Councillor Chris Penberthy
Title: Cabinet Member for Housing, Cooperative Development and Communities and Chair of Child Poverty Working Group
Party: Labour
Ward: St. Peter & the Waterfront
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Contact information
Correspondence address:
Council House
Plymouth City Council
Armada Way
Plymouth
PL1 2AA
Phone: 01752 304786
Email: chris.penberthy@plymouth.gov.uk
Twitter : @ChrisPenberthy
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Responsibilities
Committee appointments
- Cabinet
- Chief Officer Appeals Panel
- City Council
- Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel (Committee Member)
- Lord Mayor Selection Committee
Terms of Office
- 09/05/2011 - 11/05/2015
- 11/05/2015 - 02/05/2019
- 02/05/2019 - 04/05/2023
- 04/05/2023 - 06/05/2027
Appointments to outside bodies
- Market Forum
- Millfields CEDT
- Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council
- Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Advisory Panel
Additional Information
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Community Grants 2023/24 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Sep-23 |
£300.00 |
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To support the You Can Do It Awards with a contribution towards supplies for the event such as trophies, face painting and a photographer. |
£100.00 |
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To support Plymouth Artists Together with the purchase of paint, scaffolding and other costs involved for the mural to cover graffiti in Union Street |
£200.00 |
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Oct-23 |
£100.00 |
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To support The Legacy Choir, with a contribution towards the cost of transport and accommodation to allow them to take part in the Music for Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. |
£100.00 |
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Nov-23 |
£150.00 |
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To
support the 1st Stonehouse Scouts with a |
£150.00 |
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Dec-23 |
£800.00 |
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To support Plymouth Hebrew Congregation with a contribution towards the cost of a toilet refurbishment. |
£800.00 |
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Grand Total |
£1,350.00 |
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Community Grants 2022/23 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Jul-22 |
£1,000.00 |
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To support the work that Street Factory does to enable vulnerable people in St Peter and the Waterfront to help turn their lives around. |
£1,000.00 |
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Dec-22 |
£250.00 |
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To support the OWSI project working with the Peninsula Dental School to bring dental health education to primary schools within the St Peter and the Waterfront Ward with a contribution towards to costs of books and other items. |
£250.00 |
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Feb-23 |
£500.00 |
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To support Clean Our Patch with a contribution towards the supplies and tools needed for them to continue their work in St Peter and the Waterfront picking litter and working within the community. |
£500.00 |
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Mar-23 |
£3,250.00 |
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To support Devon Development Education with a contribution towards the Fairtrade Fortnight celebration in Plymouth Schools, especially in St Peter and the Waterfront |
£250.00 |
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To support Plymouth Pride 2023 with a contribution towards events in the city centre and through St Peter and the Waterfront. |
£500.00 |
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To support Plymouth Soup Run with a contribution towards necessary food, sleeping bags, warm clothes, toiletries or any other needed supplies for people in need |
£1,750.00 |
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To support Youth Parliament with a contribution towards materials and resources needed for campaigns around fuel poverty and climate emergency in partnership. |
£500.00 |
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To support Plymouth Hope Wellbeing Centre with a contribution towards their work within the community, helping to address health inequalities in BAME Populations and encouraging users to be physically active. It also provides a safe space for residents and ethnic minority individuals to come together. |
£250.00 |
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Grand Total |
£5,000.00 |
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Community Grants 2021/22 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Nov-21 |
£250.00 |
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Working with Plymouth Artist's Together to create a child friendly painted mural in Manor Gardens to bring art and colour into the area, in order to reduce the unwanted anti-social tagging and to give residents a feeling of investment. |
£250.00 |
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Feb-22 |
£500.00 |
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To support the Local Community in Plymouth with a contribution towards the Respect Festival 2022 which is being organised by the Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council |
£500.00 |
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Mar-22 |
£3,900.00 |
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Contribution to the Bounty Education Centre Crowdfunder who want to bring history and heritage to life in Plymouth Sound by using digital technologies to enhance our on water sailing experiences. |
£50.00 |
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Contribution to Borrow Don't Buy's BIG BOOST crowdfunder. |
£500.00 |
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To support Hoe Neighbourhood Forum with £400 towards plants and gardening equipment for the Hoe Gardening Group to which look after a number of spaces in and around Hoe Park and £350 for the ongoing community engagement work including on-line activity, community activity for community engagement. |
£750.00 |
