Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 3

18 November 2004

Arts Development Partnership Funding 2004/05 & 2005/06

Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

Contact: Michael Fuller Ext: 6016

1. Introduction

1.1 This report presents details of applications received for project partnership funding from groups planning to organise arts projects for Hampshire residents.

1.2 A wide range of project proposals have been received for 2004/05. Publicity has sought to attract applications involving the priority art forms namely visual arts, crafts, literature and lens based media. The full list of applications received is attached in Appendix 2 supported by the budgets provided by each applicant with details of funding from other bodies where relevant. In each case the local member has been consulted and no specific issues have been raised.

1.3 Prospective festival grant applicants for 2005/06 were invited to apply for this meeting to enable them to plan ahead with some certainty over their funding and to ensure that Hampshire County Council funding is credited in this advance publicity. The details provided by the applicants for festival support are included in Appendix 2.

1.4 The County Council continues to run the Two for One Award Scheme, a very successful initiative that fosters a positive relationship between business and the arts as well as making the grant funding stretch further. The scheme works by matching new sponsorships valued between £200 and £500 and provides a useful incentive to arts organisations to find more sponsors. This also encourages more local businesses to sponsor the arts in Hampshire. Applications for this scheme are detailed in Appendix 3.

2. Legal Implications

2.1 The County Council is able to utilise broad powers under the Local Government Act 1972 to provide financial support for the arts. In particular, Section 145 of the Act enables the Council to contribute towards the expenses of doing anything necessary or expedient for any of a number of purposes, including the provision of entertainment of any nature, or the provision of a theatre, concert hall, dance hall or other premises suitable for entertainment. The powers include the ability to contribute towards the expenses of maintaining a band or orchestra, and towards the development and improvement of the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts.

3. Financial Details for 2004/5 and 2005/6

3.1 The base budget for 2004/05 is £67,000. As shown in the financial summary in Appendix 1a, that budget is already slightly overcommitted. If the awards recommended in this report are approved, funding will be made available from the Policy Fund.

3.2 The initial base budget for 2005/06 is £67,000 allocated as below though it may be increased with an inflation element. The 2005/06 budget is currently being planned. It is expected that funding will be available for the recommended Festival awards but that these will be conditional until the budget is approved.

4. Project Partnership Funding

4.1 The applications for the support of arts projects are listed in Appendix 2 and include specific requests for £6,700. Funding recommendations totalling £5,450 are proposed as set out in Appendix 2. The papers in the Appendix show details of all applications which are prefixed with the letter A. Local Members have been consulted on these applications and their comments are included. The project's contribution to the County Council's Corporate Strategy has been highlighted in the details of Appendix 2.

5. Two For One Award Scheme

5.1 Applications for £1,250 have been received and the details of these are shown in

6 . Festival Partnership Funding

6.1 It will be noted from the summary in Appendix 2 that applications have been received from twelve festival organisations for next year. Having assessed the strength of the applications, festivals to the value of £21,800 have been identified that could be supported. The financial details for next year's budget are found in the attached Appendix 1b. Confirmation of the budget for 2005/06 will be forthcoming in the new year. It is recommended that these allocations are confirmed as having first call on the partnership funding budget and, therefore, can be confirmed after this decision. Additional festival partnership funding applications are expected later in the year. The papers in the Appendix show details of all applications and they are prefixed with the letter F. It should be noted that funds are not released to festival organisations until satisfactory accounts for the previous year are received.

Recommendation

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

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Detailed grant application forms County Arts Office

Appendix 1

Arts Partnership Funding Budget 2004/05

Project

Festivals

Programme

Two for One

Total

£

£

£

£

£

Recreation and Heritage Budget

22,000

11,000

24,000

10,000

67,000

Economic Development Budget

10,000

10,000

Totals

22,000

21,000

24,000

10,000

77,000

 

 

 

 

 

Present Financial Position

Project

Festivals

Programme

Two For One

Total

Funding approved on:

