Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 6

19 January 2006

Arts Partnership Funding 2006/07

Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

Contact: Janet Mein Ext: 5468

1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

    That funding totalling £16,000 and £3,500 for the following programme and project partnership funding respectively be approved for 2006/07, subject to approval of the budget.

Programme (2006/07)

Central Studio Annual Programme 2006/07

Basingstoke

3,000

Winchester Rural Youth Theatres and Dance Annual Programme 2006/07

Various

4,000

SCAT Theatre Company Annual Programme 2006/07

Havant

3,000

Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre Annual Programme 2006/07

Bordon

3,000

Horndean Community Association Annual Programme 2006/07

Waterlooville

3,000

Total

£16,000

Project (2006/07)

Children's Choirs in Petersfield: `The Happy Prince'

Petersfield

500

The Forest Bus Arts, Music and Dance Project 2006

New Forest

1,000

Phoenix Theate and Arts Centre: Tour of `Tom's Midnight Garden'

Various

2,000

Total

£3,500

2. Reason

2.1 To support small scale arts activities serving Hampshire people and to deliver the aims of the Corporate Strategy by maximising life opportunities particularly for young people through participation in high quality arts events and contributing to economic prosperity by employing local artists or generating income via ticket sales and so on.

3. Other options considered and rejected

      - making no awards.

      - making increased awards.

4. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

    None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

Not applicable.

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

    Not applicable.

Approved by: (signature) Date: (date of decision)

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Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith