Delegated Decisions

DECISION:

To provide funding of £150 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

DECISION:

To provide funding of £500 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Profound Sound Festival –

DECISION:

To provide funding of £500 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Charivari Day carnival workshops

The grant will be spent on artists time to deliver the carnival workshops in schools to create large scale costumes at Strange Cargo that will be worn in the Charivari Day carnival in Folkestone on 4th July.

DECISION:

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This event is now 24 years old and has continued to attract participation from both schools and members of the public since 1997. It is a significant community event for Folkestone and brings together participants and spectators from many backgrounds and walks of life. The route from the Fishmarket to The Leas Bandstand is lined with thousands of spectators who come along to enjoy this free event and to enjoy watching the parade.

Lympne Playing Field improvements:

DECISION:

To provide funding of £600 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Reprint of the Romney Marsh leaflet.  Via the Romney Marsh Forum, it was supported by all town/parish councils on the Marsh that a promotional leaflet on social, cultural and leisure activities on the Marsh would be beneficial for local residents and visitors alike.  A promotional leaflet will help to promote smaller voluntary groups, activities and provide wider publicity.  Visitors to the Romney Marsh are unlikely to stay in one village and by promoting community activities will offer wider support for local community and offer greater choices for those visiting.  The leaflet will provide information to help the residents of Romney Marsh to enjoy an improved quality of life and more people will benefit from greater social, cultural and leisure opportunities.  Promoting the Romney Marsh will attract more visitors that will benefit the town and village communities’ economic growth. 

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

There are 11 parishes on the Romney Marsh and, apart from the website theromneymarsh.net there is no one combined source of information about social, cultural and leisure opportunities on the Marsh for residents, businesses and visitors.  A combined source of information in one leaflet is the opportunity to promote the area as a whole. 

Pannell Drive Youth Council Car Park improvements – To buy and install two picnic benches for families on Pannell Drive Park

To provide funding of £800 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The youth council spent weeks asking the neighbours to fill in a questionnaire and ask how they could improve the park, everyone wanted benches to help people use the park more and have picnics.  Hawkinge Town Council has approved the benches to be installed, the local KCC warden is in support and most important, the local people who live in the area

Kitchen – Appliances for the kitchen refurbishment – oven and hob to be integrated into the worktop, plus extractor hood. 

To provide funding of £752.50 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The current users of the hall include Girlguiding girls aged 5 – 15, the WI, craft club, keep fit and weekly Bingo session.  This project will benefit all ages and give the potential to reach out to other community groups and offer support to the rural ward of Hythe.  There is a diminishing number of community spaces available and we feel it is important that the hall is refurbished to ensure it is a viable space for all of the community to benefit from. 

Folkestone StoryMap – The funds will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools. 

Folkestone StoryMap is seven short story podcasts celebrating the town’s people, coastline, history and literary connections accessed via QR codes in the Coastal Park, aiming to inspire future storytellers and encourage children and the community to rediscover the joy of listening to and reading stories. 

The town’s museum is providing a free room to hold workshops for schools and for the rest of the community and is keen for writers to use its collections as inspiration for stories. 

We will open submission for stories from May to end of June with seven stories chosen blind by a panel of judges.  Submissions need to come from people living locally, or anyone with a strong connection to the town. 

To provide funding of £200 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates.  It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books at aged 11.  Reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances. 

Excellent responses from schools so far.  St Mary’s literacy lead said ‘the StoryMap project sounds fantastic, we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.’ 

A teacher at the Beacon School said ‘as a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community.  I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.’ 

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has written a letter of support.

Folkestone StoryMap – The funds will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools. 

Folkestone StoryMap is seven short story podcasts celebrating the town’s people, coastline, history and literary connections accessed via QR codes in the Coastal Park, aiming to inspire future storytellers and encourage children and the community to rediscover the joy of listening to and reading stories. 

The town’s museum is providing a free room to hold workshops for schools and for the rest of the community and is keen for writers to use its collections as inspiration for stories. 

We will open submission for stories from May to end of June with seven stories chosen blind by a panel of judges.  Submissions need to come from people living locally, or anyone with a strong connection to the town. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates.  It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books at aged 11.  Reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances. 

Excellent responses from schools so far.  St Mary’s literacy lead said ‘the StoryMap project sounds fantastic, we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.’ 

A teacher at the Beacon School said ‘as a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community.  I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.’ 

