Agenda item

SK-211 – Tallington Village Hall Playing Field Association

Funding requested:  £15,000

The project was for funding to repair the playing fields stone boundary walls which were currently in a perilous state of repair.  Members were supportive of the proposal and on being put to the vote it was unanimously agreed to ENDORSE the funding request.

SK-213 – Bourne Town Council

Funding requested:  £24,000

The project was for Bourne Town Council to refurbish their Christmas Lights and purchase some additional ex rental lights.  Both the Chairman and one of the Board Members who was currently Mayor of Bourne spoke in support of the application.

The Vice-Chairman was in the Chair for the discussion and decision on this item.

(10:56 Although both the Chairman, Councillor Philip Knowles and Councillor Helen Crawford left at this point, due to a number of questions that the Board had they returned to the meeting to answer the questions but did not take part in any decision making on this item)

Following questions asked it was confirmed that the lights had been already purchased.  Retrospective applications could not be considered and it was therefore decided that the application be DEFERRED until the next meeting to enable an updated application for 2025 to be submitted.

SK-217 – South Kesteven District Council – Stamford Arts Centre

Funding request:  £6,425

The project was for the introduction of the Watch Word System in Stamford Arts Centre’s cinema to address a local need for improved accessibility in cultural experiences for those with hearing or visual impairments.  A comment was made about the SAC providing the equipment from their profits, but it was stated that the Arts were subsidised by the Council and they were non-profit making.   On being proposed and seconded it was agreed that the funding application be ENDORSED.

SK-220 – St Guthlac’s PCC Market Deeping

Funding requested: £20,834

SK-221 – St Guthlac’s PCC Market Deeping

Funding requested: £17,676

The funding requests for SK-220 and SK-221 were taken jointly. Previous funding had been endorsed for the work to improve the kitchen facilities and also the toilets at the Green School which acted as the church hall for St Guthlac’s.  Due to technical issues the projects had now been spilt into two separate applications which enabled three quotes for each project rather than a tendering exercise to be undertaken.  Nothing had been changed within the applications other than they had been split into two projects.  As the previous funding application had been endorsed it was proposed, seconded and unanimously agreed that both the new funding requests were ENDORSED.

SK-222 – South Kesteven District Council - Dysart Park

Funding requested: £12,250

The funding request was for a project that aimed to undertake property improvements to the tennis court fencing, car park pillars and a damaged wall in the park.   To compliment this the Council are progressing works to improve drainage issues across the park.  One of the Board Members spoke in support of the application and the park which was well used.  It was proposed, seconded and agreed to ENDORSE the funding request.

SK-207 – Stamford Welland Academy

Funding requested: £100,000

The funding requested was for a project working with the Football Foundation to build a 3G sports pitch at Stamford Welland Academy.  After discussion the application was REJECTED after taking into account the timeframes, maintenance costs, access for public participation and the amount of funding requested.

SK-169 – Langtoft Parish Council

Funding requested: £19,148.48

The funding application had been before the Board on two separate occasions where it had been deferred and then rejected.  The applicants had been very slow to respond to requests for further information in respect of the application. The application was for a two part project, the first project was for village gates to help with the identity of the village and the second project was for funding for more adult gym equipment, six pieces of which had been installed and had proved popular.  The Board discussed the project but expressed concern with the slow response and also that there did not appear to be any breakdown of costs included and that the timeframe to complete works may not be met. On being put to the vote the application for funding was REJECTED.

A short discussion on the remaining funding followed with Officers being advised to be agnostic with the funding pot.