Decision details

AHWB/061/2017 Esmee Fairbairn grant acceptance

Decision Maker: Director of Adults, Health and Well-Being

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This project will work with young people aged 15-25 from three of Doncaster's most deprived communities, will work with ex miners and their families to explore the positives and negatives of their mining past through Doncaster Museums' mining collections.

Decision:

To accept the Esmee Fairburn grant award of £78,850 to work in ex-mining communities using the museum mining collections.

Alternative options considered:

The project supports the wider work of heritage Services and the direction of travel, Refusing the grant would damage the reputation of the Council in the eyes of the funders.

Publication date: 08/09/2017

Date of decision: 21/08/2017

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