26 May 2011 Three Towns Area Action Partnership 2010/11 AGM

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26 May 2011 Three Towns Area Action Partnership 2010/11 AGM
Three Towns Area
Action
Partnership
2010/11
AGM
Finance Report
26 May 2011
Three Towns Partnership 2010/11 AGM Finance Report
FINANCE AND PROJECTS
To support the work of the AAP and to contribute directly to local
neighbourhood improvements, Durham County Council have developed and
continued several locally controlled funding budgets. These budgets are
either decided upon by the AAP Board or by the Durham County Council
elected member.
AREA BUDGET
The Area Budget is an annual allocation of £150,000, which is made to each
Area Action Partnership to support community led initiatives that meet local
needs whilst impacting upon County Councils priorities. The Area Budget has
been provided to encourage community participation in decision making.
The Area Budget has been used to fund 22 different projects aimed at
addressing issues within the partnerships 4 priorities
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Activities for Children and Young People
Healthy Lifestyles and Wellbeing
Local Environment and Community and Civic Pride
Crime and Community Safety
A detailed list of the projects can be found in Appendix 1 of this report
From the 22 projects supported through the 2010/11 Area Budget it is
estimated that a further £117,716.70 will be attracted into the Three Towns
area to further support their delivery. The 3TOPS Small Grants Fund (aimed
at older people) will attract further matched funding throughout its delivery and
this will be reported as projects are approved.
For every £1 of Area Budget a further £0.78 has been invested in to the area.
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
The Board made a decision to invest £33,000 of the Area Budget in a
participatory budgeting pilot in partnership with Crook Community Partnership,
Greater Willington Town Council and Tow Law Town Council.
The events were a great success with over 210 local people participating in
the decision making of which projects should be allocated the funding. 19
Projects were successful in securing finance from which a further £4,548.70
associated match funding. For details please see Appendix 2.
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NEIGHBOURHOOD BUDGET
The Neighbourhood Budget (NB) is an annual allocation of £25,000, which is
made to Durham County Council elected members to support the
improvement of social, economic and environmental well-being activities in
their area. The NB aims to support the funding of proposals, which are
identified as priorities within the AAP Action Plan and other neighbourhood
priorities for the local area.
There are 6 County Council elected members within the Three Towns AAP
area, equating to a potential spending power of £150,000. £17,700 was
carried forward from 09/10 giving a total 2010/11 budget of £167,700. 2
elected members fully allocated their NB within 2010/11 and the other 4 will
carry over part of their allocation into 2011/12.
At the end of 2010/11 28 NB funded projects had been applied for with a
budget commitment of £125,720, 75% of the total budget, the total cost of
these projects is £896,220.00 with an estimated £787,065 in associated
matched funding of which £16,563.00 was from the Area Budget.
For every £1 of Neighbourhood Budget a further £6.13 has been invested in
to the area. (Not including Area Budget Match)
For a breakdown and further information on these projects please refer to
Appendix 3.
MEMBERS INITIATIVE FUND
The Members Initiative Fund (MIF) is an annual allocation of £2,000 to each
Durham County Council elected member. The aim of MIF is to tackle
neighbourhood priorities in a dynamic and proactive way. It is there to support
community and voluntary groups to develop their effectiveness and support
them to respond to community and neighbourhood needs.
The Total MIF budget for 2010/11 equated to £13,375 with £1,375 brought
forward from 2009/10
There were 69 grants made through the MIF in 2010/11, totalling £11,120 with
a joint total for all elected members of £2,255 being carried over into 2011/12.
For a breakdown and further information on these projects please refer to
Appendix 4.
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SUMMARY
Across the three budgets associated and linked to the AAP 119 projects (138
including PB) have been supported from the 2010/11 budget of £333,271.00
at a cost of £289,036 with £44,235 being c/f to 2011/12. A further
£888,218.70 in associated match funding is estimated giving a total committed
spend in the Three Towns Area of £1,177,254.70
For every £1 of all 3 budgets spent a further £3.19 has been invested in to the
area.
Following the Comprehensive Spending Review and the subsequent budget
reductions it has been confirmed by Durham County Council that the total
AAP budget for the Three Towns Partnership Area in 2011/2012 will be
£326,235. This is broken down as follows:
Area Budget (AB) -
£120,000
Neighbourhood Budget (NB) -
£150,000
Neighbourhood Budget (NB) c/f -
£ 41,980
Members Initiative Fund (MIF) -
£12,000
Members Initiative Fund (MIF) c/f -
£2,255
Total -
£ 326,235
For further information please refer to Appendix 5.
