Purpose

We will require a decision on
our recommended selection for the Town Centre Event Grants Spring
2025 rounds.

Grants have been advertised and event organisers have completed
applications to deliver their own event in All Saints Square or
Forge Island. There are 4 grants of £2000 available, one for
each Saturday in March. This is the third grant scheme we’ve
run, the first was in March 2024 and second was in August 2024. The
purpose of these grants is to create more free public events in
Rotherham Town Centre, to drive footfall, and to support
independent organisers to deliver their own events.

The Events and Town Centre teams have selected 4 for
recommendation, based on: quality of application; appropriateness
of budget; experience; if it’s suitable for family audiences;
accessibility and inclusivity; and to offer a range of creative
disciplines and cultural experiences.

We require a decision to be made that our recommendations can be
granted, so that we can notify the applicants, offer them the grant
and support them to promote and deliver the event.

Funding for the grants has come from UKSPF funding as part of an
agreed RMBC Events’ Town Centre Events programme, and
requires no RMBC Events budget.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

3rd February 2025
 

Title:

Town
Centre Events Grants - Spring 2025

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Leanne Buchan, Head of Creative Programming &
Engagement
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

·      
Authorisation of grants up to a
value of £25000 according to the Council’s criteria for
cultural, leisure and events grants. This is derived
from Page 31 of the Sub Scheme
of Delegation, Strategic Director of Regeneration and
Environment.
·      
The implementation of any functions
associated with any grant/funding regime, including, but not
limited to, National Grants/funding, SYMCA funds, Grants & Programmes and European
Funding/Grants.  This is
derived from Page 22 of the Sub
Scheme of Delegation, Strategic Director of Regeneration and
Environment.

Decision:

·      
Waive the fees and costs associated with Event
Application Packs
·      
Approve the award of Four grants of £2,000
each to support Town Centre activities
 

Reasons for the
Decision:

The
decision has been in accordance with the funding agreement relating
to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Grant to support Town Centre
Events
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

Do
Nothing – Event organisation carries a range of costs such as
venue hire, marketing, equipment hire,
catering and paying performers. In addition, costs associated with
Council fees and charges related event application packs for events
taking place on Council land can make the cost of hosting event
prohibitive. Without support from the Council organisers may not
have the means to organise events which stifles talent development
in the community and places additional pressure on the available
resources within the Council’s events team..
 

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

N/A

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Add
the details of the report or parts of report considered in making
the decision.
 
The
report of the Town Centre Event Grants Programme – Spring
2025 considered by Leanne Buchan, Head of
Creative Programming & Engagement
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
waive the fees and costs associated with Event
Application Packs and approve the award of Four grants of
£2,000 each to support Town Centre activities
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  

 
Dated:         
3rd February, 2025
 
Name:         
Leanne Buchan
                    
Job
Title:    Head of
Creative Programming & Engagement