WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING
October 27, 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 Bispham Endowed School, Blackpool Council Parks Services, Print Blackpool, and Lightworks.
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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 Jon Bamborough of
Ingthorpe ward has requested:
(i)
£191.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Bispham Endowed School, towards the cost of new
dictionaries.
(ii)
£225.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Council Parks Services, towards the cost of after school
gardening sessions.
Councillor Jo Farrell of
Ingthorpe ward has requested:
(i)
£191.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Bispham Endowed School, towards the cost of new
dictionaries.
(ii)
£225.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Blackpool Council Parks Services, towards the cost of after school
gardening sessions.
Councillor Kathryn Benson of
Layton ward has requested:
(i)
£60.00 as a ward councillor donation to Print
Blackpool, towards the cost of orders of service for Black History
Month.
Councillor Adrian Hoyle of Park
ward has requested:
(i)
£1994.00 as a ward councillor donation to
Lightworks, towards the cost of Christmas tree in Park
ward.
Decision
The Leader of the Council
agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
To authorise the requests, as
submitted.
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |