At its meeting of 18th January 2023, Council
approved the use of UKSPF funds to fund cultural activities grants.
An allocation of up to £100,000 was subsequently set aside
for an ‘Arts Trail’. This programme has since been
renamed Arts in East Herts. This will be a district-wide programme
of participatory arts and cultural events and activities taking
place in September and October 2024. A total £44,519 of the
available funding has been allocated to date. Another £5,856
from a second tranche of grant funding is now being allocated to
applications for a grant for activities and events which have met
the eligibility and assessment criteria.
At the same meeting, Council delegated decision-making on all
cultural activities grants and contracts to the Head of Housing and
Health acting in consultation with the Executive Member for
Communities.
Decision Maker: Head of Housing and Health
Decision published: 02/08/2024
Effective from: 02/08/2024
Decision:
Subject to confirmation by each recipient of
their agreement to the funding criteria, fund 12 applications made
during the Arts in East Herts grants: second tranche bidding window
which fully met the eligibility and assessment criteria. The grant
recipients and maximum amounts are as follows:
• Alan Davie Awareness Campaign – £500
• Drawing Voices Ltd – £500
• Fiona Martin – £500
• Genevieve Smart – £500
• Hart Studios – £500
• Master Arts Workshops – £496
• Ore Projects – two grants of £500 each
• Quintessence Drama Group – £500
• Simon Cassia – £477
• St James Church, High Wych – £500
• Sue Nicholls – £383
Lead officer: Jonathan Geall
Council meeting 18th January 2023: Council
resolved that the following amounts from the East Herts UK Shared
Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Rural Prosperity Fund (RPF) be
agreed:
Up to £287,000 from UKSPF and up to £236,421 from RPF
allocated to business support
Up to £630,000 from the UKSPF and up to £236,421 from
the RPF for delivery of town and village centre improvements
And that decisions on spending be delegated to the Head of
Communications, Strategy and Policy acting in consultation with the
Executive Member for Planning and Growth
Decision Maker: Head of Communications, Strategy and Policy
Decision published: 30/07/2024
Effective from: 31/05/2024
Decision:
That the following amounts, totalling
£176,782.07, are allocated as grant payments:
A grant of £9,677.59 to Chipping and Buckland Parish Council
towards the purchase
of gazebos and other equipment to support the running of
events.
A grant of £1,085 to Cottered and Throcking Parish Council
towards the cost of additional bins for the village
A grant of £5,519.48 to Little Berkhamsted Parish Council
towards pathway
improvements
A grant of £100,000 to Ware Town Council as a contribution to
improvements to the public WC’s and creation of a Library of
Things facility in the Priory Grounds
A grant of £57,500 to Hertfordshire County Council as a
contribution towards installation of parking Variable Messaging
Signs (VMS) in Hertford Town Centre
A new premises grant of £3,000 to We Heart Pole to support
the costs of relocation and fit out of new premises in
Ware
Lead officer: Ben Wood
Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision published: 26/07/2024
Effective from: 15/08/2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ben Wood
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Financial Sustainability
Decision published: 22/07/2024
Effective from: 09/08/2024
Wards affected: Bishop's Stortford South;
Lead officer: Lucy Smith