Agenda and minutes

To receive the following chairman’s announcements:

·         Ask Angela Campaign relaunch – December 2021

·         Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2-5 June 2022

·         Reminder of changes to the Highway Code from 29 January 2022

·         Changes to residual waste collection days from 28 February 2022

The Chairman welcomed everybody to St Laurence School and to the meeting of the Bradford on Avon Area Board.

The Area Board members were introduced.

The following Chairman’s announcements contained in the agenda pack were noted:

·         Ask Angela Campaign relaunch – December 2021

·         Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2-5 June 2022

·         Reminder of changes to the Highway Code from 29 January 2022

·         Changes to residual waste collection days from 28 February 2022

There were no apologies for absence.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 13 October 2021.

Decision

·         The minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 13 October 2021 were signed as the correct record

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

There were no declarations of interest.

·         Wiltshire Police

·         Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·         NHS & Healthwatch 

·         Bradford on Avon Town Council

·         Parish Councils

·         Climate Friendly Bradford

·         Wiltshire Music Centre

·         Streets Ahead

·         Community Emergency Volunteers

The following written partner updates were noted:

Wiltshire Police

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

NHS & Healthwatch

Bradford on Avon Town Council

Parish Councils

·         Monkton Farleigh

·         South Wraxall

Climate Friendly Bradford

Streets Ahead

·         That Jeremy Wire had become the new Chair of Streets Ahead

Community Emergency Volunteers

·         That the group had recently organised a first aid course, which had been well attended and found to be very useful

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

Capital

Budget available: £ 8,595, plus £6,350 Covid resilience fund

·         Wiltshire Digital Drive requesting £4,800 for Wiltshire Digital Drive

·         Holt ParishCouncil requesting £464.50 for Holt footpath kissing gates

·         WinsleyParish Council requesting £5,000 for purchase of land at the end of Northfield to ensure its future use as a community amenity

·         The Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival requesting £999.49 for Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival BoA GMF

·         The Limpley Stoke Community Benefit Society requesting £5,000 to Save the Hop Pole

Youth

Budget available: £6,278

·         Relate Wiltshireand Somerset requesting £2,000 for Relateen Counselling

·         Mighty GirlsCIC requesting £3,000 for ThursdayMighty GirlsYouth GroupBOA

·         4Youth SouthWest requesting £995 for new heating system at Atworth Youth Club

·         Broughton Gifford and HoltYouthwork Project requesting £1,000 for Holt youthclub summerprojects 2022

Health and Wellbeing

Budget available: £5,658

Capital

Budget available: £ 8,595, plus £6,350 Covid resilience fund

·         The Limpley Stoke Community Benefit Society awarded £5,000 to Save the Hop Pole – Approved prior to meeting under Delegated Authority due to time constraints of bidding process.

·         Winsley ParishCouncil awarded £5,000 for purchase of land at the end of Northfield to ensure its future use as a community amenity Note; Approved prior to meeting under Delegated Authority due to time constraints of bidding process.

·         Wiltshire Digital Drive awarded £4,480 for Wiltshire Digital Drive

·         Holt ParishCouncil awarded £464.50 for Holt footpath kissing gates

·         The Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival requesting £999.49 for Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival BoA GMF

Note: It was agreed to defer this application to the new financial year and take as a delegated decision application once town council contribution confirmed.

Youth

Budget available: £6,278

·         Relate Wiltshireand Somerset awarded £2,000 for Relateen Counselling

·         Mighty GirlsCIC awarded £1,500 for ThursdayMighty GirlsYouth GroupBOA

·         4Youth SouthWest awarded £995 for new heating system at Atworth Youth Club

·         Broughton Gifford and HoltYouthwork Project awarded £1,000 for Holt youthclub summerprojects 2022

·         Health and Wellbeing Group

·         Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

Health and Wellbeing Group

·         That the next meeting would be held on Tuesday 22 March 2022

Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

·         That the notes of the meeting held on Monday 31 January 2022 were agreed

Ros Griffiths – Community Area Manager

Area Board priority themes

Youth Engagement and Positive activity Opportunities – Cllr Sarah Gibson

• That a youth meeting at the beginning of Summer 2022 should be organised, pulling in both Bradford on Avon and parish youth groups and organisations

• Skate Park – keen move forward on this project

Addressing Climate Change – Cllr Tim Trimble

• That a joint project climate friendly Bradford and Simon Forthsyth, looking at housing and domestic heating losses across the town was to be carried out

Reducing Isolation and Loneliness – Cllr Johnny Kidney

• Next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing group would be Tuesday 22 March 2022

• That the Seniors Forum was not currently active

Supporting the Local Economy – Cllr Sarah Gibson

• That BoA Business would be holding a business breakfast on Friday 25 February 2022

Improving Transport and Access - Cllr Tim Trimble & Cllr Johnny Kidney

• That the Bradford on Avon – London Waterloo train service had now stopped despite local protests

·         That D1 Bus service had been saved as an hourly service

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

·         Wednesday 8 June 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 7 September 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 2 November 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 22 February 2023 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 8 June 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 7 September 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 2 November 2022 – venue to be confirmed

·         Wednesday 22 February 2023 – venue to be confirmed