 Offaith, a gynnghwnaethau cyffredinol, o dechrau'r cyfnodd ni'n gwneud y gweithio a'r gweithio. Yn gweithio y gwaith dechrau, sefydlu'r ffeithio cyffredinol. Mae yna'r gweithio'r cyffredinol yn olygu yn y chcymdeithasol a'r gweithio'r cyffredinol yn y gweithio, yn amlwg y ffaith cyffredinol, felly'r cyffredinol yn gweithio'r cyffredinol. Mwyaf is being livestreamed up the public so anyone present gives their consent to being recorded. Mae name is councillor Sue Wellington, and I'm the vice-chair of the grants advisory committee. Councillor Jo's hails is absence today, and I will be chairing the meeting in his absence. For the information of members of the public, the role of our committee is to consider and make i ymgylcheddolion i'r cadwnaeth Cymru ar gyfer ymgylcheddolion, Cymru John Williams, o amser i'r cyfrunio ar gyfer y cyfrunio cyfrunio'r cyfrunio'r cyfrunio. Mae'r cyfrunio, Cymru, nid i'r ddechrau i ddau i'r cyfrunio. Mae'r cyfrunio ar gyfer y gyfrunio cyfruddur, wedi'i bethau i gyrfa'r cyfrunio ar y ddesch. Can all members also be aware that any documentation on your desk or what is on your device screen may be caught by the camera in the room when you are speaking? Right, we'll move to item one on our agenda and that's Apologies for Absence. Aaron, please. Thank you, Chair. We have Apologies for Absence from Councillor Joe's Hills as you intimated, as well as councillors Bill Handley and John Williams. Thank you. I confirm that the meeting is quarried. Would those members who are here just like to introduce themselves, please? Yes, thank you Chairman. I'm Claire Dalton and I'm the Member for Rendition and Full-Borne Ward. Peter? Good afternoon everybody. I'm Councillor Peter MacDonald, members for Dockswood. Thank you. Can I also ask the officers who are present online? Jay? Hi, I'm Jolinton. Yes, Jay Clark. They're one of the managers from the community's well-being team. Thank you. Vicky? Thanks, Chair. I'm Vicky Hoover. I'm a Development Officer from Sustainable Communities and Well-Being Team. Thank you. Declarations of Interest. Do any members have interest to declare in relation to any item of business on this agenda? Not both shaking their heads and neither have I. If it becomes apparent at a later date, could you raise it at that point please? Right, let's move on to the minutes of the meeting on the 28th of May. They are on page three of your, no, it's on page two of your agenda. One and two. Page one. Page two. Any concerns? Are you happy that I signed them as a correct record? Thank you. Right, community chest funding applications. We have a gender item four. I have clarified that the first three pages in your written document are not relevant and we can move straight on to the applications which start on page eight with the details of the recommendations and reasons for the recommendations and then we move on to page eleven. So can I ask Vicky to present please? Thank you, Chair. Just four applications this month. The first one comes from the Elderly Parochial Church Council and it's in respect to repair of historic buildings. They have stated that they have parish council support for this project although they have not asked parish council to support with funding because a lot of the funding they hope to come from other grants and their own fundraising. So the project is for urgent fabric repairs. Essential fabric has to ensure the church is water types and retain integrity of the building for the community for years to come. The church does provide weekly services and weddings, funerals, christenings when required. It's open daily for visitors and the school uses it for its half-term assemblies and class visits. They hold occasional special interest talks and concerns with other village groups and they hold a village coffee morning once a month. A recent inspection of the church revealed the urgent need to undertake repairs to the church roof, the masonry and the north transep exterior and also some of the exterior walls where water had gained access and they will also need to renovate and replace rainwater system. They have applied funding from elsewhere and the Amy Foundation have applied for £15,000. The Camryshire Historic Church's Trust have applied for £3,000, the Wallstone Foundation for another £3,000 however they haven't heard the outcome yet of those applications and as I said before they also hope to continue with their own fundraising to raise sufficient funds to get these repairs done. They estimate the total project costs will be in the region of £36,000 and they have applied for the full grant of £1,000 towards these renovations. Thank you. Did the district councillor involved respond? I see they've been contacted. As yet, no response. They did imply, well they put on the application form that they had parish council support. When asked if they'd had any previous funding and if they had specifically asked for fundraising they said the group said that they haven't specifically asked the parish council for funds but we have suggested that they go back and request that from them but as yet we haven't had an answer as to whether or not they've done that. And the district councillor? They've both been contacted. Councillor Howell and Councillor Wright, but as yet no response. Members? Thoughts? We do have a line in