Agenda item

a. The Wiltshire Councillors will consider eightapplications to the Community Area Grant Scheme 2010/11, as follows:

 

i. Poulshot Village Trust request £1489 towards a programme of planting large native species trees in the surrounding hedgerows. 

 

ii. Wiltshire Guild of Spinners request £1000 for the replacement of old wooden gates with metal security gates. 

 

iii. St Mary’s School Building management committee, Steeple Ashton request  £1370 towards improving the access to the site.

 

iv. Shaw and Whitley preschool request £4000 towards the creation of an outside classroom/play area.  This grant application was deferred at the area board on 3 February 2010.  Planning permission has now been obtained. 

 

v. Melksham town cricket club request £724 for youth equipment. 

 

vi. Steeple Ashton village hall management committee request £987 to relay the existing front path that is loose.

 

vii. Melksham community safety group request £1000 to provide free Touch2ID cards to 350 18-25 year olds in the Melksham area.

 

viii. Melksham Without PC request £3050 towards providing new allotments at Berryfield. 

 

 

Copies of the completed application forms and grant application packs for the Community Area Grants Scheme 2010/11 are available from the Community Area Manager or electronically at:

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardscommunitygrantsscheme.htm

 

 

 

b. Change of use for previously awarded grant.

 

•  Melksham Town Council – window graphics.

 

 

c. Area Board Project.

 

• CCTV ducting - Cllr Eaton.

 

 

d. Melksham Community Area Partnership.

 

• Request for funding.

 

 

e. Performance Reward Grants Scheme

 

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider two bids to the Performance Reward Grant Scheme, as follows:

 

i. An application has been received by all area boards from Councillor Chris Williams, entitled Wiltshire Voices. This project is a two year initiative which will challenge our Area Boards to develop new and innovative approaches to community engagement and empowerment, particularly focused on engaging

with hard to reach and traditionally excluded groups.

 

ii. An application has been received by all area boards from the Climate Change Team who wish to provide free energy monitors for loan at all of Wiltshire’s libraries to help households reduce their energy consumption and fuel costs.

 

a. Councillors considered eight applications seeking 2010/2011 Community Area Grant Funding:

 

 

Decision

 

1.Poulshot Village Trust was awarded £1,489 towards a programme of planting large native species trees in the surrounding hedgerows. 

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and meets locally agreed priorities in the Poulshot conservation area.

 

 

 

2.Wiltshire Guild of Spinners was awarded £1,000 for the replacement of old wooden gates with metal security gates.

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant

criteria for 2010/11 and encourages access and use of the facility.

 

 

 

3.St Mary’s School Building management committee, Steeple Ashton was awarded £1,370 towards improving the access to the site.

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant

criteria for 2010/11 and encourages improved access for the elderly and disabled.

 

 

 

4.Shaw and Whitley preschool was awarded £4,000 towards the creation of an outside classroom/play area.  This grant application was deferred at the area board on 3 February 2010.  Planning permission had now been obtained. 

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and demonstrates a link to the community plan in terms of fulfilling young children’s potential.

 

 

 

5.Melksham town cricket club was awarded £724 for youth equipment.

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and demonstrates a link to the community plan in terms of providing the youth with sports facilities that are “free to learn”.

 

 

6.Steeple Ashton village hall management committee was awarded £987 to relay the existing front path that is loose.

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and improves access for the elderly and disabled.

 

 

7.Melksham community safety group was awarded £1,000 to provide free Touch2ID cards to 350 18-25 year olds in the Melksham area.

 

Reason

The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and demonstrates a link to the community plan in terms of improving community safety by reducing under age drinking.

 

 

Cllr Steve Petty leaves the room.

 

 

8.Melksham Without PC applied for £3,050 towards providing new allotments at Berryfield. 

 

The Board agreed not to award the funding as it felt Melksham Without Parish Council should fund the application through its precept as the provision of allotments was a statutory duty for parish councils.

 

Note

Cllr Steve Petty returns to the room.

 

 

Note

Cllrs Rod Eaton, Mark Griffiths and Jon Hubbard leave the room.

 

 

b. Change of use for previously awarded grant.

 

Melksham Town Council – window graphics.

 

This was a request to the Area Board to grant permission to Melksham Town Council to use the grant money awarded for window graphics to buy pop up banners and posters instead. The window graphics were expensive and it appeared they cannot be reused without damaging or resizing and to have them resized would mean an ongoing expense, this was not evident when the costs were originally investigated and used for the grant application. Investigations had shown that large posters and pop up banners would be much more cost effective; many more could be bought for the same amount of funding and are reusable, however they would still deliver what the town council wanted to achieve by dressing the empty shop windows.

 

Resolved:

 

That the Melksham Area Board agrees to the change of use for the previously awarded grant to Melksham Town Council.

 

 

Note

Cllrs Rod Eaton, Mark Griffiths and Jon Hubbard return to the room.

 

 

 

c. Area Board Project - CCTV ducting.

 

To install CCTV ducting whilst road works are taking place in Melksham town centre to save resources and time and disruption in the future.  To facilitate urgent improvements to the inadequate CCTV system currently installed in order to provide the police with a valuable and much needed ‘tool’ to help them police effectively. 

 

Resolved:

 

That the Melksham Area Board agrees to award £1,391 to Melksham Town Council for CCTV ducting.

 

 

 

d, Melksham Community Area Partnership - request for funding.

 

Resolved:

 

That the Melksham Area Board agrees to award £6,680 to the Melksham Community Area Partnership for their core costs. It was decided that the £3,000 set aside for contingency costs would remain in the area board budget but be ring fenced for the partnership in case they need it.

 

 

 

e. Performance Reward Grants Scheme

 

The Wiltshire Councillors considered two bids to the Performance Reward Grant Scheme, as follows:

 

i. Wiltshire Voices

 

An application had been received by all area boards from Councillor Chris Williams, entitled Wiltshire Voices. This project is a two year initiative which would challenge our Area Boards to develop new and innovative approaches to community engagement and empowerment, particularly focused on engaging with hard to reach and traditionally excluded groups.

 

£3,000 would be requested for each community area to undertake this project.

 

Decision

 

The Melksham Area Board supports the Performance Reward Grant application from Wiltshire Voices.

 

 

ii. Wiltshire Is Saving Energy

 

An application had been received by all area boards from the Climate Change Team who wished to provide free energy monitors for loan at all of Wiltshire’s libraries to help households reduce their energy consumption and fuel costs.

 

The bid requested £12,566 to make energy monitors and support packs available to hire free from every library.

 

Decision

 

The Melksham Area Board endorsed the Performance Reward Grant application from the Climate Change Team.