Agenda item

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

Application Supported

Application 5007 - Allandale Road / Francis Street Community Market (Spring) – Stoneygate Shops Retailer Forum

Amount - £500

The above application has been approved under the Fast-Track process.

Applications Received

A list of applications received for consideration is attached at Appendix A.

The following applications were discussed:

5009 – Greater Noakhali Shomiti UK – Eid function and Celebration (Joint bid)

Application was for £800 each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the applicant needed to demonstrate how the event would appeal to the wider community.

5012 – Mammas Community Breastfeeding Support Project – Community support for new mothers and babies (Joint bid)

Application was for £600 each ward.

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5013 – Highfields Library – Children summer reading activities at Highfields Library (Joint bid)

Application was for £670 from each ward.

DEFERRED – Members asked why the funding was not already available to libraries across the city.

5014 – Ambreen Awan, Community Wellness Practitioner – Family Health and Wellbeing Event (Joint bid)

Application was for £300 from each ward.

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5023 – SunFest UK – SunFest UK 2014 Fun Day (Joint bid)

Application was for £960 from each ward.

The applicant was at the meeting to present their application.

Members expressed concern the event would be held on the same day as an event previously funded by community meeting budget at HART.

SUPPORTED – for the reduced amount of £500.

5024 – Ariane Thompson – community Multibed Acupunture (Joint bid)

Application was for £1,000 from each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the application was considered to be an actual business and was not supported by the Members.

0020 – Harshad Solanki – Shree Sarvodaya Samaj (UK) – 41^st Year AGM (Joint bid)

Application was for £500 from each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the application was submitted on the back end of funding received for 40^th anniversary celebrations, and the organisation could not apply for re-funding.

1077 – Shree Sarvodaya Samaj (Leicester) UK – Health & Wellbeing Event

Application was for £480

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5029 – Sahara Centre – Girls Summer Workshop (Joint bid)

Application was for £500 from each ward

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5032 – Cyrlene Braithwaite – City Link-Up Unsigned / Leicester Carnival Stage (Joint bid)

Application was for £384 from each ward.

APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN

1102 – Evington Road Business Association – Community newsletter / booklet

Application was for £1,500

The applicant was at the meeting to present their application.

PARTIALLY SUPPORTED – the applicant was advised to gain the balance required from the businesses in the area.

1103 – Evington Road Business Association – Street Festival

Application was for £5,000

The applicant was at the meeting to present their application.

Members said it was a large amount of money to fund, as the allocation of Ward Funding for the year was only £18,000

DEFERRED – pending further information. Stoneygate Ward Members to arrange a meeting to discuss a way forward.

0026 – R Shah – Premgroup (Joint bid)

Application was for £600 from each ward.

SUPPORTED – for the amount of £600.

Supporting early years assessment – Mayflower School - £1,000 applied for.

NOT SUPPORTED.

Members believed the money should be funded through the education system. Advised to apply to local supermarkets for community funding.

Applications approved under the fast tracked process

5007 – Stoneygate Shops Retailer Forum – Allandale Road / Francis Street Community Market

Application was for £500

SUPPORTED – for the amount of £300