Agenda item

To submit a report by the Treasurer in relation to the above. (Late Report)

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

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

·         Community and Sporting Facilities (small capital projects)

·         Other Grants (mainly one-off small grants)

At its meeting on 24 April, 2014 the full Charitable Trust resolved to authorise this Committee to approve all those applications received by the deadline that comply with the Trust’s funding criteria without prejudice to any determinations in future years and that part of the capital fund be utilised for this purpose should that be necessary.  The Secretary stated that 5 applications had been received after the closing date for grant application.  Members of the Committee considered that these applications should not be considered. 

The relevant Officers from the departments involved have considered and prioritised the applications received as far as possible and consistent with the Trust’s decisions, criteria established in previous years and within the amount of funding available for allocation.  The Officer’s recommendations were shown in Appendices A and B attached to the report.  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 Trust. It was noted that the applications are considered in accordance with the ‘Criteria for the Allocation of Grants from the Charitable Trust’, a copy of which was attached as Appendix C to the report.

The applications received and sums recommended for Community & Sporting Facilities – Capital Grants for 2014/15 are as follows:-

4.  Llanfairpwll Carnival Events	Improve the standard of the changing rooms and kitchen	(NIL) (The organisation does not own the building and or does it have a lease of it.)
5.  Brynsiencyn Community Centre	To upgrade the heating system for one that is more energy efficient and cheaper to run	£1,844 (Subject to extending their lease to 21 years or above during this financial quote.) f
6.  Millbank Senior Citizens Club	Adapt toilet for the disabled and repair outside boundary wall	£6,000 (Up to 70% of lowest quote, maximum award being £6,000)
7.  2474 (Cefni) Air Cadets	Upgrade computer systems to enable cadets to study for and sit exams on the Air Cadets syllabus, leading to 4 BAETIWCH awards.  Also, to improve the flight simulator experience.	£2,320
10. Pentraeth Friends	Create a safe play area for the local community	(NIL) (The area would be located on the school’s grounds and is, therefore not eligible for funding)
11.  Anglesey Federation of the     Women’s Institute       13.  Parc Ffrindiau Pandy     14.  Llangefni Rugby Club     16.  Moelfre Community Church Hall   18.  Pritchard Jones Institute Ltd.   19.  Menai Bridge Rugby Club       20.  Malltraeth Ymlaen Cyf/Ltd.     22.  Llanfairpwll Sports Association   23.  Brynteg Community Hall	To upgrade the hall at Llanfairpwll (waterproofing cover to the roof)     Path and wheelchair accessible roundabout in the playground   Purchase and install dugouts     Upgrade the heating system                Install new windows in cottage no. 4   Construction of an equipment store/fitness room       To develop a play area in the community of Bodorgan     Changing Rooms     Upgrade windows and fire doors	£2,520 (The Hall at Llanfairpwll is the home of the first WI in Britain and they will be celebrating their centenary in 2015)   (NIL) (Insufficient information submitted with the application)   (NIL) (Insufficient information submitted with the application)                                                                                                                        (NIL)                                                                                                     (Not eligible as they received a in (NIL)ot eligible  as t                                                                                                                      (NIL)                                                                                                     (Not a type of scheme the  Trus                                                                                           Trust has previously supported)       pppprepreviouslysupported) (                                                                                                                  £6,000                                                                                                     (Subject to extending their ease lease to 21 years or above during this financial year)     (NIL) (Not eligible as they received a grant in 2012/2013)   (NIL) (Insufficient information submitted with application)   £4,274
27.  Cae Cybi Field Association     28.  Cwm Cadnant Community Council       29.  Llanfaes Community Centre	Improvements to play area               External repairs         Improvements to the Centre including windows, two doors and guttering	70% of the lowest guote, grant capped at £3,720     £6,000 (The application is for re-rendering to prevent moisture from entering the property which is Grade 2 Listed)   £4,935 (Subject to renewing the lease to 21 years or over during this financial year.  The lowest estimate submitted is for £7,050)
30.  Talwrn Village Hall	Purchase equipment, Large Television, DVD player and Computer Gaming System for the ‘Nursery School Room’ and OHP and Large Screen for the ‘Main Hall’.  The Nursery School Room is the name given to the room and the equipment would have community use.	£1,284
32.  Leinws Literary Association     33.  Moelfre Community Centre	Funding for Speakers/ Lecturers     Upgrade of local community’s facilities – the 5 a side site	(NIL) (Not eligible and referred to alternative source of funding)   70% of the lowest quote, grant capped at £4,756 (subject to receiving a second quote)
34.  Maritime Volunteer Service               38.  Newry Youth Club                   39.  Boston Centre Stage	Purchase of promotional materials, educational, instructional and safety equipment for two year training based community programme     To purchase play equipment for the club         Re-paint the outside of the hall	70% of the lowest quote, grant capped at £2,850 (Have provided breakdown of costs but need to submit estimates from suppliers)     70% of the lowest quote, grant capped at £1,324 (Voluntary Youth Club for children aged 5 – 11.  Subject to receipt of a second quotation)   (NIL) (The Trust does not give grants towards re-painting)
40.  Parc y Bont School – Parent Teacher Association	Build a timber trail and freestanding timber football wall	(NIL) (The playing fields are part of Parc y Bont School, therefore this is not eligible for funding)
41.  Ynys Môn Outdoor Learning Wales Network Group	To run 2 education days and 2 days at the Anglesey Woodland Festival	(NIL) (Not a specific application, therefore not clear what the funding would be used for)
45.  Llangoed Playing Field	Purchase Climbing Frame	(NIL) (Lack of information in the application)
46.  Beaumaris and District Leisure Centre	New doors when electronic key paid to the front entrance of the building	(NIL) (Not eligible as they received a grant in 2013/2014)
47.  Benllech Community and Ex-Servicemen’s Hall	Upgrading and replacement of hall electrics and installation of LED lighting	£6,000
48.  Cemaes Boat Club	Purchase a suitable RIB (inflatable boat) to be used as a safety boat	£3,500
49.  Tregele Playing Field Committee	Purchase play equipment	£6,000 (The Committee have received other grants totalling £24,000)
50.  Llaneilian Community Council   52.  Llanfaethlu Playing Field       53.  Menter Mechell	New safety surface at Penysarn playing fields   Purchase seating and tables for the park     To help fund the immediate purchase of the old Post Office in Llanfechell.  This will then be renovated and converted by village residents as a community owned shop and social hub for the community	£2,923   £2,224 (The cheapest estimate submitted is £3,177)   £6,000 (The group has raised £123,000 towards the purchase and this grant would enable them to nearly reach their target)
54.  Kingsland Community Council	Renewal of the central heating system	£6,000 (Subject to receipt of proof of tenure)