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Inner City Seeds to support their community gardening and rewilding in Stonehouse, especially their work with local residents on the Melbourne Triangle, Wantage Gardens Memorial Garden, Adelaide Street Home Zone and Union Corner . |
£400.00 |
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Donation to Wonderzoo to support their community events in St Peter and the Waterfront ward. |
£100.00 |
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To support Plymouth Area Police Choir with materials to help them to be able to meet and perform following a long break due to the COVID19 pandemic. |
£100.00 |
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Donation to support the work that Shekinah Mission - Plymouth Soup Run to feed and care for some of Plymouth's most vulnerable residents. |
£1,000.00 |
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To support the children and young people of MKC Heroes who have been raising money to pay for a memorial bench to commemorate the life and service of Peter Ogburn, one of their founders and an active supporter until his death. |
£1,000.00 |
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Grand Total |
£4,650.00 |
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Community Grants 2020/21 |
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Description |
Amount |
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May-20 |
£500.00 |
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To support the local volunteering group Nudge Community Builders with the basic needs through Community activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
£50.00 |
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Supporting Hoe Neighbourhood Forum with their community activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be contributing towards their basis needs. |
£100.00 |
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Supporting Moments Café throughout COVID -19 |
£100.00 |
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To help Shekinah Mission with supporting the basic needs through the community activity with Plymouth Soup Run during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
£250.00 |
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Jun-20 |
£1,000.00 |
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To contribute towards the Digital Connectivity for NASS Accommodations Project which provides digital connectivity support to asylum seekers. |
£1,000.00 |
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Jul-20 |
£100.00 |
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To donate to the Crowdfunding page - Jack Leslie Statue Campaign |
£100.00 |
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Aug-20 |
£850.00 |
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To support Clean our Patch with the costs of litter picking carts, to aid the groups cleaning the Stonehouse area. |
£100.00 |
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To support The Patchwork Rainbow Flag Project with the purchase of materials to aid the project with completing their flag and other associated costs involved. |
£250.00 |
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To support Plymouth Vineyard with the pop-up Uniform Store Plymouth project with the purchase of vital equipment to get children ready for school such as pencil cases, water bottles as well as the cost of running the project which involves washing, printing and ironing equipment. This will hugely benefit families who have been struggling in Plymouth. |
£250.00 |
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Supporting Pride in Plymouth with a series of virtual and socially distanced events within 2020 for communities, business, the police, schools, prisons and asylum seeker groups. This will help contribute towards the materials needed and associated expenditure. |
£250.00 |
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Oct-20 |
£300.00 |
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The
grant will support full year bursaries to enable 5 young people
living in St Peter and the Waterfront who could |
£300.00 |
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Nov-20 |
£100.00 |
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To contribute towards the Crowdfunder - Christmas in a Box |
£100.00 |
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Mar-21 |
£1,000.00 |
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To contribute towards the Crowdfunding page - Central Park Memorial |
£100.00 |
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A contribution to the St Andrews Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Young Leaders groups to help them cover costs of activities, especially as they have further costs to ensure COVID19 safety compliance. |
£150.00 |
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Supporting Pride in Plymouth with the running costs involved for the Plymouth Pride 2021 event. |
£500.00 |
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To support Plymouth Artist's Together help the community by putting artwork on the unloved and neglected spaces in our City. This will help with the purchase of supplies and materials need to continue this voluntary activity. |
£250.00 |
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Grand Total |
£3,850.00 |
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Community Grants 2019/20 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Jun - 19 |
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Plymouth Pride 2019 Crowdfunder. http://https//www.crowdfunder.co.uk/plymouth-pride-2019 |
£500.00 |
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Neswick Play Park Summer Play Programme 2019 |
£300.00 |
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Sept – 19 |
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Contribution to Warehouse set up costs - Crowdfunder for the Warehouse Launch Weekend. |
£400.00 |
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Feb - 20 |
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To support the City of Sanctuary group with any events held or any other costs the group may incur |
£500.00 |
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To contribute towards the development of the Neighbourhood Plan and support the community communication. |
£500.00 |
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March - 20 |
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To contribute towards group events and activities run by Adelaide Street Angels |
