Agenda item

To receive updates on the following previous grants and projects:

·           Monk Fryston Parochial Church Council

·           Selby District Children’s Reading Festival

·           Selby Swans

·           Sherburn in Elmet Food and Craft Festival

·           Eversley Park Safe Main Access

·           Hillam, Monk Fryston Community Sports Association

·           South Milford Toddler and Baby Group

·           Fairburn Community Café

The Board considered the eight updates from previous grants and projects as set out in the agenda, and were pleased to note the successes achieved by the various groups who had received funding.

The Sherburn in Elmet Food and Craft Festival would be taking place again in 2018, with more involvement from local schools in the Western CEF area. There would be a competition to decorate themed display boards for the festival, with an opportunity for a local school to win £250 for the winning entry.

The Board acknowledged the ongoing work of the Hillam and Monk Fryston Community Sports Association, who were planning on making the cricket pavilion a year-round venue and also upgrading the pitches. The Board requested that a commissioned report on the Association’s plans be made available to them when completed.

The Community Development Officer asked that the end and mid-project monitoring reports used by organisations to report their progress be sent electronically to applicants, and re-formatted to ensure they were easy to complete.

The Chairman asked the Board which previous applications should be submitted to the Council’s Communications Team in order to produce some ‘good news’ stories about the CEFs. The Board selected the Fairburn Community Café, the Sherburn in Elmet Food and Craft Festival and Wheatsheaf Angling Club. The Democratic Services Officer would send details of all three to the Communications Team.

RESOLVED:

i)      To note the updates on previous grants and projects.

ii)     That the report commissioned by Hillam and Monk Fryston Community Sports Association on future improvements to the pavilion and pitches be circulated to Board Members.

iii)   That the templates for end and mid-project monitoring reports be sent to applicants electronically for completion, and formatted to ensure that they could be easily completed.

iv)   To ask the Democratic Services Officer to submit to the Council’s Communications Team details of the following previous applications/projects:

·           Fairburn Community Café

·           Sherburn in Elmet Craft and Food Festival

·           Wheatsheaf Angling Club.