Agenda item

The Committee had before it a report which detailed various applications for financial assistance from sports organisations.  The report advised that the Sports Grants budget for the year 2010/11 was £69,000, and if the applications before Committee were approved there would be £310.90 remaining in the budget.

Hazlehead Gold Club (Ladies Section) had submitted an application for funding of £500 in relation to the Annual County Open Meeting which brought together members from clubs in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.  The application for funding covered the discount of green fees to £10 per player, covering entries for 55 players.  It was noted that since the application, officers had been advised by the Club that the actual required amount was £420 and this was the level of funding recommended in the report.

Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association had submitted an application for £10,000 to extend and improve the ongoing indoor and outdoor programmes run by the Association.  This would allow the programmes to be introduced into the majority of the city’s secondary schools, and would also provide over 100 pupils with the opportunity to take part in an outdoor programme of a 10 week training block on the River Dee.

Active Schools – Aberdeen City had applied for funding of £1,000 to provide branded clothing to S4 to S6 pupils currently volunteering with the Active Schools initiative.  It was hoped that this would provide a reward to committed volunteers and promote the profile of Active Schools to increase the awareness of volunteering throughout each school.

Scottish Ballet had applied for £32,647 to support a cultural Olympiad project aimed at combining cultural and sporting disciplines.  The project aimed to take 50 young people from regeneration areas in the city and bring them together with an English based group, selected by English National Ballet, to provide 2 weeks of training in both Parkour and dance in Aberdeen and London.  The collaboration would also lead to the creation of a film to be shown at various ballet performances throughout the country.

Aberdeen Physically Disabled Swimming had applied for £1,000 to support the delivery of their programme which gave physically disabled people access to swimming in a safe and secure environment.  The application for funding was in relation to increased pool hire costs following the closure of the Linksfield swimming pool.

Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupil Netball had applied for £500 towards the ongoing costs of the team, including equipment and facility hire.

Camanachd Association had applied for £2,000.  The report advised that this year marked the 150th anniversary of the Aberdeen University Shinty Club, and to mark the occasion, the Camanachd Association was to bring the Sutherland Cup Final to the city.  The funding was to run a series of youth coaching sessions which would culminate in a local shinty festival on the day of the Cup Final.

Netball Scotland had submitted an application for £3,170 to support the hosting of an international test match series in Aberdeen.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to award funding of £420 to Hazlehead Golf Club – Ladies Section;

(ii)        to award funding of £10,000 to Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association;

(iii)       to award funding of £1,000 to Active Schools – Aberdeen City;

(iv)       to award funding of £7,870 to Scottish Ballet;

(v)        to award funding of £1,000 to Aberdeen Physically Disabled Swimming Club;

(vi)       to award funding of £500 to Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupil Netball;

(vii)      to award funding of £2,000 to Camanachd Association; and

(viii)     to award funding of £3,170 to Netball Scotland.