Issue - meetings

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding received from Drawing Board Productions CIC for a grant of £300 (£100 Hazel Grove, £100 from Offerton and £100 from Stepping Hill ward allocations) towards the cost of publishing an arts and culture printed supplement for Stockport residents which will include poems, interviews from artists and a list of upcoming events.

A representative of the Assistant Director – Legal & Democratic Governance (Monitoring Officer) submitted an application received on behalf of Drawing Board Productions CIC for a grant from the Ward Flexibility Budget towards the cost of publishing an arts and culture printed supplement for Stockport residents which will include poems, interviews from artists and a list of upcoming events.

Members commented on the importance that applicants attend the meeting to present their applications in person and respond to Members questions, given the limited Area Committee funds.

RESOLVED – That the application from Drawing Board Productions CIC be declined on this occasion on the grounds of the concerns around the future sustainability of the project and availability of community newspapers from other sources and had not sufficiently demonstrated that the application would benefit residents of the Stepping Hill area.