Decision details

The Elected Members Ward Budget is included the 2023/24 Revenue Budget.
Within this allocation each elected Member is allocated up to £3k (£165k in total across all 55 elected Members) to support local groups and organisations.
A central record of grants allocated will be maintained by the Corporate Governance Team within Legal and Democratic Services – this will reconcile to the grant payments made and record the outcomes achieved through the use of the grant funding.
This is an allocation of existing 2023/24 revenue budget and so is contained within the Council’s current budget envelope.
The individual applications below, detail the extent to which the initiative will seek to make a positive impact within the local community.

a. Family and Young People Action Group
Reference No: 16/DCF/WB23-24/H&BN
Supported By: Councillor G Jones & Councillor Liu
Cost: £600.00 (£300.00 x 2 Councillors)
The funding will be used to provide the very needy families in Town Ward/Wheatley with a food parcel until further support can be sought.

b. Family & Young People’s Action Group
Reference No: 17/DCF/WB23-24/Tn
Supported By: Councillor Cobby, Councillor Kearsley & Councillor
Shaw
Cost: £900.00 (£300.00 x 3 Councillors)
The funding will be used to provide the very needy families in Town Ward/Wheatley with a food parcel that will see the through until further support

c. Doncaster Spanish Society
Reference No: 18/DCF/WB23-24/Tn
Supported By: Councillor Cobby
Cost: £280.00
The Doncaster Spanish Society will use the funding to purchase a projector for the group to use.

d. Adwick Detachment Army Cadet Force
Reference No: 19/DCF/WB23-24/Ad&C
Supported By: Councillor Hutchinson, Councillor Mounsey &
Councillor S Smith
Cost: £900.00 (£300.00 x 3 Councillors)
The grant funding will be used to purchase Bivvy bags, camping beds & bashers for cadets to use in the field.

e. Carki Shouts Positive Action Group
Reference No: 20/DCF/WB23-24/Ad&C
Supported By: Councillor Hutchinson
Cost: £300.00
The funding will be used for a family event on Carcroft Playing Field, and will help with the costs of hiring inflatables, generators and insurance.

f. Friends of Edlington Victoria Academy
Reference No: 21/DCF/WB23-24/E&W
Supported By: Councillor Cole & Councillor Reid
Cost: £1200.00 (£700.00 x Councillor Cole & £500.00 x Councillor
Reid)
The grant will assist in buying materials to replace the children’s gazebo which was condemned.

g. Thorne Knit & Knatter
Reference No: 22/DCF/WB23-24/T&M
Supported By: Councillor Houlbrook
Cost: £230.00
The funding will purchase wool, buttons and threads for the group to use when knitting items for Firefly, DRI prem unit and ward 25.

To approve the following applications for grant funding from the Members Ward Budget 2023/24.

a. Family and Young People Action Group
Reference No: 16/DCF/WB23-24/H&BN
Supported By: Councillor G Jones & Councillor Liu
Cost: £600.00 (£300.00 x 2 Councillors)

b. Family & Young Peoples Action Group
Reference No: 17/DCF/WB23-24/Tn
Supported By: Councillor Cobby, Councillor Kearsley & Councillor
Shaw
Cost: £900.00 (£300.00 x 3 Councillors)

c. Doncaster Spanish Society
Reference No: 18/DCF/WB23-24/Tn
Supported By: Councillor Cobby
Cost: £280.00

d. Adwick Detachment Army Cadet Force
Reference No: 19/DCF/WB23-24/Ad&C
Supported By: Councillor Hutchinson, Councillor Mounsey &
Councillor S Smith
Cost: £900.00 (£300.00 x 3 Councillors)

e. Carki Shouts Positive Action Group
Reference No: 20/DCF/WB23-24/Ad&C
Supported By: Councillor Hutchinson
Cost: £300.00

f. Friends of Edlington Victoria Academy
Reference No: 21/DCF/WB23-24/E&W
Supported By: Councillor Cole & Councillor Reid
Cost: £1200.00 (£700.00 x Councillor Cole & £500.00 x Councillor
Reid)

g. Thorne Knit & Knatter
Reference No: 22/DCF/WB23-24/T&M
Supported By: Councillor Houlbrook
Cost: £230.00

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