(Councillor Sarah
Broughton declared a local non-pecuniary interest in Appendix 15:
Application from 'Our Special Friends' as she was an acquaintance
of the applicant. In respect of Appendix 17: Application from
‘Suffolk Cinema Network’, in the interests of openness
and transparency, Councillor Jim Thorndyke wished it to be recorded
that he was involved with the operation of Stanton Village Cinema;
however, he considered the applicant was not connected to this
initiative. Councillor John Burns declared a local non-pecuniary
interest in Appendix 20: Application from 'Haverhill Community
Trust' , as a trustee of this organisation in his capacity as a
Haverhill Town Councillor. All three Members remained in the
meeting for the consideration of these items.)
The Working Party considered Report No:
GWP/SE/17/002, which sought approval for a number of applications
submitted for Community Chest funding in the 2018/2019 financial
year. The recommendations of the Grant
Working Party would be considered by Cabinet on 5 December 2017 for
approval.
(a) Suffolk
Accident Rescue Service (SARS):
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£2,000
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(b) Theatre
Royal (Bury St Edmunds):
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£5,000
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These allocations were noted by
the Working Party and no further discussion was held on these
grants.
The Working Party considered
that the following applications met the eligibility and selection
criteria; however as the Council had not previously granted
Community Chest funding to these organisations before, Members felt
that the allocation should be granted for one year only and not for
two years, as applied for, in order that these organisations could
firstly be given the opportunity to adequately demonstrate the
benefits and success of their individual projects, or seek
alternative funding sources in future years, as
appropriate:
(a) Anglia Care
Trust (for a reduced amount of £5,000, see below);
(b) St Nicholas’ Hospice Care
(Barrow); and
(c) Sporting 87.
The Working Party considered
that the following applications met the eligibility and selection
criteria and were satisfied that funding should be recommended to
be allocated for ...
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