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APPENDIX 1
Area Budget (AB) Summary Sheet
List of Area Budget Projects 2010/11
Priority
Activities for children and Young
People
AAP
Project
AFCYP
AFCYP
AFCYP
Howden Youth Shelter (SP)
Trip Club
Friday Night Youth Club (SP)
What's happening Leaflets
AFCYP
Budget
Other
Total
Comments/Stage
Project in
Development
Approved
Approved
Approved
Project in
Development
Project in
Development
Project in
Development
£4,281.50
£15,000.00
£2,500.00
£2,000.00
£4,000.00
£0.00
£724.00
£3,445.00
£8,281.50
£15,000.00
£3,224.00
£5,445.00
Three Towns Youth Forum
£3,000.00
£0.00
£3,000.00
AFCYP
Weekend Willington/Crook Detached
£6,368.00
£3,432.00
£9,800.00
AFCYP
Participatory Budgeting Parkside
£3,000.00
£36,149.50
£0.00
£11,601.00
£3,000.00
£47,750.50
Credit Union (SP)
Healthy Living Toddlers
Treks Gym
Durham Wildcats Basket Ball
Slam Catz
3TOPS Small Grants Scheme
£5,200.00
£4,155.00
£5,000.00
£4,900.00
£3,900.00
£5,000.00
£28,155.00
£2,400.00
£0.00
£2,931.00
£3,767.00
£0.00
£0.00
£9,098.00
£7,600.00
£4,155.00
£7,931.00
£8,667.00
£3,900.00
£5,500.00
£37,753.00
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
£7,500.00
£1,500.00
£5,000.00
£2,000.00
£12,480.00
£7,516.00
£0.00
£3,825.00
£19,980.00
£9,016.00
£5,000.00
£5,825.00
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Healthy Lifestyle & Wellbeing
HL&W
HL&W
HL&W
HL&W
HL&W
Local Environment & Community Civic Pride
LE&CCP
LE&CCP
LE&CCP
Oakenshaw Renewable Energy
Hunwick Cricket Ground (SP)
Street Furniture Project
Crook Carnival
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LE&CCP
Tow Law Car Park
£10,000.00
£26,000.00
£40,000.00
£63,821.00
£50,000.00
£89,821.00
£5,000.00
£5,200.00
£2,000.00
£2,400.00
£7,000.00
£7,600.00
CCS
Target Hardening (Victims of Crime)
Credit Union (SP)
CCS
CCS
CCS
CCS
Howden Youth Shelter (SP)
Hunwick Cricket Ground Fence
Environmental Target Hardening
Friday Night Youth Club (SP)
£4,281.50
£1,500.00
£5,000.00
£2,500.00
£23,481.50
£4,000.00
£7,516.00
£1,516.00
£724.00
£18,156.00
£8,281.50
£9,016.00
£6,516.00
£3,224.00
£41,637.50
ALL
ALL
Stanley Community Cinema
Participatory Budgeting
£5,410.00
£33,000.00
£9,992.00
£4,548.70
£15,402.00
£30,804.00
£38,410.00
£14,540.70
£46,206.00
£152,196.00
£117,216.70
£269,412.70
Crime & Community Safety
Total:
Project in
Development
Approved
Approved
Project in
Development
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Figures in Italic are estimated match funding
Key: (SP) Shared Priority
£ 25,000 of match funding is from Neighbourhood budgets so will not be included in joint totals to avoid double counting
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Area Budget Project description and updates 2010/11
Match Funding
Priority
Project
Lead
Brief Description
Crime and
Community
Safety
Target
Hardening
Victims of
Crime
Safer
Neighbourhoods
Crime has a negative effect on many people, nor just the actual victims but
relative's friends and neighbours. The crime and the fear of crime can have
an impact on people’s health and welfare as well as financial implications.
The funding will be used to install equipment to increase the security of
homes of vulnerable victims. This could include key safes, door bars, window
locks, dusk till dawn lights.
Crime and
Community
Safety,
Healthy
Lifestyle &
Wellbeing
Credit Union
Durham County
Credit Union
Local
Environment
and
Community
Civic Pride
Oakenshaw
renewable
energy
Oakenshaw
Community
Association
Work in Crook and Willington is progressing well with 62 new members at the
end of Februaryr. An additional bonus to having a collection point in Crook is
that we have attracted a further 2 dozen members from the Wear dale Area,
though they recognise that they reside outside the Three Towns Area. The
union are also in the process of negotiating a collection point in Tow Law with
the Town Council and Jenny Mountain.
The aim of the project is to undertake a feasibility study into the possibility of
renewable energy being produced for Oakenshaw and the surrounding area
in a way that will provide an income for Oakenshaw Community Association
for a period of around 20 years. The feasibility study would determine the
most likely site for the turbines. The intention is that Oakenshaw could
become a self sustaining community with the funding from renewable energy
and that funding would be applied to the charitable objectives of the
Community Association. This will include seeking to improve housing in the
area to reduce energy needs. The Community Association is also exploring
whether there are other communities that may be interested in joining them in
the enterprise such as Willington, Stanley Crook and Brancepeth. Links have
been made but no decisions made at this time.
