Agenda item

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.

 

a)     The Members Support Officer will provide an update on the Ward Community budget for 2011/12; and

 

b)     The following grant applications are submitted for consideration:-

 

Project:           Lunch Club Jubilee Celebration Event

 

Amount:          

 

Item	Estimated / Actual Cost	Request to Ward Meeting
Sliced Roast Beef sourced from local butcher	£100	£100
Food (Potatoes, Vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding, Melon, Trifle, Gateau, etc)	£150	£150
Table covering, napkins, decorations, etc	£100	£100
Raffle prizes (to supplement donated prizes)	£50	£50
Jubilee Commemorative Gift	£100	£100
Total	£500	£500

 

Applicant:        Allan Gratrix, Lunch Club Co-ordinator

 

Summary:

 

As part of a day of celebration marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee it is intended to organise a celebration lunch for 90 people.  This will take place on Tuesday 5 June 2012 at Thurnby Lodge Community Centre.

 

Those attending will include local community volunteers and centre users.

 

 

Project:           The Raven Youth Club Café

 

Amount:          

 

Item	Estimated Cost	Request to Ward Meeting
Equipment	£100	£100
Stock	£50	£50
Total		£150

 

Applicant:        Demi Hickenbotham and Chloe Easter, Thurnby Lodge Youth Community Centre

 

Summary:

 

Please see the attached Business Plan (Appendix B1)

 

 

Project:         Thurnby Ladies Circle – Networking Events

 

Amount:          

 

Item	Estimated Cost	Request to Ward Meeting
Organise and arrange 2 outings or events during the year	£350 per event	£400 (£200 per event)
Part of accommodation cost Cost £25.00 per month	£300	£150
Total		£550

 

Applicant:      HajraKhote/Hajra Seedat

 

Summary:

 

Who are we?

 

A group of women living in the area who have decided to get together to provide an opportunity for social interaction and support. There is a lack of such facilities in the area and most of our families and friends live elsewhere in Leicester.

 

At the moment there are 21 ladies on the email/phone contact list. They live in the Thurnby Lodge, Netherhall and Scraptoft area. The list continues to grow.

 

What do we do?

 

We hold a coffee/tea event every third Saturday of the month. The first was held in one of the ladies homes. The second was held at the Christchurch Hall, the third at Thurnby Lodge and the fourth at the URC on Abbots Road South.

 

Between 12 -20 ladies turn up and there are usually about 8-10 children. The event allows social networking and support.

 

Ladies are asked to bring along a snack and the organisers provide the refreshments. To date we have relied on the generosity of two of the organisers to meet the costs of hire on first two occasions. We now ask the ladies for a small contribution towards costs of hire.

 

What we are asking for

 

We are asking for the Community Fund to provide a grant of £550 per annum to enable the Group to undertake 2 outings a year and to help with meeting accommodation costs. We would hope to arrange educational and cultural trips for instance to relevant exhibitions at national museums as well as social and leisure trips. Many of the women and families in the area are socially isolated. We would hope to levy a small charge but this would need to be minimal to avoid those with fewer means being disadvantaged.

 

 

c)    the following grant has been approved by the  Ward Councillors under the fast track rules.  Details are submitted for information:-

 

Project:         Water Extension for Colchester Road Allotment Site

 

Amount:          

 

Item	Estimated Cost	Request to Ward Meeting
Pipes, taps and associated equipment	£290	£290
Sand	£60	£60
Paving stones	£150	£150
Total	£500	£500

 

Applicant:      Rowlatts Hill Allotment Society

 

Summary:

 

Another tap will be added to the top (southern) end of the 3½ acre Colchester Road site.

 

Plot holders at the top of the slope have difficulty in carrying water to their plots, some being more than 100 metres away from the existing taps, so are disadvantaged compared to other plot holders, who are much nearer the taps.

 

This has led to relatively poor cultivation of the plots at the top end of the site and difficulties in letting them.  It is anticipated that the provision of an extra tap will overcome these problems.

 

The grant applied for does not include any installation costs.

 

The Society aims to have the work done by the end of March 2012, ready for the growing season.

Francis Connolly, Members Support Officer, introduced this item of business.  It was made clear that as this was the final meeting of the 2011/12 municipal year, this was the only remaining opportunity for funding from the ward budget to be allocated.

 

Members considered the following applications:

 

1.  Thurnby Lodge TARA Lunch Club Jubilee Celebration Event– request for £500 to organise a lunch celebration for 90 people taking place on Thursday 5 June 2012 at Thurnby Lodge Community Centre.

 

RESOLVED:

That the application be supported and that a sum of £500 be allocated from the Ward Community budget.

 

2.  The Raven Youth Club Cafe– request for £150 to provide equipment and stock for the café.

 

RESOLVED:

                        That the application be supported and that a sum of £150 be allocated from the Ward Community budget.

 

3.            Thurnby ladies Circle Networking Events– request for £550 towards two outings/Networking Events.

 

RESOLVED:

                        That the application be supported and that a sum of £550 be allocated from the Ward Community budget.

 

 

As a result of the decisions outlined above, it was reported that a sum of £5,485 remained in the budget. It was reported that a series of patch-walks were to be undertaken in May 2012, and that the remaining money in the budget would be allocated towards projects and issues arising from the patch-walks. 

 

RESOLVED:

            That the remaining budget balance of £5,485 be pledged                  towards projects and issues arising from the Thurncourt              Ward Patchwalks in May 2012.