Agenda

Westbury Area Board - Wednesday 19 June 2024 7.15 pm

Venue: Sixth Form Block, Matravers School, Springfield Rd, Westbury, BA13 3QH

Contact: Ben Fielding - Senior Democratic Services Officer  01225 718656, Email: benjamin.fielding@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

7.15pm

1.

Election of the Chairman

To elect the Chairman of the Westbury Area Board for the forthcoming year.

Supporting documents:

2.

Election of the Vice-Chairman

To elect the Vice-Chairman of Westbury Area Board for the forthcoming year.

3.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

4.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 February 2024.

Supporting documents:

5.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

 

6.

Chairman's Announcements and Information Items

The Chairman will give an update on outcomes and actions arising from previous meetings of the Area Board.

 

In addition, the Board is asked to note the following items:

 

·       Local Nature Recovery Strategy Engagement

·       Age UK Briefing Note

Supporting documents:

7.25pm

7.

Partner and Community Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

 

·       Wiltshire Police

·       BSW Together

·       Community First

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives

Supporting documents:

7.50pm

8.

Area Board End of Year Report and Outside Bodies

Part I – Looking Back

 

To receive the Area Board End of Year Report as well as to report on progress made in addressing the Area Board priorities selected for 2023/24:

o   Combatting Social Isolation and Loneliness – Cllr Gordon King

o   Wellbeing for Young People and Positive Activities – Cllr Carole King

o   Local Environmental Action – Cllr Matt Dean

o   Child Poverty – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

 

Part II – Looking Forward

·       To highlight potential priorities for the Area Board to consider for 2024/25.

·       To appoint Members as Lead representatives to Outside Bodies and any new Non-Priority Working Groups as set out at Appendix A;

To appoint a Lead representative to the LHFIG (listed on Appendix A) and to note the Terms of Reference as set out in Appendix B.

Supporting documents:

8.10pm

9.

Area Board Funding

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

 

Remaining Budgets:

 

Community Area Grant

Older & Vulnerable

Young People

£15,716.00

£7,700.00

£12,892.00

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1572

Westbury Area Board - Dementia Friendly Westbury

£500

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1480

West Wilts Ramblers Work Party - West Wilts Ramblers Work Party Equipment

£678.80

ABG1559

Westbury Shed - Westbury Workshop facility repair and upgrade

£1,030.00

ABG1561

Westbury Youth FC - Westbury Youth FC equipment and facilities improvement

£2,400.00

ABG1822

Bratton Recreation Ground Management Committee - Bratton Recreation Ground Improvements 2024

£574

ABG1826

Westbury Heritage Society - Westbury Museum New Scanner

£500.00

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1672

Crosspoint Westbury - Improving mental health and resilience

£5,000.00

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1320

Leigh Park Community Centre - School holiday workshops

£5,000.00

ABG1786

Westbury Youth Club - Westbury youth club core costs

£4,132.20

 

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

Supporting documents:

8.55pm

10.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 9 May 2024, as set out in the attached report.

 

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

Supporting documents:

11.

Urgent items

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

9.00pm

12.

Future Meeting Dates

The next meeting of the Westbury Area Board will take place on 2 October 2024.