Agenda item

The Area Board received updates from the following projects that were in receipt of Area Board Grant Funding in 2011/12:

a)    Hilperton Village Hall - £3,253 had been awarded to upgrade the village hall including fitting a disabled toilet.

Update: The works had now been successfully completed and the grant recipients thanked Wiltshire Council staff, particularly Margaret Tipper, for their help with the application process.

b)    Friends of Trowbridge in Bloom - £5,000 had been awarded for events to encourage local residents to participate in a programme of planting.

Update: Advertising boards had been purchased and events held to encourage participation.  The town had received a Gold Award in the competition which was a great achievement.

c)    Newtown School - £2,300 had been awarded for upgrading of changing facilities and providing temporary cover over the outdoor pool.

Update: Over 300 children now participated in swimming activities at the school and the pool was also used by pre-school children.  A decking area around the pool had also been provided.

d)    Newtown Area Residents Association - £930 had been awarded for the provision of security lighting at Bond Street Buildings to increase community safety.

Update: Three security lights had been provided and local residents now felt much safer.

e)    Trowbridge Amateur Swimming Club - £1,434 had been awarded for swimming gala and social events to celebrate the 20^th meeting of swimming clubs under the twinning arrangements with Leer.

Update: 42 swimmers had participated in the event, a number of activities had taken place and the twinning event had been a great success.

f)     Trowbridge Rangers Football Club - £475 had been awarded for coaching courses to enable the club to run sessions for young people.

Update: A number of coaches had been trained and the Club was now looking to involve all age groups.

g)    West Ashton Village Hall & Institute - £5,000 had been awarded for the creation of a small meeting room attached to the village hall.

Update: The extension had been completed and the new meeting room was being used by a number of local groups.  The car park had also been extended and a new kitchen provided.

h)   Trowbridge Town Football Club - £2,446 had been awarded for the purchase of training and match equipment.  £1,687 had also been awarded to fund coaching courses.

Update: New equipment, including footballs, poles, hurdles and bags, had been purchased which was greatly appreciated by all those involved with the Football Club.  Coaches had also been trained and CRB checks had been carried out.  The Club hoped to invest further in volunteers and young people over the forthcoming year.

i)     Larkrise Community Farm - £4,000 for the construction of a barn for storage of animal feed.

Update: The new barn had now been built and this provided dry storage for hay and straw.  The barn was also used for the very successful lambing season.

j)      North Bradley Peace Memorial Hall - £765 for a project development study for renewable energy.

Update: The survey had been undertaken but the funding stream for the project had then been withdrawn.  The hall had been modernised and it was hoped that alternative funding could be found as soon as possible.

k)    Phoenix Badminton Club - £851 had been awarded for new nets and posts.

Update: New posts and nets had been purchased which enhanced the facilities available to club members.

l)     Trowbridge Town Council (Area Board Project Bid) - £639 had been awarded for a registry office bench.

Update: The bench had now been provided outside the registry office and was very well used.

m)  Gloucester Road Allotment Association - £5,000 had been awarded for the provision of allotment facilities for disabled people.

Update: Plots and raised beds had been provided.  A parking area and toilets had also been provided.  All new plots were now in use and a number of disabled people had benefitted greatly from this project.

n)   Trowbridge Town Council - £2,664 had been awarded for the provision of a free National Play Day.

Update: The Play Day had been very successful.  5,000 families had been involved and had participated in activities such as archery and the use of the play bus.

o)    Youth Funding Application, Trowbridge Community Area Youth Parliament & CAYPIG - £6,259 had been awarded for an anti-social behaviour project and transport subsidy.

Update: Rail tickets to Bath at a subsidised cost of £1.50 had been provided   The scheme had been very successful and 336 tickets had been sold to under 15s and 268 to over 15s.  A display was exhibited at the meeting re the Youth Parliament’s anti-social behaviour campaign element of the project.

p)    College Estate Community Gardens (Area Board Project Bid) - £750 had been awarded for the creation of a community garden.

Update: An area that had been neglected for many years had now been tidied up with planting and had been retained for community use.  The area was now used and maintained by local people.

q)    Lavender Fields Residents’ Association - £212 to set up an interactive website.

Update: The website had now been created and was a great way for local people to keep in touch with issues in their area including neighbourhood watch information.