Dear Councillor,

Members are summoned to attend the Community Engagement Committee meeting to be held on Thursday 13^th February 2025 at 7.30pm at Hurstpierpoint Village Centre. Members of the public have a right to and are invited to attend the meeting.

Sarah Groom, Clerk to the Council                                                                                       Friday 7^th February 2025                                                                                                                                                                     

Committee Membership: Cllr Claire Majsai (Chair), Cllr Bob Sampson (Vice Chair), Cllr Mike Avery, Cllr Helen Bedford, Cllr Duncan Ranger, Cllr Lindsay Thompson, Cllr Susan Dyke, Cllr Sarah Baldey and Cllr Annette Street

AGENDA

1.        Apologies for Absence: To receive and accept apologies for absence.

2.        Declarations of interest: To receive and record any declarations of interest.

3.        Minutes of the Previous Meeting of the Community Engagement Committee: To receive and adopt the minutes of the 14 November 2024 Community Engagement Committee meeting.

4.        Adjournment for Questions from the Public: To consider adjourning the meeting to receive questions from members of the public in accordance with Standing Orders.

5.        Review of Action Plan: To agree and update Version 4 of the 2024/2025 Action Plan.

6          Budget Monitoring:          

6.1.     To review the Budget Monitoring Report for the Committee including:

a) The Nominal Ledger (year to Date)

b) Detailed Income & Expenditure at 31st January 2025.

7.        Parish Council Grant Applications:

7.1.     New Small Grant Applications to be considered 2024/25: To consider grant applications:

Grant Budget 2024/25: £4500 Budget Remaining £1140.09            

7.2.    Community Events Grant Applications to be considered 2024/25 To consider grant application:           

            Grant Budget 2024/25: £4000, Budget Remaining £33

            Committee to note that £30.60 is still potentially earmarked to cover the Club Suite hire fee to run a drop in first aid workshop, as agreed at the 14^th November meeting.  No date for this has been set yet.

7.3.     Health & Wellbeing Grants Budget 2024/25: To consider grant application. 

Grant Budget 2024/25: £1000 Budget Remaining £358

            There were no Health & Wellbeing grant applications received.

7.4.     Health & Wellbeing Projects

Budget 2024/25 £1000 Budget remaining £0

            There were no applications for new projects received.

7.5.     Sustainable Communities Grant Applications to be considered:

Grant Budget £1500, Budget remaining £948

            There were no Sustainable Communities grant applications received.

8.            Events Working Group Minutes: To receive the notes from the meetings:

a) 13^th December 2024

b) 16^th January 2025

9.           Information Items, Correspondence Received and Requests:

9.1.        High Street Update: To receive averbal update from Cllr Bedford and Cllr Thompson.

9.2.        Mid Sussex Applauds: To discuss potential nominations for this year’s award, noting the closing date is 7^th March. The award categories can be found online: https://www.midsussexapplauds.co.uk/award-categories.html

9.3.     Community Forum: To receive the notes from the Community Forum held on 29^th January 2025.

9.4.     Hurstpierpoint Wassail 2025: To receive a verbal review of the Wassail Event on 11^th January 2025.

9.5.     External Communication: To receive a verbal update on communication from Cllr Majsai.