Agenda and decisions

Festive Lighting Grant Support, UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) / Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) update, Portfolio Holder Decisions - Friday, 15th November, 2024 12.00 pm

Contact: George Ratcliffe  Democratic Services Officer

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Festive Lighting Grant Support pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Report of the Director of Transformation and Change.

Decision:

The Director of Transformation and Change, has submitted a report to agree to an increase in grant support for festive lighting / displays for 2024/25 to account for increased costs caused by inflation.

 

Following a meeting of Management Board on 13/11/2024, where this Portfolio Holder Report was discussed, it was decided that the report would be updated to include a way for organisers to apply for additional funding and that the total budget be increased to reflect this.

 

Towns which were allocated £4,000 as their base funding would be eligible to apply for an additional £1000 whereas those which were allocated £3,000 would be able to apply for up to £500. This additional funding would require evidence of match funding from the organisers. The report was then updated to reflect these decisions and the updated report has been added to this decision sheet.

 

Decision

 

Subject to the amendments proposed above, the Leader of the Council agreed:

 

·       That the revised festive lighting grant scheme be approved to account for take-up across the town centres, high levels of inflation and the rise in costs since the previous allocations were agreed.

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UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) / Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) update pdf icon PDF 122 KB

Report of the Director of Communities.

Decision:

The Director of Communities has submitted a report providing an update regarding UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund capital allocations for Garstang Community Sports Club and the Wyre Estuary Gateway Project.

 

The Resources Portfolio Holder noted:

 

·         Under the authority given to the Director of Communities, in conjunction with the S.151 Officer (Item 3, Decisions; Agenda for Portfolio Holder Decisions on Thursday, 13th April, 2023, 12.00 pm (moderngov.co.uk)), that the reallocation of funding to the Garstang Community Sports Club and the Wyre Estuary Gateway Project, detailed in section 5 below, is noted.