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AAP
Funding
External
NB
Total
£5,000.00
£2,000.00
£0.00
£7,000.00
£10,400.00
£4,800.00
£0.00
£15,200.00
£7,500.00
£5,480.00
£7,000.00
£19,800.00
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Crime &
Community
Safety,
Activities for
Children &
Young
People
Howden le
Wear Youth
Shelter
Leisure
Services
The aim of the project is to obtain a youth shelter for the Young People from
Howden-le-Wear and the surrounding areas. It will be located on the green at
Railway Street as this is the area that the Young People already have a fivea-side pitch. The project will provide young people somewhere safe and
weatherproof for them to congregate all year round. The aim is also to make
better relationships between the older and younger generations in the village
by creating an area where it is acceptable for Young People to congregate.
Healthy
Lifestyles
and
Wellbeing
Healthy Living
for Toddler
Groups
Pre-School
Early Learning
Alliance
The project will be delivered in 9 toddler groups and 1 playgroup operating
within the AAP area. Each group has an average of 15-20 families attending
the sessions. Development workers will offer each group: 3 visits, 1 visit will
focus on vegetables, 1 will focus on fruit and one on the effects of smoking
and alcohol pre and post natal. The first 2 visits will include the following:
•A simple cooking activity where children will be supported to make a fruit
salad at one session and a healthy snack using rice cakes and vegetables at
the other (all equipment and resources will be supplied)
•A gluing activity using pictures of healthy and non healthy foods
• A short story focusing on healthy eating
•A music and movement activity encouraging the use of the whole body and
basic exercises
Each group will receive a booklet which has ideas for healthy snacks and
recipes and activities promoting healthy lifestyles and exercise.
All Priorities
Community
Cinema
Stanley Crook
Village Hall
Stanley Village Hall as re-opened iafter refurbishment and intends to offers
weekly Friday night cinema shows. The bid was to purchase the necessary
to facilitate this.
All Priorities
Participatory
Budgeting
Tow Law Town
Council, Greater
Willington Town
Council, Crook
Community
Partnership
£8,563.00
£0.00
£8,000.00
£16,563.00
£4,155.00
£0.00
£0.00
£4,155.00
£5,410.00
£9,992.00
£0.00
£15,402.00
£33,000.00
£4,548.70
£0.00
£37,548.70
The aim of the project is to give local communities in the Three Towns area a
greater say on how public funds are allocated, to encourage public
involvement in decision making and the AAP, and to publicise the AAP across
the Three Towns area. At the July meeting of the Three Towns Partnership
Board, it was agreed that £30,000 of the 2010-2011 Area Budget would be
allocated to a Participatory Budgeting exercise. All settlements in the Three
Towns AAP area will be divided into three groupings – Crook, Willington and
Tow Law. The total sum of £30,000 set aside for Participatory Budgeting will
be divided between these three groupings, ensuring that funding is spread
out across the Three Towns area. Local community and voluntary groups will
be invited to submit project proposals and compete for a share of the £10,000
allocated to their area.
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Activities for
Children
and Young
People
Trip Club
AAP,
Participation
Worker,
Extender
Schools
The continuation of a pot of money for the very successful holiday and after
school activities `Trip Club`. So far over 200 young people suggest ideas and
work with staff to develop and decide on which activities and projects will
happen in conjunction with the Three Towns Youth Forum.
Local
Environment
and
Community
Civic Pride
Hun wick
Cricket
Ground Fence
DCC Leisure
Dept.
The club requires fencing around the playing field to prevent horses and
motorbikes from damaging the playing surface and making it unsafe for play.
This is a major priority as the club has recently developed a junior section and
there are child welfare issues.
Healthy
Lifestyles
and
Wellbeing
Treks Gym
Tow Law Town
Council
Crime and
Community
Safety
Environmental
Target
Hardening
Safer
Neighbourhoods
Healthy
Lifestyles
and
Wellbeing
Durham
Wildcats
Basket Ball
Slam
5x1 hour sessions into all primary schools targeting health, communication
skills, and team building skills as well as individual skills. This is to provide
regular competitions based at the spectrum. This project will run for 45
weeks and will link into other similar clubs that have that have been
established. The total cost of the project is £8690 with secured match
funding of £2915 with a request from the AAP of £4900
Healthy
Lifestyles
and
Wellbeing
Activities for
Children
and Young
People
Slam Catz
Slam
This project is to run the same project as last year with a slight increase in
price due to printing and transport costs.