20 November 2003

0

19,850

0

0

19,850

22 January 2004

0

1,500

0

0

1,500

18 February 2004

0

0

29,500

0

29,500

29 April 2004

0

1,700

0

0

1,700

13 May 2004

14,200

2,500

0

1,300

18,000

1 July 2004

6,200

0

0

0

6,200

16 September 2004

4,200

0

0

1,000

5,200

Total approved to date

24,600

25,550

29,500

2,300

81,950

Returned to budget

0

1,600

0

0

1,600

Balance remaining for allocation

-2,600

-2,950

-5,500

7,700

-3,350

Financial implications of decisions sought at this meeting

Project

Festivals

Programme

Two For One

Total

Recommended awards

5,450

0

0

1,250

6,700

Amount remaining for future decisions

-8,050

-2,950

-5,500

6,500

-10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ref. Title Town Requested Recommended

A39 The Nelson Mass Ringwood £400 £400

A40 Lymington Choral Society Concert Lymington £250 £250

A41 Young Carers Project Romsey & District £500 £400

A42 Winchester & District Young Carers Project Winchester & District £700 £400

A43 Asperger Syndrome Hampshire Southampton £2,500 £1000

A44 Artscape Petersfield £500 £400

A45 Emmaus Projects Aldershot £2,000 £2,000

A46 Borderlands Artists' Consortium Accessible Arts Farnham £750 £600

F01 Nine Days In May Havant £1,000 £1,000

F02 Bishop's Waltham Festival Bishops Waltham £1,500 £1,000

F03 Jump 2005 Eastleigh £8,000 £1,300

F04 Eastleigh Summer Festival Eastleigh £10,000 £5,000

F05 Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival Gosport £6,000 £5,000

F06 New Forest Drama Festival of One-Act Plays New Milton £500 £300

F07 Petersfield Musical Festival Petersfield £1,000 £500

F08 Romsey Arts Festival Romsey £3,000 £300

F09 Romsey Beggars Fair 2005 Romsey £1,250 £1,100

F10 Waterside Arts Hythe £2,000 £800

F11 Winchester Festival 2005 Winchester £5,000 £0

F12 Hat Fair 2005 Winchester £26,000 £5,500

Appendix 2

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A39 The Nelson Mass

Applicant Sue Wyatt Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir Salisbury

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor J. Waddington Expressed his support for the project.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir will be performing Haydn's Nelson Mass to celebrate the 200th

anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The choir's professional conductor, Peter Davies, is

based in Hampshire and many of the orchestra are professional or semi-professional players

based locally. The concert will take place at the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood

on 5 February 2005. The organisation aims to provide local residents with the opportunity to

experience high quality choral music and actively seeks to encourage young people to engage

with its work through links with local schools.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for the residents of Ringwood and the surrounding

area through the provision of access to high quality choral music in their local area.

Financial Information

Deficit £800

Amount Requested £400

Amount Recommended £400

Previous Funding

Additional Comments The organisation has contacted Ringwood Town Council and New Forest

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A40 Lymington Choral Society Concert

Applicant Ian Gardiner Lymington Choral Society New Milton

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor S.A. Hayes No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Lymington Choral Society will be performing Haydn's Little Organ Mass, The Lamb by Tavener, Handel's Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, Vaughan Williams' Benedicte and four carols on 4

December 2004 at St Thomas's Church, Lymington. The concert will include performances from

young professional soloists. The society provides opportunities for participation in musical

performances of a high standard and enhances the cultural life of the community.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Contributing to the cultural life of the locality by bringing the community together as participants and audience members.

Providing varied programmes catering for traditional and contemporary tastes, involving young professional musicians.

Financial Information

Deficit £1,050

Amount Requested £250

Amount Recommended £250

Previous Funding 2004/05 £250 Lymington Choral Society Concert

Additional Comments

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A41 Young Carers Project

Applicant Janet Chierchia Romsey & District Carers Forum Bishops Waltham

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor Mrs E.S.M. Barron No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Romsey & District Carers Forum will be offering a series of drama, music and art workshops to

young carers in the local area. The workshops will be held at North Baddesley Community Centre. The project supports children and young people who have a caring role looking after a relative with an illness or disability. A junior youth club is being established to enable the young carers to meet and gain mutual support. By being with other young carers they will be able to off load both verbally and through actions and art projects. Hampshire based professional artists and musicians will be employed for the project.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Encouraging young carers who are isolated by their caring role to have the opportunity to participate in a variety of art, drama and music workshops in the local community.

