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Forward Plan Ref: 2014/079

Contact: Ruth Ashwell, Youth, Engagement & Opportunities – Service Manager Tel: (01865) 810649

Report by Youth, Engagement & Opportunities – Service Manager (CMDPHVS4).

Oxfordshire County Council believes that YOUTH MATTERS and has set up a fund of £100,000 to support work with children and young people across the County. The fund supports the aspirations of those working with children and young people in Oxfordshire to ensure all children and young people can access positive activities in their leisure-time by 2020.

The Cabinet Member for Public Health & the Voluntary Sector is RECOMMENDED to consider the applications (listed in paragraph 5 of this report) for grant support in the light of the officer recommendation as set out in the applications annexed to this report.

The Bids for October were approved as Follows:

Cherwell Theatre Company           £3,000

SHAPE                                              £4347

Didcot TRAIN                                    £2,000 (subject to asking them to seek match funding from local town and parish councils).

Magdalen College School             £3,000 (subject to Magdalen providing a list of which state schools were involved and to asking them to contact the library service and to inviting a member to one of their events).

St Leonard’s Church Music           £5,000

Parasol                                              £1864 (subject to asking them to seek match funding from Oxford City council).