Decision details

Recommendations of the Grant Working Party: November 2019 - Community Chest 2020/21

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cabinet will be asked to consider applications for Community Chest funding for 2020/21 (and beyond in some cases).

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That:

 

1.       the allocation of Community Chest funding for 2020/2021, as previously approved in 2018/2019 as part of two-year funding agreements, be noted, (papers EXC/SA/18/013 and 014 refer) namely:

 

a.       Bury Drop in          £12,288

b.       Fresh Start – New Beginnings    £11,600

c.       Gatehouse            £10,000

d.       Haverhill Community Trust (separate project to that listed in (2)(l) below.) £25,168

          e.       REACH (separate project to that listed in 3(a)below) £9,360

          f.       Relate (separate project to that listed in 3 (b) below.)£2,000

g.       Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) £5,000

h.       The Voluntary Network – Community Transport

            (separate project to that listed in 4 (u) below.) £15,800

i.        The Voluntary Network – Connect and Support

          (separate project to that listed in 4 (u) below.) £17,961

 

2.       the allocation of Community Chest funding for 2020/2021, be approved, namely:

 

a.       Befriending Scheme – Haverhill Community Kitchen £4,420

b.       Second Chance Stroke Group    £3,500

c.       Steel Bones  £3,500

d.       Suffolk Mind £4,500

e.       Sharing Parenting – Special Needs (separate project to that listed in 4(j) below) £17,000

f.       Suffolk Cruse Bereavement Care         £8,000

g.       Alumah CIO £5,870

h.       West Suffolk Citizens Advice – across West Suffolk

(separate project to that listed in 4(k) below) £240,000

i.        HomeStart Mid and West Suffolk – Sensory (separate project to that listed in 4(m) below)          £14,000

j.        Our Special Friends          £3,500

          k.       Bury Theatre Workshop   £4,000

l.        Haverhill Community Trust  (separate project to that listed in 1(d) above) £14,750

m.      Newmarket Day Centre CIO       £10,000

n.       The Erskine Centre, Chedburgh£5,000

o.       The Turner Hall, Newmarket      £5,000

 

3.       Subject to the budget setting process for 2021/2022, and subject to the satisfactory submission of evidence-based reports detailing the benefits and success of each individual project in 2020/2021, the allocation of Community Chest funding for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, be approved, namely:

 

2020/21                2021/22

 

a.            REACH                   £10,000                £10,000

(separate project to that

listed in 1(e) above)

 

          b.       Relate                    £4,500                  £5,000

(separate project to that

listed in 1 (f) above)

 

4.       No Community Chest funding for 2020/2021 be awarded to:

 

a.       Art Branches;               

b.       Castle Fields Pre-School;  

c.       Fine not Fine;            

d.       Memories and Golden Community Hub;

e.       St Nicholas Hospice Care;

f.       Suffolk Young People’s Health Project;

g.       The Reader;

h.       Best Before;

i.        EPIC Dad;

j.        Sharing Parenting – Community Outreach (separate project to that listed in 2(e) above);

k.       West Suffolk Citizens Advice – Outreach (separate project to that listed in 2(h) above);

l.        Green Light Trust;

m.      Home-Start Mid and West Suffolk – Volunteering (separate project to that listed in 2 (i) above);

n.       The Resume Foundation;

o.       Basketball Outreach;

p.       Clare Swimming Club;

q.       Couch Casters;

r.       Mildenhall Girl Guides;

s.       The Kinetic Science Foundation;

t.       The Tree Appreciation;

u.       The Voluntary Network (separate project to that listed in 1(h) and (i) above);

v.       West Suffolk Hive CIC;

w.      All Saints Church – Cornerstone;

x.       Fledglings Pre-School, Brandon;

y.       Horringer Pre-School;

z.       Lakenheath Peace Memorial Hall;

aa.     Racing Centre, Newmarket; and

ab.     Risby Village Hall Charity Trust.

 

 

Report author: Davina Howes

Publication date: 16/01/2020

Date of decision: 14/01/2020

Decided at meeting: 14/01/2020 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/01/2020

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