Youth Grant applicants will be invited to present their projects to the Board. After discussion the Board will vote on each application in turn.
Minutes:
The Chairman invited each applicant to present their youth project to the Board. Following discussion the Board members voted on each application in turn.
Decision
The South West Wiltshire Area Board awarded Youth Initiative Funding for 2012/13 as detailed in the following table:
Applicant |
Project |
Award |
1st Mere Guides |
Hooded jackets for all members |
£500 |
Mere & Tisbury Girls Group |
Materials and equipment to enable workshops to improve skills |
£568 |
Locality E Autumn NCS Group |
Festive fun day event |
£400 |
Mere Community Area Young Peoples’ Issues Group (CAYPIG) |
Graffiti project, including workshops and repainting a ‘kicking wall.’
(It was hoped that Mere Parish Council would contribute £100 towards the project) |
£750 |
Zeals Youth Club |
Equipment and materials to fund the re-opening of the youth club |
£700 |
Bishopstone Saturday Soccer Club |
Soccer skills coaching |
£970 |
Semley Piano Club |
Piano lessons in return for volunteering in local community shop |
Refused |
Wilton and Barford Primary School |
Street dance/zumba classes for after school |
Refused |
Barts Youth Group |
Transport to a four day activity retreat |
£1,000 |
Mere Town Youth Football Club |
New outdoor lighting for evening training sessions |
£1,000 |
Mere Development Centre for Young People |
Setting up a refreshments car to be run during Mere Town FC home matches |
£763 |
Nadder Hall Film Club |
New camera and lighting equipment |
£1,000 |
1st Mere Brownie Unit |
Circus skills workshops, leading to local performances |
£307 |
Kilmington and Stourton Cricket Club |
Coaching qualifications for young people, who will then coach local children and young people at the club |
£760 |
Wilton Youthy |
To build a skate board ramp |
Deferred Pending further enquiries |
Total Awarded |
£8,718 |
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