Astra Hughes
Council: Fareham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
84 meetings · Page 1 of 17
to the 18 March 2026, Leisure and Safer Communities Advisory Panel - Tuesday, 24th March, 2026 6.00 pm
Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 3.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
21 decisions · Page 2 of 5
Fareham Town Centre Opportunity
From: Special, Executive - Thursday, 19th February, 2026 6.00 pm - February 19, 2026
As detailed in the confidential report.
Recommendations Approved
Community Fund Application - Save a Warrior UK
From: Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Thursday, 19th February, 2026 5.45 pm - February 19, 2026
This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Community Funding Programme. An application to the Community Fund has been received from Save a Warrior UK for £4,704 towards equipment for their new podcast and social media recording studio. The equipment will include two digital cameras and kit, lighting kit and video and sound recording equipment. Save a Warrior UK is a suicide‑prevention programme dedicated to preserving the lives of those in the Armed Forces and Emergency Services community by addressing mental health and wellbeing through a compassionate, proactive approach. Save A Warrior UK operates a community co-working space in Fareham Shopping centre and wishes to convert one of its rooms into a professional podcast and social-media recording studio. The studio will be open to residents, students, charities and community groups, providing an affordable and accessible place to record podcasts, interviews and educational content. Community groups who have expressed an interest so far include Autek, Community First, Recovery Connections, Inclusion, Crafty Makery and Disabled Peoples Voice. The podcast and social-media recording studio will provide accessible recording facilities for podcasts, interviews and social-media content, with equipment and training available to those who cannot afford commercial studios. This will support voices of the Fareham community by enabling groups, veterans, schools and charities a chance to share their stories and raise awareness of community issues. The total cost of the project is £4,981.98. Save a Warrior UK are looking for £4,704 from the Community Fund, with the remaining amount being funded from their reserves as well as the organisation updating their refreshment station as part of this project. As of 31 December 2025, Save a Warrior UK held £1,278.43 in their accounts. In accounting year October 2024-September 2025, there was an income of £32,087.40 and an expenditure of £36,060.04. Both Ward Councillors, Councillor L Whittle and Councillor K Wiltshire, supports the Save a Warrior UK application.
Recommendations Approved
Community Fund Application - Motiv8 South
From: Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Monday, 2nd February, 2026 5.30 pm - February 02, 2026
This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Community Funding Programme. An application to the Community Fund has been received from the youth support charity Motiv8 South for £3,800.57 towards enhancements for their new Broadlaw Community Space location. Motiv8 South would like to purchase equipment for their recreation and sensory space, a refresh of the kitchen and dining space and equipment for their Lego Seriously Play programme. In July 2025, Motiv8 South took on the lease of Broadlaw Community Space and are expecting to directly reach approximately 200 unique young people and families in the youth hub space per year through open access work and focussed delivery. Other community organisations will also be able to use the youth hub space and these resources. The total cost of this project is £4,489.55. Motiv8 South are looking for £3,800.57 from the Community Fund, with the remaining amount of £688.98 being funded from Motiv8 South reserves. As of 10 December 2025, Motiv8 South held £294,582.68 in their accounts. In the accounting year 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 within the central accounts, there was an income of £1,554,339 and expenditure of £1,483,802. Money received for this project will be ringfenced for designated spending at Broadlaw within their ongoing management accounts. Both Ward Councillors, Councillor Furnivall and Councillor Ingram support the Motiv8 South community funding application.
Recommendations Approved
Community Fund Application - The Military Heritage Museum
From: Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - 1.45 pm - January 21, 2026
This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Community Funding Programme. An application to the Community Fund has been received from The Military Heritage Museum for £3,915 towards the purchase of exhibiting equipment. The Military Heritage Museum was established three years ago and operates as a mobile “pop-up” exhibition. It attends a range of events from local fetes and festivals to larger regional shows, providing opportunities for visitors to learn about military history, handle genuine artefacts and engage with stories from the local area. Last year they attended Burridge Sunday Funday, Show on the Green and the Warsash Festival. The proposed exhibiting equipment will support the launch of a new outreach initiative designed to strengthen community engagement across the borough. This includes working with local schools, cadet units, veterans’ groups and other community organisations to deliver talks, displays and hands-on learning experiences that make history engaging and relevant to everyone. Links have already been established with several community groups including the Locks Heath branch of the U3A, Uplands History Group, Warsash History Society, Mainly 4 Men Fellowship Group, Warsash Veterans Group and the Royal British Legion Park Gate. They are also planning to exhibit within Fareham Town Centre, Locks Heath Shopping Village and various local community centres. The total cost of this project is £4,350. The Military Heritage Museum is seeking £3,915 from the Community Fund, with the remaining £435 to be funded from its reserves. As of 2 December 2025, The Military Heritage Museum held £3,205.98 in their accounts. In the accounting year 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024, there was an income of £18,942 and expenditure of £11,509.25.
Recommendations Approved
Community Funding Application - Burridge AFC
From: Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.30 pm - November 20, 2025
This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Community Funding Programme. An application to the Community Fund has been received from Burridge AFC for £1,000 towards the purchase of a Home and Away kit. Burridge AFC would like to purchase a Home and Away kit for its newly formed U18 girls’ football team for 15 to 17 year olds. The newly formed team has been promoted at local schools and colleges to seek new players. The football club was formed in 1989 and has been running successfully for the last 36 years. At present, it has four teams, one open-age, two veterans and the newly formed U18 girls’ team which was formed due to high demand. The girls’ team are currently in the League and are using borrowed kit until their own kit can be purchased. The total cost of this project is £1,436.20. Burridge AFC is looking for £1,000 from the Community Fund, with the remaining amount of £436.20 being funded from its reserves. As of 6 October 2025, Burridge AFC held £6,710.45 in their accounts. In the accounting year 2024/2025 there was an income of £6,843.79 with expenditure of £17,735.19. There was a high expenditure last season due to £12,586.50 for tractor repairs as seen in their submitted accounts.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 84
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 21