Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Policy and Resources Item 1

10 April 2003

Review of Outstanding Grants from the Policy and Resources Budget

Report of the Chief Executive

Contact: Louise Pickford - Ext: 7355

1. Summary

1.1. This report examines the position with regard to grants awarded from the Policy and Resources grants budget but not yet taken up.

2. Introduction

2.1. Over the years many grants have been awarded to voluntary organisations and other bodies from the Policy and Resources grants budget. However, in a number of cases the offers of grant have yet to be taken up, and in the current climate of close financial stringency, and in the interests of equitability, it has been considered timely to review the position. The attached appendix provides details of the grants falling into this category up to end of the calendar year 2001. Each organisation has been approached and the responses are shown in the appendix where these are available.

RECOMMENDATION:

That action with regard to outstanding grants be taken in accordance with the attached appendix.


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 excluded:

    1. Published works.

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

TITLE FILE

Letters from organisations which Chief Executive's Department

applied for financial assistance

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            Appendix

Date of Meeting

Name of Organisation and Project

Amount Outstanding

(£)

Current information

Decision

9 September 1993

Southampton Hall of Aviation

- production of education pack

    2,000

Project never proceeded

recredit budget

16 December 1994

HMS Dolphin VCC, Gosport

- replacement wheels for field gun

900

Written 29.1.03 - no reply

recredit budget

8 September 1994

City of Southampton Society

- building Queen's Peace fountain

3,000

Fountain completed in 2002 after raising £67,000. They now wish grant to be used towards a sculpture in the Rockstone Place Public Park in Southampton

This grant would now benefit Southampton residents

recredit budget

26 April 1996

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service - Whaler Section

- Landrover renovation

500

No reply. Deadline passed on 7.2.03

recredit budget

21 June 1996

Hampshire Wildlife Trust

- entomological survey at Farlington Marshes

625

No reply. Deadline passed on 7.2.03

recredit budget

27 March 1997

Take This II Festival

- towards County Council costs in hosting event in 1997

4,000

Money still required by County Arts Office for the event in 1997

recredit budget

22 May 1997

2260 (Waterlooville)

- Squadron Air Training Corps

purchase of minibus

3,000

No reply. Deadline passed on 10.2.03

recredit budget

19 February 1998

Southampton University Library - project

- supervisor - 00/01 contribution

5,000

Still required by County Library Service

recredit budget

19 February 1998

Chawton Parish Council

- improving and redesigning Chawton Village Centre

15,000

Not required by County Surveyor's department who managed the scheme.

recredit budget

19 February 1998

International Festival of the Sea - M33 Exhibition

- costs of staging event in 1998

1,400

Still required by County Museums Service for event in 1998

recredit budget

19 February 1998

A Hampshire Bibliography

- Southampton University library

98/99 one-off contribution

2,000

Still required by County Library Service

recredit budget

24 April 1998

- Gosport Gallery

Martin Snape paintings conservation

10,000

Still required by County Museums Service for event in 1998

recredit budget

26 October 1998

Southampton Hall of Aviation

- independent appraisal

4,000

Project completed - sum still required by County Museums Service

recredit budget

10 September 1999

Warnford Parish Meeting Millennium Committee

- Publishing and printing of the "History of Warnford"

300

Not required by organisation until 2004/05

In view of small sum involved - recredit budget and request organisation to reapply in 2004

10 September 1999

Romsey and District Society

- Building of millennium fountain in Romsey

2,500

Required but for different project involving a town centre enhancement scheme being managed by the Environment Department

recredit budget and request organisation to reapply

28 April 2000

Andover Cricket Club

-pavilion extension

5,000

Grant decision awaited in April from Sport England (SE), therefore grant may still be required. If SE refuse grant aid Test Valley Borough Council will "step in" with finance

Agreed for organisation to retain grant until decision is made

16 June 2000

Fareham and Gosport Challenge and Adventure

- summer activities

1,000

Not required by organisation

recredit budget

25 April 2001

Adjutant General's Corps, Winchester

- siting museum collection in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester

10,000

Still required by organisation

Review in 6 months time

12 September 2001

Marchwood Youth Development Project

- provision of a youth centre

last 5,000

outstanding issues relating to lease and remaining funding - realistically grant not required until 2004/05

Agreed for organisation to retain grant

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