Agenda item

a.    Community Area Grants Scheme

To consider the following applications:

                      i.        Trowbridge Sea Cadet Unit –  To purchase a minibus - £5,000 requested.

                    ii.        Trowbridge Town Council – To run an Active Sports and Play Festival - £5,000 requested.

                   iii.        Wiltshire People First – An Oral History & DVD project about the lives of people with learning disabilities - £500 requested.

                   iv.        Trowbridge Town Football Club – To purchase a mower - £1,000 requested.

                    v.        Trowbridge Town Team – To run a Dickensian Market in Trowbridge - £1,000 requested.

                   vi.        Trowbridge Town Team – To purchase umbrellas for a new Trowbridge Market - £5,000 requested.

b.    Small Grants Scheme

To consider the following applications:

                      i.        Seymour TARA Community Hub – To purchase relaxed seating for the Hub – £350 requested .

                    ii.        Bradley Gardens Residents Assoication – To run a Hallowe’en event - £200 requested.

Community Area Grants

Councillor Knight declared non pecuniary interests in Items 8(v) and 8(vi) and advised that he would remain in the room for these items, but would not participate in the debate or vote.

The Area Board considered the following applications to the Community Area Grant Scheme:

       i.        Trowbridge Sea Cadet Unit

The Chairman left the room due to a non pecuniary interest. The Vice Chairman, Councillor Ernie Clark, took the Chair for this item.

The sum of £5,000 was requested to purchase a minibus.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £5,000 to Trowbridge Sea Cadet Unit to purchase a minibus on condition that the other funding needed to purchase the vehicle was raised.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

The Chairman returned to the room and was back in the Chair.

      ii.        Trowbridge Town Council

The sum of £5,000 was requested to run an Active Sports and Play Festival.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £5,000 to Trowbridge Town Council to run an Active Sports and Play Festival.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

    iii.        Wiltshire People First

The sum of £500 was requested for an Oral History and DVD project about the lives of people with learning difficulties.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £500 to Wiltshire People First for an Oral History and DVD project about the lives of people with learning difficulties on condition that the match funding was raised.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

    iv.        Trowbridge Town Football Club

The sum of £1,000 was requested to purchase a mower.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £1,000 to Trowbridge Town Football Club to purchase a mower.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

      v.        Trowbridge Town Team

The sum of £1,000 was requested to run a Dickensian Market.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £500 to Trowbridge Town Team to run a Dickensian Market on condition that the match funding was raised.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

    vi.        Trowbridge Town Team

The sum of £5,000 was requested to purchase umbrellas for a new Trowbridge Market.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £5,000 to Trowbridge Town Team to purchase umbrellas for a new Trowbridge Market on condition that the match funding was raised.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated links to the Trowbridge Community Area Plan.

Small Grants

The Area Board considered the following applications to the Small Grants Scheme:

       i.        Seymour TARA Community Hub

The sum of £350 was requested to purchase relaxed seating for the Hub.

Decision

The sum of £350 was awarded to Seymour TARA Community Hub for relaxed seating for the Hub.

Reason: The application met the Small Grants Criteria.

      ii.        Bradley Gardens Residents Association

The sum of £200 requested to run a Halloween event.

Decision

The sum of £200 was awarded to Bradley Road Residents Association to run a Halloween event.

Reason: The application met the Small Grants Criteria.