Friday Night
Youth Club
Slam
The continuation of funding to the youth club, following the success of last
year there are currently 35 young people attending each session.
£15,000.00
TBC
TBC
£15,000.00
£3,000.00
£5,032.00
£10,000.00
£18,032.00
£5,000.00
£2,931.00
£0.00
£7,931.00
£5,000.00
£1,516.00
£0.00
£6,516.00
£4,900.00
£3,767.00
£0.00
£8,667.00
£3,900.00
£0.00
£0.00
£3,900.00
£5,000.00
£1,448.00
£0.00
£6,448.00
Renovation of Tow Law Treks Gym to create a mini gym for young people
aged between 11yrs and 16yrs. The gym already has some specialist
equipment on site and they have some match funding already in place.
A range of security features identified as a solution to an existing and ongoing
crime and community safety issues to the following areas: Bladeside, Royal
Close and Rydal Drive.
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Local
Environment
and
Community
Civic Pride
Street
Furniture
Project
DCC
We have been approached by several people regarding the provision of
benches, dog bins, etc in several areas of the Three Towns area. It is
proposed that we contract Street Scene to manage the project and carry out
all installation and maintenance of the street furniture.
Local
Environment
and
Community
Civic Pride
Crook
Carnival
Crook Carnival
Committee
Request for funding to support Crook Community Carnival as they want to
expand the event for 2011 - Crook carnival is the largest event to take place
in the Crook area with an average annual attendance of 1500 people and will
hopefully attract more in the future.
Activities for
Children
and Young
People
What's
happening
Leaflets
Claire Young
Extended
Schools Coordinator
This project is to continue the production of the `What’s happening leaflets'.
The leaflet has been running since April 2009 and has been very successful.
Many parents have responded that they are shocked at the large amount of
activities available. Children and Young people have also reported that they
really like the leaflet and looked forward to it coming out so they can see what
is on in their area. 5000 leaflets will be produced and will be distributed for
each school holiday (excluding Christmas).
£5,000.00
£0.00
£0.00
£5,000.00
£2,000.00
£3,825.00
£0.00
£5,825.00
£2,000.00
£3,445.00
£0.00
£5,445.00
£5,000.00
TBC
£3,000.00
TBC
A pot of money made available for older persons activities.
Healthy
Lifestyles
and
Wellbeing
Activities for
Children
and Young
People
3Tops Small
Grants Fund
Youth Forum
LCB
Participation
Worker
£5,000.00
This project will continue to support a formal system for children and young
people within the 3 Towns Area and influence the decisions of the full AAP. It
will enable and empower the younger residents of the area to have their say
on each of the chosen priorities and ensure that their needs are taken into
account when new priorities are decided upon in the future years. The youth
forum process will be in line with the County Participation Strategy and link
directly to the key improvement priorities of the County for Children and
Young People through the Children’s Trust.
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£0.00
£3,000.00
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Activities for
Children
and Young
People
Inspire days
Participatory
Parkside
School
Local
Environment
and
Community
Civic Pride
Activities for
Children
and Young
People
Tow Law Car
park
Tow Law Town
Council
Friday and
Saturday
Night
Willington and
Crook
Detached
PAYP
A participatory budgeting exercise which will be carried out with all young
people from Parkside School.
£3,000.00
TBC
£0.00
£3,000.00
£10,000.00
£40,000.00
£0.00
£50,000.00
Creation of Town Centre Car park behind the new shopping centre and the
installation of a kissing gate.
Outreach work to make contact on the streets with young people who are not
currently engaged in positive activities and to make these young people
aware of existing provision (leaflet produced and handed out) and encourage
them to participate and where necessary go along with them to support them
to make contact and to talk to young people about their issues and concerns,
and where possible help them develop their own solutions.
Total:
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£6,368.00
£3,432.00
£0.00
£9,800.00
£152,196.00
£92,216.70
£25,000.00
£269,412.70
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APPENDIX 2
Participatory Budgeting Summary
Total
Number of
Applicants
Greater Willington
Town Council
Crook Community
Partnership
Tow Law Town
Council
Total Value
Project Cost
Amount
Requested
From PB
Funding
Allocated
Number of
projects
funded
Associated
Match
Funding
9
£
22,969.00
£
20,969.00
£10,000.00
5
£0.00
11
£
14,628.06
£
11,555.76
£10,000.00
9
£708.70
10
£
26,147.39
£
15,437.39
£10,000.00
5
£3,840.00
£30,000
19
£4,548.70
30
£63,744.45
£47,962.15
Participatory Budgeting – Willington
Project Name
Aspire Youth Project
Oakenshaw Community
Association
Hunwick Cricket Club
Colliery Road Neighbourhood
Watch
Willington Community Action Willington in Bloom
Description
The funding was needed to train one volunteer to gain youth work
accreditations to improve the quality of the youth club and volunteers.
