F.y.i. people. Posted by Cllr. Sorca Clarke S.F. Westmeath County Council; Festival and Event Support Fund 2015 Guidelines for Applicants Introduction Westmeath County Council recognises the contribution that Festivals and Events make to the lives of the people of the county and the economic benefits in terms of increased activity. In recognition of these benefits and the extent of the voluntary effort involved in their organisation of festivals and events, the Council has put a support fund in place for 2015. What is the purpose of the Scheme? The purpose of the scheme is to encourage and promote local events that might otherwise not take place and which are largely organised by local voluntary groups. The scheme is not intended to support festivals that are fund raising by nature or events that are self financing and well established. Who should apply? Any group, properly constituted, who intend holding a specific festival or event in the county during 2015. How will my application be assessed? Your application will be assessed based only on the information provided on or with the application form. You are encouraged to include documentation with your application to support any information given. Where do I send the completed application? Please send completed application forms to: Festival and Event Support Fund 2015, Community Development Section, Westmeath County Council, Aras and Chontae, Mullingar, County Westmeath. You may also submit a scanned version of the application by email but it must be signed by an appropriate officer in your Group. The email address is [email protected] Festival and Event Support Fund 2015 Westmeath County Council 1. Details about your Group Name of your Group Address of Group Please give us a short description of what your group does (50 words max) Please give your Groups PPN Number _________________ Priority will be given to Groups who are members of the Westmeath Public Participation Network. For further details contact the Community Development Section of Westmeath County Council on 044 9332000 What (if any) is your Groups Tax Ref No. or Charity No. Please give us the Name & Address of person to whom correspondence in regard to this application is to be sent Phone No E-Mail Mobile Please note that all correspondence in regard to these schemes will be sent to this address. 2. Description of your Group’s Festival or Event Please give a brief description of your group’s festival or event. Please indicate your Group’s ability to deliver the festival or event (For example what structures are in place? Who will oversee it? Is there community support for it? Is there match funding in place? Has your group organised a similar event in the past etc.) Where will this event take place? When will the event take place? Start date for event _____________________ Finish date for event _____________________ Does your event require any of the following? a) Planning Permission Yes □ No □ Making Application □ If yes, please state Planning Reference No ______________ b) Fire Safety Certificate Yes □ No □ Making Application □ c) Consent from the National Monument Service, National Parks and Wildlife or the National Museum Yes □ No □ d) Event Licence (more than 5,000 persons present) Yes □ No □ 3. Event Costs Please note that there are limited resources available under this scheme in 2015 and the majority of financial awards will be of a small scale. Please give a breakdown of the Event expenditure and projected income in the table below Description Expenditure Description Income Net Cost of the Event: €__________ Amount Applied for: € __________ Please state how the proposal will be match funded and supply evidence ___________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Have you applied for other public funding for this event? Yes □ No □ If yes, please give details __________________________________________________________ 4. Declaration On behalf of (Name of Group) _______________________________________________________ I declare that the information contained in this application is accurate. Signed: _____________________________ Position in Group: _____________________ Date: _____________________ Please send completed application forms & documentation to: Festival and Event Support Fund 2015 Community Development Section, Westmeath County Council, Aras an Chontae, Mullingar. or by email to [email protected] Application forms may also be downloaded from westmeathcoco.ie You may attach additional documentation in support of your application if you wish 5
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:55:11 +0000