Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everybody to the meeting and introduced the Area Board members and officers.

There were none.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 20 September 2018

Decision

·         That the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 20 September 2018 were agreed as the correct record.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive the following chairman’s announcements:

·         Banning of Sky Lanterns and Balloon releases on Wilshire Council land

·         Wiltshire Council: Focusing on the Future

The following chairman’s announcements contained in the agenda pack were noted:

·         Banning of Sky Lanterns and Balloon releases on Wilshire Council land

·         Wiltshire Council: Focusing on the Future

(The announcements are attached to these minutes)

Inspector Mark Luffman and Jerry Herbert – Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

The written report was noted.

Jerry Herbert introduced himself as the new Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner.

Points made included:

·         The importance of good community engagement from the OPPC.

·         Understanding the key issues that matter to Wiltshire residents.

·         The growing importance of good community policing and the role of the PCSO.

The Chairman thanked Jerry Herbert for his update.

Representative from Wiltshire CCG

Please note this item has been deferred until the January 2019 meeting

It was agreed that this item would be taken at the January meeting.

Cllr Richard Clewer

It was agreed that this item would be taken at the January meeting when more information would be available.

To receive any updates from the following partners:

·         Wiltshire Police

·         Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·         Health Services

·         Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives

·         Corsham Institute

·         Chamber of Commerce

·         Schools

·         Community Engagement Manager

The following partner updates contained in the agenda pack were noted:

Health Services

Corsham Town Council

Corsham Institute

·         That the Institute continued to work with local communities.

·         Currently looking at the future of the world of work.

·         Developing learning strategies for young people.

·         Ongoing Cyber Security training.

Community Engagement Manager update – Richard Rogers

·         A big thank you to everybody who took part in the litter picks. More litter picking equipment would be ordered.

Decision

·         That the Corsham Area Board grants £300 for the Community Engagement Manager to purchase more litter picking equipment for community litter picks.

·         That there was to be a Heritage Walk around Corsham.

·         That the Summer of Walking event would include the Wiltshire Walking Relay around Corsham.

           Note: Reallocation of £2,374 funding from Digital solutions to the  Wiltshire Walking Project.

·         That a National Armed Forces celebration event would be held in Salisbury during June 2019 – more information on this event would be available at the January 2019 Area Board meeting.

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

·         The Wiltshire Councillors will consider the following applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme.

·         Reallocation of £2,374 funding from Digital solutions to the Wiltshire Walking Project.

The Wiltshire Councillors considered two applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme:

Decision

Colerne Rugby Football Club awarded £5,000 for Colerne RFC clubhouse refurbishment.

Decision

corsham football club awarded £2,460 for Corsham town F.C shower room upgrade.

Decision

Reallocation of £2,374 funding from Digital solutions to the Wiltshire Walking Project.

To determine any applications for Youth Grants

The LYN update report was noted.