Funding given to Caldmore Festival 2013

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Dear Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can we have the following FOI relating to

1- How much funding 'Safer Walsall Partnership' gave to the 'Caldmore Village festival group' for the Caldmore Festival for 2013 ?

2- What was this funding to be spent on by CVF group ?

3- Can SWP provide a breakdown of this funding they gave
what was this funding spemt on ?

3- Who at Safer Walsall Partnership agreed to give this
funding for the Festival ?

The information is much appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
Arjun Chand.

InformationRights@walsall.gov.uk, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr. Chand,

 

 

Thank you for your request for information about funding for Caldmore
Village Festival 2013 by Safer Walsall Partnership, which was received on
11 June 2013.

 

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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

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InformationRights@walsall.gov.uk, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr. Chand,

 

Further to your request for information about funding Safer Walsall
Partnership gave to Caldmore Village Festival. I can tell you the
following:

 

 1. How much funding 'Safer Walsall Partnership' gave to the 'Caldmore
Village festival group' for the Caldmore Festival for 2013?

Response:      £16,060

 

 2. What was this funding to be spent on by CVF group ?

 

Response: Please see the table below

                       

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Category | Amount|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Project management costs (10% max) | £1500|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Food  | £600|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Security | £1200|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|St Johns | £150|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|PA system | £100|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Toilet Hire | £360|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Staging | £6500|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Marquees | £2350|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Performers | £2150|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Print and Design | £150|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
|Stone Lifting | £1000|
|----------------------------------------------------------+-------------|
| Total| £16,060|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Please note: Total expenditure is around £40,000. Safer Walsall
Partnership is a contributor to the total costs.

 

 3. Can SWP provide a breakdown of this funding they gave
what was this funding spent on?

 

Response: Currently we are awaiting a completed and detailed grant claim
form which will be populated with detailed costs and evidenced through
photocopies of invoices / receipts

 

 4. Who at Safer Walsall Partnership agreed to give this  funding for the
Festival ?

 

Response: The partnership is made up of senior managers from the statutory
sector who directly or indirectly undertake functions that contribute to
increasing community safety and promote community cohesion.

 

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Richard Heaven

Information Rights Officer

Business Change

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

The Loft

Council House

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Walsall WS1 1TP

 

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