WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING
September 17, 2025 Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Tourism, Arts and Culture (Cabinet member) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to authorise the ward councillor funding requests as submitted, including donations to the Memory Lane Café, Friends of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, and Blackpool Council Waste Services for various community-benefiting initiatives.
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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 Mel Fenlon of
Bloomfield ward has requested:
(i)
£240.00 as a ward councillor donation to the
Memory Lane Café (Ibbison Court), towards the cost of a day
out on a barge with fish and chips, for 48 members of the Memory
Lane Club.
Councillor Jim Hobson of
Bloomfield ward has requested:
(ii)
£240.00 as a ward councillor donation to the
Memory Lane Café (Ibbison Court), towards the cost of a day
out on a barge with fish and chips, for 48 members of the Memory
Lane Club.
Councillor Julie Jones of
Greenlands ward has requested:
(iii)
£598.00 as a ward councillor donation to the
Friends of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, towards the cost of a
Centenary Fun day event for Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
(iv)
£156.00 as a ward councillor donation to the
Friends of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, towards the cost of portaloo toilets for the
Centenary event.
Councillor Paula Burdess of
Clifton ward has requested:
(i)
£2936.00 as a ward
councillor donation to Blackpool Council Waste Services, towards
the cost of two waste amnesties in Clifton ward.
Councillor Alistair Humphreys
of Clifton ward has requested:
(i)
£2936.00 as a ward
councillor donation to Blackpool Council Waste Services, towards
the cost of two waste amnesties in Clifton ward.
Decision
The Leader of the Council
agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
To authorise the requests, as
submitted.
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Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |