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.
The following applications will be considered at the meeting:
|
Type of Bid & Bid No. |
Organisation / Applicant Name |
Project Name |
Project |
Funding Amount Requested |
|
Joint 5088 |
Rushey Mead Bhajan Sandhya |
Rushey Mead Bhajan Sandhya |
We are group of mixed seniors (60 plus in age). Who meet on Friday afternoons between 4-6pm at the rushey mead recreation centre. Admission to our group is by membership where each member pays £5 per year. The membership goes someway to covering the room hire costs and the social acitivites but there is a shortfall which we are requesting from the wards. |
£679 |
|
Joint 5089 |
The Dream Academy of Dancing |
Her Majestys Theatre 2015 |
We are planning to take local (many from low income families) children from our dance classes to london to have the opportunity to perform on a west end stage on 20/12/2015. |
£500 |
|
Individual 1442 |
1st Scraptoft Guides |
Camp Equipment |
Purchase Camp Equipment for a camping trip for about 100 girls |
£2,000 |
|
Individual 1443 |
Hamilton Library |
The Jerome Project, Hamilton Library Community Garden |
To have
modifications to the side gate to enable easier access for the
community to the Jerome Project Garden without the need to go
through the library. |
£607 |
|
Individual 1452 |
Hamilton Indoor Bowls |
|
Hamilton indoor bowls, and senior citizens group nether hall would like to amalgamate their 55 members to allow them to have a Christmas luncheon together. They would like the meal to be free to their members as a thank you for their continuous attendance that keeps the club going. We would like the event to be on Friday 1th December. Although our members are from Humberstone Hamilton area in the main, we would like this to be held at Thurnby lodge Youth and Community Centre as our members would like a drink during their meal and being at this venue will allow them to do that. |
£500 |
|
Joint 5101 |
The Nelson Mandela Community Programme |
The Nelson Mandela Community Programme - Community Event |
The proposal is to encourage community cohesion, promote tolerance among different races, encompassing diversity of the African Heritage people living in Leicester and surrounding areas by erecting a statue of Nelson Mandela in the City of Leicester for the benefit of all. |
£300 |
|
Joint 5073 |
Thurnby Kick start academy |
Kick start academy football development programme |
Thurnby kick start academy has taken off since October much more than we expected. We started off with 22 children on the first night and have expanded beyond all recognition to 89 members. we now have 26 children from the humberstone and Hamilton area. More recently we started to target coleman/rowlatts hill and now we have 8 members. |
£600.00 |
|
Indvidual 1448 |
Humberstone Heights Golf Club |
Schools Golf League |
Humberstone Heights Golf Club [HHGC] have established a Schools Golf League, working with
Leicester City Schools Sports Partnership. This is a 3 year programme which began in
Autumn 2014 and will run until 2017. The League is organised by the
former Junior Organiser at HHGC, with members and Staff helping to
facilitate the activity. |
£500.00 |
|
Indvidual 1487 |
Netherhall Drop in& twilight |
Christmas Lunch |
Since our last application we have successfully been running every Thursday and we have increased from 9-15 in numbers. We would like to hold a Christmas lunch for our regulars our past members and any future people who would like to join us. Also family and friends of our regulars are invited . |
£500.00 |
|
Indvidual 1488 |
Drop In/Twilight |
Thursday Drop In Outing |
Our group have been operating now for 41 years and every year we like to give our members a treat for the support they have shown our group over the years. This year our group have indicated they would like to go to a place of interest or a trip to the coat if their application is successful. |
£500.00 |
|
Indvidual 1489 |
Leicester East Dance |
Movable Mirrors |
Purchase of Movable Mirrors for Dance Class |
£900.00 |
Minutes:
It was noted that:
· Members requested applicants to submit applications as early as possible.
· Applications would be brought to the ward meeting to take into consideration the views of attendees/ residents.
· Members wanted to ensure applications with the most value to residents would be approved, especially those supporting younger people, raising aspirations, providing youth skills, supporting older people, loneliness and quality of life.
The following applications were considered at the meeting:
5088: Rushey Mead Bhajan Sandhya – Requested £679 for support towards room hire costs and social activities – Grant of £300 SUPPORTED
5089: The Dream Academy of Dancing – Applied for £500 funding to take local children (many from low income families) who are part of the Dance Academy to perform on a west end stage – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1442: 1st Scraptoft Guides – Requested £2,000 to purchase camp equipment for a camping trip for about 100 girls – Grant of £2,000 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1443: Hamilton Library – Applied for £607 to modify the side gate to enable easier access to the Jerome project community garden without the need to go through the library – APPLICATION NOT SUPPORTED
1452: Hamilton Indoor Bowls – Requested £500 to have a Christmas luncheon together with the senior citizens group – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL.
5101: The Nelson Mandela Community Programme – Requested £300 for an event to support community cohesion – APPLICATION NOT SUPPORTED
5073: Thurnby Kick Start Academy – Applied for £600 to support the Kick Start Academy football development programme – Grant of £600 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1448: Humberstone Heights Golf Club – Requested £500 funding to support a schools golf league – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1487: Netherhall Drop in & twilight – Requested £500 to hold a Christmas lunch – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1488: Drop in/ twilight – Applied for £500 support to take the group to a place of interest – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1489: Leicester East Dance – Requested £900 for the purchase of movable mirrors for the dance class – Grant of £900 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1501: Young at Heart – Requested £720 towards the hire costs of St Mary Church Hall for seated exercise with Age UK – Grant of £720 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1502: Hamilton Residents’ Association – Applied for £500 funding to hold a Christmas event – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1513: Hope Hamilton CofE Church – Requested £400 to support a ‘Light Party’ family event – Grant of £400 SUPPORTED IN FULL
1517: Ricky Latto – Requested £1,000 support to carry out improvement works to the Hamilton Lane – Hamilton Park and purchase required cleaning tools and equipment – Grant of £1,000 SUPPORTED IN FULL
Applicants were given details of other contacts/ groups that may be able to support this project. The Chair requested that when the group were in a position, following the works completion, would they consider having an event for young/ disabled children.
1522: Hamilton Residents Association – Requested £500 to arrange an event to celebrate Diwali – Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN FULL