Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: November 17, 2025

Purpose:

Content: The Leader took Members to a vote on the recommendations which were agreed unanimously.   RESOLVED:   Cabinet agreed to:   Consider and decide upon the recommendation for each of the applications detailed, summaries of which are attached at Appendix A. Cabinet agreed to award the (suggested) grants in Table 1 and agreed that no grant is awarded to those applications in Table 2.   Table 1: Applications recommended for award   Organisation Grant Purpose Award Requested Award Suggested Total Score Ardingly Ladies Stoolball Club Deliver workshops, assemblies, training and one-to-one support in two Mid Sussex schools. £3,165 £2,180 13           Burgess Hill Pantry (Burgess Hill Community Cupboard CIO) Install air conditioning, reusing the old air conditioning units from their previous premises. £5,000 £5,000 12 Ensemble Reza Support seven free lunchtime concerts from January to July 2026 at Haywards Heath Methodist Church. £5,000 £5,000 12 Fairer World Lindfield Deliver an environmental events programme. £1,995 £1,995 11 Grove Garden Charitable Trust Enable the transition of Grove Garden into a social and wellbeing hub 12 months of the year with an all-weather space. £3,812 £3,812 13 Jolf Golf Deliver accessible golf sessions for eight Mid Sussex schools. £5,000 £4,000 11 Park Centre Burgess Hill Deliver two new projects: the Paperwork Café and Neurodiverse Drop-in Sessions. £5,000 £3,300 10 The Reanella Trust Deliver "The Resilience Recovery Relief Project” supporting young people in Mid Sussex suffering from bipolar disorder. £5,000 £5,000 10 Respect Youth Club Provide spray paint art workshops, a Christmas disco, a craft and pizza evenings for young people. £1,120 £1,120 12 Share Haywards Heath Purchase a wooden shed to accommodate their increasing stock needs. £800 £1,200 13 South Downs Amateur Boxing Club CIC Deliver a series of inclusive, community-focused boxing and wellbeing programmes across Burgess Hill. £5,000 £2,100 9 St. Andrew's (Burgess Hill) Cricket Club Replace their existing 'single skin' cricket nets with a double skin net to ensure safety of those using the nets and enable more people to use them at a time. £4,000 £4,000 8 Ten Little Toes Baby Bank Support the 100% annual increase in demand for their services, through the purchase of mattresses, toiletries, nappies, wipes and formula milk. £5,000 £5,000 13   TOTAL £49,892 £43,707   1st Ardingly Scout Group Repairs to scout hut roofing and ceilings. £5,000 Befriended Establish a Befriended Community Choir in Haywards Heath. £7,500 Bentswood Hub (Friends of Scrase Valley Orchard) Deliver an Apple Orchard Day for the local community. £4,175 Family Support Work Support the continuation costs of an informal drop-in group for parents and carers of children at the Centenary Hall to tackle social isolation felt by families living in Haywards Heath. £1,230 Kangaroos Fund the Break Away club for young people aged 12-18 with learning disabilities. £5,000 King Alfred Hall / Lindfield Dramatic Society Purchase and installation of lighting bars to carry Fresnel lights connected to a control dimmer board at King Edward Hall. £3,000 Modality Mid Sussex Patient Participation Group Run Digital Inclusion sessions (including the purchase of four iPads to be used in the sessions plus charges for Age UK representatives time). £1,000 Parkfield Equine Solutions Deliver 60 Lighter Touch one to one Equine Assisted Sessions and eight group equine assisted group sessions for residents of Mid Sussex. £4,950 Priority Carers Limited Establish the essential foundations of a professional, compliant, and sustainable care agency in Mid Sussex. £10,000 South Coast Skate Club CIC Provide free skateboarding sessions in Burgess Hill. £5,000 Your Community Cinema Limited Purchase new equipment: generator; screen supports; and transmission equipment. £1,000   TOTAL £47,855 Table 2: Applications considered but no grant award recommended above