 

 

 

55.  Friends of Parc y Gors            Improvements to the playing field     70% of lowest quote, capped at £6,000

56.  Bodffordd Playing Field Committee     59.  Trewalchmai Community Council             60.  Private Individual

Repair safety surfacing, re-turf an area for football play, new seating, wooden goals and new litter bin   Renovate and repair the village memorial/clock         Publish book of poems

70% of lowest quote, capped at £2,310   £6,000 (The Community Council has secured £16,922 grants from other sources.  As there is only one company, in this area, that carries out this type of specialised work, they are only able to submit one quotation)   (NIL)  (Individuals are not eligible for funding)

 

62.  Trearddur Bay Football           To enable the continuation of an                     (NIL)

       Club                                        active community football club

 

(No specific plan has been identified on the application an no quotes submitted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64.  Bryngwran Community           New fencing for community play                        £2,398

       Council                                    area

(It is the intention of the Community Council to replace the old wired fence with a new fence not only to enhance the playing field but also add security to the children’s play area)

 

65.  Penmynydd Community         Benches to be place at various                          £945

       Council                                   locations in the community for

                 walkers to rest and for other public

use

 

 

67.  Valley Community Council      Provide meeting/community room                  (NIL)

                                                                                           (Received a grant in                                                                              2012/2013)

 

 

 

68.  Bryn Du Allotment                   Purchase of polytunnel, gardening         70% of lowest                     

Association                             tools and fencing in order to set up       quote, capped

                                                      ‘community growing’                                 at £2,051

 

 

The applications received and sums recommended for Small Grants 2014/2015 are as follows :-

 

15.  Fforwm Anabledd Taran        To enable the development of a                      £1,000

       Cyf.                                        dedicated weekly talking newspapers

                                                     service on CD for the visually impaired

                                                     on Anglesey; this will include reaching out

                                                     to people in rural locations.  The funding

                                                     would enable the service to be provided for

                                                     12 months, with a view to becoming self-

                                                     sufficient

 

17.  Individual applicant               To help fund the rent and rates of a shop               (NIL)

                                                     in Holyhead with the intention of selling

                                                     items to raise money for various charities

(Individuals are not eligible for grant funding)

 

21.  Llanfaethlu Pensioners        To enable the group to have outside                   (NIL)

                                                    activities i.e. day trips which they are

                                                    unable to access themselves

(This would promote social inclusion and reduce isolation.  However, the application does not provide information on how the stated funding requirement has been arrived at (no breakdown of cost estimates) and nor therefore does it specify the outputs from any funding award (no information on how many trips, possible destinations etc.)

 

31.  Parish of Beaumaris            To improve the visitor experience      70% of costs,

      (The Church in Wales)          to the seven churches of Beumaris      grants capped at

                                                    by providing historical display boards         £1,000

                                                    and publishing a guidebook

 

 

35.  Bangor Diocese                   The Archaeological Recording of        70% of costs,

                                                    Alabaster 14^th Century Tombs, and the grants capped at

                                                    provision of bilingual interpretation boards           £1,000

                                                about the tombs, the history of the Tudor

                                                family and St. Gredifael Church, Penmynydd

 

 

 

44.  Porthyfeling Community      Match-funding towards the CHIME project.  70% of costs,

       Partnership                         (Community Heritage initiative for Maritime  grant capped

                                                   Engagement                                              at  £1,000                     

51.  Llannerch-y-medd               To install a permanent water supply to the            (NIL)

       Community Council             cemetery in Llannerch-y-medd

 

58.  Amlwch Town Council         To extend the town’s cemetery                             (NIL)

(Works to cemeteries have    not been funded in the past)

 

It was RESOLVED :-

 

·         to approve the amounts, as listed above (£x) [adjacent to the recommended sums], being at a grant rate of 70%.

 

·         that the late applications received were not considered.

 

·         to thank the Officers for their hard work in respect of these applications.

 

A plaque in recognition of financial support by the Isle of Anglesey Charitable Trust was circulated at the meeting.  The Secretary noted that organisations in receipt of financial support will be expected to display the plaque as recognition of the support by the Charitable Trust.