Issue - meetings

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding received from the Stockport Samaritans for a grant of £1,050 (£150 from this Area Committee) towards the cost of sponsoring two spectator-facing banners on Stockport County’s Edgeley Park grounds for the 2022-23 season in order to raise awareness of the Samaritans suicide prevention work.

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) submitted an application received from the Stockport Samaritans for a grant of £1,050 (£150 from this Area Committee) towards the cost of sponsoring two spectator-facing banners on Stockport County’s Edgeley Park grounds for the 2022 season in order to raise awareness of the Samaritans suicide prevention work.

The following comments were made:-

·      That the Committee felt this to be a valuable project to reach an ‘at-risk’ group.

·      That the banners at the Edgeley Park grounds were very visible and attendance at the grounds may increase in the coming year.

·      The Chair placed on record his support for the work to raise awareness of suicide prevention. 

RESOLVED - The approval be given to an application from Samaritans of Stockport & District for a grant of £150 from the Ward Flexibility Budget towards the cost of sponsoring two spectator-facing banners on Stockport County’s Edgeley Park grounds for the 2022-23 season in order to raise awareness of the Samaritans suicide prevention work.