Grants Sub-Committee

Wednesday 4 April 2007 at 1.30 pm

Present: Councillors Hunter, McCormick (P) (for Moran), Stewart, Tucker and White.

Chair: Councillor White presided.

In attendance: Corporate Director Environment and Community Protection and Head of Economic and Social Regeneration.

Apologies: Councillors Moran and Robertson.

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

The Convener being of the opinion that the paper outlining late applications was relevant, competent and urgent moved its consideration to allow the Sub-Committee to determine at the earliest opportunity whether grant aid should be given. This was unanimously agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

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Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2007/08

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There was submitted a paper listing first round applications, together with a supplementary paper on six late applications.

Decided:

(1) that with regard to applications up to £5,000 grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:

Reference No	Organisation	Grant
IS/09	Hillend Art Club	£1,030
IS/52	Kilmacolm Horticultural Society	£206
IS/98	Hillend Bowling Club	£4,090
IS/113	Gourock Business Club	£500
IS/114	Newark Angling Club	£600
IS/126	Wellington Park Bowling Club	£4,200
IS/135	Inverkip Bowling Club	£5,000
IS/146	Pennyfern Residents &Tenants’ Association	£3,000
IS/156	Mallard Crescent Action Group	£3,000
IS/157	Overton Tenants & Residents Association	£1,000
IW/25	Inverclyde Youth Theatre	£3,090
IW/54	Greenock Medical Aid Society	NIL
IW/57	Inverclyde Piping Project	£2,545
IW/89	Victim Support Inverclyde	£5,000
IW/113	Gourock Horticultural Society	£1,030
IW/131	Port Glasgow Boys Club	£1,100
IW/135	Macular Disease Society Inverclyde	£500
IW/151	Parklea Association Branching Out Ltd	£2,500
IW/152	Inverclyde & District Battalion The Boys Brigade	£5,000
DW/01	A Greenock District Scout Council B Greenock District Scout Council	£5,000
DW/03	Paisley & District Schools Football Association	£500
SW/97	Scottish Spina Bifida Association	NIL

(2) that with regard to applications over £5,000 grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:-

Reference No	Organisation	Grant
IS/02	Port Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Council	£10,000
IS/152	Kilmacolm New Community Centre Co Ltd	£4,000
IW/03	Port Glasgow Voluntary Transport Group	£8,000
IW/06	Inverclyde Women’s Aid	£7,500
IW/07	Inverclyde Voluntary Council of Social Service	£50,000
IW/21	Greenock Arts Guild	£50,000
IW/35	Inverclyde Council on Disability	£14,000
IW/38	Bow Farm Home Support Service	£20,000
IW/111	Gourock Garden Party Committee	£6,030
RW/61	West of Scotland Racial Equality Council	£1,000
RW/63	West of Scotland Seniors Forum	NIL

(3) that with regard to applications continued from the last meeting of the Sub-Committee and/or carried forward from the previous financial year grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:-

Reference No	Organisation	Grant
IS/141	Woodhall Community Association	£3,000
IW/29	Greenock Ladies Speakers Club	£150
IW/146	Inverclyde Christian Initiative	£1,000

(4) that with regard to the late items submitted grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:-

Reference No	Organisation	Grant
IS/119	Mayhem-St. John’s Church	£800
IS/125	Strone Maukinhill Tenants Association	£1,000
IS/134	Gourock Park Bowling Club	£3,000
IW/70	The Laughing Stock Company	£1,500
IW/153	Birkmyre Rugby Club	£882
IW/154	Wellpark Mid Kirk Organ Fund Committee	£2,500