Agenda item

a.      The Wiltshire Councillors will consider 9 applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme, as follows:

 

·     Marlborough Town Council - £5,000

·     Baydon Parish Council - £2,977

·     Winterbourne Monkton and Berwick Bassett Parochial Church Council - £810

·     Little Dragons Pre-School - £991

·     We Love Marlborough - £861

·     Marlborough Area Development Trust - £1,391

·     Wagtails Before and After School Club - £995

·     Ramsbury Neighbourhood First Responder Team - £3,400

·      Rambury and Axford Parish Council - £2,217  

 

Copies of the completed application forms and grant application packs for the Community Area Grants Scheme are available from the Community Area Manager or electronically at

                                     

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardscommunitygrantsscheme.htm

b. To consider whether the area board wishes to delegate authority to the Community Area Manager to deal with specified contingent matters between meetings.

1. The Wiltshire Councillors considered nine applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme 2010/11, as follows:

 

 

Note: Cllrs Peggy Dow and Nick Fogg had declared prejudicial interests and had left the room.

 

Representation was made by Liam Costello on behalf of Marlborough Town Council.

 

Representation was made by Tony Prior on behalf of Baydon Parish Council.

 

Representation was made by Bill Buxton on behalf of Winterbourne Monkton and Berwick Bassett Parochial Church Council.

 

Representation was made by Linda Crawshaw on behalf of Little Dragons Pre-School.

 

Representation was made by Sarah Condie on behalf of We love Marlborough.

 

Representation was made by Martin Cook on behalf of the Marlborough Area Development Trust.

 

Representation was made by Caroline Terrett on behalf of Wagtails Before and After School Club.

 

Representation was made by David Arnold on behalf of Ramsbury Neighbourhood First Responder Team.

 

Representation was made by Sheila Glass on behalf of Ramsbury and Axford Parish Council.

 

 

Decision

 

Marlborough Town Council was awarded £5,000 to upgrade the audio-visual system in Marlborough Town Hall.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application demonstrates direct links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan in the following sections: to increase the number of appropriate cultural venues, to encourage community events that create a sense of pride and well-being and to involve young people in activities.

 

 

 

Note: Cllrs Peggy Dow and Nick Fogg had now returned to the room.

 

Decision

Baydon Parish Council were awarded £2,977 to provide various safety aspects related to the parish council play area with the condition that should S106 ‘open space’ funds become available for this project, Baydon Parish Council will return the £2,977 back to the Marlborough Area Board.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following sections: to use leisure facilities to engage young people to have a sense of belonging and pride of place and to increase numbers of young people engaging in activities.

 

Decision

Winterbourne Monkton and Berwick Bassett Parochial Church Council were awarded £810 to provide 4 tables and 12 chairs to furnish the new community room. 

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following sections: to encourage community events that create a sense of pride and well-being and to increase numbers of young people engaging in activities.

 

 

Decision

Little Dragons Pre-School were awarded £991 to provide 4 pieces of outdoor play equipment.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following section: maintain the viability of village primary schools by providing high-quality child care provision that brings children into the pre-school and in turn to the village primary school that currently has vacancies.

 

 

Decision

 

We Love Marlborough were awarded £861 to provide exhibition materials and promote the Children’s Arts Festival exhibition in Marlborough Town Hall with the condition that a written report is brought back to the 12 April 2011 Area board meeting.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following sections: to continue to raise the profile of arts and crafts together with artists and makers, encourage community events that create a sense of pride and well-being, to use leisure and cultural activities to engage young people who may have no sense of belonging or pride of place and to involve young people in activities.

 

 

Decision

Marlborough Area Development Trust were awarded £1,391 to run a community fair during National Science and Engineering Week.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following section: to encourage community events that create a sense of pride and well-being and expanding the use at St John’s School as a community college.

 

 

Decision

 

Wagtails Before and After School Club were awarded £995 to expand the club’s stock of games and equipment.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following sections: to increase numbers of young people engaging in activities.  The Baydon Village Plan also states that residents would like to see an expansion and development of all children’s groups and clubs in particular after school clubs.

 

 

Decision

Ramsbury Neighbourhood First Responder Team were awarded £3,400 to purchase and install 4 community Public Access Defibrillators and provide CPR, first aid and cPAD training with the condition that a representative comes back to the area board in six months time to give an update on this project.

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and project demonstrates a link to Wiltshire Council’s priorities in the Local Agreement for Wiltshire that aims to help communities to help themselves, and to build‘resilient communities’ through enabling people and communities to build skills, abilities, knowledge and confidence to take effective action and play leading roles in the development of their communities and so enhance their quality of life.

 

 

Decision

Rambury and Axford Parish Council were awarded £2,217 to replace the slide at the Whittonditch play area. 

Reason

 

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and the application links to the 2004-2014 Marlborough Community Plan under the following sections: to provide leisure facilities that to engage young people who may have no sense of belonging or pride of place and to increase numbers of young people engaging in activities.

 

 

 

2. The Marlborough Area Board considered whether to delegate authority to the Community Area Manager, in consultation with the area board unitary members, to deal with specified contingent matters between meetings.

 

The proposal to grant delegated power to the Community Area Manager would enable urgent decisions provided any expenditure does not exceed £1,000 from the budget delegated to the area board. The details of the decision would then be reported to the next meeting of the board to ensure transparency.

 

The delegated power would only be used for matters of urgency which could not wait until the next meeting of the area board and would not be used as a matter of routine.  The majority of decisions would continue to be taken at a public meeting

 

 

Decision

 

• That the Marlborough Area Board approves to delegate authority to the Community Area Manager, in consultation with the area board unitary members, to deal with specified contingent matters between meetings provided any expenditure does not exceed £1,000 from the budget delegated to the area board.