Community Council Tuesday 15th June

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The next Walthamstow West Community Council takes place next week (Tues 15th) at the Walthamstow Academy. Its not exactly the closest of venues but head along to raise any issues or concerns with local councillors and council officers.

Whats happening with St James Street Library, the half finished Coppermill Park, the latest on Willowfield School… etc

Click here to download the Agenda for the meeting.

15 June 2010, Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, London, E17 5DP (MAP)

COMMUNITY FUNDING 2010

The meeting is also the place to make suggestions or bid for this years community funding money or the Scout hut renovation fund as its come to be known over the last few years.

There’s a list of who received money last year here, and below are the details from the council on how to apply or suggest ideas:

Each of the six Community Councils within Waltham Forest will receive £10,000 per ward and £5,000 for the whole area. The aim of the funding is to provide local solutions to local problems with residents helping to improve the quality of life for themselves and other residents in their area.

The funding aims to enable:

• Local people are able to identify and prioritise the issues that are most important to them locally
• Local solutions are developed in response to local problems
• The quality of life for residents in local areas is improved
• The promotion of cohesive neighbourhoods and celebration of diversity
• Volunteering and community involvement are encouraged

Suggested projects will be accepted from:

• Voluntary groups/organisations who are already undertaking activities which benefit their community
• A group of local residents who require funding in order to set up an organisation which will benefit their community
• Residents who have identified a need in their local area and want the Council to provide a solution*

Funding available

Ward funding, £10,000

• To fund projects or activities suggested by local residents which address a need or problem they have identified in their ward
• To fund voluntary groups/organisations undertaking projects of benefit to residents of the ward
• Voluntary groups/organisations can only apply for funding from one ward in the whole of the borough
• If an application is made for funding from a ward no further applications can be made for any Community Council funding

Community Council area funding, £5,000

• To fund projects or activities suggested by local residents which address a need or problem they have identified in their Community Council area
• To fund voluntary groups/organisations undertaking projects of benefit to residents of the whole Community Council area
• Applications can be made to one or more Community Council whole area budgets (£5,000 budget)

Projects

What sort of projects will be funded?

Some examples of the sorts of projects that may benefit a local area are:

• Developing community activities (e.g., producing a community newsletter, running a neighbourhood day/event)
• Running local community projects (e.g., setting up a toy library or youth centre)
• Improving local neighbourhoods (e.g. improved environments for community use)
• Supporting disadvantaged communities (e.g. self help groups for disabled people)
• Celebrating community history or culture (e.g. community arts or media events, inter–community sports days)

We will NOT award funding:

• To individuals
• To meet expenditure already incurred
• Where statutory or other funding is available
• To commercial or profit-making organisations or projects
• For activities that are primarily religious or political in nature
• Where the monrey is used to ensure compliance with statutory duties
• To contribute to major capital or ‘bricks and mortar’ projects
• Where existing activity will be duplicated

How to apply

Residents

If you are a resident who has identified a need in your local area and want the Council to provide a solution, attend the summer meeting of your Community Council. At the meeting:

• You will be given the opportunity to discuss your proposal with other residents and ward councillors.
• You will be asked to work with your ward councillors to complete a form which will be given to the Community Councils team.

Council officers will look into the feasibility of your idea*.

The proposal will be presented at the autumn meeting where residents of the area will be asked to indicate their preference/s for spending the available money.

*Please note:
Some ideas for projects that are suggested by residents may be most appropriate for a voluntary or community group to deliver.
We will be publicising these in July and August so that voluntary and community groups can submit proposals to deliver these projects.