The funding is going to replace the wooden seating and shelter that
provides a haven for those walking from Willington to Oakenshaw. The
bus shelter is in a very poor state.
The Cricket Club are going to rejuvenate the Club House, by improving the
interior and also installing new windows
The Funding is been used to provide transport for elderly people to allow
them to attend the monthly pie and peas supper. This will ensure they can
get to and from the club safely.
Willington in Bloom for general planting improvements including 6 new
planting tubs, entrance and roundabout features and general streetscape
scene.
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Project
Total
AAP
Funding
£2,000.00
£ 2,000.00
£1,500.00
£ 1,500.00
£3,950.00
£ 3,950.00
£ 480.00
£
£2,998.40
£ 2,070.00
480.00
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Participatory Budgeting – Crook
Project Name
Crook Salvation Army Youth
Team
Parkside Sports College
Description
The funding is going towards continuing the Youth Drop in project on
Monday evenings. It will be for transport and their salary.
The Health Hut is a new facility at Parkside School and offers young people
aged 11-16 a safe, confidential and easy to access health drop in service.
The funding is being used to purchase a laptop, printer, stationary and
photocopying credits
Value
AAP
Funding
£1,980.00
£ 1,980.00
£ 617.48
£ 308.78
£1,510.00
£ 1,510.00
£2,000.00
£ 2,000.00
£1,200.00
£ 1,000.00
£ 810.00
£ 810.00
£ 700.00
£ 700.00
£1,274.98
£ 1,274.98
£1,200.00
£ 416.24
The group are holding a Family Fun Day the funding is going towards the
cost of children’s activities and prizes for the competitions.
Crook Town AFC
Crook Community Partnership
St Cuthbert's Centre - Craft
Club
Crook and District Local
History Society
The grant is being used to cover the cost of various activities being held at
the event for the Christmas light switch on.
The Craft Club are going to create a mosaic and paint a wall mural in the
entrance corridor of St Cuthbert’s Community Centre.
The History Society are going to produce three portable display banners
illustrating the history of bankfoot cokeworks, the railway in Crook and
Ramars clothing factory.
Watergate Action Group are organising 3 day trips over the summer of 2011
Watergate Action Group
Howden le Wear Community
Partnership
Howden le Wear Community
Association
To purchase essential but basic equipment including crockery and cutlery to
allowing more groups to use the building and increase the number of
activities available.
The Community Association are going to hold an open day to promote the
centre and its activities.
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Participatory Budgeting – Tow Law
Project Name
Stanley Village Hall
Association
Description
Stanley Village Hall Association are going to provide organised and directed
activities seeking to positively engage with young people of the villages of
Stanley Crook, Billy Row and Roddymoor which currently have no provision.
Sunniside Community
Association
Sunniside currently hold a youth club; however do not have any qualified
youth workers involved the funding will be used towards this.
Blessed John Duckett RC
Primary School
Blessed John Duckett Primary School are going to install outdoor storage to
allow them to develop their playground activities and to encourage children
to cycle to school, buy equipment (e.g. cycles, scooters) and to further
extend the adventure play area by introducing outdoor fitness equipment.
Tow Law Millennium Primary
School
The Primary School wish to promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage
wellbeing by developing gardening activities, cultivating fruit and vegetables.
The grant is going too used to purchase and install a potting shed and
gardening equipment allowing the children to plant and nurture seeds.
Trex Gym
Trex Gym has over the years increased in membership, size of the
gymnasium and numbers of equipment available to members. The new
equipment will allow the users to extend their level of activities into a
boxercise programme
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Value
AAP
Funding
£6,000.00
£3,000.00
£6,000.00
£3,000.00
£4,800.00
£ 960.00
£1,957.39
£1,957.39
£1,500.00
£1082.62
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Neighbourhood Budget (NB)
APPENDIX 3
The following table provides a summary of spend/allocation for Three Towns Partnership County Councillor’s NB during 2010/11.
Councillor
Name of project
Bailey
North East Organ
Association
Bailey
Stanley Hall Kitchen
Refurbishment
Bailey
Howden le Wear Youth
Shelter
Crewcial Kent Dance
Project
Bailey
Howden le Wear
Community Centre
Bailey
Description
To produce a recording of the Wurlitzer Organ
played by Simon Gledhill which will be sold in
the uk and attract young people by offering
half price hires. Income generated from the
cd’s will help support this.
To install a new kitchen as the previous is 22
years old. The new kitchen will benefit the hall
as they will now be able to cater for functions.
To purchase a youth shelter for the young
people of Howden le Wear. The aim is to give
young people a place to congregate that is
their own. Young people hanging around the
nearby area have been identified as a PACT
priority.
