Agenda item

Youth Project Grants

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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