To roll forward two Making a Difference Grants from the 2020/21 financial year into the 2021/22 financial year for the following projects:
- Bedale Town Council - Parade and Presentation of a Illuminated Address to RAF Leeming – total project cost £2,700, grant offer £1,300
- Thirsk and District Business Association – Thirsk and Sowerby Festival – total project cost £2,500, grant offer £1,000

The reason for this decision is that these two grant awards were towards public events that have been cancelled for this year due to the COVID-19 crisis however they are expected to take place in 2021 therefore it has been agreed to roll forward the grants into 2021/22 to enable these events to happen in the future.

The options that were considered were:

1. To withdraw the offer of grant due to the events not taking place in 2020.
2. To roll forward the grants into the next financial to help the organisations to deliver these worthy events in 2021.