the grants committee, don't we, about supporting historic buildings. Yes, so obviously it falls within that. I guess I suppose normally we would ask for evidence of community involvement. I mean they do say that they held a village copy morning once a month. Was there any other evidence? Let me just double check the documents provided. While Vic is looking I would say that personally I think this is a good thing to support. I mean obviously historic buildings are very important that we maintain them, that we help to maintain them. It would be nice to see a little more community involvement if there's evidence but... Yeah, I mean there's, I mean there's, they've said in the application form obviously that they hold christenins, funerals, weddings etc and community talks. We haven't got anything from community groups and such confirming that that happens but I suppose with the type of the building that it is we can sort of safely assume that they hold you know all these you know especially weddings, funerals, christenings that will benefit the community as a minimum. But I mean I can always ask for you know a letter of support from those community other community groups if you feel that's necessary. Okay. Yes, as Councillor Daunton has mentioned both in the guidelines where we say we're prepared to invest in historic buildings and also where either the last committee or the committee before that we supported one of the churches for repair of the clock and we've you know supported the repair of church bells I think and things like that. So I'm happy that it's consistent with that and consistent with policy but not not about but and it'd just be nice to have a bit more background on the activities but in principle I'm okay. Well I too feel that it's important that our little churches that serve very little congregations are supported and do I take it both of you are quite happy for that and that Vicki will ask when she talks to them for a bit more evidence of community involvement. Yep. Right so that's agreed. Thank you. Thank you. Can we move on to Cotland Day Centre? Yes sure Cotland Day Centre. They advise on their application that they have district council support and they've put that this project is start-up although it's more a restart of the things that they ran there previously. So Cotland Day Centre been around since 1986 as a social club for people of pensionable age enables members to socialise with their peers and enjoy a home cooked meal two course meal once a week run by volunteers of which some cook the meals and some are drivers of the mini bus collecting members from their homes and returning them. Members organise their own entertainment such as bingo and raffle and other things. Volunteers arrange for outings such as a trip to the garden centre or trip to the river. They've been in and recently they've been in touch with members who said that they're desperately missing the group and that missing their friends and peers. You know a really important aspect of being able to get out and about and socialise that they haven't been able to do so obviously in recent months. Cotland Day Centre it's been closed since March 2020 because of the you know short notice of having to close they had to discard all the food and products that they had had there which now need replacing if they're going to you know get things back up and running and reopen and provide the service that they used to within COVID guidelines. So they need to replace the food and also the mini bus hasn't been in use so they need to they needed a new battery for that service and MOT and some other repairs. Since the appendix was submitted to yourselves we have been in touch with the group to give us some costs of you know the estimated cost of the things they needed. They said that the food they estimate would cost about £500. They bought a battery for the mini bus which cost £145. They've spoken to the garage who have said that the service and repair of the mini bus will be around £600 and they've renewed the mini bus insurance which cost £468. So the total restart of the group was going to cost them in the region of £1,700 and they I mean they originally they wanted to apply for the COVID grant but they were just out of the deadline so we can only support them with the maximum which they've asked for which is a thousand. So that is the cottonham day centre application. And it says Parish Council supports them but haven't donated anything. Yeah I spoke to the yeah I spoke again to the chair when we obtained information about the costings. They said that they have received financial support from them for projects in the past but they're not financially supporting this project at the moment and so it may be that they can sort of push them on on that further. But they do support the project obviously in principle they'd like to see it back up and and running. Members? On the face of it this looks like a good product and something that we should be supporting. It's a great pity that they missed the deadline for the COVID grant and that would have been absolutely ideal that's what it was for and also there would have been eligible if we'd agreed for a higher sum. I think it's a pity that the Parish Council isn't offering them some support. I don't know if we know why they're not