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 2012/13; and
b) The following grant applications are submitted for consideration:-
Application 1
Applicant: 1st Thurnby Lodge Brownies
Project: Assistance with rent
Amount Requested:
|
Item |
Cost (£) |
Estimate/ Actual cost? |
Request to Ward Meeting (£) |
|
38 weeks @£6.20 for weekly meetings |
£235.60 |
Actual |
£235.60 |
|
12 weeks @ £6.20 for extensions to weekly meetings |
£74.40 |
Actual |
£74.40 |
|
10 weeks @ £18.60 for school holiday activities |
£186.00 |
Actual |
£186.00 |
|
Total |
£496.00 |
|
£496.00 |
Summary:
1st Thurnby Lodge Brownies meet weekly at Thurncourt Community Centre. Several meetings a year are extended to for parties and practices, (eg, shows, carol singing) and for planning meetings with parents.
Activities are also provided in the school holidays, either in the evening or during the daytime. For example, in the summer holidays, these activities are in the daytime, as many of the Brownies do not have the opportunity to go on family holidays and have few other activities to go to. Thurncourt Community Centre is used for this, so that activities and games are not disrupted by the weather.
Thurnby Lodge Brownies is for girls that live in the vicinity of Thurnby Lodge.
There often are incidences when parents cannot afford the weekly subscription. These girls are not excluded, but it does impact on income. Therefore, if the rent is paid by this grant, it will be possible to reduce the weekly subscription for a time.
Application 2
Applicant: Tuesday Evening Bingo Club – Mrs B Ayres
Friday Evening Bingo Club – Mrs J Worley
Project: Assistance for the Tuesday and Friday Evening Bingo Clubs
Amount Requested:
|
Item |
Cost (£) |
Estimate/ Actual cost? |
Request to Ward Meeting (£) |
|
Running costs and purchase of bingo books: £250 for each evening session |
£500 |
Actual |
£500 |
|
Total |
£500 |
|
£500 |
Summary:
The purchase of the bingo books and assistance with running costs for both groups is requested, as falling numbers makes it increasingly difficult to manage the sessions. Both sessions are run for people on the estate.
Application 3
Applicant: Mr T Taylor (member of Tuesday (Seabroke) Club)
Project: Outing for the Tuesday (Seabroke) Club
Amount Requested:
|
Item |
Cost (£) |
Estimate/ Actual cost? |
Request to Ward Meeting (£) |
|
Bus |
£500 |
Estimate |
£500 |
|
Meal |
£250 |
Estimate |
– |
|
Total |
£750 |
|
£500 |
Summary:
The grant will be used towards an outing to a place of interest for the club members, with a meal. This will take place in the spring or early summer. Costs above the level of grant given will be met by club members.
The outing will be for club members, who live on the Thurnby Lodge estate. There currently are 40 members. Any spare seats will be offered to friends of club members.
Application 4
Applicant: Rowlatts Hill Allotment Society (Colchester Road site)
Project: Provision of a Chemical Toilet
Amount Requested:
|
Item |
Cost (£) |
Estimate/ Actual cost? |
Request to Ward Meeting (£) |
|
Re-circulating chemical toilet |
£600 |
Actual |
£600 |
|
Sanitizer and re-fill |
£60 |
Actual |
£60 |
|
Delivery charge |
£100 |
Actual |
£100 |
|
Total |
£760 |
|
£760 |
Summary:
The site has over fifty plots, but has no toilet facilities. This is particularly difficult those who live some distance from the site and means that visitors to the site, such as school children and other interested people, cannot be entertained.
The toilet will be sensitively sited and regularly inspected and emptied. It should be odour free.
It is also hoped that having a toilet will make it easier to let the several empty plots that are currently on the site.
