Applications for Financial Assistance
Perth and Kinross Council · 5 May 2025
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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL Our vision is a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequalities ___________________________________________________________________ Committee or Board: Crieff Common Good Fund Committee Date of Meeting: 5 May 2025 Report Title: Application for Financial Assistance Report Number: 25/104 Report Author: Sarah Kimmet, Community Empowerment Officer communityempowerment@pkc.gov.uk Organisational Lead: Elaine Ritchie, Strategic Lead for Housing and Communities ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Purpose 1.1 The report asks Crieff Common Good Fund Committee to consider three grant applications. 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Committee: Consider the grant applications and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 3. Structure of Report 3.1 This report is structured over the following sections: • Section 4: Background / Main Issues • Section 5: Proposals: Small Grants • Section 8: Conclusion • Appendices 4. Background / Main Issues 4.1 Perth and Kinross Council owns land and property which forms part of the Common Good of the former burghs in Perth and Kinross and has a statutory duty in terms of section 15 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
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to administer this land and property "having regard to the interests of the inhabitants" of those former burghs. This duty also applies to the administration of the associated Common Good Funds. 4.2 The Common Good Funds have traditionally demonstrated their support to local residents and organisations by distributing grants. These grant awards allow individuals and local organisations to carry out a wide range of community-based activities. 4.3 A summary of the provisional 2025/26 Financial Assistance budget, is provided below: 2025/26 Provisional Financial Assistance Budget £1,500 Value of grants paid and committed £0 Remaining Provisional Financial Assistance Budget £1,500 Value of funding requested and under consideration £1,500 5. Proposals Royal Voluntary Service 5.1 The Royal Voluntary Service are seeking £500 towards training and other costs associated with running a community minibus. 5.2 RVS coordinate 150 volunteers across Perth & Kinross to specifically support the elderly community. They run lunch clubs, a Home From Hospital service, the Support You At Home service, and Strength and Balance classes as well as supporting a council run sheltered housing complex in Crieff with entertainment such as bingo and quizzes. RVS have a service level agreement with Perth and Kinross Council which includes the aim of growing the number of clients attending clubs and events. It became clear that transport to and from activities was a barrier for individuals and therefore RVS applied and were successful at obtaining a minibus through the PKC Community Minibus Scheme. They are now seeking funding to support with some of the associated costs of training drivers and running costs across the first year of use. 5.3 It is estimated that more than 100 individuals from the Common Good area will benefit from the support, with many more from the wider Perth and Kinross area also benefiting. 5.4 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Midas training Quotation £1,250 First Aid training Quotation £1,000
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Mechanical Servicing Quotations £2,000 Insurance Quotation £1,000 Other running costs Quotation £5,000 Total proposed expenditure £10,250 Private Donor (pending) £5,000 Perth Common Good Fund (pending) £5,000 Funding Requested from Crieff Common Good Fund £500 5.5 The Royal Voluntary Service have not received funding from the Common Good Fund in the previous 3 financial years. Consideration 5.6 The Committee is asked to consider the request and determine the level of any grant to be awarded. Strathearn Art For Experience 5.7 Strathearn Art For Experience (SAFE) are seeking £500 towards their 2025- 26 project. 5.8 SAFE is a peer support group that meets at Crieff Community Hospital and is intended to assist and facilitate people on their mental health recovery through access to and use of creative media. The group provides a safe space for adults with mental health difficulties to have tea and coffee, to socialise with members in similar situations, and help them out of isolation. For many members the cost-of-living crisis has added to their emotional and mental stress and the group is seen as a safe place where individuals can share their experience and challenges. An arts facilitator supports the group on a voluntary basis, to choose and carry out arts and crafts projects. Currently the group have 11 members who attend weekly, with others attending on a more ad-hoc basis. Coming together to talk and create has led to positive outcomes for some members of the group who have built up the confidence to gain employment or enter further education. 5.9 The group are currently seeking costs for a new project which will lead to the group creating a mixed media wall hanging of the Eppie Callum Oak Tree which can be found along Lady Mary’s Walk in Crieff. As part of the project the group will visit Stirling Castle to view and learn about other wall tapestries and techniques used. On completion SAFE will donate their wall hanging to Crieff Museum. The group narrowly missed out on funding from the Crieff Locality Participatory Budgeting Fund and are now working with the local Community Learning and Development Team to try to source other funding. 5.10 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount 100% Cotton Conservation background Quote £110
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Materials (thread, fabric and other materials, stretching materials for preparation for hanging) Estimate £500 Bus hire (with wheelchair access) Quote £100 Entry to Stirling Castle Website £240 Total proposed expenditure £950 Contribution from group (from proceeds of previous art sales) £50 Funding Requested from Crieff Common Good Fund £500 5.11 SAFE have not received Common Good Funding in the previous three financial years. Consideration 5.12 The Committee is asked to consider the request and determine the level of any grant to be awarded. Strathearn Arts 5.13 Strathearn Arts are seeking £500 towards a trip for their Reverb Studio group. 5.14 Strathearn Arts is a community arts centre in the heart of Crieff, providing a high-quality programme of music, theatre, comedy, visual arts, literature, dance, and cinema. They have recently finished a 6-week pilot of the Reverb Studio Project which is a youth-led project led by a local artist. They have secured funding from the Gannochy trust to continue past the pilot period. The project was set up in response to a letter signed by 100 young people from a local high school citing incidents of bullying, sexism, homophobia and other harassment. The Reverb Studio Project aims to be a space where young people can express themselves freely. It is free to attend and so far has provided an opportunity for 15 high school aged young people to meet weekly and explore paintings, drawings, spray-painted street art, textiles, screen-printing, and zine-making. The group would now like to arrange a trip to visit an art gallery or exhibition in either Glasgow or Dundee. It is hoped that around 30 young people from the Common Good Area will be able to take part in the trip. 5.15 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Entrance fees for gallery or exhibition 30 x £10 £300 Bus Hire Quote £150 Food and Drink Estimate £50 Total proposed expenditure £500 Funding Requested from Crieff Common Good Fund £500
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5.16 Strathearn Arts have not received funding from the Common Good Fund in the previous 3 financial years. Consideration 5.17 The Committee is asked to consider the request and determine the level of any grant to be awarded. 6. IMPACT VALUE ASSESSMENT Crieff_Common_Good_Fund_Applications_for_Financial_Assistance.pdf