Community Committee Meeting

MINUTES of the meeting held on 8th October 2024

In attendance:

Cllr Alan Coiley

Cllr Sally Graham

Cllr Dawn Clark

Cllr Lena Hogben

Cllr Kevin Murray

Cllr Jill Rhodes

Cllr Ben Wye

Cllr Martin Edwards

Cllr Dennis Straine-Francis

 

C/24/3/1 To receive apologies for absence:

Cllr Faseyi, Cllr Mortimer

C/24/3/2 To note declarations of Members’ interests:
  Cllr Jill Rhodes declared a non-pecuniary interest in St Andrew’s Church, Dance to Health

Cllr Dawn Clark declared a non-pecuniary interest in St Andrew’s  Church, Dance to Health

C/24/3/3 To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Community Committee meeting held on 16th July 2024

RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting.

C/24/3/4 Public Participation:

A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments that relate to the items within the agenda.

None

C/24/3/5 To review the year- to- date financial position for the Community Plan Committee.

The report was noted.

C/24/3/6 To consider matters related to grant applications received from:

  Organisation Project title Amount
6.1 LS Gymnastics

RESOLVED:                   

Making it safe for all

To approve the grant application and award funds

 

£2500

6.2 RicNic

RESOLVED:

Show in a week

To partially approve the application and award funds subject to clarification around Marketing budget.

 

£1000

       
       
       
6.3 Dance to Health

RESOLVED:

St Andrews Dance to Health

To partially approve the application and award funds

 

£1875

6.4 Digital Arts Box

RESOLVED:

Young Creators Workshops

To decline the application

 

£2449.50

6.5 YMCA

RESOLVED:

The Gresty Club – YMCA Cheshire

To approve the application and award funds

 

£2500

6.6 My CWA

RESOLVED:

Male Peer Support Lounge Crewe

To approve the application and award funds

 

£1000

6.7 ConNEXTions

RESOLVED:

Outdoor Amenities Area

To approve the application subject to further information being received.

 

£1500

  The receipt from The Lighthouse centre of the reclaimed grant funding for the cancelled Valley Brook Festival was noted.
C/24/3/7 To consider a Grant Variation request – Visyon

RESOLVED: To approve the variation subject to additional information being received

C/24/3/8 To consider details of a new Community Strategy to replace A Vision for Crewe.

The update was noted

C/24/3/9 To provide an update to members on the progress of the Business Delivery Plan 2024-25.

The update was noted.

RESOLVED:

i.                    To remove the funding allocation for volunteering and return it to the Wellbeing budget line – 470 /4767

ii.                  To use the approved funding allocation for a community mapping asset to support EDI projects within the community instead.

C/24/3/10 Member Item: Cllr Clark to discuss winter provision for LATH

RESOLVED: Members agreed to provide funding of £500 to LATH (Looking after the homeless)

 C/24/3/11 To provide draft budget setting details to members for 2025-26

RESOLVED: That the draft committee budget was approved for recommendation to the Finance & Governance Committee.

 C/24/3/12 To note the date of the next meeting on Tuesday 21st January 2025.

Noted

Meeting closed: 7.23pm

Chair: Cllr Alan Coiley

Clerk: J. Dow

Meeting documents

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