Community Grants - Annual Report 2021-22 (Amended Version)
North Lanarkshire Council · 22 August 2022
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North Lanarkshire Council Report People and Communities Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref SP/LP Date 22/08/22 Community Grants – Annual Report 2021-22 From Stephen Penman, Head of Strategic Communication E-mail penmanste@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 07947 997750 1. Background 1.1 The overall budget for the Community Grants Scheme for 2021/2022 was £133,627 and this provided for an allocation of £1735 for consideration per elected member. 1.2 The scheme aims to promote projects or activities for community benefit and the following applies • The scheme is open to democratically run voluntary organisations or community groups operating within North Lanarkshire Executive Summary The Community Grants Scheme exists to provide small amounts of funding to community and voluntary organisations operating in North Lanarkshire. The purpose of this report is to provide the People and Communities Committee with details of the applications submitted for funding from the Community Grants Scheme during 2021/22 and the awards made. Recommendations It is recommended that the People and Communities Committee: (1) Acknowledges the details of the awards made through the 2021/22 Community Grants Scheme listed in Appendices 1 to 7 of this report; and (2) Approve an allocation of £5499 from the 2022/23 Grant Award budget to the Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society. The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Improve the health and wellbeing of our communities Ambition statement (19) Improve engagement with communities and develop their capacity to help themselves
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• Applicant organisations must be governed by people who are elected or appointed by the members of the organisation and the organisation and membership must be open to appropriate sections of the community • Religious organisations may apply if the focus of the project is open to all sections of the community, and it doesn’t involve the promotion of a particular faith or religious viewpoint. • Parent Councils may apply for activities run by them outwith school hours but not for materials for school curricular work. • Individuals, profit distributing organisations, private clubs, political parties and Trade Unions are not eligible to apply. 2. Report 2.1 Community Grants 2021/22 2.1.1 The Head of Strategic Communication has delegated authority to pay out Community Grant recommendations once the application process is complete and each year, a report is presented to committee detailing all the awards made through this scheme within the financial year. 2.1.2 Appendices 1-7 provide detail of awards made on an area-by-area basis for the 2021/22 period plus an additional appendix for multi-area requests. 2.2 Community Grants– Criteria 2.2.1 Community Grants can be used for various purposes including for example equipment, events, training, publicity, start-up costs and administration. Grants may not be used to fund costs already incurred or repairs / improvements to premises not owned by or leased to the organisation applying. 2.2.2 The maximum groups can apply for is £1,000. They can apply up to 3 times in any one financial year for different activities (or for the same activity if 6 months have passed since the last application) but the total funded to any one organisation in any one year must not exceed the £1,000 limit. 2.2.3 If an organisation is awarded a grant they will be expected to comply with the following conditions of grant: • return any unused grant to the Council • use grant monies only for the purposes applied for • complete a grant expenditure report and provide evidence of expenditure when requested. 2.2.4 Community groups and voluntary organisations can apply at any time throughout the year. Applications are processed 4 times over the year. A schedule which details closing dates and dates in which applications will be considered is published on the Council’s website at Community grants | North Lanarkshire Council 2.3 Grant Award Programme – 2022/23 –Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society: Late Application 2.3.1 Grant Award Programme (GAP) applications for 2022/23 were approved pending budget allocation at the previous Community Empowerment Committee in January 2022. Discussion between officers and the Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society
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regarding information required and the timing of committee cycles resulted in a late application from the organisation. This application has been assessed in line with the GAP assessment process and the People and Communities Committee are asked to approve an allocation of £5499 from the 2022/23 Grant Awards Programme budget. 3. Measures of success 3.1 Outcomes delivered by the Grant Funded Organisations meet those set out in their applications and assessed. 4. Supporting documentation 4.1 Appendix 1 Airdrie Area Awards 2021/22 4.2 Appendix 2 Bellshill Area Awards 2021/22 4.3 Appendix 3 Coatbridge Area Awards 2021/22 4.4 Appendix 4 Motherwell Area Awards 2021/22 4.5 Appendix 5 North Area Awards 2021/22 4.6 Appendix 6 Wishaw Area Awards 2021/22 4.7 Appendix 7 More than one area boundary Stephen Penman Head of Strategic Communication
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Not required as Equality Impact Assessment carried out when award criterion originally prepared. If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? The awards detailed in the appendices were paid from the 2021/22 budget of £133,627 Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☐
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If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed?
