6 Community Area Grants
To determine any applications for Community Area Grants.
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Minutes:
The Area Board considered a number of applications for Community Area Grant funding. As each application was introduced, the Chairman invited a representative of the applicant to give a brief overview of their project to the Area Board.
Note: Having declared a prejudicial interest in the following item, the Chairman, Councillor Jerry Kunkler, left the room for consideration of the item. In his absence, the Vice-Chairman, Councillor Stuart Wheeler, took the Chair.
Councillor Stuart Wheeler in the Chair
Decision
Burbage Cricket Club was awarded £3,934 towards purchasing a new storage shed.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support this community sports group.
Councillor Jerry Kunkler in the Chair
Decision
Burbage Village Hall was awarded £1,300 towards replacing the remaining single glazed external window.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help maintain this community facility.
Decision
Burbage News was awarded £1,000 towards reinventing the Burbage News, unifying all local newsletters.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help support communications within the community, developing an increased awareness of issues and events.
Decision
Burbage Parish Council was awarded £1,860 towards the construction of a footpath from the A338 Burbage Roundabout south to Marr Green Farm Shop.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help address this need, which has been identified by local people.
Decision
Shalbourne Village Hall Committee was awarded £1,382 towards repairing and replacing eroding stonework forming the entrance to the village hall.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help maintain this community facility.
Decision
Shalbourne Recreation Ground was awarded £2,843 towards refurbishing and updating the kitchen at the club pavilion.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help maintain this community facility.
Decision
Pewsey Vale Bowls Club was awarded £4,993 towards purchasing and installing an automated watering system for the bowling green.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and linked with the community plan, specifically the need to improve sports facilities.
Decision
Patney Parish Council was awarded £251 towards purchasing and installing a new hardwood noticeboard.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help promote communication in this rural area.
Decision
Alton Barnes Parish Council was awarded £75 towards a new parish council noticeboard
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help promote communication in this rural area.
Decision
Alton Barnes Coronation Hall Committee was awarded £800 towards the refurbishment of the hall floor.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would help maintain this community facility.
The Chairman announced that there was £9,275 left in the Pewsey Area Board’s budget for Community Area Grants in 2010/11; the deadline for submission of grants to be considered at the Area Board meeting in January was Friday 26 November. ... view the full minutes text for item 6