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NP Business Activities Report

Wellbeing decisions,  Fundraiser working group and further NP Governance & Plan work; offer of additional £10,000 fund

(Report of Keith Houghton, NP Co-ordinator)

Presented By:Keith Houghton, NP Co-ordinator

Minutes:

The Neighbourhood Partnership considered the NP Business Activities report from Keith Houghton, Neighbourhood Partnership Co-ordinator.

 

The Neighbourhood Partnership AGREED: – 

(i)                 to note the Wellbeing Fund balance available £20,000

(ii)               to approve the recommendation to hold a Traffic & Transport sub-group in July 2016to bring a highways scheme forward to the September NP meeting

Action: Keith Houghton

 

(iii)              to note the updates on agreed priorities for Access and the emerging exploration of play space at Hallen Drive, Sea Mills and to keep a watching brief on this opportunity through the Environment Sub-Group and through regular updates to the NP

(iv)             to note the legal information giving due regard to Public Sector Equality Duty

(v)               to hold a further NP Plan and Governance event to review and refine the delivery priorities of the NP Plan and to allocate its resources to deliver it

 

Action: Keith Houghton

 

(vi)             to set up a working group that’s open to wider membership to develop the option of employing a Fundraiser to support priorities in the NP Plan. Noted that Henbury, Southmead and Brentry had expressed interest in a joint proposal.

Action: Keith Houghton

 

(vii)           to note the latest S106 contributions and CIL contributions information at item 7 in the report

 

The Neighbourhood Committee RESOLVED to: - 

(i)                 approve the recommended Wellbeing application funding of £7,178 as follows, leaving a total of £12,822 within the Wellbeing fund:

No

Name of Group

Brief Description

£ Amount Requested

Assessment Panel Notes

Approved

1

Avonmouth Holiday Playscheme

Outings and workshops for children to experience areas outside of Avonmouth

£1,408.00

 

£1,408

2

Avonmouth Sea Cadets

Improvement of buildings, energy conservation

£1,463.01

Panel recommend contribution towards rather than whole cost requested

£700

3

North Bristol Domestic Abuse Forum

educate local communities about all forms of Domestic abuse

£1,080.00

Panel funds in expectation of other North NPs contributing to share out the cost

£270

4

Oasis Community Hub North Bristol

Craftspace, arts and crafts workshops

£1,500.00

Panel recommends contribution to requested items from users

£750

5

Penpole Residents Association

door to door coach for luncheon club

£600.00

 

£600

6

Shire Christmas Illuminations

Christmas trees and lights display and event

£1,500.00

 

£1,500

7

Shirehampton Community Plan Group

Shirehampton Community Plan

£1,500.00

 

£1,500

The Neighbourhood Committee also RESOLVED to fund the New Bridge magazine as set out below tofund in part with the expectation that they would find alternative funding through other means, changing the recommendation not to fund from the Assessment Panel:

8

New Bridge Magazine

Funding to support New Bridge Magazine

£900.00

Panel query value for money – whether a paper newsletter gets read – potential for social media as better value?

£450

(ii)               approve the recommendations not to fund the Wellbeing requests of £2,250 as follows

Organisation

Brief description

Amount requested

Reason

Arts Enlarge

Create giant Goram and costumes for Goram Fair

£1,500.00

Panel felt it wasn’t good value for money – concerned that publicity wasn’t good in previous work.

Avonmouth Project Group

Developing wellbeing skills through art.

£750.00

Panel has concern about need for applicant organisation to develop its constitution beyond a single individual. Asked applicant to reapply

(iii)             approve the Clean & Green/Environment budget spends proposed by the NP as follows:

NP Plan Ref:

Ward

Brief Description

Amount Requested £

Environment

Streetscene:

Shirehampton

 

Equipment, Friends of Lamplighters Marsh

£100

SeaMills

Flower boxes & brackets outside SeaMills Library

£160

 

This leaves £2,018.30 remaining in the agreed budget for work in 2016/17

(iv)             to accept the £10,000 offered to the NP from the Community Fund monies held by BCC from the Avonmouth Wind Turbine development

 

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