Agenda and draft minutes

Cabinet Sub-Committee (LIF) - Thursday, 26th October, 2023 11.00 am

Venue: Shaw Room, Civic Centre, Oldham, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL. View directions

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

Resolved – That Councillor Shah be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.

2.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

3.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

4.

Declarations of Interest

To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

5.

Public Question Time

To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Minutes:

There were no public questions for this meeting of the Sub-Committee to consider.

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 228 KB

To consider the Minutes of the Cabinet LIF Sub-Committee held 14th February 2023

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee (LIF) held on 14 February 2023, be approved as a correct record.

7.

Consideration of LIF Bids 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Minutes:

The LIF Sub-Committee was asked to review the final scores and comments provided by the advisory panel and to agree which applications should receive funding.

 

RESOLVED – That

The following requests for funding for East District were considered and agreed:

 

2.    LEES RBL - £500 agreed

     4.  Springfield AFC Development - £500 agreed

     5.   LSG Litter Heroes - £1100 agreed

     6.   Afghan Park Refurbishment - £2800 agreed

     7.   Growing Hub in the Friends of Stoneleigh Park - £1,359.27 - agreed

     9.   Moorside Cricket and Bowling Club Bowling Green Perimeter

           Refurbishment - £2,500 agreed

 

     10.  Community Defibrillators - £3,500 agreed

     11.  Securing Waterhead Community Centre - £3,500 agreed

 

The following requests for funding for the Central District were considered and agreed:

 

     12.  Oldham Fighting Obesity - £3,429 agreed

     14.  Bar Gap Road growing project and bulb planting - £3,500 agreed

     15.  Featherstall Flora - £3,500 agreed

     17.  Millenium Centre Refurbishment - £1,750 agreed

     19.  Don’t Trash Hathershaw - £3,500 agreed

     21.  Establishing Girls Cricket at Glodwick Cricket Club - £3,495 agreed

 

The following requests for funding for the North District were considered and agreed:

     22.  Royton Town AFC - £1,500 agreed

     24.  Shaw Road End Park - £1,800 agreed

     25.  Heyside Community Alleyways - £3,400 agreed

     26.  Heyside Public Rights of Way - £3,000 agreed

     27.  Harry Street Unadopted Road - £3,500 agreed

     28.  Hopwood Garden Enhancements - £847.93 agreed

 

The following requests for funding for the West District were considered and agreed:

 

     29.  Planting in an Urban Street - £580 agreed

     31.  Improving Built Planter o Cambridge Street - £580 agreed

     32.  Fernhurst Allotment Society - £3,500 agreed

     33.  Springbank Bowling Club-Fully Inclusive - £3240 agreed

     34.  Promoting the Development of Chadderton -£1,800 agreed

     35.  Darker Nights - £3,481 agreed

     36.  Granby Street Westland Area - £3,500 agreed

 

The following requests for funding for the South District:

District were considered and agreed:

 

    40.  Coppice Play Area - £1300 agreed

    41.  Coppice Community Garden - £3,500 agreed

    44.  Kennedy Street Alleygate - £3,500 agreed

    46.  Medlock Vale Clean Up - £450 agreed

    47.  Westminster Gardens  - £3,500 agreed

    48.  Lower Memorial Park, Failswoth - £3,450 agreed

    50.  Day Drive – Community Garden and Grow Hub Project in conjunction

           with FCHO - £3,500 agreed

 

The following request for funding in the South be deferred:

 

     38.  West Youth Kicks - £3,500 deferred

 

The following request for funding in the said districts be rejected:

 

1.      SCCp’s ‘Become Your Style’ Community Fashion Show - £2050

rejected

     3.    Hey with Zion PTFA, East District - £3,480 rejected

     8.    Sensory Garden in Stoneleigh Park, East District - £3,500 rejected

    13.   Neighbourhood Revive by Oldham Greenhill, Central District - £3,488

            rejected

    16.   Northmoor Library new residents support and engagement, Central

            District - £2,500 rejected

    18.   Holts and Alt Improvement Plan, Central District - £3,500 rejected

    20.   Abbey Hills Road continued improvement, Central District - £3,500

            rejected

    23.   District Planters for Royton, North District - £1,770 rejected

    30.   Coppice and Wernerth Community Garden Project, West District –

            £3,475 rejected  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.