Council champions
There are six county council champions, representing different groups within the community, with their role being focused on supporting and providing funding to improve any aspect of those groups' activities or facilities.
Each champion is allocated a sum of £10,000 per annum for use at their discretion to finance their activities including:
- organising and attending meetings, seminars and conferences and other similar events
- the payment of a grant to outside bodies and organisations within the scope of their remit
- other incidental costs necessary to enable them to fulfil their roles
Any unspent balance up to a maximum of £2,500 can be carried over from one financial year to the next giving a maximum budget of £12,500.
Email: LPTlocalmembergrants@lancashire.gov.uk
Our council champions
Armed Forces and Veterans - County Councillor Gary Kniveton
To assist the Leader and appropriate Cabinet Members to work with the organisations that support ex-servicemen and women to work even more closely together and to ensure that veterans and their families get the support they deserve.
Disabled People - County Councillor Gaynor Hargreaves
To assist the Leader and appropriate Cabinet Members by advising on service issues which support and encourage active, independent and healthy lives for disabled people and to raise the profile of disabled people and their needs in the development of policy across Directorates.
Mental Health - County Councillor Nigel Swales
To assist the Leader and appropriate Cabinet Members to raise awareness, to reduce the associated stigma and to support officers and partners across the county to improve prevention, engagement and treatment for Mental Health.
Older People - County Councillor Janet Schofield
To assist the Leader and appropriate Portfolio Holders by advising on service issues across Directorates which support and encourage active, independent and healthy lives for older people.
Rural Affairs, the Agricultural Community and Parishes - County Councillor James Tomlinson
To assist the Leader and appropriate Portfolio Holders by advising on ways to sustain and improve effective working relationships between the County Council and Parish and Town Councils in Lancashire.
Young People County Councillor - Mackenzie Ritson
To assist the Leader and appropriate Portfolio Holders on efforts across Directorates to provide high quality employment opportunities and apprenticeships for young people, and to encourage external organisations to do likewise.