22 Community Initiative Funding (W03(19/20)) PDF 130 KB
Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.
The report summarises Community Initiative Funding Applications submitted via the West Sussex Crowd and applications to the Microfund. The Committee is invited to consider the applications and pledge funding as appropriate.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Committee considered the written report by the Director of Law and Assurance.
The Committee considered each application on it’s merits and it was RESOLVED that the following pledges be made:
a)
418/W - South Coast Skate Club CIC,
‘Skateboarding clubhouse for Worthing’, £2,000– towards purchasing a range of equipment
and technology for the benefit of the young people’s skate
community ahead of the clubhouse opening.
b)
451/W – Trading Places – Practical
Skills Matter!, £5,000 towards establishing a
community skills sharing hub at a high street location to deliver a
trades training programme.
And the following grants be awarded:
c)
391/W – Turning Tides, ‘Community
bus’, £750.00 - towards organising 15
annual coach trips enabling sustainable recovery and community
reintegration among homeless adults.
d)
394/W - Transition Town Worthing CIC, ‘Mobile
Energy Shop’, £343.99 - towards
purchasing a refurbished bicycle and trailer to mobilise the
group's service and reach areas affected by fuel poverty.
e)
452/W – Concordia, ‘National Citizen
Service (NCS) Graduate Development Programme’ £749.99 - towards purchasing a PA system for use in
event management and the provision of first training for up to 15
graduates, delivered by Forever First Aid
f)
453/W – Tide of Light, ‘The Valuing
Volunteers Scheme’, £723.46 –
towards the cost of equipping 100 group volunteers with highvis
jackets for event marshalling, activity/workshop clothing and ID
lanyards SUBJECT TO West Sussex County Council
receiving feedback on the spend of any and all previous grants
awarded.
g)
454/W - West Tarring Young People’s Hub,
‘Hub Garden’, £750.00 –
towards purchasing gardening materials to create an openspace
outdoor environment for young people to grow, learn and
socialise.
h)
455/W – All Saint Church, ‘The Ark
Project’, £701.93 – towards
purchasing a laptop to be used by the project co-ordinator and
promotional materials for the ‘Acts of Random Kindness’
(ARK) community initiative.
i)
456/W – Springboard Project, ‘Sensory
play and development’, £731.20 –
towards purchasing a range of play equipment for disabled
children’s (aged 6-12) use during weekly respite sessions
held at Palatine School.
And the following applications were deferred:
j)
401/W – South Coast Skate Club CIC, £750.00 – towards applying to enrol on a
Skateboard England coaching qualification and purchasing 10
skateboard completes – as the applicant had already received
a pledge through the West Sussex Crowd from the Committee. The
Committee agreed to consider the application at the next meeting if
the Spacehive Crowd Funding project was not
successful.
The Call In Deadline for this decision is 3 December 2019.
Minutes:
22.1 The Committee considered the written report by the Director of Law and Assurance.
22.2 The Committee considered each application on it’s merits and it was RESOLVED that the following pledges be made:
a)
418/W - South Coast Skate Club CIC,
‘Skateboarding clubhouse for Worthing’, £2,000– towards purchasing a range of equipment
and technology for the benefit of the young people’s skate
community ahead of the clubhouse opening.
b)
451/W – Trading Places – Practical
Skills Matter!, £5,000 towards establishing a community skills sharing
hub at a high street location to deliver a trades training
programme.
And the following grants be awarded:
c)
391/W – Turning Tides, ‘Community
bus’, £750.00 - towards organising 15
annual coach trips enabling sustainable recovery and community
reintegration among homeless adults.
d)
394/W - Transition Town Worthing CIC, ‘Mobile
Energy Shop’, £343.99 - towards
purchasing a refurbished bicycle and trailer to mobilise the
group's service and reach areas affected by fuel poverty.
e)
452/W – Concordia, ‘National Citizen
Service (NCS) Graduate Development Programme’ £749.99 - towards purchasing a PA system for use in
event management and the provision of first training for up to 15
graduates, delivered by Forever First Aid
f)
453/W – Tide of Light, ‘The Valuing
Volunteers Scheme’, £723.46 –
towards the cost of equipping 100 group volunteers with
highvis jackets for event marshalling,
activity/workshop clothing and ID lanyards SUBJECT TO
West Sussex County Council receiving feedback on the spend of any
and all previous grants awarded.
g)
454/W - West Tarring Young People’s Hub,
‘Hub Garden’, £750.00 –
towards purchasing gardening materials to create an openspace outdoor environment for young people to
grow, learn and socialise.
h)
455/W – All Saint Church, ‘The Ark
Project’, £701.93 – towards
purchasing a laptop to be used by the project co-ordinator and
promotional materials for the ‘Acts of Random Kindness’
(ARK) community initiative.
i)
456/W – Springboard Project, ‘Sensory
play and development’, £731.20 –
towards purchasing a range of play equipment for disabled
children’s (aged 6-12) use during weekly respite sessions
held at Palatine School.
And the following applications were deferred:
j)
401/W – South Coast Skate Club CIC, £750.00 – towards applying to enrol on a
Skateboard England coaching qualification and purchasing 10
skateboard completes – as the applicant had already received
a pledge through the West Sussex Crowd from the Committee. The
Committee agreed to consider the application at the next meeting if
the Spacehive Crowd Funding project was
not successful.
The Call In Deadline for this decision is 3 December 2019.