WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING

October 16, 2025 Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Tourism, Arts and Culture (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to authorise the ward councillor funding requests as submitted, allocating funds to various community projects including daffodil planting, Christmas meals, and Christmas trees across multiple wards.

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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 Joel McKevitt of
Bispham ward has requested:

(i)              
£713.36 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Council Parks department, towards the cost of a Daffodil
project in Bispham ward.
 
Councillor Mel Fenlon of
Bloomfield ward has requested:

(i)              
£600.00 as a ward councillor donation to St
Peter’s Church, towards the cost of food over the Christmas
period.

(ii)            
£292.00 as a ward councillor donation to Revoe
Social Group, towards the cost of a Christmas meal for the Memory
Lane club.
 
Councillor Jim Hobson of
Bloomfield ward has requested:

(i)              
£600.00 as a ward councillor donation to St
Peter’s Church, towards the cost of food over the Christmas
period.

(ii)            
£292.00 as a ward councillor donation to Revoe
Social Group, towards the cost of a Christmas meal for the Memory
Lane club.
 
Councillor Alistair Humphreys
of Clifton ward has requested:

(i)              
£997.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Lightworks, towards the cost of a
Christmas tree on Langdale
Green.
 
Councillor Paula Burdess of
Clifton ward has requested:

(i)              
£997.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Lightworks, towards the cost of a
Christmas tree on Langdale
Green.
 
Councillor Diane Mitchell of
Waterloo ward has requested:

(i)              
£1440.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Lightworks, towards the cost of
Christmas trees in Waterloo ward.
 
 

 

Decision

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

Supporting Documents

PH89 Ward Funding October 3.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date16 Oct 2025
Subject to call-inYes