£500.00 |
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To contribute towards supplies for the Plymouth Soup Run. |
£800.00 |
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Grand Total |
£3,500.00 |
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Community Grants Scheme 2018/19 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Jul-18 |
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To help towards the replacement of the carpet in the Synagogue. |
£300.00 |
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Sep-18 |
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To support YEA Plymouth activities, including their presence at Plymouth Art Weekender |
£250.00 |
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Sep-18 |
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To fund Grow Stonehouse to work with the community to develop an edible bus stop on Union Street and link this activity with Thrive Plymouth year 5 activity |
£1,000.00 |
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Oct-18 |
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To support the Social Enterprise Festival which brings benefits to St Peter & Waterfront ward and across Plymouth |
£700.00 |
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Nov-18 |
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To support Pride in Plymouth and the work they do in Plymouth, which benefits the community |
£1,250.00 |
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Grand Total |
£3,500.00 |
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Community Grants Scheme 2017/18 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Aug-17 |
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To support volunteer and incidental expenses incurred in working with LGBT+ asylum seekers and refugees during 2017/18 |
£500.00 |
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Contribution to providing a defibrillator on Plymouth Hoe |
£100.00 |
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Jan-18 |
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To support community engagement in the Hoe Neighbourhood Forum's Neighbourhood Planning process, including support for branding and website development and rollout |
£750.00 |
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To contribute towards the costs of the second phase of the Looe Street Detectives project with the Plymouth Arts Centre |
£750.00 |
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Feb-18 |
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The Greenwatch Fire Service Project to benefit children and young people in Stonehouse regarding an awareness of the implications of fire related crime |
£500.00 |
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Mar-18 |
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To contribute towards the costs of undertaking feasibility studies and preparing any necessary permissions to develop a new partnership coffee shop project between the Millfields CEDT CIC and Students and Refugees Together |
£900.00 |
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Grand Total |
£3,500.00 |
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Community Grant Scheme 2016 to 2017 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Funding to establish a Plymouth Hoe Neighbourhood Forum |
£500.00 |
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Millfields Inspired fund to support the Dragons Den element of their youth enterprise project |
£1,000.00 |
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Picnic table for disabled resident visiting the Victoria Park community cafe on behalf of The Victoria Park Community Project |
£300.00 |
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Plymouth Municpal Charity's almshouses |
£200.00 |
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Pride in Plymouth refugee support project |
£500.00 |
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Support for local artists to exhibit as part of the Art Weekender 2016 |
£500.00 |
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To help with the cost of an outdoor pizza oven to enhance residents' activities and encourage use of the produce garden |
£500.00 |
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Grand Total |
£3,500.00 |
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Community Grant Scheme 2015 to 2016 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Festival of African Culture |
£250 |
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Support for the development of Union Corner |
£200 |
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Grant towards hire of venue to hold sessions for Plymouth Hope Youth Project |
£1152 |
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Lighting up of Smeaton’s tower for Pride weekend |
£60 |
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You Can do It Achievement Awards Ceremony 2015 (joint application with Councillors) |
£100 |
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Local history event at St Saviours Hall |
£450 |
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Training equipment for MAP Kings U12’s football team |
£50 |
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Community Health in Lipson (CHIL) (joint application with Councillors) |
£50 |
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Contribution towards Stonehouse Local Grants Fund managed by Millfields Inspired |
£188 |
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Community Grant Scheme 2014 to 2015 |
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Description |
Amount |
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Garden furniture & plants for residents of John Gayer & Rawlins Alms houses, Green Street |
£450 |
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Campaign to encourage students to register to vote |
£50 |
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Kitchen equipment for Barbican Pilgrims Resident Association |
£250 |
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2014 Arts Graduate show at the Council House |
£681.18 |
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Friends of Beaumont Park |
£250 |
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Community engagement project |
£1250 |
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Plymouth Fairtrade Network |
£250 |
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Supporting Plymouth Food Bank |
£318.82 |