Financial Information

Deficit £500

Amount Requested £500

Amount Recommended £400

Previous Funding

Additional Comments

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A42 Winchester & District Young Carers Project

Applicant Janet Chierchia Winchester & District Young Carers Project Bishops Waltham

Local Member informed of project:

Councillors Mrs P.G. Peskett & P. Dickens Councillor Dickens expressed her support for the project and suggested that the full amount requested is given.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The Winchester & District Young Carers Project aims to offer children and young people, aged

8-17 years old, who have a caring role looking after a relative with an illness or disability the

opportunity to participate in a series of drama, music and art workshops from January to March

2005, including two full day sessions during Spring half term. The project will enable young

careers to meet and gain mutual support from one another. The project will employ Hampshire

based artists and musicians.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunity for young people in the community by working with

Hampshire based professional artists and musicians.

Building strong communities by bringing together children and young people who have had similar experiences.

Financial Information

Deficit £700

Amount Requested £700

Amount Recommended £400

Previous Funding

Additional Comments

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A43 Asperger Syndrome Hampshire

Applicant Sue Jacobs Southampton Asperger Support Group Southampton

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Asperger Syndrome Hampshire will be holding workshops to allow young people from all over

Hampshire to explore drama, photography, film and video at Sholing Junior School over 10

consecutive weeks beginning in January 2005. Asperger Syndrome Hampshire is a

constitutionalised social group under the umbrella of Hampshire Autistic Society. The young people who attend the group are aged from 7 to 30 years old and come from all over Hampshire, including Botley, Eastleigh, Winchester, Bishops Waltham, Hedge End and Romsey. The project will employ two professional artists from the Nuffield Theatre to develop the members drama skills. Participation in this project will increase the young people's self-confidence. The project will culminate in a performance of the work devised by the young people using professional theatre equipment.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunity for young people in the community by working with Hampshire based professional artists.

Building strong communities by bringing together young people with similar experiences.

Financial Information

Deficit £2,556

Amount Requested £2,500

Amount Recommended £1,000

Previous Funding

Additional Comments

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A44 Artscape

Applicant Diane Thiessen Artscape Petersfield

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor J.K. West Expressed his support.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Artscape will provide an opportunity for those suffering from mental distress, drug and alcohol

related problems to develop their creativity by working with practising artists at Lodge

Ramshill, Petersfield, throughout 2005. The Lodge Ramshill is a house in the grounds of the cemetery at Ramshill owned by East Hants District Council who have agreed to rent it to the organization for one year. Through the structure of this pilot project participants will be developing skills which will lead them on to other learning opportunities and eventually give them access to employment. The sessions will take place twice a week for 46 weeks and the activities on offer will be painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, dyeing, feltmaking, plasterwork and photography. An exhibition of the work produced by the participants and artists will take place at the end of the project.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for members of the local community.

Financial Information

Deficit £1,613

Amount Requested £500

Amount Recommended £400

Previous Funding

Additional Comments It is recommended that funding is made dependent on the organisation

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A45 Emmaus Projects

Applicant Lisa McSweeney Emmaus Projects Aldershot

Local Member informed of project:

Councillors R.J. Kimber & M.J. Roberts Councillor Roberts expressed his support for the project.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Emmaus Projects will provide homeless and/or unemployed young people with the opportunity

to participate in a programme of high quality art sessions using dance, drama and music which

will culminate in three performances at the West End Centre in February 2005. The provision of

these session will enable the participants to communicate their thoughts, feelings, experiences

and ideas in a positive way. The project aims to open opportunities up to disenfranchised

young people and enable them to achieve independence. It is hoped that the project will

encourage the participants to consider the arts as a possible career option.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for disadvantaged young people in the local area.

Building strong communities as the performances will be open to local residents.

