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Wellbeing (for decision) (including UWE domestic abuse application discussion)
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Wellbeing (including UWE domestic abuse application)
The Partnership received a report of the Neighbourhood Co?ordinator regarding the allocation and recommendations of the Wellbeing Panel.
On being put to the vote the Neighbourhood Committee voted and unanimously -
Resolved - that subject to applicants being clearly informed of the Council’s current spending freeze and that money would not be released until this had been resolved, the current Well Being allocationbe noted and the funding allocation approved as set out below -
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Applicant |
Amount requested/ purpose |
Decision |
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Bristol Noise |
£500 An event in Sea Mills |
Assurance was given that the event was not promoting religious practice Recommendation: £500 |
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Queens Gate Neighbourhood Watch |
£360 Painting of railings and kissing gate |
Recommendation: £360 |
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St Alban’s Players |
£3,000 Build a new stage ‘apron’ to enable larger productions |
Recommendation: £3,000 |
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Westbury Library Users’ Group |
Up to £1,500 Provide a notice board outside the library |
Panel wanted the applicant to decide what specifications it wished for the notice board. Afternote (14th Nov 2016): Following investigation of a variety of sizes and fixtures, the applicant had agreed the following price for a single sided notice board attached to the railings: Board and header: £465 Installation & delivery £149 Total = £614 Recommendation: £614 |
20. (a) UWE Domestic Abuse application
The Neighbourhood Partnershipwas reminded that at its last meeting an application from the University of the West of England in respect of domestic abuse issues was considered and deferred for further information. The Project proposed running a conference and a subsequent training programme for volunteers to help ‘intervene’ in domestic dispute incidence. The amount requested was £1,209.40. Discussions with the Applicant’s had taken place to find out more detail and to share views. The funding to be subject to all five north Bristol Neighbourhood Partnerships contributing to the Project.
The Neighbourhood Committee members considered the Application further and on being put to the vote there were three in favour and two abstentions.
Resolved – that subject to the Applicant being clearly informed of the Council’s current spending freeze and that money would not be released until this had been resolved, funding of the University of the West of England Domestic Abuse Project for £1,209.40 be approved subject to all five north Bristol Neighbourhood Partnerships contributing to the Project.
20. (b) Transformers Youth Fund
The Neighbourhood Partnership was reminded that the Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust had been managing the Transformers Fund, a small grant aimed at working with young people and delivering youth activities. The Trust had found that it had been difficult to attract enough projects and therefore had agreed to devolve £5,000 of the fund to each of Bristol’s Neighbourhood Partnerships.
The fund would be administered through the Neighbourhood Partnership Well Being Small Grants Process, and can be allocated from September this year. All funds must be allocated by March 2017 and all projects must be finished by February 2018. Monitoring must be submitted by applicants one month after the end of their project the last monitoring should be received no later than 20th March 2018.
Resolved – that £5,000 Transformers Youth Funding be accepted and that the Neighbourhood Partnership abide by the criteria as set out in the report.
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