This paid for travel, accommodation and the
entry fee which enabled young people to take
part in the Kent Dance Competition.
For the purchase of:
• Computer Equipment
• Scanner/Printer/Copier
• Exercise Mats
• Table Tennis Equipment
• Chairs
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NB
Match
Total
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£4281.50
£4,000 Area Budget
£8281.50
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
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Tow Law Town AFC
Bailey
Scouts New Camping
and Activity Weekend
Bailey
Howden le Wear
Methodist Chapel
Bailey
Stanley Hall Kitchen
Refurbishment
Jopling
Howden le Wear
Allotment Association
Jopling
Howden le Wear Youth
Shelter
Jopling
Jopling
Tow Law Town AFC
To provide Security Shutters to the premises
to offer protection as the clubhouse has been
subject to numerous burglaries.
To purchase tents, stoves and cooking
equipment for an activity weekend. Funding
was also used for the hire of Kayaks, Canoes
and the hire of transport for the weekend.
To purchase tables, chairs, display boards and
a carpet cleaner following the success of the
140th anniversary which has resulted in a
demand for more furniture for the groups that
use the church. The carpet cleaner is to clean
the carpet after toddlers attend messy church.
To install a new kitchen as the previous is 22
years old. The new kitchen will benefit the hall
as they will now be able to cater for functions.
To set up a community garden on Howden le
Wear allotments for the benefit of the wider
community. The funds will create a plot that is
completely accessible to all members of the
community, with accessible walkways, seating
and shelter.
To purchase a youth shelter for the young
people of Howden le Wear. The aim is to give
young people a place to congregate that is
their own. Young people hanging around the
nearby area have been identified as a PACT
priority.
Funds provided Security Shutters to the
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£2,000
£2457.00
£4,457.00
£2,120
£0.00
£2,120
£2,000
£10.00
£2,010
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£2,000
£1,500
£3,500
£4281.50
£4,000 Area Budget
£12,563
£2,000
£2457.00
£4,457.00
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Murphy
Murphy
Murphy
Murphy
Murphy
Murphy
Tomlinson
premises to offer protection as the clubhouse
has been subject to numerous burglaries.
High Jobs Hill
Funding had been requested for a new
Allotment
perimeter fence. Since 2004 the allotments
have suffered 7 reported instances of theft of
goods totalling £4,000.
St Cuthbert’s Centre – The funding contributed towards the fitting of a
Kitchen Restoration
new kitchen. The kitchen will be used for
Fund
catering at various events and functions which
will generate income into the centre for
sustainability.
Sign Post
The centre provides free and confidential
advice on a whole range of topics to the
people of Crook and surrounding areas. Many
clients are from deprived backgrounds, have
achieved a low standard of education and lack
literacy skills.
Crook Fireworks
To hold an annual fireworks display
Spectacular
(spectacular) for approximately 700 people.
West Durham Youth
The funding will be used to hold a boxing
Boxing (Event)
competition to showcase the project and
highlight the positive benefits. It aims to bring
the whole community together, as well as
attracting people from outside the area.
West Durham Boxing
For maintenance of existing equipment and
(Equipment)
boxing ring due to increased use and
accommodation costs for a competition.
Citizens Advice Bureau This project funded a telephone advice line 3
days per week for clients needing in depth
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£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£2,000
£67,500.00
£69,500.00
£3,000
£22,000
£25,000
£6,000
£1,080
£7,080
£3,000
£1,000
£4,000
£3,000
£2,768
£5,768
£3,000
£7,861
£10,861
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Crook AFC Social Club
Roof
Tomlinson
Bishop Auckland Food
Festival
Tomlinson
Crook Schools Nature
Project
Tomlinson
Crook Samba Project
Tomlinson
Oakenshaw
Renewable Energy
Brunskill
CommunityNET Willington
Brunskill
help on issues such as debt, benefits,
employment, family etc. The advice line will
be run by volunteers and staff in order to make
it as effective as possible.
Funds were used to re-roof the social club
which currently has felt covering which leaks
and has resulted in serious damage to the
ceiling and lighting.
Funding was used to assist in the delivery of a
successful event that will raise the profile of
Bishop Auckland and the surrounding area.
The project will benefit 4 schools in Crook and
will enable children to grow fruit and
vegetables and create nature areas to
encourage wildlife.
The funding is to pay for equipment, staff and
provision of space to rehearse at the St
Cuthbert’s Centre and costs associated with
group which will perform initially at the Crook
Music Festival and others.
The full feasibility study is currently been
undertaken to determine the options for
renewable energy being produced by
Oakenshaw for Oakenshaw. Potential income
generated from the project will reinvested into
the community.
