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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

Stonydelph

Tamworth Food Bank, Manna House

The money will be used to purchase non-perishable, in-date food at supermarkets.

Cllr Jason Jones

Stonydelph

Changes Tamworth

continued support

Cllr Daniel Cook

Trinity

Communities Together CIC

 Christmas meals

Cllr Marie Bailey

Trinity

Dosthill WI

open day for the community of Dosthill. To be held at the Dorcas Centre, Dosthill Park, on Thursday 21st December between 10-3pm.

 

Cllr Jeremy Oates (L)

Trinity

Dosthill WI

open day for the community of Dosthill. To be held at the Dorcas Centre, Dosthill Park, on Thursday 21st December between 10-3pm.

 

Cllr Daniel Maycock

Wilnecote

Better Way Recovery

Christmas meals

Cllr Tina Clements

Wilnecote

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

To provide Xmas parcels to families identified through schools

Cllr Roy Rogers

Wilnecote

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

To provide Xmas parcels to families identified through schools

                                    Total Festive Grant Expenditure

 

£2600

 

 

 

The unallocated £400.00 will be credited to the community fund

 

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