Agenda

Royston and Villages Community Forum - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 7.30 pm

Venue: Hardwick Hall, Royston Town Hall, SG8 7DA

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.	CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.
3.	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - GRANT APPLICATIONS PDF 69 KB To consider community grant applications for recommendation to the Executive Member for Governance. Additional documents: Appendix 1. Royston & villages Community Grant Budget 2526 , item 3. PDF 98 KB Appendix 2. North Herts Centre for Voluntary Service , item 3. PDF 69 KB Appendix 3. Friends of Reed School , item 3. PDF 55 KB
4.	PRESENTATION - CITIZENS ADVICE Presentation and Q&A by Rosie Lane and Tom Hogan.
5.	PRESENTATION - ROYSTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB Update on the Club’s 15^th celebrations.
6.	COMMUNITY UPDATE PDF 49 KB To provide the Forum with an update to ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community and Partnerships Team.
7.	ROYSTON TOWN COUNCIL Update by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of Royston Town Council.
8.	HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Update by County Councillor Ruth Brown.
9.	WARD MATTERS & OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS To receive any verbal reports from Members and members of the public regarding Ward matters and Outside Organisations.
10.	OPEN DISCUSSION Discussion of topics not raised in the meeting.
11.	FUTURE AREA FORUMS To discuss topics for future meetings.