This project will work to inspire individuals to
work, in their own way, on their own terms,
with their own networks, in their own time to
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£5,000
£1,101
£6,101
£3,000
£37,600.00
£40,600.00
£3,000
£0.00
£3,000
£2,000
£2,830
£4,830
£7,000
£7,980 and
£5,000 Area
Budget
£19,980
£4,000
£0.00
£4,000
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Brunskill
Brunskill
Brunskill
Myers
make Willington a clean, green and pleasant
place to work, live and visit.
Hunwick Cricket
The club required fencing around the playing
Ground
field to prevent horses and motorbikes from
damaging the playing surface and making it
unsafe for play. This is a major priority as the
club has recently developed a junior section
and there are child welfare issues.
North Bitchburn Cricket The aim of this project was to modernise the
Club
Community Building in the village. It required
disabled access with a new entrance door and
ramp. A further 2 doors is required to secure
the building. All doors will need secure locks.
The car park also needs landscaping, levelled
and re-surfacing.
th
4 Willington Scouts
To provide better facilities for a larger number
of scouts from a more diverse geographical
area and with a greater spectrum of physical
and educational need. The new premises will
be handed over to the scout group with fees
and outstanding bills to pay.
Spectrum Youth
The funding has been used to re-start the
Project
‘Spectrum Roller Disco’ which was very
successful in the 80’s through to the 90’s. The
project has been requested by the young
people who currently use the centre along with
a facebook campaign which was set up 2
years ago with hundreds of supporters.
Willington Methodist
Funding has gone towards the rebuild the
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£5,000
£2,500
£1,500 Area
Budget
£9,016
£2,600
£0.00
£2,600
£2,000
£0.00
£2,000
£7,000
£4,500
£11,500
£20,000
£601,261
£621,261
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Church – Open Door
Hunwick Cricket
Ground
Myers
Citizens Advice
Myers
Community Church. The current premise
provides facilities for 31 community groups.
The club required fencing around the playing
field to prevent horses and motorbikes from
damaging the playing surface and making it
unsafe for play. Which is a major priority as
the club has recently developed a junior
section and there are child welfare issues?
The project has enabled Wear Valley Citizens
Advice to bring in new funding streams and
support a pilot project using volunteers to
deliver advice.
£5,000
£2,500
£1,500 Area
Budget
£9,016
£10,000
£1,565
£11,565
Total £125,720.00 £787,033.00 £917,067.00
Please Note:
The decision has been made by Durham County Council to allow Elected Members the ability to carry over their NB into 2011/12
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APPENDIX 4
Members Initiative Fund (MIF)
The following provides a summary of spend/allocation for each Three Towns County Councillor’s MIF during 2010/11
Councillor
John Bailey
Becky Brunskill
Patrica Jopling
Eddie Murphy
Brian Myers
Eddie Tomlinson
Totals
Cllr
2010/11 Budget
including 09/10
carry forward
£2,500
£2,400
£2,325
£2,000
£2,050
£2,100
£13,375
2010/11
Spend
£2,025
£1,100
£1,925
£1,970
£2,150
£1,950
£11,120
Balance
C/F
£475
£1,300
£400
£30
-£100
£150
£2,255
Name of Initiative
2011/12
Budget
£2,000
£2,000
£2,000
£2,000
£2,000
£2,000
£12,000
Total Budget 2011/12
£2,475
£3,300
£2,400
£2,030
£1,900
£2150
£14,255
Description
Amount
Bailey
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Provision of Notepad for taking Minutes
100
Bailey
Howden le Wear Community Assoc.
Community Event
125
Bailey
Tow Law Youth Project
Music Nights Thursdays in July
100
Bailey
Tow Law Community Association
Dance Classes - Costumes & Equipment.
100
Bailey
Sunniside Community Association
Information Signs
100
Bailey
Tow Law Community Centre
Books and Tapes for recording on to VDU
100
Baiiley
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Community Football Fun Day
100
Bailey
Crook Community Partnership
Crook 2011 Calendar
150
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Bailey
Tow Law Community Association
Youths day out with police
100
Bailey
Fir Tree Residents Association
Children’s Xmas Party
100
Bailey
Castlebank Residents Association
Xmas Party
Bailey
Howden-le-Wear Community Partnership
Placement of tubs in village
100
Bailey
LEAPS
Sport for disabled children
50
Bailey
Tow Law Community Centre
Base for Seating
100
Bailey
Tow Law Community Association
Park Bench Tow Law
250
Bailey
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Extra Equipment for Various activities
100
Bailey
Stanley Way Residents Association
Equipment for Youth Club
100
Bailey
Howden le Wear Community Centre
100
Bailey
Howden le Wear Toddler Group
Funding for Sections in Community Centre
Update of various equipment in Toddler
Centre
Bailey
50
TOTAL
100
2025
Brunskill
Willington Library
Activities for Children and Young People
200
Brunskill
Willington Youth Theatre
Willington and Crook Holiday Activity Planning
Group
Insurance Cover for Youth Theatre
500
Summer activities and outing
400
Brunskill
Brunskill
TOTAL
1100
Jopling
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Provision of Notepad for taking Minutes
100
Jopling
Howden le Wear Community Assoc.
