Report to	Corsham Area Board
Date of Meeting	14/11/2019
Title of Report	Community Area Grant funding

Purpose of the report:
To consider the applications for funding listed below

Applicant	Amount requested
Applicant: Colerne Rugby Football Club Project Title: Colerne RFC clubhouse refurbishment View full application	£5000.00
Applicant: corsham football club Project Title: Corsham town F.C shower room upgrade View full application	£2460.00

1. Background
Area Boards have authority to approve Area Grants under powers delegated to them. Under the Scheme of Delegation Area Boards must adhere to the Area Board Grants Guidance

The funding criteria and application forms are available on the council’s website.

2. Main Considerations
2.1. Councillors will need to be satisfied that funding awarded in the 2018/2019 year is made to projects that can realistically proceed within a year of it being awarded.

2.2. Councillors must ensure that the distribution of funding is in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation to Area Boards.

2.3. Councillors will need to be satisfied that the applications meet the Community Area Board grants criteria.

3. Environmental & Community Implications
Grant Funding will contribute to the continuance and/or improvement of cultural, social and community activity and wellbeing in the community area, the extent of which will be dependent upon the individual project.

4. Financial Implications
Financial provision had been made to cover this expenditure.

5. Legal Implications
There are no specific legal implications related to this report.

6. Human Resources Implications
There are no specific human resources implications related to this report.

7. Equality and Inclusion Implications
Community Area Boards must fully consider the equality impacts of their decisions in order to meet the Council’s Public Sector Equality Duty.

Community Area Grants will give local community and voluntary groups, Town and Parish Council’s equal opportunity to receive funding towards community based projects and schemes, where they meet the funding criteria.

8. Safeguarding Implications
The Area Board has ensured that the necessary policies and procedures are in place to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults.

9. Applications for consideration

Application ID	Applicant	Project Proposal	Requested
3079	Colerne Rugby Football Club	Colerne RFC clubhouse refurbishment	£5000.00
Project Description: The existing clubhouse is a timber framed building with a tiled roof some 40 years old that has not had any major refurbishment during its life span. To make the building fit for purpose we propose to replace the timber doors and windows with UPVC to meet current insurance requirements over board and plaster the ceiling install modern LED lighting replace the kitchen units to meet current hygiene standards tiling to the toilets and provision of new furniture and cubicles replace the old hot water boiler with a modern system and construct a new patio to the rear of the building. This would allow us a modern facility which would be of benefit to both the club and the local community through low cost hire of the refurbished facilities. Input from Community Engagement Manager: The application meets the grants criteria · The project has a high level of support from the RFU and by the bi-county governing association. · Considerable club reserves have been committed to the project and fundraising has taken place ·  The works will benefit the whole club including juniors The Sports Development Officer supports the application but raises some suggestions which include: 1. Could a % of the income from clubhouse activities be put aside for maintaining facilities/ 2. Has the club approached the MOD and the Parish Council for support?
Proposal That the Area Board determines the application.

Application ID	Applicant	Project Proposal	Requested
2982	corsham football club	Corsham town F.C shower room upgrade	£2460.00
Project Description: To upgrade our showers 10 and plumbing system and strip and retile walls Input from Community Engagement Manager: This project meets the grants criteria The Community Engagement Manager is looking at the setup of the club along with the Sports Development Officer to see if more income can be generated
Proposal That the Area Board determines the application.

No unpublished documents have been relied upon in the preparation of this report

Report Author:
Richard Rogers
Community Engagement Manager
07771547522
Richard.Rogers@wiltshire.gov.uk