COUNCIL FUNDING FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS 2016/17
Minutes:
The Panel considered, for recommendation to Cabinet, the award of Council grants to local organisations for the forthcoming year. It was noted that all grants within Adult Social Care would be required to support the delivery of Care Act Objectives. Members considered how applications aligned with the Council’s objectives.
RECOMMENDED TO CABINET: 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 |
£ |
Ascot Volunteer Bureau |
1,000 |
Adult Dyslexia Service |
900* |
Art Beyond Belief |
8,800 |
Ascot Area Alzheimer’s (Triple A) |
1,000** |
Ascot District Day Centre #1 |
1,825 |
Ascot District Day Centre #2 |
4,175 |
Autism Berkshire (Adults) |
4,500 |
Autism Berkshire (Children’s) |
3,000 |
Berkshire Community Foundation |
4,500 |
Braywick Heath Nurseries |
4,000*** |
Breastfeeding Network |
5,000**** |
CHIME |
770 |
Conservation Volunteers |
3,000***** |
Cruse Bereavement |
500 |
Dash Charity |
5,000 |
Elizabeth House |
3,000 |
Family Friends |
5,000 |
Guru Nanak Sat Sang Sabha |
1,000 |
Maidenhead Festival |
8,000****** |
Maidenhead Heritage Trust |
10,000 |
Maidenhead Music Society |
500 |
Old Windsor Carnival |
2,500 |
Older Persons Advisory Forum |
1,000 |
Park Fest (Larchfield Community Centre) |
1,000 |
RVS York Community Centre and Café |
1,500 |
Salvation Youth Trust |
TBC******* |
Sebastian’s Action Trust |
2,000 |
Sequela Foundation |
500 |
Thames Valley Mediation Service |
3,000******** |
Windsor & Maidenhead Community Forum |
4,500 |
Windsor & Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra |
1,000 |
*Adult Dyslexia Service – Members requested the relevant Grants Officer to ensure any future applications included information on the number of residents using the service, staffing numbers and location.
**Ascot Area Alzheimer’s (Triple A) – relevant Grants Officer to highlight that in future more comprehensive details to be submitted in relation to the activities that will be carried out using the money from the Royal Borough and the need to demonstrate funding sought elsewhere.
***Braywick Heath Nurseries – funding awarded on condition the organisation work with either WAM Get Involved or Community Enterprise in order to become more financially sustainable. Relevant Grant Officer to ensure this occurs.
****Breastfeeding Network – Delegate decision to Chairman and Vice-Chairman once relevant Grants Officer has confirmed how the organisation is already supported by Public Health.
*****Conservation Volunteers – relevant Grants Officer to ensure the organisation submits local accounts for any future application.
****** Maidenhead Festival - Relevant Grants officer to suggest organisation apply for additional funding through Quarterly Grants process.
********Salvation Youth Trust – Decision deferred so that Children’s Services can confirm if this application will become an SLA. Once information is made available to all Panel Members, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman be delegated authority to make the final decision. Further information was also requested by the Panel to find out why the organisation is focusing their project on fathers and sons only.
********* Thames Valley Mediation Service – Decision delegated to Chairman and Vice-Chairman once information on the organisation’s accounts has been provided via the relevant Grants Officer.
That with regret, the following applications were refused:
ABC to read (already received funding from the RBWM/3 fund)
Maidenhead Amateur Swimming Club
TWBSBC
Windsor Chinese Academy
N.B: Out of a total budget of £123,000, £97,470 was allocated which left £25,530 unallocated from the Revenue budget. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available to be allocated for consideration at the Quarterly Grants Panels during 2016/17.
Capital Grants
Organisation |
Description |
£ |
Braywick Heath Nurseries |
To Modernise and upgrade their computer systems with 6no. new PCs, new display screens, software packages with licenses, in-house email server software and Microsoft Office packages |
1,000 |
Elizabeth House |
To install a new kitchen with a new air extraction system, new flooring and new worktops |
4,000 |
Maidenhead & Windsor Community Responders |
To go towards the purchase of a new 4x4 vehicle |
2,500 |
Maidenhead Heritage Trust |
For the purchase of a new display screen |
650
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Maidenhead United FC Charitable Trust |
To go towards the purchase of 3no defibrillators |
2,394* |
Norden Farm |
For funding towards their replacement and renewals plan which comprises new IT, refurb of Foyer toilets and technical sound and lighting equipment. |
6,000 |
Old Windsor Memorial Hall |
To go towards the costs of purchasing and installing a key pad door entry system |
1,000 |
SportsAble |
To go towards development costs such as: Project Management, Stakeholder/partner engagement, project design, site investigations & Surveys, Detailed project budget and detailed business case before work commences on building an extension |
4,000 |
St Peters Church |
To go towards the costs of raising enough funds to convert the church into a resource for all sections and ages of the community. To include: external weatherproofing, internal re-plastering, redecoration, installation of two toilets, installation of kitchen, removal of pews to create a multi-functional space. |
500 |
TWBSBC |
For the purchase of a new double boat. |
3,500 |
Windsor & Eton Sea Cadets |
To go towards the purchase of a new mini bus. |
3,000 |
PCC Windsor Parish Church with All Saints |
To go towards the restoration of 3-manual and pedal organs |
5,000** |
*Maidenhead United FC – relevant Grants Officer to suggest to local Ward Councillors that they could provide additional funding via the Members’ Participatory Budget scheme.
**PCC Windsor Parish Church with all Saints – the Panel wished ti to be highlighted that the funding was provided in recognition of the community and school activities undertaken at the church, including Windsor Festival, Windsor Fringe and carol concerts.
That with regret, the following applications were refused:
Cox Green School
N.B: Out of a total budget of £40,000, £33,544 was allocated which left £6,456 unallocated from the Capital budget. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available to be allocated for consideration at the Quarterly Grants Panels during 2016/17.
Kidwells Trust Grants
Organisation |
Description |
£ |
Maidenhead Choral Society |
Towards the costs of putting on a concert |
200 |
Maidenhead Music Society |
To engage more well-known artists for and for a broader advertising strategy. |
500 |
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 |
2,500 |
N.B. Out of a total budget of £10,000, £3,450 was allocated which left £6,550 unallocated. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available to be allocated for consideration at the Quarterly Grants Panels during 2016/17.
Service Funded Grants
Organisation |
£ |
Libraries, Arts & Heritage |
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Firestation Arts & Culture |
80,000 |
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts |
100,000 |
Windsor Festival Society |
15,000* |
Windsor Fringe |
2,500 |
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Adult & Community |
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Maidenhead Mencap |
6,000 |
Thames Valley Positive Support |
13,500 |
Windsor Mencap Buddy Scheme |
8,000 |
Windsor Old People’s Welfare Association |
10,000 |
* Windsor Festival Society – relevant Grants officer to suggest organisation apply for additional funding through Quarterly Grants process
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