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has written a letter of support.

Folkestone StoryMap – The funds will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools. 

Folkestone StoryMap is seven short story podcasts celebrating the town’s people, coastline, history and literary connections accessed via QR codes in the Coastal Park, aiming to inspire future storytellers and encourage children and the community to rediscover the joy of listening to and reading stories. 

The town’s museum is providing a free room to hold workshops for schools and for the rest of the community and is keen for writers to use its collections as inspiration for stories. 

We will open submission for stories from May to end of June with seven stories chosen blind by a panel of judges.  Submissions need to come from people living locally, or anyone with a strong connection to the town. 

To provide funding of £200 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates.  It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books at aged 11.  Reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances. 

Excellent responses from schools so far.  St Mary’s literacy lead said ‘the StoryMap project sounds fantastic, we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.’ 

A teacher at the Beacon School said ‘as a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community.  I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.’ 

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has written a letter of support.

Folkestone StoryMap – The funds will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools. 

Folkestone StoryMap is seven short story podcasts celebrating the town’s people, coastline, history and literary connections accessed via QR codes in the Coastal Park, aiming to inspire future storytellers and encourage children and the community to rediscover the joy of listening to and reading stories. 

The town’s museum is providing a free room to hold workshops for schools and for the rest of the community and is keen for writers to use its collections as inspiration for stories. 

We will open submission for stories from May to end of June with seven stories chosen blind by a panel of judges.  Submissions need to come from people living locally, or anyone with a strong connection to the town. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates.  It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books at aged 11.  Reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances. 

Excellent responses from schools so far.  St Mary’s literacy lead said ‘the StoryMap project sounds fantastic, we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.’ 

A teacher at the Beacon School said ‘as a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community.  I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.’ 

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has written a letter of support. 

Charivari Day Folkestone School for Girls carnival workshops - The grant will be spent on art supplies and materials for carnival workshops to create large scale costumes at Strange Cargo that will be worn in the Charivari Day carnival in Folkestone on 4th July.

DECISION:

To provide funding of £360 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This event is now 24 years old and has continued to attract participation from both schools and members of the public since 1997. It is a significant community event for Folkestone and brings together participants and spectators from many backgrounds and walks of life. The route from the Fishmarket to The Leas Bandstand is lined with thousands of spectators who come along to enjoy this free event and to enjoy watching the parade.

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Hand of Doom Productions CIC - The grant will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools and the community.

DECISION:

To provide funding of £200 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates. It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books aged 11.

Yet reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances.

We’ve had an excellent response from schools so far. St Mary's literacy lead Ms Longley said: “The StoryMap project sounds fantastic - we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.”

Caroline Pratt, a teacher at the Beacon School, said: “As a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community, I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.”

Charivari Day Folkestone School for Girls carnival workshops - The grant will be spent on art supplies and materials for carnival workshops to create large scale costumes at Strange Cargo that will be worn in the Charivari Day carnival in Folkestone on 4th July.

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This event is now 24 years old and has continued to attract participation from both schools and members of the public since 1997. It is a significant community event for Folkestone and brings together participants and spectators from many backgrounds and walks of life. The route from the Fishmarket to The Leas Bandstand is lined with thousands of spectators who come along to enjoy this free event and to enjoy watching the parade.

Engaging Tourism South East to deliver bespoke training to local businesses, community groups and volunteers, supporting them to communicate the rich history and culture of Romney Marsh, through Welcome Host presentation skills and incorporating the medium of story.

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Romney Marsh is a beautiful area with a rich heritage, yet it faces a number of challenges; In particular, it suffers from high unemployment; high levels of poor health and obesity and an above average elderly population. The charity CARM reports that residents can experience increased feelings of loneliness and isolation.

The Fifth Continent scheme is striving to engage as many local people and visitors as possible.  Feedback from the project to date has been incredibly positive, and many local people are taking part in the opportunities created. For example, the scheme’s Heritage projects have so far attracted three times (and in one case four times) the amount of anticipated volunteers.

We are always looking to engage more people and to connect them to their local area and community, which can bring many benefits. We want to leave a lasting legacy of enriched local knowledge and community momentum. Tourism South East training will help local businesses and groups to develop new and innovative ways to engage people and to showcase Romney and all it has to offer to locals and tourists alike.

Seapoint Canoe Centre - Replacing canoes which have reached the end of their safe life for centre use.

