Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 7

27 March 2007

Partnership funding for the revenue and project costs of community associations - 2007/08

Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

Contact: Margaret Plumridge ext: 6173 e-mail: [email protected]

1. Summary

    The following decision is sought:

    that annual revenue support of £92,120 as summarised be made to the following community associations:

Community Association

Proposed funding 2007/08

£

Alton Community Association

6,860

Denmead Community Association

2,000

Fordingbridge Community Association

5,880

Horndean Community Association

5,880

Kingsley Centre

5,880

Liss Community Association

3,500

Overton Community Association

5,880

Ringwood Community Association

4,900

Whitehill & Bordon Community Association

1,500

Wickham Community Association

7,840

Total

50,120

Organisations in areas of special need

Headley Down Community Association

15,000

Leigh Park Community Association (excluding seconded staff costs of £18,000)

14,000

Wecock Farm Community Association

13,000

Total

42,000

Total allocation to date

92,120

2. Reasons for the recommendations,

    i) to support community associations who seek to enable local people to meet the recreational, educational, social, cultural and environmental needs of their local communities.

    ii) by supporting these organisations in their work and through working in partnership with them the Recreation and Heritage department helps to achieve the Corporate Priority - enhancing our quality of place by helping community associations to provide excellent local facilities.

3. Other options considered and rejected

i) making increased grants

    ii) making no grants at all

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. Reasons for matter being dealt with, if urgent - Not applicable.

Approved by: (Signature) Date: (of decision)

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Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith