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To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

Remaining Budgets:

Area Board Initiatives:

Community Area Grants:

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

Young People Grants:

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

The Area Board considered the following applications for funding:

Area Board Initiatives:

Devizes Area Board - £4591.35 towards Million Hours Youth Project.

Decision:

The Area Board agreed to award £4,591.35 to further support the youth work outlined in the million Hours funding bid on condition that this bid is successful.

Moved – Cllr Iain Wallis

Seconded – Cllr Simon Jacobs

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Devizes Area Board - £4591.35 towards Youth Space in Devizes

Decision:

If the Million Hours bid was unsuccessful, the Area Board agreed to make no award towards supporting it and instead award the £4,591.35 to help provide a youth space in Devizes.

Moved – Cllr Dominic Muns

Seconded – Cllr Simon Jacobs

Cllr Iain Wallis and Cllr Kelvin Nash abstained from voting.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Community Area Grants:

Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts - £4,844.06 towards Devizes Community Arts Hub Capital Support Project 2024.

Decision:

Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts was awarded £4,844.06 towards Devizes Community Arts Hub Capital Support Project 2024.

Moved – Cllr Kelvin Nash

Seconded – Cllr Simon Jacobs

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Seend Lye Recreation Field - £5,000 towards Replacement mowing equipment for Seend Lye Recreation Field.

Decision:

Seend Lye Recreation Field was awarded £2,577.34 towards Replacement mowing equipment for Seend Lye Recreation Field.

Moved – Cllr Iain Wallis

Seconded – Cllr Tamara Reay

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Drews Pond Wood Project – £2,097.60 towards Drews Pond Wood Project path improvement.

Decision:

Drews Pond Wood Project was awarded £2,097.60 towards Drews Pond Wood Project path improvement.

Moved – Cllr Iain Wallis

Seconded – Cllr Laura Mayes

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Older and Vulnerable Grants:

Arts Together - £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Devizes.

Decision:

Arts Together was awarded £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Devizes.

Moved – Cllr Dominic Muns

Seconded – Cllr Laura Mayes

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Alzheimers Support - £1,440 towards Sidmouth Street dementia day club supporting local people living with dementia.

Decision:

Alzheimers Support was awarded £1,440 towards Sidmouth Street dementia day club supporting local people living with dementia.

Moved – Cllr Laura Mayes

Seconded – Cllr Iain Wallis

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Our time project – £3,000 towards Devizes movement and theatre workshops for elders.

Decision:

Our time project was awarded £3,000 towards Devizes movement and theatre workshops for elders.

Moved – Cllr Tamara Reay

Seconded – Cllr Simon Jacobs

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.

Nosh and Natter Seend - £325 towards Seend Nosh and Natter Lunch Club.

Decision:

Nosh and Natter Seend was awarded £325 towards Seend Nosh and Natter Lunch Club.

Moved – Cllr Tamara Reay

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To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

Remaining Budgets if all funding is agreed :

Community Area Grants:

Older and Vulnerable Adults Grants:

Young People Grants:

Delegated Funding

There have been no grants awarded under delegated powers since the last meeting.

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

The Committee then considered and determined the following grant applications.

Older and Vulnerable Adults Grants:

The Riverside Centre requested £480.00 towards a food and community support project with an estimated total cost of £3,000. Councillor Alford moved to award the grant in full and was seconded by Councillor Oatley.

Resolved:

To grant The Riverside Centre £480.00 towards a food and community support project.

Great Hinton Community Committee requested £494.78 towards a Great Hinton Heritage Group. The Chairman moved to award the grant in full and was seconded by Councillor Sankey.

Resolved:

To grant Great Hinton Community Committee £494.78 towards a Great Hinton Heritage Group.

Young People Grants:

The Equivalent Project CIC requested £1,805.56 towards a self-harm support programme with an estimated total cost of £10,000. Councillor Sankey moved to award the grant in full and was seconded by Councillor Holder.

Resolved:

To award The Equivalent Project CIC £1,805.56 towards a self-harm support programme.

To consider the following applications for grant funding:

Community Area Grants:

·       Wharf Court Residents - £5,000 towards residents’ lounge refurbishment

·       Melksham Music and Drama - £1,000 towards radio microphones

·       St John’s Ambulance - £5,000 towards Wiltshire Community Support Unit vehicle

·       West Wilts Radio - £1,875 towards digital audio broadcasting transition

·       Meadowbrook CIC - £1,600 towards improvements to entrance track and car park area

Older and Vulnerable Adults Grants:

·       Rainbow Day Centre and meet at The Riverside Centre - £2,000 towards Rainbow Day Centre for the Elderly

·       Melksham Free Dining - £845.51 towards disposables

·       Wiltshire Music Centre - £1,500 towards Celebrating Age Wiltshire

Youth Grants:

·       Youth Success Academy CIC - £5,000 towards Mental Health and Entrepreneurship Programme for Disadvantaged Young People

·       4 Youth South West - £5,000 towards remote villages street-based youth work

·       4 Youth South West - £5,000 towards Detached Youth Work Melksham

The Area Board noted the budgets remaining for allocation at the meeting and heard from representatives in attendance who gave a brief overview of their project followed by any questions by the Area Board. It was noted that the full list of applications for the meeting was included in Agenda Supplement 1.

Community Area Grants

West Wiltshire Radio Requesting £1,875 Towards Transition to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)

In response to queries from the Area Board, the applicants confirmed that they would target 3,500 listeners if they were able to provide Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). They were a not-for-profit company and would broadcast in Melksham. They had been awarded £1,250 by Bradford on Avon Area Board and were due to apply to Trowbridge Area Board. During the discussion, some members raised concerns about the schedule being Bradford on Avon centric and the wider benefit to Melksham over other stations.

On the proposal of Cllr Jon Hubbard, seconded by Cllr Phil Alford it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To refuse the application from £1,875 by West Wiltshire Radio towards the transition to digital audio broadcasting.

Reason

Insufficient evidence was presented to demonstrate the additional benefits to residents in the Area Board’s area. 

Meadowbrook Community Interest Company Requesting £1,600 Towards Improvements to their Entrance Track and Car Park Area

On the proposal of Cllr Alford, seconded by Cllr Hubbard, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To award Meadowbrook Community Interest Company £1,600 towards improvements to their entrance track and car park area.

Reason

The application met Community Area Grant Criteria 2023/24.

Older and Vulnerable Adults Grants

Wiltshire Music Centre Requesting £1,500 Towards Celebrating Age Wiltshire

On the proposal of Cllr Hubbard, seconded by Cllr Jack Oatley, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To award Wiltshire Music Centre £1,500 towards Celebrating Age Wiltshire.

Reason

The application met Older and Vulnerable Adult Grant funding criteria for 2023/24.

Youth Grants

Cllr Hubbard and Cllr Oatley did not participate in the debate, or vote on, the applications from 4Youth South West.

4Youth South West Requesting £5,000 Towards Remote Village Street-Based Youth Work

On the proposal of the Chairman, seconded by Cllr Alford, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To award 4Youth South West requesting £5,000 towards remote village street-based youth work.

Reason

The application met Youth Grant criteria for 2023/24.

4Youth South West Requesting £5,000 Towards Detached Youth Work Melksham

On the proposal of the Vice-Chairman, seconded by Cllr Alford, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To award 4Youth South West requesting £5,000 towards detached youth work in Melksham

Reason

The application met Youth Grant criteria for 2023/24.