Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the Special Meeting to discuss two applications which had previously been submitted to the previous meeting on 13^th February.

There were no apologies for absence.

None.

A letter was received from Oban and Lorn Pipe Band Association thanking the Oban Common Good Fund for their extremely generous donation.

Decision

Noted.

The Trustees noted that the application was to enable the applicants to match fund a grant of £49660 from Creative Scotland. They also noted from the application that the applicants had received awards and other resources totalling £31000, and were awaiting decisions on applications totalling £10661.

The Trustees agreed in principle to award a grant of up to a maximum of £6000 subject to confirmation from the applicants that they had been awarded grants in respect of the £10661 detailed above. The grant will be paid on receipt of evidence of the grants being awarded to the applicants and to delegate the decision to release the monies to the Area Governance Manager in consultation with the Chair.

The Trustees considered a valid application from Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival which is taking place in July this year.

Decision

The Trustees agreed in principle to grant an award of up to a maximum of £2,000 in respect of the travelling costs of the pipe bands attending the event, subject to the applicants providing information on the number of bands, together with details of the actual travelling costs for each individual band. The grant will be paid on receipt of this information and to delegate the decision to release the monies to the Area Governance Manager in consultation with the Chair. They also agreed to award a grant of £500 to pay for the catering for all the bands attending the event.