Cllr Peter Jones said Rutland was unlikely to receive a grant this year.
I wonder why?
We are stuck £37,000 of plastic.
In other parts of the country the Artists have been asked to contribute towards the cost of the disposal of the plastic.
Arts for Rutland has charitable status so does not have to declare how public money is spent.
But they have kindly provided the following information, to show how they spent your money.
I won't make any further comment, because I don't enjoy being threatened by Cllr Peter Jones friends.
I will say I wondered how Catmose College raised fund.
From: foi@rutland.gov.uk
To: martinjbrookes@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:46:37 +0000
Subject: FOI 54/11 - Arts Grant
Dear Mr. Brookes,
The grant was made to Arts for Rutland from Arts Council England,
specifically for the delivery of the arts engagement project, not to be distributed to local artists.
Arts for Rutland is an independent charity and is not legally required to respond to freedom of information requests.
However, in the spirit of transparency, they have provided the following information for us to relay to you
| Artistic expenditure | Expenditure: actual £ | |
| Hippo Project | £37,228.05 | |
| Marketing and audience development | Expenditure: actual £ | |
| Website, brochure, launch and marketing events | £49,711.01 | |
| Catmose College audience development | £6,100.00 | |
| Catmose College Marketing hours | £8,320.00 | |
| Other | Expenditure: actual £ | |
| Theatre bus trips | £7,251.98 | |
| Total ACE grant expenditure | £ 108,611.04 | |
Balance of £8,611.04 met through income from Arts for Rutland events.
As far as tickets for events at Live@Museum are concerned, all councillors who attend purchase tickets for themselves and anyone accompanying them.
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by writing to:-
Monitoring Officer, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP
Telephone: 01572 722577 e-mail: foi@rutland.gov.uk
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:-
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Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Website: www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.
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