Claire Penny - Councillor for Newark and Sherwood (Rainworth North & Rufford)

Councillor Claire Penny

Labour Rainworth North & Rufford Portfolio Holder - Sustainable Economic Development

Email: Claire.Penny@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

Council: Newark and Sherwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Executive Shareholder Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Audit & Accounts Committee (Committee Member) Policy & Performance Improvement Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 6:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Audit & Accounts Committee Committee Member

Audit & Accounts Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Executive Shareholder Committee Committee Member

Executive Shareholder Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

133 decisions · Page 4 of 27

14 Market Place, Newark

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Budget Performance Report- Quarter 2

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Community Grant Scheme Update

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

...to support local community initiatives, the Cabinet approved an increase in the 2026-2027 Community Grant Scheme budget to £150,000 and changes to the scheme's eligibility criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Neighbourhood Planning Funding (Key Decision)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm - December 09, 2025

...to address the loss of government funding for neighbourhood planning, the council will collaborate with Locality and interested Neighbourhood Planning Bodies to define their objectives, estimate costs, and identify potential funding sources.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 133