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Appendix 1 Airdrie Area 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded 1st Clyde (Plains) Scout Group £425.00 Bear Necessities £1,000.00 Cairnlea Parish Church Senior Citizens Club £500.00 Calderbank Church of Scotland Womens Guild £600.00 Calderbank Tiny Tots Mother and Toddler Group £650.00 Caldercruix Community Council £400.00 Caldercruix Ladies Education Group £175.00 Clarkston Bowling Club £350.00 Clarkston Primary School and Nursery PTA £325.00 Craigneuk & Petersburn Action for Kids £780.00 Fresh Start North Lanarkshire £350.00 Friends of Centenary and Westend Parks £400.00 Glenmavis Community Council £550.00 Greengairs Community Council £1,000.00 Jackson Parish Church of Scotland £1,000.00 Jackson Youth Group £550.00 Plains Community and School Allotments £888.00 St Serfs Church (Garden and Maintenance) £1,000.00
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Appendix 2 Bellshill Area 2021/22
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Name of Organisation Total Awarded A-Jabs Community Boxing Club £452.00 Bellshill & Mossend YMCA £1,000.00 Bellshill Community Council £1,000.00 Birkenshaw Development Project £480.00 Burnhead Baby & Toddlers £375.00 Burnhead Bowling Club £1,000.00 Holytown Gala Day Association £1,000.00 Orbiston Bowling Club £650.00 Sacred Heart SVDP £650.00 St Andrews United Free Church of Scotland £1,000.00 The Cantabile Ensemble £350.00 Thorniewood Community Council £1,000.00 Uddingston Pride £150.00 Viewpark Conservation Group £700.00 Viewpark Family Centre Association £660.00 Viewpark Gardens Trust £996.00 VIP Arts & Sports Acadmey £400.00 Appendix 3 Coatbridge Area 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded 1st Coatbridge Boys Brigade £515.00 4th Coatbridge Company, The Girls Brigade £380.00 Art Hub Scotland £450.00 Bargeddie Pensioners £500.00 Bargeddie Toddlers £1,000.00 Burnbank Football Club £1,000.00
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Drumpellier Cricket Club £950.00 Dunbeth Bowling Club £575.00 Elutheria Co Ltd - The Safety Zone £920.00 Friends of Monklands Canal £1,000.00 Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre £1,000.00 Ourzone Childcare £985.00 Shawhead Neighbourhood Watch £1,000.00 St Bartholomew's Line Dancing £535.00 The Most Blessed Trinity Hall Refurbishment £775.00 Westend Bowling Club £670.00
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Appendix 4 Motherwell Area 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded 15th Motherwell Boys Brigade £250.00 5th Motherwell Girls Brigade £280.00 Airbles Tower tenants Association £250.00 Community Action Newarthill £500.00 Community Action Newarthill £200.00 Craigneuk Lifelong Learning Association £600.00 Firpark Corner Football Club £400.00 Firpark Primary Parent Council £180.00 Glassford Tower Tenants Association £150.00 Glencassels Community Development Project £1,000.00 Ladies Lunch Club £500.00 Lanarkshire Deaf Club £730.00 New Opportunities Project £730.00 New Stevenson Tiny Tots £165.00 Newarthill Community Council £1,000.00 Newarthill Priamry Parent Council £100.00 Starstruck Dance £150.00 Strathclyde Park Rowing Club £410.00 The Well Foundation £1,000.00 You Are My Sunshine £1,000.00
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Appendix 5 North Area 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded 1st Cumbernauld Boys Brigade £1,000.00 2nd Clyde Moodiesburn Scout Group £130.00 2nd Kilsyth Girls Brigade £685.00 40th Glasgow (Stepps) Scout Group £450.00 Abronhill Regeneration Forum £1,000.00 Bridgend FC £1,000.00 Bridgend Pigeon and Allotment Association £685.00 Chryston and Muirhead Gala Committee £850.00 Croy Community Hub Ltd £585.00 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth CAB £1,000.00 Cumbernauld Colts Community Football Club £1,000.00 Cumbernauld FM Limited £955.00 Cumbernauld Musical Thetare Society £765.00 Dullatur Toddler Group £600.00 Dullatur Village Playgroup £600.00 Dullatur Community Council £200.00 Friends of Colzium £300.00 Friends of Gartcosh £800.00 Gartcosh Lunch Club £350.00 Gartcosh Parent and Toddler and Playgroup £420.00 Gartcosh Primary School Parent Council £450.00 Gartcosh Tenants & residents Association £850.00 Glenboig Development Trust £350.00 Joint Blind and Disabled Club £700.00 Kilsyth & Villages Community Forum £250.00 Kilsyth Civic Week £560.00 Kilsyth Heritage Group £300.00
