Decision details

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2018/2019. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillor Clapham and Maycock of Bispham Ward have requested £480 as funding to the Friends of Cavendish Road Park to provide free summer tennis coaching for children in the area.

Councillors I Taylor and L Williams of Claremont Ward have requested £4,304.40 as funding to Claremont First Step Community Centre as part payment of the salary for the Manager of the Claremont Park Community Centre for 2018 (May, June and July).

Councillors Hutton and L Taylor of Clifton Ward have requested £1,220 as funding to the Parks Department for the provision of grass mowing on the play area at Sunningdale Road and Carson Road and the area next to Grizedale Road.

Councillors Mrs Henderson and Hunter of Highfield Ward have requested £100 as funding to the Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous Group for provision of room hire and refreshments for 17 meetings at the Molyneux Centre.

Councillor Cross and Rowson of Ingthorpe Ward have requested £1,138.79 as funding to Kincraig Primary School for the purchase and installation of a defibrillator for the school.

Councillors Benson and Mitchell of Layton Ward have requested £1,033.80 as funding to the Highways Department for provision of safety bollards to be located on the southbound carriageway of Westcliffe Drive.

Councillors Campbell and Kirkland of Park Ward have requested £900 as funding to Groundwork CLM to enable to gates at The Grange to be moved in order to give access to the field for recreational activities.

Councillors Cox and Humphreys of Squires Gate Ward have requested £3,300 as funding to the Parks Department for the purchase and installation of 6 Hexagonal Planters on Harrowside.

Councillors I Coleman and Smith of Talbot Ward have requested £5,000 as funding to the Street Cleansing Department towards the Community Payback Team to clear litter, weeds and debris from the streets bounded by Talbot Ward.

Councillors O’Hara and Robertson BEM of Waterloo Ward have requested £199.75 as retrospective funding to the Friends of Watson Road Park for the provision of a Blue Plaque for the WW1 Practice Trenches at the Park.  This funding is retrospective due to the immediate nature of the original payment for the Blue Plaque.

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.