The Council has awarded a total of £3,000 in Platinum Jubilee grants to groups holding events to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of HM The Queen's accession to the throne.

There was a high demand for the grants, which exceeded the budget so the Council has awarded the full grant of £300 to the groups, which fully met the criteria.  They are as follows:

Farnley Tyas Community Group

Kirkheaton PCC

St Bartholomew's Church, Grange Moor

Lepton Highlanders Sports and Social Club

Shelley Community Association

Stocksmoor Village Hall Management Committee

Thurstonland Village Association

Groups which partially met the criteria have been awarded £150 each.  They are:

Home from Home

Kirkchair

Yetton Together

Kirkburton & Highburton Community Association

Shepley Village Association

Shelley Over 60's

The funding will be paid out in April 2022 in the financial year, to which it relates, but groups are able to go ahead with placing orders and making purchases in advance of receiving the funding, as the decisions have now been taken.

Unfortunately, Shelley Conservation Group's application did not meet the grant criteria at all, so it was refused.  However, it did meet the criteria for a general grant, and the group will be invited to make an application for one later in the year.

The Council has decided that community groups, which are not in a position to fund new batteries and pads for the defibrillators they are maintaining, can apply to the Parish Council for a grant.

Groups will need to submit a General Grant application.  In this instance the restriction on retrospective grants (paying out funds for items already purchased) will be lifted.  This is due to the urgency in replacing the items to keep the defibrillator in operation. 

Please contact Emma Booth, the Council's Administrative Assistant for a form.

A representative from KCS Development attended the January Parish Council meeting to provide an update on the current plans for the two developments (identified as HS2 and HS3 on the Local Plan).  Councillors raised concerns about a number of aspects of the plans including the proposed roundabout on Penistone Road and how it would impact on local businesses with accesses onto Penistone Road at that point, the lack of places in the local schools and in health centres / dental surgeries in the area.  Of equal concern was the number of parking places which would be provided within the development, the provision of affordable housing at the sites and the proposed access into the development from Hermitage Park. 

The representative made a note of all the queries, provided answers where he could and agreed to take the concerns back to his colleagues to be looked into further.