SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
Cllr Alan Paul has not been able to get as much information about this as he wanted in time for this meeting, and is unfortunately unable to attend due to another meeting.
However, he has found out who Taunton Deane supports financially, and they are as follows:-
Citizens Advice Bureau
Community Council for Somerset
Taunton Deane Community Transport
Taunton Deane CVS
Relate
Somerset Association of Local Councils
Somerset Racial Equality Council
Wiveliscombe Area Partnership
I do not have any figures as to how much support they give.
For information, the Parish Council has supported the following bodies over the past five years:-
| 2001/2 | 2002/3 | 2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | |
| Community Council for Somerset | £10 | £15 | £30 | £20 | £20 | £25 |
| CPRE | £17 | £25 | - | £25 | £25 | £26 |
| Relate | £30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Victim Support | - | £20 | £30 | £30 | £40 | £30 |
| Poppy Appeal | £18 | £25 | - | £25 | - | - |
| Taunton CAB | £50 | £30 | £50 | £50 | £30 | £40 |
| St Peter and St Paul's Church | - | - | £100 | - | - | - |
| Taunton CVS | - | - | £30 | - | - | - |
| Air Ambulance | - | - | - | - | - | £100 |
| TOTAL | £125 | £115 | £240 | £150 | £115 | £221* |
*current year to date.
In addition to the above donations, the Parish Council has supported the Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust with an annual donation of £500, the Somerset Hospice from time to time for grass cutting (not recently), the Parish Plan Group with various enterprises, and £10,000 on land purchase.
SUE WATTS
CLERK