Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 30, 2024

Purpose: This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Voluntary Sector Support Fund Programme.   An application for Voluntary Sector Support Funding has been received from Titchfield Community Association for £150 to pay for one year’s membership to Action Hampshire. The Association was previously a member but had allowed this to lapse several years ago when finances became more challenging. They would now like to benefit from this support once more.   The Association’s aim is ‘To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Titchfield and district and that part of the Borough of Fareham, West of A32 and Newgate Lane, together with the Electoral District of Curbridge without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. To establish or secure the establishment of a Community Centre and to maintain and manage the same, or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a Centre, for activities promoted by the Company in furtherance of the above objects’ and ‘to promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined and that in the attainment of the said objects the Company shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.’ In 1964 when the Constitution was first written, in keeping with the history of the village, its outreach extended to the boundary of the ancient parish of Titchfield, which included Curbridge and the outreach was maintained when the Constitution was renewed in 2012.   The Community Centre regularly has between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors per week and raised income of £195,006 for the year 23/24.   Ward Councillor, Councillor Harper and Executive Leader Councillor Martin are both supportive of the application.  

Content: RESOLVED that the Executive Leader approve the application to award £150 form the Voluntary Sector Support Fund.