Grants Sub-Committee

Thursday 25 March 2004 at 4.30 pm

Present:  Councillors Hunter, Moran, Robertson, Stewart, Tucker and White.

Chair:  Councillor Hunter presided.

In attendance:  Director of Community Services.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee. 

The Convener being of the opinion that East End Adult Advisory and Hawick Court Community Care Group should be added to the list requesting grant aid moved their consideration to allow the Sub-Committee to determine whether grant aid should be given.  This was agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

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There was submitted an information paper by the Director of Community Services on requests for grant made by various voluntary organisations. 

Decided:  that grants be made to the voluntary organisations as follows:-

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Ref No

Organisation

Grant

IS/09

Hillend Art Club

     £1,000

IS/16

The Light Trust of Port Glasgow

     £3,000

IS/52

Kilmacolm Horticultural Society

        £200

IS/65

Youth Connections

            Nil

IS/114

Newark Angling Club

        £400

IS/121

Greenock Amateur Boxing Club

     £1,400

IS/122

The Shore

        £500

IW/17

Inverclyde to Lourdes Group

        £450

IW/18

Greenock Writers Club

        £200

IW/28

Port Glasgow Arts Guild

        £250

IW/37

Inverclyde Elderly Forum

     £1,250

IW/76

The Greenock Philharmonic Society

        £500

IW/89

Victim Support Inverclyde

     £3,000

IW/96

Inverclyde Juvenile Pipe Band

     £2,000

DW/01b

Greenock District Scout Council

     £1,500

DW/03

Paisley & District Schools Football Association

(Councillor Tucker declared an interest in this item and took no part in its consideration)

        £500

RW/14

West of Scotland Playscheme Advisory Forum

            Nil

RW/17

The Poverty Alliance

            Nil

RW/18

Glasgow LGBT Centre

            Nil

SW/12

Scottish Refugee Council

            Nil

SW/15

Scottish Low Pay Unit

            Nil

SW/21

Scottish Human Rights Centre

            Nil

SW/36

Scottish Women’s Aid

            Nil

SW/48

W.R.V.S.

     £1,500

SW/72

Scottish Festival Singers

     £1,500

SW/97

Scottish Spina Bifida Association

            Nil

SW/98

Ethnic Minorities Law Centre

            Nil

IS/02

Port Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Council

     £8,800

IS/06

Second Chance Learning

(It was noted that the Director of Community Services would meet with the Group to discuss its future)

   £20,000

IS/43

Strone/Maukinhill Community Caravan Group

     £5,500

IW/03

Port Glasgow Voluntary Trans-Port Group

   £16,000

IW/06

Inverclyde Women’s Aid

   £20,000

IW/07

Inverclyde Voluntary Council of Social Service

   £92,000

IW/10a

Inverclyde Community Development Trust,    )

Community Workspace, Port Glasgow           )

IW/10b

Inverclyde Community Development Trust,    )

Neil Street Workshops                                     ) Total of

£100,000

IW/10c

Inverclyde Community Development Trust,    )

Community Care Development                       )

IW/21

Greenock Arts Guild

£36,000

IW/38

Bow Farm Home Support Service

(Councillor Moran declared an interest in this item, left the meeting, thereby taking no part in its consideration.  It was noted that the Director of Community Services would meet with the Group to discuss its future).

£20,000

RW/35

Sounds of Progress

£10,000

RW/61

West of Scotland Racial Equality Council

£500

IS/10

East End Adult Advisory

£1,000

IS/41

Hawick Court Community Care Group

£1,000

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