Agenda

 

6:00 pm – 6:15 pm   Meet your Councillors and local service providers dealing with:   Overview of 101 calls City Wardens Police

6:15 pm – 8:00 pm   Get involved in your area and planning for the future. There will be presentations and discussions on:   PCT Health Overview Police Community Safety City Wardens Ward Community Budget

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION FAIR   PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS OF SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES YOU CAN TALK TO AT THIS MEETING   You can raise matters of concern, give opinions and find out information which may be of use
Ward Councillors and General Information   Talk to your local councillors or raise general queries.	Police Issues   Talk to your Local Police about issues or raise general queries.
101 calls overview   Find out information on calling the 101 crime number.	City Warden   Talk to the City Warden about environmental and enforcement issues.

 

 

 

The first main item on the agenda is Declarations of Interest where Councillors have to say if there is anything on the agenda they have a personal interest in. For example if a meeting was due to discuss a budget application put forward by a community group and one of the Councillors was a member of that group, they would not be able to take part in the decision on that budget application.

 

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

 

The minutes of the previous Spinney Hills Community Meeting, held on 3 September 2013 are attached and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Officers from PCT Leicester will be present to give an overview of health and wellbeing issues in the Ward.

The Police will provide an update on their activities in the Ward.

Community Safety Officers will provide an update on their activities in the Ward.

The City Warden will give an update on environmental and enforcement activities in the Ward.

 

Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications.

 

The Community Engagement Officer will provide an update on the latest position with regard to the Ward Community Budget.

 

The following applications have been received for consideration:

 

Application 1           (3035)

 

Applicant:      Arabey Hashi: Balanbal Development Association.

 

Amount:         £747.

 

Proposal:       Respect and responsibility amongst Somali young people.

 

Summary:     To divert young Somali people from negative and anti-social                                    behaviour and make a positive contribution to society and                                    Leicester city.

 

Application 2           (3040)

 

Applicant:      Children & Parents Alliance (CAPtA)

 

Amount:         £1986

 

Proposal:       Computer Skills Workshop

 

Summary:     10 computer workshop sessions for local women, including child                care provision for workshop sessions.

 

Application 3           (3049)

 

Applicant:      Gandaal Media

 

Amount:         £698

 

Proposal:       Raising drug and alcohol awareness.

 

Summary:     To increase drug and alcohol awareness, enable access to                           appropriate resources and work in partnership to improve drug                  and alcohol misuse for Somali people.

 

Application 4           (3050)

 

Applicant:      JumPinJacqs Children and Youth Venture 

 

Amount:         £1000

 

Proposal:       The Generation Games.

Summary:    The Generation Games (TGG) Project seeks to increase inter –                 generation activity through sport by emulating, preserving the              spirit and legacy of the 2012 London Olympic Games. 

 

Application 5           (3052)

 

Applicant:      Sparkenhoe Primary School

 

Amount:         £499

 

Proposal:       Opportunities for young People.

 

Summary:     One day Camping Residential offering a one night camp in                          September 2013 for the children that have never attended a                                school residential; the camp site will be on the grounds of a local                     school so that we can invite parents to join us for a few hours.

 

Application 6           (3054)

 

Applicant:      SOMINFOS

 

Amount:         £1395

 

Proposal:       Empowering Inexperienced & Unemployed Somalis (People).

 

Summary:     26 workshops / short courses to empower Somali men and                           women in Leicester who are currently unemployed.

 

Application 7           (3055)

 

Applicant:      LESWOFA

 

Amount:         £835

 

Proposal:       Somali women’s gathering and socialising.

 

Summary:     26 topical sessions for Somali women to gather and socialise, to                 help prevent isolation and loneliness in the Somali women                          community.

 

Application 8           (3059)

 

Applicant:      St Peter’s Youth Council   

 

Amount:         £1000

 

Proposal:       Wembley Sports Project

 

Summary:     To provide professional sports coaching, by S.I. Sports to local                     young people within the ward.

 

Application 9           (3060)

 

Applicant:      Somali Elders Group.

 

Amount:         £500

 

Proposal:       Eid Celebration

 

Summary:     The cost for providing EID celebrations for 40 -60 Somali older                     people.

 

Application 10         (3062)

 

Applicant:      Leicester Caribbean Cricket Club.

 

Amount:         £500

 

Proposal:       Cricket Screens and Score Box.

 

Summary:     Equipment towards a project aimed at training young people                                    from within the area to learn and play cricket.

           

Application 11         (3063)

 

Applicant:      Lucky Star Boxing Club

 

Amount:         £1000

 

Proposal:       Equipment for Boxing Club.

 

Summary:     Sports and IT equipment to support the administration and                            running of a local gym for young people within the area.