Agenda and minutes

The Chairman will welcome all to the meeting.

The Chairman welcomed all to the special meeting of the Devizes Area Board which was being held to consider funding applications.

Apologies for absence were received from:

Cllr Laura Mayes

Cllr Liz Bryant

Cllr Philip Whitehead

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

There were no declarations of interest.

Councillors will be asked to consider the following funding requests:

a)    Member Initiative

Cllr Simon Jacobs request to ring-fence £1,600 funding for commemorative projects up to a maximum of £200 per application

b)   Small Grant application

£150 towards the Worston and Marston War Memorial

c)    Community Area Grant applications

·         Devizes Canoe Club - £5,000 towards a shower and changing block

·         First Stages - £614.07 for new equipment

·         Great Cheverell Pavilion Trust - £1,800 towards a community cinema

The funding requests detailed within the agenda pack were considered by the Area Board.

Decision:

To ring fence £1,600 for commemorative projects up to a maximum of £200 per application.

Decision:

To award £150 to Worston and Marston War Memorial to create an illustrated booklet.

Decision:

To award Devizes Canoe Club £5,000 towards a shower and changing block.

Reason: the application meets the grant criteria for 2014/15.

Decision:

To award First Stages £614.07 towards new equipment.

Reason: The application meets the grant criteria for 2014/15.

Decision:

Great Cheverell Pavilion Trust was awarded £1,800 towards a community cinema.

Reason: The application meets the grant criteria for 2014/15.

The next meeting will take place on 29 September 2014.

The next meeting of the Devizes Area Board will take place on 29 September 2014.