That the following projects
receive funding from the Torquay Pride in Place funding
allocation:
St
Mary Magdalene Church
£3,600 capital and
£34,000 revenue to stop the Living Room from closing and
continue operations twice weekly for the coming year. This funding was conditional and if they secured
alternative funding to support homeless people, this funding would
be returned. Torbay Communities and
Torbay Council, where possible, to support to help identify a
longer-term funding provision.
Royal
Lyceum Theatre Revitalisation
£141,587 capital funding
for roof repairs, preliminary repairs to front facade and
completion of kitchen.
Ellacombe Community Multi-Use Facility
£60,000 capital to enable
safe and controlled reopening of part of the building for
restricted use.
Barton Recreation Ground Community Hub
£35,000 revenue for
architectural design, surveys, and cost validation for plans to
transform Barton Recreation Ground into a modern Community, Health,
Wellbeing and Sports Hub, acting as the physical anchor for the
Torbay cradle-to-career strategy across Torquay.
Higher Union Street Regeneration
£10,740 capital and
£8,500 revenue to improve shop fronts and window displays in
Torre, plus a new 6-month hub.
Windmill Centre and Windmill Hill
£21,000 revenue for a
feasibility study into renovations and costed options for a new
community hub. The hub would improve
accessibility, enhance sustainability, increase engagement with the
community and community capacity.
