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REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

To update the Committee on the activities and actions of the Community Engagement Officers, to advise on the current expenditure and balances of the delegated budgets and to consider any applications for grant funding.

RESOLVED: That the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Letchworth be endorsed.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.

Audio recording – 1 hour 19 minutes 39 seconds

The Assistant Community Engagement Officer presented the report entitled Grants and Community Update, together with the following appendix:

·                Appendix 1 – 2020/21 Financial Year Budget Sheet

She advised that:

·                The report contained some feedback from projects funded in the past including a breakdown of the people who participated in the horticultural project at Greencare;

·                Greencare had recently started up again with social distancing as the participants had really missed being able to work at the allotment;

·                settle had offered them a second piece of land off The Crescent and Greencare was recruiting more volunteers and doing some more fundraising;

·                The Settlement had been running as many courses as possible online which had enabled some people from outside the local area to participate;

·                The Holocaust Memorial Day had been a fantastic event with lots of positive feedback and had attracted a global audience;

·                The poet in residence from David’s Bookshop had been inspired to write a poem following the event;

·                The event was available to view on YouTube and planning was underway for next year’s event which would be both virtual and physical.

The following Member commented on the report:

·                Councillor Daniel Allen.

It was noted that the YouTube video of the Holocaust Memorial Day event had been viewed over 440 times so far.

Councillor Helen Oliver proposed, Councillor Daniel Allen seconded and it was:

RESOLVED: That the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Letchworth be endorsed.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.