Purpose

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £7,000 to each Ward Councillor covered for the financial year 2023/2024. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillor Ivan Taylor of Claremont Ward has requested:

(i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.

Councillor Lynn Williams of Claremont Ward has requested:

(i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.

Decision

The Cabinet Member agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.