The Finance Committee of Bradley Stoke Town Council considered applications for funding from local organisations and community groups at its recent December meeting.
Organisations having their existing service level agreements confirmed were:
- Bradley Stoke Town FC & Bradley Stoke Youth FC (£1,945)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group (£1500)
- Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport (£2,764)
- Victim Support Avonvale (£848)
- South Gloucestershire Chinese Association (£1,764)
- Patchway, Filton and the Stokes Volunteer Centre (£1,158)
The following new service level agreements were agreed:
- Bouncing Babies/Tiddlers Toy Library (£1,700)
An application from Southern Brooks Community Partnership to have its Bradley Stoke community work covered by a service level agreement was rejected on the grounds that “the information and accounts received did not justify [it]”. The Council agreed to continue to fund this work on a “bills submitted” basis.
The Council’s Planning Committee also has the power to make “grant aid” awards of up to £500 to “worthwhile local community groups” on an ad-hoc basis. In the financial year 2008/2009, a total of £3,450 was donated to:
- Bradley Stoke Youth FC
- Bradley Stoke Library
- Stokes Women’s Group
- The Big Why (Christ the King Youth Group)
- Southern Brooks Domestic Abuse Support Group
- Tiddlers Toy Library
- Sole Sisters
- National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
New applications for grant aid may be made via the Town Council office.