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Kirkintilloch & Kilsyth Amateur Swimming Club £510.00 Moodie Blues £750.00 North Lanarkshire Chiefs Basketball Club £830.00 North Lanarkshire Womens Aid £1,000.00 Shakespeare's Kids £955.00 St Lucy's Youth Zone £1,000.00 St Mungo's Parish Church £530.00 St Patricks Mens Monday Club £450.00 Stepps Community Development Trust £770.00 The Antonine Academy £270.00 The Cumbernauld Choir £675.00 Tryst 77 Handball Club £1,000.00 Watch Us Grow £1,000.00 Wednesday Lunch Club £1,000.00 Westfield Senior Citizens £1,000.00
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Appendix 6 Wishaw Area 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded Adult Learners Forum Allanton £120.00 Bonkle Computer Club £300.00 Cleland Amateur Football Club £750.00 Cleland Community Council £1,000.00 Clyde Valley High School Parent Group £650.00 Coltness Community Council £950.00 Go Kids Performing Arts £500.00 Harthill, Benhar & District Horticutural Society £300.00 Harthill, Eastfield and Greenrigg Children's Galaday £300.00 Houldsworth Court Tenants Association £150.00 Made 4U in ML2 £785.00 Newmains & District Community Council £1,000.00 Newmains & District Gala Day £750.00 Newmains United Football Club £185.00 Orchard Primary and Nursery Parent Council £785.00 Overtown Brighter Village Association £800.00 Salsburgh Boxing Club £1,000.00 Salsburgh Community Council £1,000.00 Seniors With Energetic Lifestyles (SWELS) £900.00 Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy £1,000.00 Shotts, Calderhead Erskine Parish Church £850.00 St Mary's Parish Centre £950.00 St Patricks Parents Association £1,000.00 The Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery £455.00 Village Hall (Harthill & District) £100.00
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Appendix 7 More Than One Area Boundary 2021/22 Name of Organisation Total Awarded Strathclyde Park Rowing Club £590.00 Pathfinder Guide Dog Programme £760.00 St Andrews Hospice £1,000.00 Dalziel Rugby Football Club £650.00 ConnectionS £520.00 Coatdyke Bowling Club £560.00 North Lanarkshire Disability Access Panel £870.00 Baby Loss Retreat £975.00 Banks Social Club Golf Section £250.00 Nurture Scotland £375.00 More Than Fibro £665.00 Craigneuk Amateurs Football Club £1,000.00 Friends of Schweinfurt Twinning Association £450.00 Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland £1,000.00 St Patricks Furniture Project £840.00 Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society £935.00 Motherwell Photographic Society £260.00 Dalziel St Andrews Parish Church Mens Club £350.00 Monklands Ramblers and Hillwalkers £400.00 Craigneul (Wishaw) Tenants & Residents Association £1,000.00 Charlotte Toal Pottery Club £1,000.00 Motherwell Explorer Scouts £720.00 The Moira Anderson Foundation £520.00 Women Active Works Society £350.00 2nd Airdrie Boys Brigade £550.00 Shining Stars ASN Theatre School £1,000.00
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Society of St Vincent De Paul (Furniture Project) £590.00 Who Cares Scotland £906.00 Motherwell Probus Club £450.00 The Bannan Fitness Club £1,000.00 Cliftonville & Coatdyke Community Group £375.00 New Adventures £235.00 The Good Deed £200.00 Clarkston Colts Football Club £1,000.00 Balloch Eastfield FC £290.00 Woodhall, Faskine and Palacecraig Conservation Group £932.00 Airdrie Arts Guild Drama Group £1,000.00 Dunbeth Football Club £1,000.00 Hope for Autism £1,000.00 North Lanarkshire Mindful Drawers £200.00 Triple Tap Tech £1,000.00 LanActive £160.00