Decision details

Members considered requests for grant aid in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s Grant Aid Policy.

RESOLVED that:

1. The Grant Aid requests be granted as follows:

2.     An additional sum of £40,000 be added to the Grant Aid budget for 2026/27, to be funded by the General Fund Reserves.

Reason

Consideration was given in respect of awarding grants. As part of the Protocol, Grant Aid would only be given in support of specific projects or services and not as a general grant towards the services provided by a Parish/Town Council. There was no budgetary provision for Capital grants to Parish Councils. The grant aid requests were in line with the current Corporate Plan aims for supporting people to live well and provide a safe place for everyone.

(Councillors S Paterson and M Radulovic MBE, having declared other-registerable interests, left the meeting without voting or discussion thereon on the items for The Helpful Bureau and Eastwood People’s Initiative respectively. Councillor G Marshall took the chair for the item considering Eastwood People’s Initiative.)