Purpose

To approve the
temporary closure of Warren Vale, Car Hill and Lidget Lane
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) to allow for the removal
of worn / faded line marking and the application of new.
 
To facilitate the safe
removal and renewal of line marking, each site will be required to
close to the public for a minimum period of two days.
 
It is planned to
commence line marking works within the first weeks of November
2025. Dates to be agreed following confirmation from the HWRC
contractor – H W Martin Waste.
 
Sites will reopen
promptly upon completion of the works. During these temporary
closures, staff from the affected locations will be redeployed to
the remaining operational sites to support increased resident
demand and ensure continued service delivery.
 

Decision

 
ROTHERHAM
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
 
RECORD OF OFFICER
EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

12th August, 2025
 

Title:

Children’s Capital of Culture 2025
– Creative Development Grants
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge, Strategic Director,
Regeneration & Environment
 

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

Sub Scheme of Delegation - Strategic Director of Regeneration and
Environment – Page 31-32 refers.
 
All financial matters relating to the
management and delivery of cultural, leisure, green spaces,
landscape design and sports services, including:

Awarding and distribution of
grants
Authorisation of grants up to a
value of £25,000 according to the Council’s criteria
for cultural, leisure and events grants

 
Working in collaboration with Finance
Officers

Decision:

To approve the proposed awards of Creative
Development Grants of £2,500 to five Rotherham-based
individuals and organisations to deliver innovative and
participatory cultural projects across the Rotherham borough
between 1st August and 31st December 2025.
 

Reasons for the Decision:

This decision increases the capacity of
Rotherham-based individuals and organisations to deliver new and
imaginative events and experiences that provide a distinctive offer
for children and young people across the borough and wider
region.
 
The Creative Development Grants programme is
funded through the Gainshare fund. The stated aims of this grant
programme are to support the growth of the economy of the local
cultural and creative industries and create a blueprint for
high-quality engagement and co-production with children and young
people. Awarding Creative Development Grants to five grant
recipients therefore delivers on the key aims of this grant.

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

Do nothing – failing to allocate the
Creative Development Grants funding to local individuals and
organisations using an open, accessible and clearly communicated
selection process would mean Children’s Capital of Culture is
unable to fulfil its agreement with the funder around the purpose
and timescales of spending this funding. This would be a
substantial reputational risk to the Council and its partners and
could mean that the grant is withdrawn and that the Council is
unable to access future rounds of funding allocated through
SYMCA.
 
Failing to allocate the Creative Development
Grants could also affect the reputation of Council across
individuals and organisations working across the local culture,
creative, sports and leisure sectors. Without support from the
Council through the Creative Development Grants programme, these
organisations may not have the means to run an innovative and
creative activity programme that supports and upskills the local
sector while also creating a wide range of quality opportunities
for youth engagement and community cohesion.

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

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

N/A
 

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Children’s Capital of Culture 2025
– Creative Development Grants Programme

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to: approve the proposed
awards of Creative Development Grants of £2,500 to five
Rotherham-based individuals and organisations to deliver innovative
and participatory cultural projects across the Rotherham borough
between 1st August and 31st December 2025.
 
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

 
Dated:           
12th August, 2025
 
Name:           
Andrew Bramidge 
Job
Title:     
Strategic Director, Regeneration & Environment