Application 5
Applicant: Christ Church Parish Church
Project: Family Friendly Seating Area in Church Building
Amount Requested:
|
Item |
Cost (£) |
Estimate/ Actual cost? |
Request to Ward Meeting (£) |
|
Two-seater sofa |
£249.99 |
|
£249.99 |
|
Table and four chairs |
£99.99 |
|
£99.99 |
|
4 bean bags @ £25 each |
£100.00 |
|
£100.00 |
|
Total |
£449.98 |
|
£449.98 |
Summary:
In January 2013 a new monthly service was started to try and attract families, with breakfast provided first. It therefore is intended to provide a family-friendly seating area at the back of the church.
the church wants to buy a sofa and a table and chairs, plus bean bags for the children to sit on during the service.
Application 6
Applicant: Rosemary Goodman and Vinny Cooper
Project: 55th Community Gardens and Allotment
Amount Requested: £3,000
Summary:
It is hoped to create a place where all sections of the community will be happy to come to learn how to grow their own fruit and vegetables. It is hoped that eventually surplus produce can be given to the local church, schools and community groups around the estate. Organic growing will be encouraged, so encouraging birds and wildlife. It is hoped this will encourage schools to become involved.
A breakdown of costs has not been provided, but the grant requested will be used to buy:
· Basic building materials, (sand, cement and slabs), to create a path around the garden;
· Sleepers to create raised beds, which disabled people will be able to use;
· Water butts, for the collection of rain water;
· Composting bins;
· Lawn mower, with which to cut the grass at the front and side of the building;
· Gardening tools and a shed in which to store them safely;
· A greenhouse; and
· Trees, plants and seeds.
This is the starting point, as members of the community are already starting to donate garden equipment.
Brambles etc have already been removed by people on probation and offers of voluntary help with heavy machinery have been made to help with landscaping.
Minutes:
It was noted that approximately £8,305 remained in the Ward Community Budget.
The meeting was reminded that a grant of £1,750 had been approved to the Forgotten Estates Community Association towards establishing LE5 Boxercise, (minute 31, 28 January 2013 referred). As this was half of the grant applied for, it also had been agreed that consideration would be given at this meeting to funding the remainder.
Having considered the application, it was agreed that the remainder of the application should be supported and a further £1,750 awarded to the Forgotten Estates Community Association towards establishing LE5 Boxercise.
Consideration was then given to the remaining applications. It was noted that, as applications for funding totalling £13,372 had been received, (including that from the Forgotten Estates Community Association referred to above), grants would be awarded in the following amounts:-
· Application 1 - 1st Thurnby Lodge Brownies (Assistance with rent) – No grant approved, as the application was for on-going costs
· Application 2 - Tuesday and Friday Evening Bingo Clubs (Running costs and book costs) - £300
· Application 3 - Mr T Taylor (Outing for the Tuesday (Seabroke) Club) - £500
· Application 4 - Rowlatts Hill Allotment Society, Colchester Road site (Provision of a Chemical Toilet) - £760
· Application 5 - Christ Church Parish Church (Family Friendly Seating Area in Church Building) - £450
· Application 6 - Rosemary Goodman and Vinny Cooper (55th Community Gardens and Allotment) – no grant approved at this time as a breakdown of costs was required
· Application 7 - Willowbrook Activity Centre (Boyzee Easter Activities for Half Term Break) - £475
· Application 8 - Janice French and Kerry Woods (Easy Learning Music Club) - £300
· Application 9 - Mike Pears, Team Leader Highway Asset Management, Leicester City Council (Installation of bollards outside Willowbrook Primary School at the Roborough Green school entrance) - £2,800
· Application 10 - Nazira Vania, Development Officer, Community Safety Team, Leicester City Council (on behalf of local residents) – Lighting for the Footpath between the bottom of Colthurst Way and Thurncourt Road, crossing over Thurnby Brook - £874.93
· Application 11 - Nazira Vania, Development Officer, Community Safety Team, Leicester City Council (on behalf of local residents) - Willowbrook Park Ball Court Lighting (to resolve anti-social behaviour concerns arising from the loss of the previous lighting, which was stolen approximately 18 months ago) – no grant approved at this time, due to lack of funds, but additional sources of funding to be sought and a further application submitted if needed.