Grants Sub-Committee

SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St John’s Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

To Members of the Grants Sub-Committee

Councillors: E Micklewright (Chair), A Fejfer and A Mosley

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Grants Sub-Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 6.00pm in the Committee Room, Livesey House in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball

Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

1APOLOGIES

To receive and accept apologies for absence
2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct
3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

To approve the minutes of the Grants Sub-Committee meeting held on 18^th March 2026

Attachments:
- 26.03.18 Grants Sub-Committee Minutes
4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

To consider any matters arising from the previous meeting

5GRANTS

(i) To receive an update of money granted through:

1. 1. 1. Community Grant Fund
    2. Councillor Grant Fund

(ii) To consider applications received

	Applicant	Purpose of Application	Amount requested
(a)	Spectrum Space CIC	To open Spectrum’s first 3 permanent premises in Shrewsbury and prepare the space for community use.	£2,000
(b)	South Staffordshire Community & Mental Health Charitable Fund & Other Charities	To continue provision of weekly affordable drop-in sessions (Wellbeing Arts Group) for therapeutic mixed media arts, supporting those with mental health needs.	£3,000
(c)	Crane Quality Counselling	To offer counselling to young people throughout the Shrewsbury area – especially to support pupils struggling with bereavement and low-level mental health.	£3,000
(d)	Feed the Birds	To provide a bird feed and service to people in their homes living with cancer (in conjunction with Lingen Davies)	£2,435
(e)	Up & Comers Women’s Football Team	To support the development of women’s grassroots football team including pitch hire, kit, etc	£2,000
(f)	Shrewsbury Unitarian Church	Church roof repairs	£3,000
(g)	Shropshire Child Contact Centres	To provide online introduction to brief solution focussed therapy to equip volunteers.	£1,455
(h)	Embrace PE CIC	To develop a Leadership & Employment Pathway Programme to reconnect NEETs.	£1,000
(i)	The Priory School	To buy and fit new football goal sockets on Meole Field and Priory School site	£2,506.92
(j)	Shropshire Good Food Partnership	To build effective collaborative approach for increasing food resilience with Research & Facilitation days.	£3,000

Attachments:

6MEETING DATES

To note the next meeting of this Committee as Wednesday 25^th November 2026