Cabinet considered approval of recommendations from the Grants Panel for grants to voluntary organisations. Although the discussion took place in Part II, it was agreed that the decision should be minuted in Part I.

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:  That the applications listed below for the allocation of RBWM / ‘3’ Grassroots Funding be approved and the decisions be minuted in Part I following Cabinet’s confirmation of the Panel’s recommended awards.

 

Organisation	£
1st Maidenhead Sea Scout Group	1,000
2nd Ascot Guides	800
4th Ascot Brownies	150
Berkshire Credit Union	3,000
Electric Eels	2,000
Family Friends in Windsor & Maidenhead	2,000
Maidenhead Sports and Social Club	550
Oldfield School Association	1,000
Re:Charge R&R	6,000
Smartworks	3,000
SportsAble	3,000
Windsor Boys’ School Boat Club	2,500

 

 

The Chairman supported the proposal for a report to be presented to a future Panel meeting on the wider work of the Berkshire Community Fund in the Borough.

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That: 

i)  The grants as detailed below be approved, subject to:-

a)      The approval of the budget.

b)      The organisations receiving Capital Grants obtaining any requisite planning or building regulations consents and producing copies of audited accounts and evidence of the availability of finance for the remainder of the schemes.

c)      The organisations receiving Kidwells Trust Grants:-

i)     Providing suitable acknowledgement for the grant assistance in all publicity material.

ii)    Ensuring that there is adequate insurance cover for items purchased with grant assistance.  Continuing to look for other forms of sponsorship for special events.

d)      Organisations in receipt of Revenue and SLA Grants being required to complete an Annual Return Form which should demonstrate written evidence that the money had been spent according to their application and to identify the specific outcomes achieved as a result of the grant awarded.

e)      Organisations should, wherever possible, seek funding from other sources to ensure that they were not solely reliant on funding through the Royal Borough and it be noted that those organisations would not necessarily be automatically awarded funding year on year.

 

ii) That the following decisions be minuted in Part I following Cabinet’s agreement of the budget:

 

Revenue Grants

 

Organisation	£
3M Residents Association	1,500
ABC to Read	1,500
Ascot Area Alzheimer’s Support (Triple A)	4,000
Ascot Volunteer Bureau	800
Autism Berkshire	5,000
BCF	5,000*
CHIME	3,800
Colne Valley CIC	1,000
The Conservation Volunteers	4,200
Cruse Bereavement	1,000
Family Action	1,000
Friends of Maidenhead	4,000
Guru Nanak Sat Sang Sabha	1,200
Honeypot Children’s Charity	1,000
Maidenhead & District Stroke Club	780
Maidenhead Festival	7,000
Maidenhead Heritage Centre	10,000
Maidenhead Music Society	500
Old Windsor Carnival	3,000
Revitalise	1,000
Thames Valley Mediation Service	3,000
WAMCF	4,500
Windsor & Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra**	4,000
Woodlands Park Youth Club	2,000
Windsor & Maidenhead CAB	15,700

 

*The Chairman requested that the remainder of the grant funding applied for (£9500 for the Mentoring Scheme) be deferred for consideration in a second round of Grants, date to be confirmed.

 

** The Chairman commented that the borough would be keen to work with the organisation to promote classical music to a wider audience

 

That with regret, the following applications were refused:

 

Beehive Pre-School (to be referred to Community Enterprise and WAM Get Involved)

Berkshire MS Therapy Centre (to be referred to CCG funding)

Crossroads Care (to be referred to Carers Strategy, Carers Partnership Board and Carers Payments)

Homestart Slough

Sequela Foundation

 

The following applications were deferred for consideration in a second round of Grants, date to be confirmed, for the following reasons:

                              

Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service – The Chairman requested more information on which other Local Authorities were supporting the Children’s Hospice Service financially.

Art Beyond Belief – The Chairman requested information regarding the percentage of residents within the Borough that would receive help through this organisation and also the viability of the activity if the award was less than applied for.

Maidenhead Cycle Hub – The Chairman requested information relating to any increased level of activity being undertaken by the organisation compared to that originally anticipated in the Social Enterprise Grant application and subsequent award.

Sebastians Action Trust – The Chairman requested more information on which other Local Authorities were supporting the Children’s Hospice Service financially and if their finances were sustainable.

 

 

N.B: Out of a total budget of £100,000, £86,480 was allocated which left £13,520 unallocated from the Revenue budget.  The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation at future Grants Panels during 2017/18, and will identify the opportunities for grants made at future Panels to make full use of unallocated balances from either the Revenue and Capital budgets.

 

 

Capital Grants

 

Organisation	Description	£
Ascot District Day Centre	For works to prevent their driveway flooding during torrential rain.	10,440
Cordes Hall	To go towards replacing their flooring	14,000
Maidenhead Heritage Centre	To replace fluorescent light fittings with LED equivalents	739
Clewer Non Ecclesiastical Charities	To go towards the building of a sensory garden	4,500
Windsor & Eton District Scout Council (Bears Rails Campsite)	To go towards the demolition of the existing building and rebuilding of new building	15,000
Windsor Theatre Guild	To go towards equipment to improve the efficiency of running their shows	532*
Furze Platt Scouts	To go towards the total refurbishment and modernisation of their HQ building.	2,000
Maidenhead United FC Community Trust	To go towards the purchase of essential equipment and volunteering training	3,442
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts	To go towards the purchase of IT, studio sound desk, LED lighting, and refurbishment of toilets	15,750

 

 

* The equipment must be made available for hire by other groups when not in use

 

That with regret, the following applications were refused:

 

Beehive Pre-School

Windsor Horse Rangers

 

The following applications be deferred for consideration in a second round of Grants, date to be confirmed, for the following reasons:

 

Alexander Devine – The Panel agreed to defer this application in line with the deferral of the organisation’s revenue grant application.

Sawyers Close Residents – this was deferred pending information relating to the future of the site.

 

 

N.B: Out of a total budget of £180,000, £66,403 was allocated which left £113,597 unallocated from the Capital budget.  The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation at future Grants Panels during 2017/18, and will identify the opportunities for grants made at future Panels to make full use of unallocated balances from either the Revenue and Capital budgets

 

 

Service Funded Grants

 

Organisation	£
Libraries, Arts & Heritage
Windsor Festival Society	15,000
Windsor Fringe	2,500
Adult & Community
Maidenhead Mencap	6,000
Thames Valley Positive Support	13,500
Windsor Mencap Buddy Scheme	8,000
Community Services
Bracknell CAB	8,000
Windsor & Maidenhead CAB	116,300

 

 

The Panel agreed that there would be no need for the SLAs to be presented to the Grants Panel for approval in future years; they would be agreed between Grants Officers and relevant Lead Members. Instead, a summary of all SLAs and any changes to the SLAs would be presented to the Grants Panel for noting.

 

 

Kidwells Trust Grants

 

Organisation	Description	£
Maidenhead Festival	To fund one of the attractions at the Maidenhead Festival	1,500
Norden Farm	To go towards their Jump In! event	2,000
Maidenhead Music Society	To engage more well-known artists for and for a broader advertising strategy.	400
Windsor Fringe	To promote the ever-expanding “Exhibition and Artists Open House”.	250
Windsor & Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra	To cover the cost of hire of Eton College School Hall	1,850

 

N.B. Out of a total budget of £10,000, £6,000 was allocated which left £4,000 unallocated. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation at future Grants Panels during 2017/18.