Councillor Sally Cresswell

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Title: Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Apprenticeships.

Party: Labour

Ward: Stoke

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Contact information

Correspondence address: 
c/o Council House
Armada Way
Plymouth
PL1 2AA

Mobile:  07890059274

Email:  sally.cresswell@plymouth.gov.uk

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Responsibilities

Committee appointments

Term of Office

  • 06/05/2021 - 02/05/2024

Appointments to outside bodies

Additional Information

 

 

 

Community Grants 2023/24

Description

Amount  

Jun-23

£550.00

To support Pilgrim United Reformed Church with a contribution towards the cost of new school uniform and equipment for children moving to secondary school.

£200.00

To support St Leven Park Neighbourhood Watch Scheme with a contribution towards the children's entertainment and facilitates at the St Levan Park Family Fun Day for local families and the community.

£100.00

To support Diverse Events CIC with a Contribution towards the running of Stoke Village Fun Day for the local community

£250.00

Jul-23

£400.00

Contribution towards the Borrow Don't Buy's Big
Borrowing Bonanza Crowdfunding page

£200.00

To support the Plymouth Pie Club with a contribution towards the work they do within the community and the supplies they need to help serve meals to vulnerable people within the community

£100.00

To support Friends of Devonport Park with a contribution towards a band for the Devonport Park Proms in the Park event

£100.00

Support Soapbox Children's Theatre

£333.00

To support Stuart Road Primary with a contribution to remove and update their old computer room, turning it into an experiences room to be used by the whole school. 

£100.00

To support Plymouth Active with a contribution towards the costs of organising a Swimming Gala at Mount Wise to encourage children and the community to enjoy swimming

£100.00

To support Plymouth Drake Foundation with a contribution towards books to help promote World Book Day

£200.00

Sep-23

£100.00

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

Oct-23

£461.00

To support Stuart Road Primary Academy with a contribution towards the cost of a Scooter Pod which will protect pupil’s scooters.

£161.00

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.

£200.00

Shekinah Stonehouse Creek Refurbishment Project Crowdfunder

£100.00

Oct-24

£200.00

To support the Friends of Paradise Field with a contribution towards the costs of preparing the grounds at Paradise Field to allow the sowing and creation of a Wildflower Meadow in the area.

£200.00

Nov-23

£250.00

To support the Friends of Paradise Road with a contribution towards the installation of a bench in Paradise Fields.

£250.00

Dec-23

£100.00

A contribution to the Trevi's Big Give

£50.00

Contribution to Care Leavers Service - Help Young People

£50.00

Grand Total

£2,794.00

 

 

 

Community Grants 2022/23

Description

Amount  

Jul-22

£433.00

To support the Keyham Neighbourhood Watch with maintenance and care of The Shed on North Down Crescent to facilitate the organisation's work.

£100.00

Supporting Friends of Devonport Park with a contribution towards a new base in the park for growing and cultivating plants for Devonport Park.

£333.00

Aug-22

£129.67

To purchase a greenhouse for the Wingfield Road Community Garden, which will allow users to grow a wider range of plants in their garden.

£129.67

Sep-22

£750.00

To support the Plymouth PIE Club in their work around the community providing meals to the elderly and the vulnerable residents of Plymouth.

£250.00

A donation via Big Give Christmas Challenge, in order for the charity to get match funding for their donation. Funding goes towards Trevi House with plans for further projects in progress to support more women and children across the city. This donation will be paid in December.

£500.00

Oct-22

£300.00

To support Crops Keyham Green Places with a contribution towards the purchasing of food items for their food bank.

£300.00

Nov-22

£400.00

To support the You Can Do It Awards with a contribution towards entertainment, food, drinks and other items for Care Experienced Young People.

£400.00

Dec-22

£700.00

To support St Michael and St Barnabas Church with a contribution towards providing Christmas lunch for the lonely and vulnerable of Devonport and Stoke.

£200.00

To support the Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity with a contribution towards the costs of activities bringing children of different faiths and cultures together in a variety of activities.

£500.00

Jan-23

£1,248.00

To support the OWSI project working with the Peninsula Dental School to bring dental health education to primary schools within the Stoke Ward with a contribution towards to costs of books and other items.

£148.00

To support Plymouth Foodbank with a contribution towards their Electric Blanket Drive Crowdfunder

£200.00

To support students in Plymouth with a contribution towards The Uniform Storehouse's Crowdfunder

£400.00

To support The Village Hub with a contribution towards the costs of pressure cookers and other cooking equipment and materials in order to help the organisation provide support to the local community through cooking advice, demonstrations, and providing a warm space.

£300.00

To support St Levan Park Neighbourhood Watch with a contribution towards a casing for a defibrillator, this will enable the defibrillator to be housed outside local businesses in Stoke.

£200.00

Mar-23

£1,038.00

To support the Victoria Park Community Project with a contribution towards the cost of play equipment for the Victoria Park Play Area.

£739.00

To support Devonport Services Rugby Football Club with a contribution towards the cost of a gazebo and other equipment and kit for the under 6's Youth Team.

£100.00

To support the Stamp out Spiking Crowdfunder contributing to ongoing efforts to train Night Club and Bar Staff to safeguard and prevent drink spiking.

£100.00

To support Pollenize CIC with a contribution towards Wildflower Seed Packets for residents to plant, providing food for pollinators

£99.00

Grand Total

£4,998.67

 

 

 

Community Grants 2021/22

Description

Amount  

Jul-21

£250.00

This will be used to support Stoke Damerel Church Community Project, who run in partnership with City College Plymouth, in providing various gardening equipment for students with learning difficulties. Initially, the students will be doing light weeding and litter picking, but it is hoped that they might go on to planting vegetables and flowers.

£250.00

Aug-21

£500.00

To support the work of Jeremiah's Journey bereavement charity, as they work with the community of Keyham to provide counselling and support to Keyham families.

£300.00

A donation via Big Give Christmas Challenge, in order for the charity to get match funding for their donation. Funding goes towards Trevi House, Sunflower House, Daffodil House and with plans for further projects in progress to support more women and children across the city. This donation will be paid in December.

£200.00

Sep-21

£816.60

To support Swarthmore Allotment Association with a contribution towards urgent repairs needed to their trading hut, which will allow it to continue to be used as a vital community hub and for fundraising.

£200.00

To support the Keyham Community with a noticeboard to be placed within North Down Crescent for the benefit of the residents.

£66.60

To support Big Sis CIC in supporting young girl's mental health through physical and emotional literacy campaigns and practical support programs.

£300.00

To help fund the Plymouth PIE Club in delivering and supporting meals.

£250.00

Oct-21

£100.00

To contribute towards the - You Can Do It Awards event for care experienced young people

£100.00

Nov-21

£100.00

To support Friends of Victoria Park with a contribution towards rental of a venue and ingredients for Christmas Bakes and Food at the Friends of Victoria Park Christmas Fair.

£100.00

Dec-21

£200.00

To contribute towards the purchase of balance bikes for Pixieland Day Nursery, in order to enhance the outside learning opportunities for the 2-4 year old children.

£200.00

Jan-22

£300.00

To support Lakeside Athletic Youth U15 Football Club with the funding to purchase their Under 15 Girls Football team Kit (specifically winter training jackets). This will enable them to train throughout the year.

£300.00

Feb-22

£1,600.00

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

£300.00

 To support Plymouth Uniform Store with a contribution towards the purchasing of equipment and stationary so that every child that accesses the service will be provided with a Pencil Case and Stationery Set.

£300.00

To support Plymouth Artists Together to create a mural on the side of the wall of the substation next to St Levan Park, which is at risk of further tagging.

£1,000.00

Mar-22

£1,283.40

To support Young People in Plymouth with a Contribution towards the Youth Service Team, this will help provide recovery for Young People affected by the Keyham Shooting.

£400.00

To support Stoke Damerel School with a contribution towards Connections Seadream Trust Workshops with KS3 Pupils covering the Environment and how we rely on Ecosystems.

£400.00

To provide tools, gloves and other equipment to contribute towards tree planting with primary schools.

£483.40

Grand Total

£5,150.00