Agenda item

To submit a report by the Treasurer.

Submitted – the report of the Treasurer in relation to the above.

 

It was reported that the purpose of the report was to consider the applications relevant to the Isle of Anglesey Charitable Trust.  Allocations are made annually in respect of the categories of project :-

 

·       Community and Sporting Facilities (small capital projects)

·       Other Grants (mainly one-off small grants)

 

At its meeting held on 24 January, 2018 the full Charitable Trust resolved to delegate a budget of £125,000 to this Committee for the annual grants programme.  The full Trust also resolved in its meeting held on 13 September, 2016 to delegate authority to the General Grants Committee to approve Small Grants applications and, therefore, the full Charitable Trust will only need to note the minutes of the General Grants Committee thereafter.  The grant limit in respect of Community and Sporting Facilities Grants is £8,000 and up to 70% of the eligible cost.  However, in its meeting on the 21 April, 2011, the full Trust resolved to provide flexibility to this Committee to increase the upper limit and percentage rate of support in light of applications received. 

 

The relevant Officers from within the Isle of Anglesey County Council have considered and prioritised the applications received, as far as possible and consistent with the Trust’s decisions and criteria established in previous years.  A joint referencing system has been employed for both grants put forward to this Committee and for grant applications to the Welsh Church Fund; any gaps in the reference numbers will be due to those grants having been put forward to the Welsh Church Fund rather than the Charitable Trust.

 

These applications are considered in accordance with the ‘Criteria for the Allocation of Grants from the Isle of Anglesey Charitable Trust’, a copy of which was attached as Appendix C to the report.

 

The applications received and sums recommended for Community and Sporting Facilities – Capital Grants for 2018/19 are as follows :-

 

001 – 3DKids Môn/Anglesey                To host activities and events for                            NIL

children with disabilities and their

families

                                                   (received a grant for

same purpose in 2016/17)

 

002 – Music in Hospitals and Care      To part fund music and memories.                       £5,468

A year long series of live bilingual

music concerts to bring joy and

increase reminiscence for the

elderly and isolated people living

in residential homes on the Island

 

005 – Trearddur Bay Football Club      Improvements and maintenance of                        NIL

grounds

 

                                                    (received a grant in 2016/17)

 

006 – Robert & Susan Howe               Make roadsides more attractive                             NIL

                                                                                                             (not eligible due to application by individuals and not an organisation)

 

007 – Pritchard Jones Institute           To purchase tables in order to carry                        £618

                                                            out various activitites

 

 

 

 

008 – Ynys Môn Ramblers                 Purchase equipment and associated                       £1,522

                                                           safety items

                                                                                                                 (subject to receipt of a second estimate for works)

 

 

 

009 – Anglesey Federation                Decorate interior and exterior of hall                        £644

          Womens Institute                     and museum along with marketing

                                                           material

                                                                                                             (towards the cost of marketing materials only.  The Trust has not supported painting and decorating in the past)

 

010 – Cantorion Menai                      Perform a concert of local musician’s                                   NIL

                                                          work

                                                                                                             (event taken place prior to Committee meeting)

 

011 – David Hughes Community      Install a lift with access to the first                             £8,000

          Centre                                     floor

                                                                                                             (subject to receiving copy of the lease for the David Hughes Community Centre)

 

012 – Beaumaris Duplicate Bridge   Purchase a dealing machine                                     £1,620

          Club

 

013 – Llaneilian Women’s Institute  Update the flooring to carpet                                     NIL

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                             (received grant in 2017/18)

 

015 – Menai Bridge War                  Upgrade the toilets                                                   £8,000

          Memorial Community Hall 

 

016 – Bro Goronwy Football Club    Update and refurbish showers in                               £2,380

                                                         the changing rooms

 

                                                                                                             (to award the grant even though the Football Club has only 16 years left on the lease.  It was considered that the showers will need to be replaced before the expiry of the lease)

 

 

017 – Cybi Poets                              A one day event of poetry, spoken                            £800

                                                         words, bands, a talk on R.S. Thomas

                                                         and a bilingual poetry competition

 

018 – MônSwn                                To purchase portable equipment which                       £1,539

