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Note: As there are no public items to be discussed this meeting will not be recorded. Minutes will be available on the website 

Items
No. Item

12.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D Box, T Clements and M Greatorex  

13.

Minutes from the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 5th October 2022 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Peaple)

14.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.

 

When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest.  Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. 

 

Minutes:

Councillor S Peaple declared a non-pecuniary interest as a trustee of the Heart of Tamworth and a member of Together for Tamworth and as such did not vote on these two applications. 

15.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider excluding the Press and Public from the meeting by passing the following resolution:-

 

“That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meeting and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, and Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public  interest in disclosing the information to the public”

 

At the time this agenda is published no representations have been received that this part of the meeting should be open to the public

 

Minutes:

That Members of the press and public be now excluded from the meeting on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and /or 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended)

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard  and seconded by Councillor J Harper)

 

16.

Tamworth Borough Council Grant Schemes

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Voluntary sector, Town centre, Evening economy and Community Safety)

Minutes:

Report of the Portfolio Holder for Voluntary sector, Town Centre, Evening Economy & Community Safety to agree grant applications to the Council’s Community Grant Scheme and Festive Grant Scheme.

 

Resolved: that grants be made as follows:

 

Applications

Applied for

Towards:

Belgrave Allotment

£500.00

To create a wellbeing garden area

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor P Thurgood)

 

Heart of Tamworth (HOT)

£1000.00

Food Parcels distributed through primary schools

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor J Harper)

 

Rik Nik

£400.00

Workshops to encourage young people to theatre

(The committee agreed to the grant being awarded and asked that the group kept in contact with the Arts and Events Team for information and advice)

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard  and seconded by Councillor S Peaple)

 

St John Ambulance

£1000.00

Events Tent/Treatment Centre

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor J Harper)

 

Tamworth Athletic Club

£1000.00

Purchase training equipment

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard  and seconded by Councillor S Peaple)

 

Tamworth Foodbank

£1000.00

Homeless Packs

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard  and seconded by Councillor P Thurgood)

 

Wilnecote Sports & Recreation Association (Wilnecote Cricket Club)

 

£300.00

Level 1 Coaching

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard  and seconded by Councillor J Harper)

 

Together 4 Tamworth

£1000.00

Retrospective funding paid to SCC covering costs of Road Closures for Carnival

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor P Thurgood)

 

 

 

 

 

Festive Grant Applications

 

The following applications for Festive Grants have been received as follows:

 

Councillor

Ward

Organisation

£100 towards:

Cllr Rosey Claymore

Amington

Better Way Recovery

 Christmas meals

Cllr Martin Summers

Amington

Tamworth Food Bank, Manna House

purchase non-perishable, in-date food at supermarkets.

Cllr Michelle Cook

Amington

Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr Richard Ford

Belgrave

Unallocated at time of writing this report

 

Cllr Thomas Jay

Belgrave

Unallocated at time of writing this report

 

Cllr Simon Goodall

Belgrave

Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr John Harper

Bolehall

Monday Club for the Blind

Xmas Party

Cllr Sarah Daniels

Bolehall

 Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr Sheree Peaple

Bolehall

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

 

Cllr Ben Price

Castle

Unallocated at time of writing this report

 

Cllr Peter Thurgood

Castle

Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr Alex Farrell

Castle

 Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr John Wade

Glascote

 Better Way Recovery

Christmas meals

Cllr Dennis Box

Glascote

 Food Bank

purchase non-perishable, in-date food at supermarkets.

Cllr Janice Wadrup

Glascote

Communities Together CIC

Christmas meals

Cllr Andrew Cooper

Mercian

Community Children Count

 Christmas meals

Cllr Moira Greatorex

Mercian

Community Children Count

 Christmas meals

Cllr Richard Kingstone

Mercian

Unallocated at time of writing this report

 

Cllr Chris Cooke

Spital

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

To provide Xmas parcels to families identified through schools

Cllr Robert Pritchard

Spital

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

To provide Xmas parcels to families identified through schools

 

Cllr Samuel Smith

Spital

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

To provide Xmas parcels to families identified through schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cllr Stephen Doyle

Stonydelph

Tamworth Hygiene Bank

personal care and household cleaning essentials

 

Cllr Paul Turner

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