Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 5

17 May 2007

Arts Activity Funding 2007/08

Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage

Contact: Janet Mein Ext 5468 e-mail: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

      That funding totalling £34,390 be awarded for the following Arts Activities:

Arts Activity 2007/08

Festival Activity

Bordon and Whitehill Festival

Bordon

2000

JUMP Festival at The Point

Eastleigh

4,000

Petersfield Musical Festival

Petersfield

500

The Hampshire Water Partnership

Hampshire

1,000

Hampshire Development Centre-Ghanaian Day

Winchester

2,000

Hat Fair- Research Period

Winchester

5,000

Fareham Film Festival

Fareham

2,000

Sub Total

16,500

Community

Basingstoke Concert Club

Basingstoke

1,000

Grayshott Concerts

Grayshott

1,000

Romsey Choral Society

Romsey

950

Avon Valley Concerts

Christchurch

1,000

TA Dance

Winchester

1,600

Sub Total

5,550

Professional

Prime Theatre

Winchester

1,000

New Farnham Repertory Company

Alton/Farnham

1,000

Making Space Summer Workshops

Havant

5,000

Sub Total

7,000

Arts Activity Total

29,050

Business Partnership

JuSe Junior Gosport Amateur Dramatic Society

500

Grayshott Concerts -The Armed Man

500

Andover Music Club

240

Business Partnership Total

1,240

Review Applications

Romsey Arts Festival Appeal

Romsey

+500

Brockenhurst Music Society

Brockenhurst

+300

Winchester and District Mencap Society

Winchester

+2000

Artscape

Fareham

+1000

Southern Orchestral Concerts

Petersfield

+300

Review Total

4,100

Grand Total

34,390

2. Reason

2.1 To support small scale arts activities serving Hampshire people and to deliver the aims of the Corporate Strategy by maximising wellbeing, 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

3.1 - making no awards.

    - making increased awards.

    - making decreased 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: Date:

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Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith