Agenda item

i.To ask Councillors to consider two applications seeking 2012/2013  Community Area Grant Funding.

·       Melksham & District Guides.

·       Melksham Scout Group.

ii.To ask Councillors to consider two applications seeking 2012/2013 Small  Grant Funding.

·       Keevil Village Hall Management Committee.

·       Steeple Ashton Christmas Lights.

iii.Application for funding from Cllr Jon Hubbard for Youth Participatory Budget event during 2013.

iv.Application from Melksham Community Partnership for the second tranche  of funding for the period 2012/13.

Councillors were asked to consider two Community Area Grant applications.

Decision

Melksham & District guides were awarded £1,000 for improvements to the Guide HQ .

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Community Plan; provide recreational activities for young people.

Decision

Melksham Scout Group were awarded £1,000 to replace the broken sewage drains and make more accessible the outside space at the Scout Hut.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Community Plan; provide recreational activities for young people.

Councillors were asked to consider two small grant applications.

Decision

Keevil Village Hall Management Committee were awarded £210 towards the purchase of a projector screen.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Community Plan: supporting adults and young people.

Decision

Steeple Ashton Christmas lights group were £350 towards the cost of the village Christmas tree lights and decorations.

Reason

This project will enable the community to get together and gather for events around the Christmas tree in the local village. This project will provide a focus for the village, young people and older people and help to keep the community spirit-that was demonstrated during the diamond jubilee, alive.

Councillors were asked to consider one councillor led initiative.

Decision

Councillor Jon Hubbard on behalf of Extended Services were awarded £4,976 to run a participatory budgeting event for young people in Melksham who will be able to bid for funding for projects and a street based youth worker.

Reason

This project will enable extended services to run another successful event  on behalf of the Area Board for young people. The young people will put forward their plans for projects in their own locality and bid on them within a participatory budgeting format and also for the continuation of street based youth work.

Councillors were asked to consider the second tranche of funding for the Community Partnership.

Decision

The Community Area Partnership were awarded £4,999 for the second tranche of funding to continue their work on the community plan on behalf of the area board.