because it's clearly an important local centre that's going to work from what the application says and I'm sure it does. I think what they're asking for is reasonable and you've explained to us how they're going to use the money. So I'd be in favour of it. I think yeah it's a pity that we haven't got evidence of Parish Council support but I can't hold that against them. Yeah for me I do support it. It is kind of a start-up all because they've been out of action since May 2020 and yeah slightly unfortunate they missed the deadline for the COVID grants but they are where they are. I would support it. I think we should go back to the Parish and say South Cams will support it. We hope that you can put some resources in as well. Yeah so on that. Sorry Claire if you want something here. It's all right you popped up on my thing. Oh no I'm sorry it's because I forgot. So I think we're all in agreement but it's a good thing and we ought to support it but we would like to see the Parish Council make up the difference. Yeah. Moving on to Cambridge curiosity and imagination. Yes so this is what we've said project type of improvements to community buildings and spaces but it's more improvements to open spaces. They advised again on their application that they have district councillor support and we have contacted the Parish Council or they have contacted the Parish Council to gauge their level of support but at the moment we haven't heard back from them. The project they're planning is called Forest of Imagination. The Cambridge Curie Ossity and Imagination or CCI is an arts and well-being charity which was originally formed in 2002. It works at local national and international level to build creatively healthy communities. Children and young people are at the heart of the charity's work and they CCI explore how their ideas and questions can lead the way in creative explorations with artists working alongside to support their processes. Their work is driven by a vision of inclusive accessible and creative society. They work with people of all ages in all kinds of spaces most recently in woods, hospitals, libraries and playgrounds. So this grant will enable them to grow their forest of imagination. This was originally launched back in 2020 and was a successful environmental art project delivered in collaboration with two Cambridge primary schools. The Cambridge City Council Tea Tree, an urban canopy project as well. The project was basically 18 forest inspired hangings or pictures from their projects were installed at Wonderbury Country Park on the southern edge of the city which attracted more than 500 visitors in a single day. So that was the project that they had last year. This year they want to create a more ambition and meaningful celebration of creativity in the natural world. The vision is to grow the original forest idea creating a collective artwork that knowledges the imagination and fosters the connection with nature which they believe, as we all do, is so important for mental wellbeing. The CCI aims to enable inclusive participation and engagement, signposting ways of supporting nature recovery for local people and also leaving a lasting legacy and the opportunity for further growth in the future. But the project will grow throughout the autumn with two large-scale immersive installations bookending the National Tree Week which is in November. The first on tree charter day on the 27th of November which will then they will display the beautiful artworks installed in Wonderbury the same as they did in 2020 and then on the 5th of December these same hangings will be installed on Christ pieces in Cambridge enabling a wider reach and impact for the project. This is directly related to South Cams because they want to directly involve a new community of South Cams residents in the project. They're hoping to involve Shelford Primary School, the children and their educators and involve as many local people of all ages as possible within the Shelford area to open up opportunities and involvement with some of the youngest residents in the area. So they plan to do workshops which will take place with children, teachers and families to be held at the Shelford Primary School and they will be contributing to the new creative work for the Forest of Imagination 2021 which will be installed on the Beech Avenue at Wonderbury and also in Christ pieces in Cambridge. They have detailed their project costings which is well it says Shelford Primary School workshops are going to cost £500 art materials and travel their details and design and production of two new hangings for for the project the Forest of Imagination 2020 and the CCI's project management of one day was £250. So they're asking for £996.30 but they haven't asked for funding from anywhere else. Yes, quite a long one. I want to start this down Peter. It sounds very exciting. I do recall I think some of the displays that they put in Wonderbury last year and the engagement for the youth especially is is very worthwhile. So I'm glad they're continuing for another year. Sounds good. Well good. You've seen something. It's interesting isn't it what they're doing and the fact that they are now going to work with Shelford Primary School I think it is good. I'm surprised that we haven't heard from them in the past. This is