Agenda item

Grants to Third Sector 2012/13

Meeting of Bute and Cowal Area Committee, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 10:00 am (Item 5b)

Minutes:

Councillor B Marshall, having declared a non financial interest in the Dunoon Burgh Hall Project and Crossroads, left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of that item.

Councillor A McNaughton, having declared a non financial interest in the Colintraive Village Hall Management Committee, left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of that item.

The Community Development Officer spoke on the recommendations for the award of Third Sector Grants and the Committee considered and determined the Third Sector Grants as follows:-

	Third Sector Grants	Project Costs	Grant Awarded
2.1	Ardentinny Community Trust	£6,124	£1,440
2.2	Bute Advice Centre	£99,739	£2,000
2.3	Bute Community Media	£2,266	£570
Councillor Macintyre left the meeting after discussion of this item
2.4	Bute Youth Project	£40,300	£3,600
	Agreed in principle to match last year’s £3,600 award, subject to clarification on the role/involvement of local elected Members in the committee/governance structure of the Bute Youth Project and submission of details of what the grant money will be used for to the June Area Committee.
2.5	CLASP (Cowal Local Action for Special Projects)	£9,580		£0.00
	Continued to the June Area Committee for clarity on status of the application made to Children and Families Grant Funding Stream to ensure no duplication.
2.6	Colintraive Village Hall Management Committee	£1,220		£305
2.7	Cowal Choral Club	£687.60		£170
2.8	Cowal Dog Training Club	£1133.28		£270
2.9	Cowal Fiddle Workshop	£7,618		£360
2.10	Cowal Marketing Group/Stronger Cowal	£1,500		£375
2.11	Cowal Walking Festival Association	£10,550		£1,387
	Continue to June Area Committee for clarity on status of application to the Big Lottery Fund
2.12	Crossroads (Cowal and Bute)	£463.28		£231.64
	Agreed in principle subject to completion of financial checks and clarification of the totality of funding for the project to satisfaction of Liz Marion/Shirley MacLeod.
2.13	Dunoon Community Development Group Recyclers Project	£1,000		£250
2.14	Dunoon and Cowal Elderly Forum	£1,167		£300
Councillor Macintyre returned to the meeting at this point
2.15	Dunoon and Cowal Youth Project	£24,100		£6,750
	Agreed in principle to match last year’s £6,750 award, subject to clarification on the role/involvement of local elected Members in their committee/governance structure of the Dunoon & Cowal Youth Project and submission of details of what the grant money will be used for to the June Area Committee.
2.16	Dunoon Burgh Hall Project Group	£11,810		£2,955
2.17	Fyne Fest	£48,094		£500
	Subject to satisfactory completion of financial checks and governance checks.
2.18	Home Start Majik	£22,000		£0.00
	Continued to the June Area Committee for clarity on status of application made to Children and Families Grant Funding Stream to ensure no duplication.
2.19	Isle of Bute Sailing Club	£3,000		£0.00
2.20	Kirn Gala Committee	£5,052		£500
2.21	Lochgoilhead Fiddle Club	£5,210		£504
2.22	Rothesay and District Pipe Band	£11,100		£2,000
	Finance checks to be completed.
2.23	Rustle Way Foundation	£28,000		£0,00
	Continued until the Group are able to demonstrate that they are able to provide 50% match funding for the project.
2.24	Sandbank Senior Citizens Club	£2,850		£220
2.25	Strachur and District Youth Club	£5,600		£1,400
2.26	Youth Stuff	£8,643		£500

(Reference: Report by the Community Development Manager – submitted)

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