Community Event
125
Jopling
Sunniside Community Association
Information Signs about where centre is.
100
Jopling
Tow law Community Centre
Fishing pond Initiatives for Children
100
Jopling
The Three Towns Partnership
Durham Horticultural and Craft Show.
100
Jopling
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Community Football Fun Day
100
Jopling
Crook Community Partnership
Crook 2011 Calendar
150
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Jopling
Tow Law Community Association
Youths day out with police
100
Jopling
Fir Tree Residents Association
Children’s Xmas Party
100
Jopling
Castlebank Residents Association
Xmas Party
Jopling
Howden-le-Wear Community Partnership
Placement of tubs in village
100
Jopling
LEAPS
Sport for disabled children
50
Jopling
Tow Law Community Centre
Base for Seating
100
Jopling
Tow Law Community Association
Park Bench Tow Law
250
Jopling
Howden le Wear Community Partnership
Extra Equipment for Various activities
100
Jopling
Stanley Way Residents Association
Equipment for Youth Club
100
Jopling
Howden le Wear Community Centre
100
Jopling
Howden le Wear Toddler Group
Funding for Sections in Community Centre
Update of various equipment in Toddler
Centre
Jopling
50
TOTAL
100
1925
Murphy
St Catherine’s Community Centre
Teaching Line Dancing - Hire of the Hall
250
Murphy
Watergate Action Group
Summer outing for the elderly
250
Murphy
Crook 2011 Calendar
200
Murphy
Crook Community Partnership
Willington and Crook Holiday Activity Planning
Group
Summer Activity Programme
200
Murphy
Crook Town Cricket Club
Crook meets the Wizard of Oz
250
Murphy
Watergate Action Group
New technology update computer
350
Murphy
Salvation Army Crook
Raise Membership
400
Murphy
Watergate Action Group
help with administration costs
Murphy
70
TOTAL
Myers
Willington Youth Theatre
Myers
High Jobs Hill Allotment Society
Contribution to running costs of project
Financial Support for Annual Produce
Show.
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500
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Durham County Council
Willington Summer Activities
100
Myers
Blind Life in Durham
Annual Christmas Party
200
Myers
Durham Horticultural and Craft Show
Promotion of vegetable growing
100
Myers
Wear Valley CAB
Donation towards running costs
200
Myers
Willington Community Action
Purchase and Electronic Bingo Machine
200
Myers
Willington Disabled Club
Christmas Party
100
Myers
Blind Life in Durham
Contribution to running costs of project
150
Myers
Willington Community Action
Remembrance Parade
400
Myers
North East Pensioners (Wear Valley)
Christmas Party
75
Myers
Colliery Road Neighbourhood Watch
Christmas Party
75
Myers
TOTAL
2150
Tomlinson
Crook Community Partnership
Crook in Bloom
300
Tomlinson
Crook Community Partnership
Crook 2011 Calendar
150
Tomlinson
Durham County Council
Crook Library Children’s Activities
200
Tomlinson
LEAPS
LEAPS
200
Tomlinson
Crook and District Local History Society
400
Tomlinson
Crook Community Partnership
Ramar Commemoration Board
To purchase Xmas Lights and repair
Shutter
Tomlinson
Crook Musical Tots
Crook Musical Tots Startup
400
Tomlinson
Hartside Primary School
Gardening Club
50
Tomlinson
Crook Primary School
Enterprise Project
50
Tomlinson
200
TOTAL
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APPENDIX 5
2010/11 Three Towns Partnership Funding Summary
The following table provides a summary of spend/allocation for Area Budget, Neighbourhood Budget and Members Initiative Fund
2010/11 Three Towns Partnership Funding Summary
Match
2011/12
% of
2010/11
2010/11
Funding
No. of
Total
Balance
Budget
Budget committed
(AB & NB
projects
c/f
committed
only)
Area Budget
152,196
Neighbourhood
167,600
Budget
Members
13,375
Initiative Fund
Totals
333,171
152,196
117,716.70
269,913
N/A
125,720
770,502 *
896,222
41,980
11,120
N/A
11,120
2255
289,036
888,218.70
1,177,255
44,235
* £16,503 Area Budget Match not included in total
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Average
Project
Funding
100
22
6918
75
28
7,489
83
69
N/A
86
119
7203.50