Issue - meetings

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC seeking support to take over existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents and pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood.   

(NOTE: This application will also be considered by the Central Stockport, Cheadle, and Stepping Hill Area Committee on 7 March 2017).

Eleanor Thouret attended the meeting and submitted an application on behalf of the Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC for ward flexibility funding to provide support for the takeover of existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents and pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood

RESOLVED - That the Democratic Services Manager be recommended to make a grant of £600 (£200 from each ward allocation) to Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC to support the takeover of existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents and pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood

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To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC seeking support to take over existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents and pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood.

A representative of the Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC attended the Area Committee to answer questions from Members in relation to an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC seeking support to take over existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents on pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be recommended to make a grant of £210 to Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC for ward flexibility funding towards taking over existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents on pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood, to be funded as follows:-

Cheadle and Gatley Ward - £70

Cheadle Hulme North Ward - £70

Heald Green Ward - £70

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC seeking support to take over existing lending facilities for baby carriers and training of volunteers to provide advice to parents and pregnancy, birth, infancy and toddlerhood.

Eleanor Thouret of the Cheshire Parenting Collective CIC attended the meeting to answer questions from the Area Committee in relation to an application for funding toward the cost of establishing a lending library of baby carriers and providing training to volunteers.

RESOLVED – (1 against) That the Democratic Services Manager be recommended to make a grant of £300 to Stockport School toward the cost of training and establishing a lending facility for baby carriers.