Agenda item

The Panel considered the following small community grants that met the criteria and awarded grants as follows:

RESOLVED:

The Panel considered the following applications that still required further evidence and

RESOLVED

1.     that the remaining four applications that required further evidence should be referred to officers to obtain the outstanding evidence;

2.     that subject to the necessary evidence being obtained, the applications met the criteria and therefore were agreed in principle by the Panel; giving delegated authority as set out in the Community Grants Fund policy for the Chair, as Portfolio Holder for Finance, to make the final decision on the applications as the amount fell under the £3000 limit (paragraph 6.4 of the policy refers)

The Panel considered the following Community Buildings applications.  After discussion, the Panel agreed that some applications could be granted but that further information and consideration was required.  The Chair therefore agreed that after this resolution, the meeting be adjourned and the remaining applications be considered by the Panel on the 15^th April 2026 at 5.30pm.

RESOLVED that

1.     The applications for village halls listed in the table below, namely Dunkeswell, Escot, Aylesbeare, Umborne and Netherton Club Farway, be granted

2.     The remaining applications be deferred for further information and consideration by the Panel