Purpose

The Council's delegated budgets
scheme allocates budgets of £6,500 to each Ward Councillor
covered for the financial year 2025/2026. The funding for this
scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for
the benefit of the local community.
 

Councillor Paul Wilshaw of
Bispham ward has requested:

(i)              
£600.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Brass, towards the cost of coach travel to a
concert.
 
Councillor Matthew Thomas of
Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)              
£200.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Volunteer Centre, towards the cost of Easter
events.
 
Councillor Laura Marshall of
Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)              
£200.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Volunteer Centre, towards the cost of Easter
events.
 
 
Councillor Dave Flanagan of
Greenlands ward has requested:

(i)              
£1625.00 as a ward councillor donation to
House of Wingz, towards the cost of painting benches and planters
on Devonshire Road.
 
Councillor Julie Jones of
Greenlands ward has requested:

(i)              
£1625.00 as a ward councillor donation to
House of Wingz, towards the cost of painting benches and planters
on Devonshire Road.
 
Councillor Carl Mitchell of
Squires Gate ward has requested:

(i)              
£630.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Council Parks Services, towards the cost of nature
sessions on Louie Horrocks Park.
 
Councillor Jane Hugo of Talbot
ward has requested:

(i)              
£750.00 as a ward councillor donation to House
of Wingz, towards the cost of painting planters on Charnley
Road.
 
Councillor Mark Smith of Talbot
ward has requested:

(i)              
£750.00 as a ward councillor donation to House
of Wingz, towards the cost of painting planters on Charnley
Road.
 
Councillor Diane Mitchell of
Waterloo ward has requested:

(i)              
£400.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Friends of St Anne’s Station, towards the cost a storage
bench for Blackpool Pleasure Beach train station.

(ii)            
£600 as a ward councillor donation to House of
Wingz, towards the cost of painting benches and bollards on
Waterloo road.
 
 

 

Decision

The Leader of the Council
agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
 
To authorise the requests, as
submitted.