Agenda item

Annual Grant Awards 2026/27

Council is asked to:

 

1.    Agree the recommendations of the Community Wellbeing and Housing (CWHC) regarding the proposed recipients of the 2026/27 Community Grants,

 

2.    Note the significant decrease in grant budget for 2026/27,

 

3.    Note the other support that Spelthorne Borough Council provides to the voluntary/charity sector,

 

4.    Note that any underspend from the Council Grants Budget and Better Neighbourhood Grants will not be carried forward to the next financial year; and

 

5.    Note that the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee recommend that there will be no award to sport and arts agencies due to the budget cut.

Minutes:

A recorded vote was requested on this item.

 

Councillors Bateson and Doran declared that they would both abstain from voting on this item as they had been members on the Annual Grants Panel.

 

For

Councillors Dunn, Arnold, Barker, Beecher, Boparai, Burrell, Button, Caplin, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, Gyawali, Neall, Nicholas, Rutherford, Sexton, Turner, Williams – 18 votes

Against

Councillors Attewell, Buck, Clarke, Howkins, Mathur, Mooney, Saliagopoulos, Weerasinghe, Woodward – 9 votes

Abstain

Councillors Bateson, Beatty, Bhadye, Bing Dong, Boughtflower, S Doran, Geach, Lee – 8 votes

 

Council resolved to:

 

1.    Approve the recommendation of the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee regarding the proposed recipients of the 2026/27 Community Grants,

 

2.    Note the significant decrease in grant budget for 2026/27,

 

3.    Note the other support that Spelthorne Borough Council provides to the voluntary/charity sector,

 

4.    Note that any underspend from the Council Grants budget and Better Neighbourhood Grants will not be carried forward to the next financial year; and

 

5.    Note that the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee recommended that there will be no award to sport and arts agencies due to the budget cut.

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