                                                        is easy to install

 

019 – Amwlch Football Club           Renew the roof to the building, install                          £7,350

                                                        ‘Box Profile’ insulation, guttering and

                                                        necessary maintenance

                                                                                                             (subject to the works being approved by a professional builder as the works are to be carried out by the members of the Club)

 

020 – Holyhead Indoor Bowling      Replacement bowling mats                                        £1,000

          Club

 

021 – Danger Point Limited            Funding project for children from                                 NIL

                                                       schools across Anglesey                               

                                                                                                             (the Trust has not supported school activities in the past)

                                                                                                            

022 – Hwyliog Môn                      To improve its social media/web                                    £1,750

                                                     page to raise their profile in the

                                                     community

 

023 – Ynys Môn Gymnastics       To purchase equipment                                                NIL

          Club

                                                                                                             (received a grant in 2016/17)

 

024 – Rhandir, Llangefni             To purchase a laptop and to create                                £3,092

          Allotment Association        all weather paths

 

025 – St Mary’s Church Hall,      Install new heating system in the Hall                              £7,320

          Holyhead

 

026 – Llangristiolus &                 Purchase benches for the Rhostrehwfa                           £700

          Cerrigceinwen                  play area

          Community Council

                                                                                                             (subject to receipt of estimates for benches)

 

027 – Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd    Upgrade Studio 2 broadcasting equipment                      £6,882

                                                    in Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd

                                                                                                             (subject to legal opinion as to whether the Charitable Trust can award a grant to an organisation that provides a service to a majority of people who are not resident on the Island.  The Committee delegated the decision to award the grant or not to the Treasurer, following the receipt of the legal opinion)

 

028 – Llangoed and District       To purchase sit on mower and storage                            £4,611

          Football Club                   containter

                                                                                                             (subject to receipt of estimate for storage container)

 

 

 

 

 

 

029 – Canolfan Penmynydd      Refurbish the kitchen                                                      £5,345

 

                                                                                                             (subject to confirmation that the organisation has their own funds to pay 30% towards the costs)

 

030 – St. Gwenfaen Hall            Upgrade toilets facilities                                                 £7,905

          Enterprise, Rhoscolyn

 

031 – Dance World Môn            Purchase equipment such as mats,                                 £8,000

                                                   mirrors etc., for practising for national

                                                   competitions

 

032 – Listening Book Group      To extend its range of listening book                               £1,245

                                                  equipment and wish to undertake a

                                                  number of planned visits with its blind

                                                  and partially sighted members

 

 

 

033 – Treseifion, Cae Cybi –     Purchase ride on mower                                                 £2,660

          Field Association

 

034 – Holyhead Heritage           Organise 100 years commemorations                              £5,250

          Group                               for the R.M.S., Leinster torpedoed in 1918

 

035 – Talwrn Village Hall           Upgrade the central heating system                                £4,347

 

 

036 – Penmynydd and Star        Purchase of swings for the play area                               £2,100

          Community Council

                                                                                                             (subject to receipt of second estimate)

 

 

 

(The Treasurer reported that at the Regeneration Committee held on 14 February, 2018, where the meeting considered a number of applications for Larger Grant applications, and they resolved to forward one application to this Committee for consideration, as seen in Appendix B of the report, which was for a sum of £8,000.  It was RESOLVED to approve the application as noted below :-

 

038 – Llangoed and Penmon      To restore the wrought iron railings                                £8,000

          Community Council           around the Village Hall which are over

                                                    100 years old.  This would improve the

                                                    the building and make the boundary

                                                    safe

 

Reference was made that applications 007, 009, 017 and 026 were for small amounts and it was considered that it was appropriate to inform the applicants that the small grants allocation is up to £8,000.  The applicants should be made aware that they will not be eligible to receive a grant from the Charitable Trusts’ Small Grants Allocation for a period of 5 years but can submit a grant for a Larger Grants through the Regeneration Committee.  Therefore, if they decide to refuse the grant allocation they would not be prohibited from submitting an application for Small Grants thereafter.

 

 

 

 

 

It was RESOLVED to approve the amount, as listed above (£101,277) [adjacent to the recommended sums], being at a grant rate of 70%.