To provide funding of £1054 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

We have been pleased to provide activities in over 1300 client sessions so far this year, 61% of whom are children and young people. Nearly 50 people have come to us for the first time in 2019 as we are continually looking for new ways to encourage people to try paddling as a way of combatting inactivity and improving fitness levels.

In order to continue to provide this service and resource for our community we need to buy new boats and buoyancy aids.

Funding for more equipment.

To provide funding of £500 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Hand of Doom Productions CIC - The grant will go towards the cost of storytelling workshops in Folkestone’s 24 schools and the community.

To provide funding of £615 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone has two wards in the top ten of the most deprived areas in Kent and low literacy rates. It is also recognised that children stop engaging with books aged 11.

Yet reading and listening to stories increases concentration, confidence, vocabulary, communication skills and empathy, leading to increased life chances.

We’ve had an excellent response from schools so far. St Mary's literacy lead Ms Longley said: “The StoryMap project sounds fantastic - we currently have a big push on reading and so this would fit in perfectly with our plan for the year.”

Caroline Pratt, a teacher at the Beacon School, said: “As a teacher in an area with the most deprived sector of our community, I believe the Folkestone StoryMap will provide children with experiences that take them outside of their normality and enable them to realise that they too can achieve in life and that their voices are important and deserve to be heard.”

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms.

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms.

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms.

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms.

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms.

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Folkestone & Hythe District Scout Association - Hire of Leas Cliff Hall.

To provide funding of £975 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The Scout Association provides skills for life for over 700 young people in the Folkestone and Hythe area through 10 scout groups, which include Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. The organisation is a registered charity and all the leaders give freely their time to support the daily activities of children from the age of 6 years through to 18 years and beyond. Hythe Scout Group in particular has 119 youth members supported by 29 adult volunteers and is one of the biggest in

the area.

Cycle Shepway website build and quarterly updates.

To provide funding of £190 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

In line with both government and local policy Cycle Shepway campaigns to create a safer environment for cyclists through a cohesive, useful network of cycle paths; to promote cycling as a viable transport option for everyday journeys to school, to work, to the railway station and shops etc; to encourage cycling as a safe and enjoyable leisure activity for local people and for visitors to the area. A cycle-friendly Folkestone and Hythe District would contribute to the health and well-being of residents; would encourage ‘green’ tourists to the area and assist the Council’s aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

Garden to table cookery club for children using produce from our own locavore garden (free to user).

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Garden to table cookery club for children using produce from our own locavore garden (free to user).

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

2020 Cheriton Light Festival – The grant will contribute towards artist time to deliver sculptural lantern making workshops at All Souls, Morehall, St Martins, Harcourt and Cheriton Primary Schools in Cheriton. 

To provide funding of £100 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This will be the fifth Cheriton Ligh Festival and the event has grown in popularity since it first took place in 2013.  Cheriton High Street will be closed to traffic to enable people to roam freely and will use art to transform spaces to encourage people to view and be involved with the artworks.  The event will be opened with a community lantern parade and close with fireworks, as both of these activities have been requested by local people. 

The Cheriton Light Festival (CLF) shows that art can be a catalyst for bringing the community together.  This aspect of the event has proved to be of supreme importance to people over the four years.  CLF makes it possible for people to come together at a very cold and dark time of year and celebrate as a community in the same space.  The event has become a much anticipated part of the town’s cultural calendar and there has been lots of enquiries already regarding people looking forward to being involved. 

Purchase of CCTV system.  The building has an old system installed in 2000, possibly earlier.  The equipment and cameras are no longer fit for purpose, providing poor quality data.  Any intruders cannot be identified from the images.

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The Old School has experienced several incidents in the last few years including theft of lead from the porch roof, broken windows and vandalism in the garden.  Our building houses many artefacts and records of local and wider importance and has become a heritage centre for New Romney. 

As well as being a heritage centre the Old School is an important part of the local community hosting an active schedule of events, classes, clubs and a dementia café. 

The Trustees and community need to feel confident the Old School is protected and a quality CCTV system would assist greatly. 

Workshops facilitated by local women artists that inform about

the impact of fast fashion on the environment and promote alternatives.

To provide funding of £150 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

In the UK, clothing has the fourth largest environmental impact after housing, transport and food.

