Your Choice, Your Voice Leicestershire Together has made £20,000 available to each of Charnwood’s 7 Area Forums for allocation through a Participatory Process Money has to be spent by March 2011 Participatory Process agreed through Charnwood Together

Your Choice, Your Voice - Process 1)Charnwood Together set priorities Supporting vibrant village and town centres Supporting and developing children and young people Supporting cleaner, greener, safer environments 1)Workshop – Generating & sharing ideas & putting them in order of priority 21 project ideas put forward 9 projects put to final vote 2)Priority ideas developed further into robust projects – co-ordinated by Task Group 3)Feedback from Task Group to Area Forum on how funding can be allocated in line with the workshop priorities 4)Charnwood Together agrees allocation of funding, in line with the recommendation by the Area Forum

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RankProject titleAmount requestedProposed Share of budget Recommendation 1Syston and District Volunteer Centre £5,000 to enable them to plan and develop their services in conjunction with Voluntary Action Leicestershire to secure their long-term future £5,000£5,000 has been released. 1Thurmaston Boxing Club £10,000 (originally asked for £750 for taster sessions and £5,000 for equipment) £5,000Further fund –raising needed and has started with some successes already. The boxing club has been awarded £5,000 funding 4 Syston Bowling for the Disabled £3,000 for a new specialist wheelchair£3,000The specialist wheelchair has been purchased and is already in regular use. Total £13,000

Your Choice, Your Voice RankProject titleAmount requestedProposed Share of budget Recommendation 5Thurmaston Old School £ 1400 Towards refurbishment £1400 towards refurbishment This project has been awarded £1400. Used to improve disabled access 6Thurmaston Events team £600 towards events£600£600 has been used to hire a Generator for the “Picnic in the Park” event, which has taken place. £2,000 Total £15,000

Your Choice, Your Voice RankProject titleAmount requestedProposed Share of budget Recommendation 3East Goscote Skate Park £5,000 towards equipment for a skate park £5,000This project has proved to be unworkable as originally envisaged. However the money has been ringfenced to benefit young people in East Goscote, involving close working between LCC Youth Service and East Goscote parish Council. £5,000 TOTAL AMOUNT UP TO £20,000£20,000

Your Choice, Your Voice Updates at the next Area Forum & on the Community Forum Website