Financial Information

Deficit £30,626

Amount Requested £2,000

Amount Recommended £2,000

Previous Funding

Additional Comments This application is for a project focused on two priority excluded groups

Project Partnership Funding 2004/05 Date 18 November 2004

Application A46 Borderlands Artists' Consortium Accessible

Applicant Ruth Naylor Borderlands Artists Consortium Farnham

Local Member informed of project:

Councillors R.J. Kimber, M.J. Roberts, R. Baulk & M.L. Sheehan

Councillor Roberts expressed his support for the project.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Borderlands Artists' Consortium is a well-established organisation, founded in 1994. The

Accessible Arts Project will produce multi-media works by sighted and visually impaired artists

to be shown at exhibition May-June 2005; develop consultative, creative collaborations with

visually impaired persons in the community; involve visually impaired persons at local schools

where appropriate; run workshops for visually impaired persons and provide a Disability

Equality Training workshop. The project aims to bring arts to visually impaired persons who

would not otherwise be exposed to art making. The workshops will give participants the opportunity to talk about and express what visual impairment means to them and what other senses they can use effectively to maintain and enhance a creative quality of life for themselves.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities and improving the quality of life for visually impaired

persons in the area.

Building strong communities by exhibiting work produced in Haslemere, Aldershot and Winchester.

Financial Information

Deficit £1,813

Amount Requested £750

Amount Recommended £600

Previous Funding 2001/02 £500 Visual Arts Exhibitions.

Additional Comments The project has the support of the Royal National Institute of the Blind

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F01 Nine Days In May

Applicant Elaine Clarke Havant Borough Council Havant

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor J. Wride Expressed her support for the event.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The 9 Days in May Festival is a community led arts festival organised by Havant Borough

Council in partnership with local community groups and aims to bring together local artists,

communities and professional arts practioners in an arts based celebration. The festival will

take place in venues in and around Havant from 14 to 22 May 2005. It is intended that the

festival is as inclusive as possible with around forty different events for all age groups

including a variety of workshops, exhibitions, showcases and performances, many organised

and led by local community groups. The festival plays a key role in enabling Havant Borough

Council to deliver its Arts Strategy. The theme of the festival will be SeaBritain 2005, a national

initiative by Visit Britain to celebrate maritime heritage and the British relationship

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for young and older people.

Building strong communities through participation in accessible local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £14,500

Amount Requested £1,000

Amount Recommended £1,000

Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,000 May Arts Festival 2004 2003/04 £1,000 9 Days in May Festival 2003

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F02 Bishop's Waltham Festival

Applicant Tim Wills Bishop's Waltham Festival Bishop's Waltham

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor P. Mason Expressed his support for the festival.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Bishops Waltham Festival is a community led festival encompassing a wide range of art forms

performed and created by both professional and community artists. With participants from all

ages and backgrounds, the festival aims to generate a feeling of celebration and cohesion to the

communities of Bishop Waltham and the surrounding rural areas. The festival places particular emphasis on community participation with a day of performance, workshops and events

encompassing drama, dance, music, visual art and craft bringing together local youth and

community groups. The festival will take place in venues around Bishops Waltham during July

2005.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience.

Building strong communities through participation in local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £5,576

Amount Requested £1,500

Amount Recommended £1,000

Previous Funding 2004/05 £750 Bishops Waltham Festival 2004

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F03 Jump 2005

Applicant Kim Knight Eastleigh Dance Festival Eastleigh

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor P. Luffman No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Jump 2005 festival will take place at The Point Arts and Dance Centre, local shopping centre,

the airport and other community spaces around Eastleigh from 11 to 26 June 2005. The festival

aims to raise the profile of dance through an extensive outreach and participation programme,

consisting of professionally led workshops and projects in various styles of dance to appeal to

all age groups. The festival will be running a primary school workshop programme for around

3,000 children and will have a strong focus on involving disabled people with dance,

developing a series of workshops where local disability groups will be able to work with professional artists.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for young people and people with disabilities.