In line with a national growing awareness of environmental crisis and the District Council’s resolution in July that ‘We are in a climate emergency’ and ‘all strategic decisions, policy, budgets, investments, contracts, approaches to planning decisions and the council’s own developments are in line with a shift to zero carbon by 2030’, many organisations and groups in Folkestone are committed to reducing environmental impact and improving environmental performance. ‘a:dress’ will make a meaningful contribution to this commitment by

• disseminating clear information about climate emergency and the role played by fast fashion

• mounting creative, accessible and fun events and workshops across the community to raise awareness

of the environmental damage caused by fast fashion

• promoting alternatives to throwing clothes away, such as repairs and community clothes exchanges

The focus of ‘a:dress’ is on female consumers, as women are disproportionately affected by fast fashion.

For example, the impact of sexism and objectification on women’s self-esteem and body image can lead them to be emotionally vulnerable to pressures from the fashion industry. We are committed to engaging with women who regularly buy fast fashion and will set up events for intergenerational dialogue and action.

Prince of Wales Band – Hythe Festival Parade through the town.

To provide funding of £1000 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Organised specifically for Hythe and the surrounding area and residents.  Local businesses are invited to take park thereby promoting community relations and cohesion.  The Festival also supports community projects including other organisations.  It is also hoped the event will attract visitors/tourists bringing additional business to the town. 

Day Trip – Day trip to Densole Garden Centre and De Bradley Wharf on a mini bus.  The funds are to be used for the cost of hiring a mini-bus. 

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Dymchurch Meeting Point is a group for lonely and isolated people.  The area is of a rural setting so a group such as the Meeting Point enables people to gain friendship, support and signposting to services available.  The Community Warden visits regularly.  The group has grown 100% this last year. 

Reprint of the Romney Marsh leaflet – Promoting the Romney Marsh will attract more visitors to the Marsh that will benefit all the town and village communities’ economic growth. 

To provide funding of £400 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

There are eleven Parishes on the Romney Marsh and, apart from the website, theromneymarsh.net, there is no one combined source of information about the social, cultural and leisure opportunities on the Marsh for residents, businesses and visitors.  A combined source of information in one leaflet is the opportunity to promote the area as a whole. 

Replacement canoes and buoyancy aids - Replacing canoes and buoyancy aids which have reached the end of their safe life for centre use.

To provide funding of £1662.40 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

We have been pleased to provide activities in over 1300 client sessions so far this year, 61% of whom are children and young people. Nearly 50 people have come to us for the first time in 2019 as we are continually looking for new ways to encourage people to try paddling as a way of combatting inactivity and improving fitness levels.

In order to continue to provide this service and resource for our community we need to buy new boats and buoyancy aids.

Sandgate Park CCTV – Contribution towards grant for CCTV system covering Sandgate Park.  Funds towards a capital cost grant to the purchase and installation of a two camera CCTV system covering Sandgate Park. 

To provide funding of £1,125 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This project is a direct result in the recent increase of acts of vandalism in Sandgate Park, including the recent burning of a children’s play tower, regular damage to benches and to temporary toilets at the park. 

Upgrading and replacement of IT equipment in client interview rooms to ensure and enhance our ability to provide advice and assistance to clients.  The upgrade will ensure the charity’s ability to meet its IT requirements and also supports the training and development of volunteers.   

To provide funding of £600 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

As an organisation we see over 2000 clients per year helping them to deal with over 4000 problems, ensuring that they secure their rights and entitlements.  Demand for advise is high and up to date IT resources are critical to our ability to deliver advice services to all those who need them.  Efficient and up to date PCs ensure that we can maximise our capacity to advise and assist as many people as possible. 

Over 50% of enquiries relate to Debt and Benefits which means that we are helping the most deprived residents in the district and working to reduce poverty.  Assisting people to manage their debts and maximise their income also suppports the wider socio-economic wellbing of the local community. 

Heating – to provide heating to the building to preserve artefacts and books. 

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

To continue to provide access to the museum during the winter months. 

Replacement canoes and buoyancy aids - Replacing canoes and bouyancy aids which have reached the end of their safe life for centre use.

To provide funding of £1502.72 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

We have been pleased to provide activities in over 1300 client sessions so far this year, 61% of whom are children and young people. Nearly 50 people have come to us for the first time in 2019 as we are continually looking for new ways to encourage people to try paddling as a way of combatting inactivity and improving fitness levels.

In order to continue to provide this service and resource for our community we need to buy new boats and buoyancy aids.

