Purpose

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £6,500 to each Ward Councillor covered for the financial year 2026/2027. 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)                  £500.00 as a ward councillor donation to Bispham with Norbreck Gala, towards the cost of security costs.

Councillor Mel Fenlon of Bloomfield ward has requested:

(i)                  £57.40 as a ward councillor donation to Kaidokan Judo Academy, towards the cost of supplementary funding for a defibrillator.

Councillor Jim Hobson of Bloomfield ward has requested:

(i)                  £57.40 as a ward councillor donation to Kaidokan Judo Academy, towards the cost of supplementary funding for a defibrillator.

Councillor Laura Marshall of Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)                  £93.25 as a ward councillor donation to Enveco, towards the cost of hanging baskets for Blackpool in Bloom.

Councillor Matthew Thomas of Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)                  £93.25 as a ward councillor donation to Enveco, towards the cost of hanging baskets for Blackpool in Bloom.

Decision

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.