1 Community Plan Minutes 25-06-2018

Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 25th June 2018

18/1/01 Present:-

Councillors Suzanne Brookfield, Benn Minshall, Jill Rhodes, Brian Roberts, Diane Yates and Simon Yates

Apologies:-

Councillor Damien Bailey and Pam Minshall

In attendance:-

Hannah Marr (Community Engagement Officer)

18/1/02 To elect a Chair of the Community Plan Committee

Members resolved to elect Councillor Benn Minshall as the Chair of the Community Plan Committee

18/1/03 To elect a Vice Chair of the Community Plan Committee

Members resolved to elect Councillor Jill Rhodes as the Vice Chair of the Community Plan Committee

18/1/04 To note declarations of Members’ interests

Councillor Brian Roberts declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 9 (Minute Reference: 18/1/09) relating to projects taking place at Edleston School in light of being a Governor of the School

Councillor Jill Rhodes declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 9 (Minute Reference: 18/1/09) relating to projects taking place at St. Andrew’s Church in light of being a member of the congregation

Councillor Suzanne Brookfield declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 9 (Minute Reference: 18/1/09) relating to the proposed projects being planned at Monks Coppenhall Academy in light of being Trustee of the School

Councillor Brian Roberts declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 10H (Minute Reference: 18/1/10) relating to the Cheshire Neighbours Credit Union in light of being a Member of the Credit Union Board

Councillor Jill Rhodes declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 11F (Minute Reference: 18/1/11) relating to the grant application for St. Andrew’s Church in light of being a member of the congregation

Councillor Brian Roberts declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 11G (Minute Reference: 18/1/11) relating to the grant application for CHANCE Changing Lives in light of being a Trustee of the Charity

In the interest of transparency, Members of the Community Plan Committee wished that it be noted that they have an association with CHANCE Changing Lives and Crewe junior parkrun

18/1/05 To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Community Plan Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 27th March 2018 (minutes attached)

The Minutes of the Community Plan Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 27th March 2018 were approved by Members and signed as an accurate record by the Chair of the Community Plan Committee

18/1/06 To consider the Terms of Reference for the Community Plan Committee (document attached)

Members considered matters related to the Terms of Reference for the Community Plan Committee

Members resolved to recommend to Council that the following be added to the Terms of Reference for the Community Plan Committee:- · That the Committee has oversight of the Council’s involvement with outside bodies which are relevant to the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan such as the Crewe Pledge; · That the Committee administers and oversees the civic function of the Council in conjunction with the Town Development Committee; · That the Committee compiles and submits responses to public consultations through promotion and liaison with external stakeholders which are relevant to the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan;

18/1/07 Public Participation

A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments to the Community Plan Committee

No questions were asked or comments submitted to the Community Plan Committee by members of the public

18/1/08 To note the financial position of the Community Plan Committee (document attached)

Members noted the year to date financial position of the Community Plan Committee

18/1/09 To receive an update regarding the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan (document circulated)

Members received an update regarding the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan from the Community Engagement Officer

18/1/10 To consider matters related to progressing the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan under the themes of:- a) Arts, Culture, Recreation and Heritage (covered in Item 9 document) b) Twinning and International Relations (document circulated) c) Health and Wellbeing (covered in Item 9 document) d) Environment and Wildlife (document circulated) e) Young People and Families (document circulated) f) Education, Training, Volunteering and Employment (covered in Item 9 document) g) Homeless and Vulnerable People (covered in Item 9 document) h) Cheshire Neighbours Credit Union (covered in Item 9 document) i) Supporting Community Organisations and Assets (covered in Item 9 document) j) Raising Civic Pride (covered in Item 9 document)

Members considered matters related to progressing the work undertaken by A Vision for Crewe – Crewe’s Community Plan under the themes of:- a) Arts, Culture, Recreation and Heritage b) Twinning and International Relations c) Health and Wellbeing d) Environment and Wildlife e) Young People and Families f) Education, Training, Volunteering and Employment g) Homeless and Vulnerable People h) Cheshire Neighbours Credit Union i) Supporting Community Organisations and Assets j) Raising Civic Pride1

Councillor Simon Yates updated the Community Plan Committee with regards to the current status of international twinning and friendships with Crewe and the Council’s relationship with Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association (CANTA) Councillor Dennis Straine-Francis declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item in light of being a member of Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association Members resolved to adopt the Crewe Friendship and Twinning Policy presented to the Community Plan Committee and wished it be noted that the Town Council is keen to develop new relationships as well as continuing the links already established with Mâcon in France, Dzierżoniόw in Poland and Bischofsheim in Germany Councillor Simon Yates advised Members that an approach had been made by Mâcon to attend the Crewe Remembrance Sunday and the centenary activities commemorating World War One in November 2018 with the view that a reciprocal arrangement will be made to visit Mâcon. The Community Engagement Officer advised Members that pupils from Edleston School will be writing letters to students at Szkoła Podstawowa nr 9 in Dzierżoniόw with the view of becoming pen friends and developing links international connections with young people

Members resolved to accept the Environment Crewe branding and to establish a project to engage with community organisations to recognise their activities relating to environment and wildlife and support them to develop new initiatives

Members considered a proposal from junior parkrun to establish a junior parkrun in Crewe and requested that further information was obtained which can then be considered at a future meeting of the Community Plan Committee

Councillor Simon Yates updated the Community Plan Committee on the recent Crewe Homeless Working Group Meeting and a subsequent meeting with Cheshire East Council regarding their bid to the Ministry of Housing

18/1/11 To consider recommendations from the Grants Working Group in relation to applications submitted to the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme submitted to the Town Council before Sunday 10th June 2018

The Grant Applications which have been submitted are:-

a) On Your Marks CIC – £1,000.00 b) Sporting Communities CIC – £1,000.00 c) The Lighthouse Centre – £1,000.00 d) 95 Squadron (Crewe) Air Cadets – £1,000.00 e) Action On Cancer – £1,000.00 f) St. Andrew’s Church – £250.00 g) CHANCE Changing Lives – £1,000.00 (grant applications circulated)

Members of the Community Plan Committee considered applications submitted to the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme and:-

a) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to On Your Marks CIC from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

b) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to Sporting Communities CIC from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

c) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to The Lighthouse Centre from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

d) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to 95 Squadron (Crewe) Air Cadets from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

e) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to Action On Cancer from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

f) An award of £250.00 was resolved to be made to St. Andrew’s Church from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

g) An award of £1,000.00 was resolved to be made to CHANCE Changing Lives from the Crewe Town Council Small Grants Scheme

18/1/12 To note the dates of future meetings of the Community Plan Committee

· Monday 20th August 2018

· Monday 1st October 2018

· Monday 3rd December 2018

· Monday 4th March 2019

18/1/13 The Meeting of the Community Plan Committee was formally closed at 20:17pm