Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
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There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to applications received for Local Area Committee funding.
DECIDED: That the applications for funding be determined as follows:-
Single area
21st Paisley (St Mirren) Scout Group – educational and cultural visit to Italy – Awarded £4,800
Active Communities – Christmas fun run – Awarded £2,290
Buddies of Hunterhill – formation of an intergenerational drama group – Awarded £3,700
Cameron Dance Group – hall hire, costumes and general running costs – Awarded £2,200
Cotton Club – sailing at Castle Semple – Awarded £2,000
Friends of Barshaw Park – start up costs for group to improve and support the facilities of Barshaw Park – Awarded £4,000 (ring fenced)
Harmony Pensioners Club – rent, administration and running costs – Awarded £1,730
Paisley West End & Central Seniors Forum – purchase of sound system and assistance towards rent and running costs – Awarded £600
Rainbow Nursery Parents Committee – purchase and redevelop outdoor play resources – Continued
Ralston Community Council – expenses involved in hosting the Ralston Games – Awarded £7,120
Spinningdale Residents Association – upkeep and maintenance of Mill Road embankment – Awarded £900 (ring fenced)
Thumbs Up Thursday Toddler Group – small equipment and storage, soft furnishings, sensory creative materials and play materials – Continued
Y Don’t U? – provision of free school holiday and term time sports, leisure and education activities in Paisley North – Awarded £8,558
Multi area
Arthritis Care in Scotland – Paisley Branch – transportation to and from meetings – Awarded £150
Association of African Communities in Renfrewshire – rent and utilities – Awarded £1,161.29
Basketball Paisley – coaching fees, travel, printing, hall hire and training – Awarded £812.20
Blackhall Ceramic Painting Group – assistance towards hall let costs – Awarded £250
Boys Brigade – help towards running costs – Awarded £400
Braehead Junior Ice Hockey Club – ice hire and other operating costs – Awarded £380
Breastfeeding Network – salaries, training new volunteers, volunteer expenses and other associated costs – Continued
Buddy Beat – tutor fees and stationery – Awarded £1,000
Cornerstone Drop-in Centre – utility costs and insurance – Continued
Create Paisley – development worker costs, training and other running costs.
Councillor J Sharkey, seconded by Councillor M Sharkey, moved that Create Paisley be awarded £9,634.50.
Councillor K MacLaren, seconded by Councillor Williams, moved as an amendment that Create Paisley be awarded £5,000 and that the development worker costs be not funded.
On the roll being called, the following members voted for the amendment: Councillors Kelly, Lawson, K MacLaren, M MacLaren and Williams.
The following members voted for the motion: Councillors J Sharkey and M Sharkey.
5 members having voted for the amendment and 2 members having voted for the motion, the amendment was accordingly declared carried.
Create Paisley – training and other running costs – Awarded £5,000.
DH Lunch Club – hall let, phones and stationery – Awarded £350
Environmental Training Team – machine tools, personal protective equipment and rent – Awarded £2,000
Feis Phaislig – staff costs (9 tutors and week co-ordinator), hiring of premises, marketing, postage and t-shirts – Awarded £1,530
Ferguslie Bowling Club – refurbishment of toilets – Declined
Ferguslie Cricket Club – purchase of electronic scoreboard – Declined
Ferguslie Cricket Club – partially fund artificial nets and practice facility – Declined
Ferguslie Cricket Club – funding of junior cricket coaching programme.
Councillor K MacLaren, seconded by Councillor Lawson, moved that Ferguslie Cricket Club be awarded £994 to fund the junior cricket coaching programme.
Councillor Williams, seconded by Councillor Kelly, moved as an amendment that the request to fund the junior cricket coaching programme be declined.
On the roll being called, the following members voted for the amendment: Councillors Kelly, J Sharkey, M Sharkey and Williams.
The following members voted for the motion: Councillors Lawson, K MacLaren and M MacLaren.
4 members having voted for the amendment and 3 members having voted for the motion, the amendment was accordingly declared carried.
Ferguslie Cricket Club – funding of junior cricket coaching programme – Declined
Fitting-in – outdoor physical and educational activities for 25 disadvantaged young people – Awarded £1,180
Food Train – purchase of transit van to enhance service provision – Awarded £2,000
Forever Young – various projects for sheltered housing complexes in Renfrewshire – Awarded £2,000
Get Oot Get Active – activity sessions for young people from residential homes in Renfrewshire – Awarded £900
Girls Brigade Renfrew Division – divisional training events, competitions, outings and other general running costs – Awarded £500
Greensyde Carers – outdoor furniture and storage for ongoing gardening project for disabled adults – Awarded £200
I Am Me – development of ‘keep safe’ app – Awarded £2,000
Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group – production expenses, hiring/let of premises, printing and stationery, costume hire, amp and laptop – Continued
Lamont Farm – equipment and utilities – Continued
Lapwing Lodge Outdoor Centre – bouldering wall and mountain bikes for under 8 year olds – Awarded £2,000
Paisley Cat Rescue – vet bills and cat food – Continued
Paisley Pirates – assistance towards increasing ice rink hire costs – Awarded £1,600
Paisley Martyrs Sandyford Church – cleaning of stonework building – Declined
Phoenix Flyers Dog Agility Club – funding of two annual fun shows, jumps and trailer – Awarded £986
Rainbow Turtle – assistance towards cost of employing educational officer for schools and other forums – Awarded £1,480
RAMH – No Substitute for Life – assistance towards cost of event to offer information and positive interventions to diminish the threat of suicide – Awarded £950
RCA Trust – refurbishment of office accommodation – Continued
Renfrewshire Access Panel – equipment update and training – Awarded £1,947
Renfrewshire Bowling Association Under 25s – coach hire, uniforms, presentations and entrance fees – Awarded £600
Renfrewshire Deaf Group – interpreters, running costs and coach hire – Awarded £500
Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities – property and administrative costs – Awarded £4,032.50
Renfrewshire Environmental and Restoration Group – office start up costs – Continued
Renfrewshire Visually Impaired Forum – transcription software and running costs – Awarded £700
Renfrewshire Walking Network – provision of booklets providing details of walks, hire of hall for meetings and walk leader risk assessments – Awarded £600
Scottish Afro-Carribean Festival – stage hire, performers, marquees etc – Awarded £11,806
St Columba’s Adult Social Club – activities and running costs – Continued
St James' Orchestra – help with costs of rehearsal and performance accommodation – Awarded £340
St Peters' Mens Club – refurbishment – Continued
Twist and Hit Cheerleaders – premises costs, staff training, transport, uniforms and equipment – Awarded £4,850
Paisley Pens – assistance towards specialist tutor cost of 2 hours per week for 50 weeks – homologate award of £1,000 from 2014/15 budget
Twist and Hit Cheerleaders – gymnastic equipment – homologate award of £720 from 2014/15 budget