Agenda item

1.      Environment – to note progress and approve a £2000 allocation for Clean and Green.

2.      Traffic and transport – to note progress.

3.      Grants – to consider the recommendations of the Wellbeing Panel.

4.      Neighbourhood budget – to note the budget to date.

5.      Horfield and Lockleaze forums – to note items of discussion at the forums.

6.      Stoke Park delivery group – to approve a £2000 allocation for summer events and approve the successful tender.

7.      Citywide neighbourhood partnership event – members to attend and participate.

(To be presented by Caroline Hollies)

The business activities report was considered as follows:

a. Environment group update: the update report was noted.

The Neighbourhood Committee

RESOLVED:

That £2000 be allocated for clean and green spending as per the proposal set out in the report.

b. Traffic and Transport group update: the update report was noted.

c. Grant Panel recommendations:

The Neighbourhood Committee considered the recommendations from the Grants panel and

RESOLVED:

1. That no award be made to Buzz Lockleaze to fund display shelves for fresh produce and wooden planters.  However, if possible, a community project should be encouraged to take this idea forward.

2. That up to £600 be awarded to Horfield health centre to fund carers support group afternoon tea, and health and wellbeing community events.

3. That £2000 be awarded to Horfield Leisure Centre to fund work to increase physical activity levels of local residents who are currently inactive and/or at increased risk of health conditions related to lack of exercise.  It was noted that the initial focus would be on Lockleaze residents; it was suggested that a future stage of the project could be encouraged / developed to focus more specifically on Horfield residents. 

4. That £1000 be awarded to Lockleaze FC to fund pitch hire and training fees.

5. That £2000 be awarded to Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust to fund various items for the Love Lockleaze Festival.

6. That £1062.50 be awarded to Owl Craft Group to fund rent and refreshments costs.

7. That no award be made at this stage to Playing Out as per the panel’s recommendation, recognising the importance of sustainable investment.   However, the committee would welcome the development of an application that could be funded. 

8. That £2000 be awarded to South Lockleaze and Purdown neighbourhood group to fund costs of the creation and installation of a wooden noticeboard.

9. That up to £270 be allocated to SCAF towards the cost of a North Bristol Domestic Abuse Forum.

d. Neighbourhood budget:the update, as set out in the report, was noted.

e. Forum reports: the update, as set out in the report, was noted.

f. Stoke Park Dowry:  As per the report, the Stoke Park delivery group had recommended that £2000 from the Stoke Park dowry be allocated for summer walks and events on

Stoke Park. The group had proposed that they would tender for someone to run a series of events from this fund (the tenders to be evaluated by the group). 

In discussion, the Neighbourhood Committee members were concerned that the tender process proposed was not appropriate given the relatively small sum of money involved.  It was moreover important to ensure transparency and local engagement in the process and to look to secure social value to the community from these activities.

The Neighbourhood Committee

RESOLVED:

That a sum of £2000 be allocated from the Stoke Park dowry to support summer activities subject to further discussions taking place to assure councillors that the tender procedure will be transparent, with local engagement and that appropriate account will be taken of social value considerations.

g. Citywide NP event – 20 July: the update, as set out in the report, was noted.