Building strong communities through participation in local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £18,000

Amount Requested £8,000

Amount Recommended £1,300

Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,300 Jump 2004 Dance Festival

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F04 Eastleigh Summer Festival

Applicant Richard Davey Eastleigh Music Festival Southampton

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor P. Luffman No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Eastleigh Summer Festival 2005 will take place at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Eastleigh and

other community spaces throughout the borough during August 2005. The festival aims to

promote top quality music and arts events for local communities in Eastleigh and surrounding

areas. The festival promotes community participation for all ages with the provision of a series

of live music concerts featuring top national and international artists; arts and music

workshops; circus skills workshops and displays; free children's and family entertainment;

street theatre; and a week long arts and crafts fayre.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for residents in Eastleigh and throughout Hampshire

by offering access to high quality music and arts events.

Financial Information

Deficit £41,500

Amount Requested £10,000

Amount Recommended £5,000

Previous Funding 2004/05 £2,500 Eastleigh Summer Music Festival

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F05 Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival

Applicant Jayne Humpleby Gosport and Fareham Folk Festival Gosport

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor Dr R. Ellis No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Fareham and Gosport Easter Folk Festival is a five day event featuring over three hundred

performers from around the world in a series of concerts, ceilidhs, sessions, dances and

workshops. The festival will run from 24 to 28 March 2005 at a variety of venues around

Fareham and Gosport including Ferneham Hall and Ashcroft Arts Centre. The festival will be

running a series of workshops for young Hampshire based musicians to work with professional

musicians and tutors.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience.

Financial Information

Deficit £7,000

Amount Requested £6,000

Amount Recommended £5,000

Previous Funding 2004/05 £5,000 Fareham and Gosport Easter Folk Festival 2004

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F06 New Forest Drama Festival of One-Act Plays

Applicant Beryl Parkinson New Forest Players Lymington

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor P. Banks Expressed her support for festival.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The New Forest Drama Festival of One-Act Plays will take place at Forest Arts Centre, New

Milton on 30 March to 2 April 2004. The festival gives the opportunity for amateur theatrical

groups from a wide area and including youth groups to perform a one-act play. The

organisation encourages the use of original scripts and local students write and perform their

work. Young participants are given the opportunity to take part and use, with expert

supervision, lighting and sound equipment.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for young people in a rural area.

Building strong communities through participation in local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £1,036

Amount Requested £500

Amount Recommended £300

Previous Funding 2004/05 £300 New Forest Drama Festival 2004

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F07 Petersfield Musical Festival

Applicant Trevor Nichols Petersfield Music Festival Petersfield

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor J.K. West Councillor West expressed his support for the festival and suggested that the project should be awarded £750.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Petersfield Musical Festival will run from 11 to 19 March 2005 at Petersfield Festival Hall. It is a

week of choral, orchestral and youth concerts and includes performances from nine local

schools, youth groups, local choral societies, singers and Petersfield Orchestra. Professional

musicians perform for a celebrity concert and to work alongside amateurs as soloists,

accompanists and conductors for the choral and orchestral concerts. The festival encourages

the work of local choral societies and integrates the work of local schools.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience.

Building strong communities through participation in local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £1,860

Amount Requested £1,000

Amount Recommended £500

Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Petersfield Music Festival 2004

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F08 Romsey Arts Festival

Applicant June Palmer Romsey Arts Festival Romsey

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor Mrs E.S.M. Barron No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Romsey Arts Festival is a continuation of the successful series of tri-annual arts festivals. The

next festival will take place from 9 to 24 July 2005 in various venues around Romsey. The

emphasis is on it being staged by the "local community for the local community" and the

festival organisation acts purely to coordinate and publicise events organised and run by other

organisations. The Festival draws people from a very wide area and all ages and backgrounds

are encouraged to take part, both professionals and amateurs. All of the events are organised

by those involved and they are responsible for the financial management of their event. The

executive committee is responsible for co-ordinating and publicising the festival.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience.

Building strong communities through participation in community driven arts events.

