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Summary of New Capital
Proposals considered by Officer Capital Strategy
Group  
 
30.1    Family Hub
grant
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet: 

a)   
Approve the receipt of the capital element of the
Family Hub grant of £0.063 million in 2023-24 and
£0.059 million in 2024-25 and update the capital programme;
and  

b)   
Grant delegated authority for the Executive Director
of Children, Education and Young people to enter into contracts for
the appropriate items of capital expenditure as and when they are
identified up to the approved total budget
limited.  
 
30.2    Flood and Coastal
Erosion Risk Management schemes 
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet approve the updated expenditure of
£0.118 million and the amendment of the budget allocations
within the Capital Programme for Otterburn Surface Water Flood
Alleviation Scheme and Red Row Surface Water Flood Alleviation
Scheme.
 
30.3    Lilidorei Play
Village – Additional funding from Department of Levelling Up,
Communities and Housing (DLUCH) 
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet approve the inclusion of the
£0.500 million funding already received from DLUCH and update
the Capital Programme. 
 
30.4    Levelling Up Funds
– Hexham to Corbridge and Bedlington East to
West 
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet: 
 

a)   
Accept the funds from the Levelling up Fund Tranche
2 of £14.712 million;  

b)   
Approve funds in line with the costs outlined in the
table set out in paragraph 9.5; and  

c)   
Approve the reallocation in the Capital Programme of
£2.000 million from the existing allocation for Local Cycling
and Walking Programme.  
 
30.5    Queen Elizabeth II
Memorial Garden, Bedlington Cemetery 
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet: 
 

a)   
Approve capital expenditure totalling £0.043
million for improvements to the West Bedlington Cemetery Garden of
Remembrance; and 

b)   
Approve the reallocation in the Capital Programme of
£0.027 million from the existing Parks Enhancement Capital
Programme and £0.017 million from Cllr Malcolm
Robinson’s Members’ Local Improvement Scheme
Funds.  
 
 
30.6    Telecare Digital
Switch 
 
RESOLVED
that Cabinet approve the allocation of £0.547
million from the Adult Social Care Capital Grant in the Capital
Programme to implement the capital project.