Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the previous Abbey Community Meeting, held on 6 December 2011 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Sergeant Michelle Zakoscielny will be in attendance to provide an overview of current policing priorities in the Abbey Ward.

Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Jerry Connolly will give an update on the latest position with the Abbey Community Meeting budget.  The latest budget statement is attached at Appendix B.

The following applications have been received:

Application 1          

Applicant:      Carlym Quantrill on behalf of Olympic Partners,  (Police, St.                          Luke’s, Community Services, Youth Services and others). 

Amount:         £1,100

Proposal:       Olympics Sports Community Event

Summary:       This request is to hold a Community Olympic/Sports Event promoting Community Cohesion and a healthy lifestyle and taking up different sports.  Plans are embryonic at present but we would aim to hold five-side footie, baseball, tennis, a trampoline, cycling, races, and a range of fun sports activities for the under eights e.g. sack race, three legged race, egg & spoon race, the parachute game etc.

A fruit stall will be provided alongside fruit juices and water.

There will be a large screen hired to go in the church hall for people to watch the torch lighting ceremony.  

Application 2          

Applicant:      Carlym Quantrill on behalf of Food Parcel Scheme Partners

Amount:         £200

Proposal:       Emergency Food Parcel Scheme

Summary:     The Emergency Food Parcel Scheme is run by a partnership including the two churches, the HLC’s, Kirton Lodge and the Housing Office.  It is for people who need a meal either for one night or to see them through the weekend until they have managed to get their situation resolved by going to Social Services, the Employment Agency, bank etc.  It is short term only & measures are in place to make sure that the same people are not abusing the scheme.  As times are getting harder there is an increasing call on this service. 

The Service runs across Abbey Ward & Beaumont Leys Ward.  The pick up point in for Abbey it is the Stocking Farm HLC and for Beaumont Leys is Kirton Lodge.

Application 3          

Applicant:      Mr Ajmal Butt

Amount:         £2,500

Proposal:       Unity Boxing Club/ABA Upgrade

Summary:     Unity has just upgraded to ABA status which means we have to upgrade equipment to meet their standards for professional boxing and not just boxing training.  We are not asking for the full amount as we believe the 20 young people who want to box professionally should also contribute themselves.

Application 4          

Applicant:      Mrs P Green

Amount:         £500

Proposal:       St Margaret’s Monday Club

Summary:     We are a group of mainly older ladies who meet in St Margaret’s Vestry Hall on a Monday evening.  The group is entirely separate from the church and is run by a committee.  We have had a grass roots grant in the past which has now ended and was very successful.  The meetings enable members to get out of the house and socialise.  The meetings are open to anyone and many members are disabled.  We are looking for help towards weekly speakers and towards heating etc.

Application 5          

Applicant:      Secular Community Society

Amount:  ...  view the full agenda text for item 6.

Officers from Planning and Economic Development, Leicester City Council, will be in attendance as part of the on-going consultation in relation to new gypsy and traveller sites.

Full details of the proposals can be found at www.leicester.gov.uk/gypsyandtravellers.