants  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

[Cllr Hobbs left the meeting at 14:22 ]

Sally Blomfield, Assistant Director for Planning and Sustainable Economy, introduced the report and presented the five requests by voluntary sector organisations for the Release of S106 Contributions for consideration by the Cabinet Grants Panel.

The Leader of the Council enquired whether the extension offered to the Mid Sussex District Scouts will be the final extension.

The Assistant Director for Planning and Sustainable Economy expressed that she was confident that it will be the final extension and that the Council is working with the organisation to achieve a successful completion of the work.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy and Housing stated that the East Grinstead Rugby Football Club is an excellent organisation and does great work in the community. He noted that the report talks of degradation of the pitch and asked how the floodlights will impact bringing the surface to up to standard.

The Assistant Director for Planning and Sustainable Economy replied that not all pitches are flood-lit therefore with a greater number of flood-lit pitches it spreads the load and spreads the usage to prevent the degradation on already lit pitches.

The Chairman fully supported all the applications and noted a personal experience of usingHurstpierpoint Cricket Club’s pavilion where she found it could benefit from an improvement.

The Chairman noted that no Member wished to speak so took the Panel to vote on the recommendations on all applications which were agreed unanimously.

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Grants Panel agreed:

1.           That £224,139 of S106 contributions be released to Adastra Hall Hassocks Community Association to fund the community hall expansion and new toilets.

2.           That £19,264 of S106 contributions be released to East Grinstead Rugby Football Club to fund pitch lighting improvements.

3.           That £33,458 of S106 contributions be released to Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club to fund the pavilion modernisation.

4.           That £12,050 of S106 contributions be released to Lindfield Cricket Club to fund the cricket square pop-up irrigation/water harvesting system.

5.           That £43,424 of S106 contributions be released to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist, Copthorne to fund air-conditioning and car parking at St John's Church Community Hall (Copthorne Parish Hub).

6.           To increase the Release of S106 monies to Haywards Heath Rugby Football Club, toward the cost of rebuilding the clubhouse at Whitemans Green, by £161,288.12 to the total sum of £311,288.12.

7.           A further extension of the deadline for completing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.