It was the last community council before the holidays, Thursday, June 30, but not the least, since the agenda provided for the vote on subsidies to associations, a decision eagerly awaited by many players in the territory.
Unanimously, the elected officials of Bertranges adopted the proposals of the sports commission, for a total of €23,000 (i.e. an overall increase of 15% compared to 2021). The rapporteur, Sébastien Clémençon, specified that two criteria had been raised before the calculations, in order to reward clubs which had a sports school (children under 10) and youth teams (10 to 18 years old).
For culture, Christine Hivert presented a distribution that is also on the rise, but much larger, going from €49,150 in 2021 to €64,000 (two reasons: the “big” structures will receive more and other, smaller ones have appeared ). Again, the proposals were adopted unanimously.
Other Topics Covered
School of music, dance and theatre. The elected officials have recorded a modification of the prices of the inter-municipal school of music, dance and theater, which aims to simplify the price brackets while increasing the activities offered, with a few new features.
Revitalisation. The community of municipalities will enter into the Operation for the revitalization of the territory (ORT), linked to the Small towns of tomorrow programme, the priority objective of which is the revitalization of town centres.
Thunderstorms. The president, Claude Baland, expressed his support for the two municipalities affected by the recent hailstorm, Chaulgnes and Saint-Aubin-les-Forges, promising exceptional subsidies on expenses that will remain their responsibility. The mayor of Saint-Aubinois, Bruno Verrain, in an emotional intervention, regretted the lack of support from the four main municipalities of Bertranges: “I would have appreciated that the mayors of Guérigny, La Charité, Prémery and Urzy are calling me to offer help…”
Culture grants
Permanent structures recognized by the State. The Priory – City of the Word (€18,000); Royal Forges Theater (€9,000).
Structures providing permanent or regular entertainment. Orchester d’harmonie Charitois (€1,000); Prémery musical ensemble (€1,000); Sceni qua non – Crystal Palace cinema (€4,500).
Structures carrying events of intermunicipal scope. Friends of Old Guérigny (€3,000); Cie Tyrnanog (€2,000); The Music Cat (€3,250); Quai des Arts (€2,500); Neither seen nor known (€2,500); International Academy of Music (€2,500); Bonimenteur Theater (€2,000); The Passy Towers (€1,000); Mysterious Barricades (€800); Prémery musical ensemble (€3,500); Arthel Arts Center (€1,000); The Ramparts of La Charité (€900); Rezo’Nances (€1,500); Friends of Charity (€1,000); Nivernais railway circle (€300); Wave (€800); Prémery Agricultural Show (€1,000); Tales and Chimeras (€250); Heart of Loire Choir (€300); Slice of Art (€400).
Sports Grants
AS Guérigny-Urzy omnisports (€1,000, organization of the first Rando en Bertranges); Asgu athletics (€1,350); Asgu gym fitness (€100); Asgu badminton (€200); Asgu basketball (€400); Asgu BMX (€1,600); Asgu football (€1,000); Asgu gym (€2,300); Asgu judo (€950); Asgu tennis (€400); Asgu MTB (€600); USC omnisports (€1,000, for 100 years); USC canoe-kayak (€100); USC charibad (€100); USC bodybuilding (€100); USC petanque (€200); USC tennis (€300); USC table tennis (€100); USC judo (€350); USC swimming (€1,800); USC football (€1,800); USC basketball (€2,350); USC hand (€500); USC archery (€150); USC-Pougues rugby (€800); Vaillante Prémery climbing (€300); VP football (€300); VP tennis (€300); VP hand (€400); Chaulgnes football (€350); Usep 58: Saint-Martin-d’Heuille (€400), Urzy (€100), La Charité (€600), Chaulgnes (€50), Varennes-Raveau (€350), Germigny-Tronsanges (€300).
Launch of the summer photo contest
For the third year, the Community of Communes of Bertranges is organizing a photo contest, from Monday July 4 to Wednesday August 24. The theme ? The biodiversity of the territory. Participants will have complete freedom as to the choice of their subject(s): a natural landscape, a foraging bee, a bird in flight, a jumping fish, animals and other wild plants… and anything that can move or amaze.
After selection, the ten finalist photos will be published on the Bertranges Facebook page and Instagram account and submitted to the vote of subscribers (from Tuesday 6 to Friday 16 September).
Announcement of the results, Friday, September 23, for the three winners, who will each win a prize intended for them to benefit from the riches of the territory. Full rules available on line.
