Issue - meetings

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - RAVIDASSIA COMMUNITY CENTRE

Meeting: 01/10/2019 - Hitchin Committee (Item 38)

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - RAVIDASSIA COMMUNITY CENTRE

To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public.

Decision:

Mr Vijai Mehar, Ravidassa Community Centre, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding their grant application.

Minutes:

Audio recording – 1 hour 3 minutes 42 seconds

 

Mr Vijai Mehar, Ravidassa Community Centre, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding their application for grant funding as follows:

 

·               The centre was created in 1996;There had been a lack of volunteers and funding which had  impacted upon their presence in the community in recent years;

·               In November 2018 they decided to be more active and started renting out space to gain an income;

·               They wanted to offer cooking classes for adults and children but needed to upgrade the kitchen

·               Grant funding was requested to pay for some new kitchen equipment.

 

The Chairman thanked Mr Mehar for his presentation.