Sandgate Park CCTV – Contribution towards grant for CCTV system covering Sandgate Park.  Funds towards a capital cost grant to the purchase and installation of a two camera CCTV system covering Sandgate Park. 

To provide funding of £1,125 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

This project is a direct result in the recent increase of acts of vandalism in Sandgate Park, including the recent burning of a children’s play tower, regular damage to benches and to temporary toilets at the park. 

Anti Bullying Workshop - Online safety workshop for Year 7 students to make them more aware of online bullying.

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Online bullying is a big problem within society & we would like to educate our students even more to try and prevent this from happening.

Folkestone and Hythe Safe Haven – Capital funding is needed to upgrade and install accessible toilets and baby changing facilities at the new Safe Haven project in Folkestone which is being delivered in the Folkestone Rainbow Centre premises, evenings and weekends. 

A partnership consisting of the NHS and private funders will be launching the Folkestone & Hythe Safe Haven, early in 2020. It will offer a safe, welcoming, non-clinical café space to people in mental health crisis or distress. The Folkestone Safe Haven will be open 365 days a year in the evenings, at weekends and on public holidays when other services are closed. It will be open to all residents of Folkestone & Hythe district. This is an initiative that works well in other parts of the country, saving lives, helping recovery and reducing police and health service costs. The Folkestone Safe Haven will be the first such service in Kent. Like others, it will help clients for as long as they need it. Even after they feel they have recovered, they can return at any time, and perhaps start to help others.

2020 Cheriton Light Festival - The grant will contribute towards artist fees to run workshops to make small, candle lit pyramid lanterns with Sandgate Primary School students and 3 day workshops to make larger, led lit sculptural lanterns with students from Folkestone School for Girls which will be carried in the opening parade at 6pm on Saturday 22nd February.

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Kent based People United will continue to measure responses to Cheriton Light Festival for Strange Cargo since it began. Feedback has revealed:

•96% thought it had been very successful and would want to be involved in future events.

•37% of people had not been to a similar event before

•The “community coming together” at the event presented an exceptionally high value in response to a question “What did you like best about the event”?

2020 Cheriton Light Festival - The grant will contribute towards artist fees to run workshops to make small, candle lit pyramid lanterns with Sandgate Primary School students and 3 day workshops to make larger, led lit sculptural lanterns with students from Folkestone School for Girls which will be carried in the opening parade at 6pm on Saturday 22nd February.

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Kent based People United will continue to measure responses to Cheriton Light Festival for Strange Cargo since it began. Feedback has revealed:

•96% thought it had been very successful and would want to be involved in future events.

•37% of people had not been to a similar event before

•The “community coming together” at the event presented an exceptionally high value in response to a question “What did you like best about the event”?

YO Songsters – 5 YO Songsters sessions, an inclusive music and dementia group, bringing together staff, family friends and people living with a young onset diagnosis through singing, songwriting and care sector training.

To provide funding of £582.50 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

YO Songsters! was devised as an expansion and development of my specialism in music and dementia, with a new focus on early intervention. Initially, the project was mooted during a meeting between myself and Shepway Community Mental Health Service for Older People facilitated by Yvette Kusel, Principal Clinical Psychologist.

Anne-Marie Tate, Senior Occupational Therapist, explained the higher than usual instance of young onset dementia in Shepway. The whole team concluded that the young onset community lacked local provision, least of all through beneficial music groups, and encouraged me to build something to meet the local YO community needs.

There are now decades of scientific evidence proving the benefits of music to health and wellbeing. The gaps to utility lie in the lack of legislative change around care budgets, and the reluctance of nonprofessionals to deliver musical interventions.

On this latter point, the disconnect between the enjoyment music brings, and the perception of it’s accessibility is an obstacle that can be removed with relatively little initial participation.

YO Songsters! promotes the fact that music is not only open to all, but indiscriminate – the more people making music, at whatever level of experience, in whatever form or way, the better for all.

Overhaul of Organ - once overhauled the organ will be good for another 50 years.

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The organ, as it stands, is useable for services but its use for concerts, attempted recently, is unacceptable. Once the organ has been overhauled we envisage its use for concerts from visiting choirs and bands as well as concerts arranged by organisers across Kent. David Flood, from Canterbury Cathedral has offered to give a concert once works are completed.

Hythe Community Festival 2020.

To provide funding of £400 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The ethos of the Hythe Festival is to provide the majority of the entertainment and opportunities free or at a nominal cost. The festival also supports community projects by including other organisations, for example Age UK and The Shed to participate, also to promote business and tourism.

