Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Diane Hind.

Councillor Julia Wakelam attended the meeting as substitute for Councillor Diane Hind.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Jim Thorndyke be elected Chairman of the Grant Working Party for the year 2018/2019.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Margaret Marks be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Grant Working Party for the year 2018/2019.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2017 (copy attached).

The minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2017 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Report No: GWP/SE/18/001

(Councillor John Burns declared a local non-pecuniary interest, as a trustee of Haverhill Community Trust in his capacity as a Haverhill Town Councillor and remained in the meeting for the consideration of the report.)

The Working Party received Report No: GWP/SE/18/001 which provided reports of projects that had been awarded grants from the 2018/2019 Community Chest. The report updated the Working Party on the first quarter monitoring of the respective projects listed in paragraph 1.1.3 from April 2018 to June 2018.

The Service Manager (Families and Communities) informed the Working Party that St Nicholas Hospice Care had been allocated funding to deliver Open House Outreach support in Barrow, however on investigation it was felt that numbers would be insufficient. The funding application had therefore been withdrawn and not paid.

Members’ asked questions of the Service Manager relating to some of the organisations that had been awarded grants to which comprehensive responses were provided.

The Service Manager reminded the Working Party that the deadline for receiving Community Chest 2019/2020 applications was Friday 28 September 2018. It was also highlighted that due to the formation of the new single Council from 1 April 2019, the Working Party’s recommendations for funding would be made to the Shadow Executive, whereas previously the recommendations had been made to St Edmundsbury Cabinet.

There being no decision required, the Working Party NOTED the report.

The Working Party is requested to NOTE the following date for a future meeting in 2018:

·         Monday 5 November 2018: to consider applications submitted for 2019/20 Community Chest funding.

The meeting will commence at 5pm, in GFR14 at West Suffolk House.

The Working Party noted that the next meeting would be held on Monday 5 November 2018 at 5pm in GFR-14 at West Suffolk House. This meeting had primarily been arranged to consider applications submitted for 2019/2020 Community Chest funding.

The Working Party gave thanks to Polly Kane, Families and Communities Officer and the lead Officer for the Grants scheme, who had recently left employment with St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath Councils.