the first time that we've had an application from them. I think that's certainly in my time. Yes I'm surprised that we haven't heard from them. I just had a question as well just a point of information. A 2020 Biomed reality I presume that's reality award for social entrepreneurship the Cambridge Alive Business Awards. Again we haven't heard about that. I presume in the past that they've had money from the city council as well. Yes it seems that the previous projects were mainly based around the city. I don't know if they've applied for grants but I would imagine they probably have done to sort of involve those city councils based schools. Well we don't we have very few in fact applications for arts and music so I think this is it's good that this has come forward. I'm happy with it. I think it sounds quite exciting for the children that are involved. Are we generally in agreement? Yep yep okay moving on then to Melbourne Sheppard and Foxton. Okay yes so this is the Melbourne Sheppard and Foxton community rail partnership. Again it's improvements to outside spaces. They have confirmed on their application that they have district council support. The parish council does support that and they have provided financial support to the group in the past. So Belgraith Sheppard, Foxton rail partnership is affiliated to the community rail network. It started in 2013 and aims to develop links of schools and local businesses associated with local rail services to enhance sustainable transport links into the wider area. Activities they include recognising the key role of rail to the local community and promoting it as a sustainable mode of transport and also improving and enhancing the station environments and promoting green projects. So this is specifically related to the Sheppard Memorial Garden excuse me at Sheppard State which lies adjacent to the Cambridge platform and this was designed this area was designed to be left as a wildlife area but it had to become just a place for litter and brown balls. They have started the project in May they cut back all the brown balls and did a litter pick to the site and this was carried out by the volunteers as I said in May and the area is now ready for proper improvement. Volunteers will be involved in sowing a wildflower meadow to improve the biodiversity and also the look and feel of the station. They will work with the local school, Barrington Primary School to produce artwork reflecting the new biodiversity and these works will be displayed in local cases attached to the fence behind the Memorial Garden. They will also be installing insect houses on the fences but British Transport Police interestingly have informed the group that well kept stations have a significant lower incidence of vandalism and antisocial behaviour so that's a really you know good plus point in improving this area. The platform platform at Shepriff station is accessible to everyone and the garden area can be enjoyed by local communities and visitors to the station. The gardens and tubs will be maintained by volunteers and this has led to Govia Tameslink Railway waving parking charges at Shepriff station as a result. Parishes which will benefit are Barrington, Boxston, Melbourne, Meldriff and Shepriff. The project costs have been detailed on there which involve lockable outdoor poster holders, poster holder fixing and this is for the artwork that the primary school will produce, the being insect houses, the wildflower instant sunshine mini meadow and some buddlier plants. So the total project cost is £990.93 and they are asking for the full funding towards this. It's the wildflower instant sunshine mini meadow that I'm fascinated by. Why not just say wild life garden? It's too much information, I suppose. Anyway, Peter. Yeah it sounds a great project. I'm very jealous of that free parking at the station. Because that's, and the station closest to me is very very expensive. No it sounds like a very good project and I know with other stations where we've seen these kind of enhancements, it really really improves the whole experience of using the station. Yes, I can't really add to that. I just echo what Peter said. I think it's a good application. Yes, so we've been unanimous on all of our proposals today. Marvellous. Thank you. I think I should say that it's because you have vetted them extremely well, Vicky. Okay, thank you. And make sure that we've got the information which we normally Twitter on about if you know what I mean. Yes, I can't take all the credit this month. I did have a lot of help from a colleague, so but yeah it's a lot easier process when they're vetted properly, like you say. And when it's less than 28. When there's less than 28 indeed. Yes, that helps enormously actually. Yes, so could I just add as well I think what really helps us as well is the ways that the applications are now set out. Yes. And it's much easier to absorb the information and it's much easier to notice where something is missing as well. So that's really good. Yeah, thank you. I think thank you team. Thank you. Right. I think that's all we have on the agenda, is it not? Let me rattle back to the beginning. That's all we have on the agenda. So I'll bring the meeting to a close and say that the next meeting is the 27th of August at 10 am. Thank you very much.