The grant will contribute towards the cost of printing maps for visitors coming to Cheriton Light Festival to navigate the event.

To provide funding of £500 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Capital funding is needed to upgrade and install accessible toilets and baby changing facilities at the new Safe Haven project in Folkestone which is being delivered in the Folkestone Rainbow Centre premises in the evenings and weekends.

To provide funding of £300 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The prevalence of serious mental health conditions in Folkestone & Hythe is higher than in the other districts in Kent. The percentage of patients recorded on GP QOF (Quality of Outcome) registers as having schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, other psychoses or on lithium therapy is 0.9%, the second highest in Kent. The average across Kent is 0.8%.

There is no other service operating out of hours, 365 days per year, to support people in mental health need in Folkestone & Hythe district, nor in any other part of Kent.

Capital funding is needed to upgrade and install accessible toilets and baby changing facilities at the new Safe Haven project in Folkestone which is being delivered in the Folkestone Rainbow Centre premises in the evenings and weekends.

To provide funding of £450 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

The prevalence of serious mental health conditions in Folkestone & Hythe is higher than in the other districts in Kent. The percentage of patients recorded on GP QOF (Quality of Outcome) registers as having schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, other psychoses or on lithium therapy is 0.9%, the second highest in Kent. The average across Kent is 0.8%.

There is no other service operating out of hours, 365 days per year, to support people in mental health need in Folkestone & Hythe district, nor in any other part of Kent.

To support our after-school singing with 4 schools, culminating in a vibrant free concert to families/friends/teachers in JAM on the Marsh at St Nicholas Church, New Romney. 

To provide funding of £500 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

Significant challenges prevent children in Shepway from taking part in music:

·         Severe education budget cuts, affecting teaching and opportunity

·         Lack of specialist teaching

·         Lack of cultural infrastructure

·         Lack of opportunities and income to experience performance, professionals and quality means Shepway remains one of the most arts-deprived areas of England with limited cultural infrastructure and provision.

Young people on Romney Marsh have little access to the arts and meagre opportunities to participate in, create or experience musical activity. This brings with it associated negative impacts on social, academic and personal progression. Furthermore, poor transport links, prevents children’s access to and benefit from activities/opportunities.

Since 2012 JAM on the Marsh has been working with schools across Hythe and Romney Marsh to bring ambitious and aspirational opportunities to young people.

New Kitchen for the crew and to aid the crew who sometimes spend hours at sea and also the shore crew who launch and recover the boat.

To provide funding of £250 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

We are aiming to hold water safety groups for schools and allow them to have food at the station and for that we have to have a serviceable kitchen.

Report C/19/34 proposes a change of membership to the Climate and Ecological Emergency Working Group. 

DECISION:

1.        To receive and note report C/19/34.

2.        To remove Councillor David Monk as a member and Chairman of the Climate and  Ecological Emergency Working Group.

3.        To appoint Councillor Stuart Peall, Cabinet Member for Enforcement, Regulatory Services, Waste and Building Control as a member and Chairman of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Working Group.  

Reasons for decision:

An individual member of the Cabinet, acting under delegated powers, may make or

change an appointment of the Council to a Working Group

This is an initiative to respond to growing instances of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage to local civic amenities with community engagement and proactive work to improve the local environment.

Along with networking to partner associations, we intend this work to contribute to the position of the Association as part of the wider Folkestone community.

To provide funding of £200 to the above project.

Reason for decision:

For over 50 years, Bayle Residents Association has supported the quality of life for

those who live, work and spend time in and around The Bayle. We now have an active membership of over 100. In addition to a programme of events for local people, our members work with the Council and other groups to support community safety, protect our physical and natural environment and to promote positive social cohesion and community engagement.

A recent (September) public meeting of 40 people expressed support for our work & plans.

This report outlines the regulations in respect of Non Domestic Rates rate relief for charities, other non-profit making organisations, village shops, post offices and other rural premises and cases of hardship relief. The report considers applications for rate relief received for 2019/20 and 2020/21and seeks approval to grant rate relief as recommended in appendix 1.

DECISION:

1.         To receive and note Report C/19/55.

2.         To approve rate relief as summarised in appendix 1 of this report.

The Cabinet Member for Finance is asked to agree the recommendations set out because agreement is needed on the applications for relief to be granted or refused in accordance with the approved criteria.