Purpose

On 29
July 2024 the Grants Advisory Committee reviewed 20 Rural England
Prosperity Fund applications received. The applications were brought forward in Appendix A of the

meeting reports pack. Of
these, 16 applications were of Level 2 value; this notice provides
details of the decisions regarding these
applications.
 
After
consideration of these applications, the Committee recommended to
the Lead Cabinet Member for Resources that:
 

1.    
Dry Drayton School and Village Association
(QWWJQXTC) be approved and funded at the full amount requested
of £10,000.
 

2.    
Harston Village Hall (CHXLZQLL) be approved and
funded at the full amount requested of £10,000.
 
 

3.    
Duxford Parish Council (BTQPRKPC) be
approved and funded at the full amount requested of
£10,230.
 

4.    
Weston Colville Reading Room and Recreation Ground
(BFZFTDRM) be approved and funded at the full amount
requested of £20,348.
 

5.    
Bourn Parish Council (MDSLBDLJ) be approved and
funded at the full amount requested of £23,000.
 

6.    
Fen Drayton Parish Council (NTVSLPRV) be approved and funded at the full
amount requested of £25,000.
 

7.    
The George Long Charity for Swavesey Memorial Hall
(PKZGJSGW) be approved and funded at the full amount
requested of £25,000.
 

8.    
Sweetie Factory (LZWTCBMQ) be deferred, pending further information -please see the
‘Other options considered and reasons for rejection’
section.
 

9.    
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey (JVXSLRMK)
be approved and funded at the full amount requested
of £18,500.
 

10. 
Novahub Ltd (QWZWMFVC) be approved
and funded at the full amount requested of
£22,861.
 

11. 
Lord Conrads Brewery (RPDXTLWK) be
approved and funded at the full amount requested of
£23,200.
 

12. 
Hope Against Poverty CIC (SQLSNZVD) be deferred, pending further information -please see the
‘Other options considered and reasons for rejection’
section.
 

13. 
Bartlow Estate (BZNSCFHP) be approved
and funded at the full amount requested of
£25,000.
 

14. 
The Linton Kitchen (RLWDMVTW) be
approved and funded at the full amount requested of
£25,000.
 

15. 
Maggie’s Farm (LDMSKBCZ) be
approved and funded at the full amount requested of
£25,000.
 

16. 
Fired Up Pizza (JFNFCCTT) be deferred, pending further information -please see the
‘Other options considered and reasons for rejection’
section.
 
 
Following the recommendations of deferral, officers provided
updated information to the Grants Advisory Committee at the meeting
held on 01 August 2024. The Committee was satisfied with the
information presented to them and recommended to the Lead Cabinet
Member for Resources that:

Sweetie Factory (LZWTCBMQ) be approved and funded
at the full amount requested of £12,836.
Hope
Against Poverty CIC (SQLSNZVD) be approved and
funded at the full amount requested of
£24,770.
Fired
Up Pizza (JFNFCCTT) be approved and funded at the
full amount requested of £25,000.

 

Content

To
accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see
above).