Agenda item

Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.

The report summarises Community Initiative Funding Applications submitted via the West Sussex Crowd. The Committee is invited to consider the applications and pledge funding as appropriate.

At its meeting on 25 February 2019 the Worthing County Local Committee considered the Community Initiative Funding applications received via the West Sussex Crowd as set out in Appendix A.

RESOLVED that the following pledges be approved:-

·         291/W – Home Start Arun, Worthing and Adur Parenting Workshops, up to £3,000 toward venue hire and marketing costs.

·         298/W – East Worthing Community Centre, New soft play surface at E W Community centre, up to £5,000 toward extending the existing soft play area surrounding the building

·         301/W – We Are Foodpioneers, Food for conversation in Worthing, up to £4482 toward funding cookery sessions, space hire and marketing costs.

·         325/W – Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra 70^th Anniversary, up to £3,151 toward purchasing a stage extension.

·         326/W – Friends of Downsbrook Forest School, up to £6,000, toward building a ‘forest school’ for pupils and a dedicated cabin for the community.

·         328/W – Tide of Light, Planet Plastic Schools Workshops, up to £3379.52 towards the cost of running 8 recycling workshops for schoolyears aged 2 to 5.

·         333/W – Worthing Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Friendly Adur and Worthing, up to £2680 (plus any unallocated CIF from the 18/19 financial year).

·         334/W – Friends of Homefield Park, Homefield, Worthing People’s park, up to £3504, toward delivering community workshops and producing park info boards.

The Call-in Deadline is the 5 March.

35.1 At its meeting on 25 February 2019 the Worthing County Local Committee considered the Community Initiative Funding applications received via the West Sussex Crowd as set out in Appendix A.

RESOLVED that the following pledges be approved:-

·       291/W – Home Start Arun, Worthing and Adur Parenting Workshops, up to £3,000 toward venue hire and marketing costs.

·       298/W – East Worthing Community Centre, New soft play surface at E W Community centre, up to £5,000 toward extending the existing soft play area surrounding the building

·       301/W – We Are Foodpioneers, Food for conversation in Worthing, up to £4482 toward funding cookery sessions, space hire and marketing costs.

·       325/W – Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra 70^th Anniversary, up to £3,151 toward purchasing a stage extension.

·       326/W – Friends of Downsbrook Forest School, up to £6,000, toward building a ‘forest school’ for pupils and a dedicated cabin for the community.

·       328/W – Tide of Light, Planet Plastic Schools Workshops, up to £3379.52 towards the cost of running 8 recycling workshops for schoolyears aged 2 to 5.

·       333/W – Worthing Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Friendly Adur and Worthing, up to £2680 (plus any unallocated CIF from the 18/19 financial year).

·       334/W – Friends of Homefield Park, Homefield, Worthing People’s park, up to £3504, toward delivering community workshops and producing park info boards.