Report by Chief Executive.
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There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to applications for funding from Paisley North, West and Central Local Partnership in 2024/25.
The report intimated that the available allocation for the Local Partnership was £56,722 with £500 ringfenced for community representatives’ expenses. It was noted that the budget available for allocation by this Local Partnership was £56,222 and that the total value of applications received for funding was £104,317.84.
The report advised that the Youth Challenge Fund component for 2024/25 amounted to £21,113 and it was noted that this funding would be allocated by young people through a participatory budgeting exercise which had taken place during May 2024 with decisions being made in June 2024.
Declarations of Interest
Margaret Dymond, Lisa McDonald, Karen Miller and Jay Jay Muyania, having previously declared interests in applications for Local Partnership funding remained in the meeting but took no part in the discussion or voting on the applications they had declared interests in.
Following discussion on all applications received and the Local Partnership’s priorities, the Convener proposed:
(a) that the undernoted applications be awarded as detailed:
FR1026 – Paisley & District Scout Association - £1,500
FR1032 – REEM (Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Communities - £1,500
FR1033 – Twist and Hit Cheerleaders - £3,138
FR1037 – Eat Up - £162.40
FR1041 – Dates-n-Mates – £1,250
FR1043 – Sewing2gether All Nations - £2,557.50
FR1046 – Gallowhill Senior Citizens Indoor Bowling - £4,000
FR1047 – Scottish Afro Caribbean Arts Association (SACAA) - £2,000
FR1049 – Brick Lane Music Academy CIC - £4,957.92
FR1052 – Renfrewshire Walking Network - £558
FR1057 – Forever Young - £1,983.17
FR1059 – Renfrewshire Women’s Aid - £4,957.92
FR1069 – Paisley West Church Pastoral Committee - £2,478.96
FR1092 – Renfrewshire Environmental Trust - £2,935.09 subject to a condition that the project is managed to the satisfaction of officers
FR1095 – Rays of Hope - £1,120
FR1102 – Storm Gymnastics CIC - £600
FR1109 – right2dance - £1,983.17
FR1110 – Feis Phaislig - £4,832.99
FR1112 – Own Yer Bike - £1,000
FR1120 – Girls Brigade Clyde Division - £250
FR1122 – The Renfrewshire Toy Bank - £3,500
FR1135 – CREATE Paisley - £1,050
FR1137 – 7th Paisley & District JNI Scout Group - £2,000
FR1140 – Pachedu - £3,114.57
FR1146 – Paisley & District RBLS Pipe Band - £1,774.94
FR1147 – Shopmobility Renfrewshire - £1,017; and
(b) that the undernoted applications be declined:
FR1030 – Paisley Sea Cadets/Brediland Hall – declined
FR1044 – Outspoken Arts Scotland Limited – declined
FR1056 – Paisley Pirates Ice Hockey Club – declined
FR1078 – SSAFA’S Glasgow Helping Heroes – declined
FR1088 – Rainbow Turtle – declined
FR1101 – Lamont Farm – declined
FR1105 – PACE Theatre Company – declined
FR1107 – Paisley Barbell – declined
FR1108 – Early Years Scotland – declined
FR1143 - Renfrewshire Rainbow Buddies - declined
These proposals were agreed unanimously.
DECIDED: That it be agreed to award the grant applications as detailed above.