Agenda item

To consider applications for financial assistance from:-

Hawick Amateur Operatic Society Musical Theatre  

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Hawick Amateur Operatic Society (HAOS) Musical Theatre Company requesting £3,500.00 towards the cost of hire for rehearsal venues and hire of the Town Hall for the duration of their annual musical show.  The Treasurer from HAOS Musical Theatre Company was in attendance and clarified that they would not be requesting a grant on an annual basis.

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £3,500.00 to Hawick Amateur Operatic Society Musical Theatre Company towards the cost of hire venues for rehearsals and their annual musical show.

4.2       Home Basics (Tweeddale) Co Ltd

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Home Basics (Tweeddale) Co Ltd requesting a contribution of £9,300.00 towards a replacement/delivery van which would be based at the Hawick depot and operated by drivers and volunteers living in Hawick. The amount requested was 36% of the total cost of the replacement van which was circa £26,000.00.  The Chairman advised that the Executive Committee, at a meeting earlier that day, had awarded Home Basics a Community Grant of £5,000.00.  The Manager of Home Basics was in attendance and confirmed that they had also received £10,000 from the Clothworks Foundation and were also awaiting a decision regarding funding from the Bank of Scotland.   In consideration of the funding already awarded, he confirmed that the amount now requested was £4,300.00.

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £4,300.00 to Home Basics (Tweeddale) Co Ltd towards a replacement collection/delivery van which would be based at the Hawick depot and operated by drivers and volunteers living in Hawick

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor McAteer declared an interest in the following item of business in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the meeting during the discussion.

4.3       Burnfoot Fireworks Display

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Burnfoot Fireworks Display requesting £5,000.00 towards the 2018 Fireworks Display.  The organiser of the event was in attendance and advised that it was expected that 3,000 tickets for the event would be sold and that the event would be self-sufficient in future years.  He also advised that he had applied to the Council’s Community Grant Scheme for funding.  However, as Burnfoot Fireworks Display was not a constituted group he had been unable to proceed with this application.  Following discussion, it was agreed to award £2,000.00 towards the event and that this amount would be paid to Burnfoot Community Council – for Burnfoot Fireworks Display.   It was also advised that Burnfoot Fireworks Display liaison with Burnfoot Community Council regarding arrangements for the event and to resubmit the application for £3,000.00 to the Community Grant Scheme.

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £2,000.00 to Burnfoot Fireworks Display to assist with the cost of the event.  The payment to be made to Burnfoot Community Council.

4.4       Hawick Community Council

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Hawick Community Council.  The application requested a contribution of £4,300.00 to fund the cost of transport, by coach, to Bailleul of a group of 50 Hawick people to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War 1.

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £4,300.00 to Hawick Community Council as a contribution to fund the cost of transport by coach to Bailleul.

4.5       Heads Together

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Heads Together for a grant to assist with the purchasing of their Hawick premises.  The Chairman from Heads Together was in attendance and advised that they were awaiting the outcome of funding from a Lottery Grant and Community Grant.  The Sub-Committee agreed that as the premises would not be placed on the market until the end of the year, to defer the application until the outcome of the Lottery Bid and Community Grant was known.   If there was still a shortfall then Heads Together could resubmit their application for further consideration. 

DECISION

AGREED to defer the application from Heads Together until a decision on the Lottery Grant and Community Grant had been made.

4.6       Hawick Archaeological Society

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Hawick Archaeological Society (HAS) requesting £1,000.00 to support the publication of Hawick and the Great War.   It was noted that HAS had received a Community Grant of £5,000.00.  It was agreed to award a grant of £1,000.00 to support the publication of Hawick and the Great War.  

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £1,000.00 to Hawick Archaeological Society towards the publication of Hawick and the Great War. 

4.7       URGENT ITEM

Under Section 50B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Chairman was of the opinion that the item dealt with in the following paragraph should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency, in view of the need to make an early decision.        

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor Marshall and Ramage declared an interest in the following item of business in terms of Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct and left the meeting during the discussion.

4.8       Escape Youth Services

There had been circulated copies of an application for financial assistance from Escape Youth Services requesting £4,000.00 to hold a ‘Top Teri Awards 2018’ ceremony for local young people.  The funding would assist with hall hire and producing and marketing the event.

DECISION

AGREED to award a grant of £4,000.00 to Escape Youth Services to assist with the costs of hosting the ‘Top Teri Awards 2018’.