Agenda item

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

Organisation	Grant Purpose	Award Requested	Award Suggested
Ardingly Cricket Club	Upgrade cricket net facilities	£2,000	£2,000
Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity	Early intervention service to support pre-school children with Cerebral Palsy and similar motor learning impairments.	£5,000	£2,500
East Grinstead Community Bonfire CIC	Support the setup of the inaugural bonfire event in East Grinstead.	£5,003	£5,000
Friends of Sheddingdean School Association (FOSSA)	Transform garden space into a community multi-sensory environment.	£5,000	£5,000
IMPACT Foundation (Tasty Team)	Healthy eating learning sessions for those living in supported accommodation.	£1,900	£1,900
Love Sober CIC	Free and low cost access to workshops providing support for women (mums and carers) struggling with alcohol use disorder.	£13,000	£2,000
Release Counselling and Therapy for Women CIO	Set up a 10 week early intervention counselling group for new mums experiencing or at risk of post-natal depression and other mental health conditions.	£4,988	£4,988
Slaugham Community CIC	Replace two community benches on the village green and update village post box.	£2,960	£2,960
Swoove Fitness	Weekly exercise classes for young adults with additional needs.	£1,000	£1,000
	TOTAL	£43,062	£27,348

 

 

Table 2: Applications Considered but NO GRANT Award Recommended

 

Organisation	Purpose for which grant is sought	Award requested
The Respect Youth Club	Weekly halls hire costs and public liability insurance for youth club.	£1,710
Summerhaven	Weekend drop-in for adults with mental health needs.	£500
	TOTAL	£2,210

 

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 Panel had no comments.

 

Swoove Fitness

 

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Revenues and Benefits commended the request for this worthwhile activity.

 

The Respect Youth Club

 

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

Summerhaven

 

The Cabinet Grants Panel had no comments.

 

The Chairman noted that the applications that have no grant awarded are not considered unworthy, they simply did not meet the criteria of the Community Grants. She took the Panel to vote on the recommendations on all applications which were agreed unanimously.

 

RESOLVED

 

The Cabinet Grants Panel agreed:

 

1. That £2,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Ardingly Cricket Club to fund the upgrade of their cricket net facilities.

 

2. That £2,500 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity to fund early intervention service to support pre-school children with Cerebral Palsy and similar motor learning impairments.

 

3. That £5,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to East Grinstead Community Bonfire CIC to support the setup of the inaugural bonfire event in East Grinstead.

 

4. That £5,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Friends of Sheddingdean School Association (FOSSA) to fund the transformation of garden space into a community multi-sensory environment.

 

5. That £1,900 from the Community Grants Fund be released to IMPACT Foundation (Tasty Team) to fund healthy eating learning sessions for those living in supported accommodation.

 

6. That £2,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Love Sober CIC to fund free and low cost access to workshops providing support for women (mums and carers) struggling with alcohol use disorder.

 

7. That £4,988 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Release Counselling and Therapy for Women CIO to fund the set-up of a 10 week early intervention counselling group for new mums experiencing or at risk of post-natal depression and other mental health conditions.

 

8. That £2,960 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Slaugham Community CIC to fund the replacement of two community benches on the village green and update village post box.

 

9. That £1,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Swoove Fitness to fund weekly exercise classes for young adults with additional needs.

 

10. That no grant be awarded to The Respect Youth Club as their application does not meet the criteria of the Community Grants Fund.

 

11. That no grant be awarded to Summerhaven as their application does not meet the criteria of the Community Grants Fund.