Financial Information

Deficit £8,890

Amount Requested £3,000

Amount Recommended £300

Previous Funding 2004/05 £300 Romsey Arts Festival 2005

Additional Comments The organisation applied to Lottery Awards for All for funding but was

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F09 Romsey Beggars Fair 2005

Applicant Aidan Collard Romsey Beggars Fair Romsey

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor Mrs E.S.M. Barron No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Romsey Beggars Fair provides two days of music, dance and street entertainment involving

both amateur and professional performers at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues around

Romsey town centre. The event involves many local organisations including schools, traders,

youth groups, dance teams, churches, hotels and public houses, with all events free and fully

accessible to the local community. The festival will take place on 8 and 9 July 2005.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience to experience a variety of

art forms in a highly accessible way.

Building strong communities through participation in community driven arts events.

Financial Information

Deficit £4,350

Amount Requested £1,250

Amount Recommended £1,100

Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,100 Romsey Beggars Fair 2004

Additional Comments

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F10 Waterside Arts

Applicant Mike Robinson Waterside Arts Festival Hythe

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor B.D. Dash Expressed his strong support of the festival.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Waterside Arts Festival is a two week festival in the Waterside parishes of the New Forest

(Hythe, Fawley and Marchwood) and will run from 25 June to 9 July 2005. The festival involves

local amateur and professional artists, youth groups and the local community in music, art,

drama and dance events and workshops that are either free or low cost.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience.

Building strong communities through participation in local activities.

Financial Information

Deficit £8,500

Amount Requested £2,000

Amount Recommended £800

Previous Funding 2004/05 £800 Waterside Arts Festival 2004

Additional Comments New Forest District Council have decided not to support this festival.

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F11 Winchester Festival 2005

Applicant Angela Ryde-Weller Music at Winchester Ltd Winchester

Local Member informed of project:

Councillors P. G. Peskett & P. Dickens No response

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The Winchester Festival is a ten day festival of music, theatre, visual arts, film and literary

based events and workshops. The festival will take place from 8 to 17 July 2005 in a variety of

venues around Winchester and Alresford. The festival aims to provide provision for children

and young adults with children's workshops, a schools' art exhibition and a children's concert

as well as drama and literary events designed to appeal to all ages.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience to experience a high

standard of arts events.

Financial Information

Deficit £17,500

Amount Requested £5,000

Amount Recommended £0

Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,900 Winchester Festival 2004

Additional Comments

The Executive Member for Policy and Resources has agreed on 15 September 2004 to release funding already agreed in 2003 for the Winchester Festival from the County Council's Community Fund. The total allocation of £30,000 is to be released in April 2005 (subject to certain conditions) for the 2005 festival (£20,000) and the 2006 festival (£10,000). Other funding has been provided from the same Fund over the past years in addition to that listed above. A review of Winchester Festivals is currently being made by independent consultants. The results of this review will be considered in 2005.

Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 18 November 2004

Application F12 Hat Fair 2005

Applicant Sian Tomas Winchester Hat Fair Winchester

Local Member informed of project:

Councillors P. Dickens & Mrs P. G. Peskett Councillor Dickens expressed her support for the festival.

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Winchester Hat Fair is Britain's longest running festival of street theatre and is one of the

largest, most accessible events in the country reaching an increasingly large audience. The

festival will take place from 31 June to 3 July 2005 in Winchester city centre and includes visual

art, craft, music, cabaret, dance and circus as well as street theatre. This year the festival aims

to expand its work with young people. It will be developing and expanding the programme of

schools workshops in which children develop work to be processed during Schools' Day. The

festival is also developing links with companies in Poland and Catalunia, bringing international

work to Winchester and will be launching an outside theatre for performing normally venue

based theatre, dance and cinema in an accessible outdoor space.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience to experience a high

standard of performance in a very accessible way.

Building strong communities through participation in community driven arts events.

Financial Information

Deficit £113,500

Amount Requested £26,000

Amount Recommended £5,500

Previous Funding 2004/05 £5,300 Winchester Hat Fair 2004

Arts Organisation

Applying

Type of Event

Sponsor

Sponsorship Amount

£

District

Recommendation

£

Waterside Arts

Concert

Co-op Store, Holbury

500

Hythe

500

Hat Festival

Cabaret

Winchester & Mid Hants Observer

500

Winchester

500

Andover Music Club

Concert

Brockenhurst Estate Agents

250

Andover

250

Total:

1,250

Appendix 3