Agenda item

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:

 

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Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1572

Westbury Area Board - Dementia Friendly Westbury

£500

 

Community Area Grants:

 

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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:

 

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Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1672

Crosspoint Westbury - Improving mental health and resilience

£5,000.00

 

Young People Grants:

 

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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.

Minutes:

The Area Board considered the following applications for funding:

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Westbury Area Board - £500 towards Dementia Friendly Westbury

 

Decision

 

Westbury Area Board was awarded £500 towards Dementia Friendly Westbury.

 

Moved – Cllr Gordon King

Seconded – Cllr Carole King

 

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

 

Community Area Grants:

 

West Wilts Ramblers Work Party – £678.80 towards West Wilts Ramblers Work Party Equipment.

 

Decision

 

West Wilts Ramblers Work Party was awarded £678.80 towards West Wilts Ramblers Work Party Equipment.

 

Moved – Cllr Carole King

Seconded – Cllr Gordon King

 

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

 

Westbury Shed - £1,030 towards Westbury Workshop facility repair and upgrade.

 

Decision

 

Westbury Shed was awarded £1,030 towards Westbury Workshop facility repair and upgrade.

 

Moved – Cllr Carole King

Seconded – Cllr Gordon King

 

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

 

Westbury Youth FC - £2,400 towards Westbury Youth FC equipment and facilities improvement

 

Decision

 

Westbury Youth FC was awarded £2,400 towards Westbury Youth FC equipment and facilities improvement.

 

Moved – Cllr Carole King

Seconded – Cllr Suzanne King

 

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

 

Bratton Recreation Ground Management Committee - £574 towards Bratton Recreation Ground Improvements 2024.

 

Decision

 

Bratton Recreation Ground Management Committee was awarded £574 towards Bratton Recreation Ground Improvements 2024.

 

Moved – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

Seconded – Cllr Carole King

 

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

 

Westbury Heritage Society - £500 towards Westbury Museum New Scanner

 

Decision

 

Westbury Heritage Society was awarded £500 towards Westbury Museum New Scanner.

 

As per her earlier declaration, Councillor Carole King did not vote on this item, and Cllr Suzanne Wickham chaired the meeting for this grant application.

 

Moved – Cllr Matthew Dean

Seconded – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

 

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

 

Older and Vulnerable Grants:

 

Crosspoint Westbury - £5,000 towards Improving mental health and resilience.

 

Decision

 

Crosspoint Westbury was awarded £2,500 towards Improving mental health and resilience with Graeme Morrison, Strategic Engagement Partnerships Manager, to liaise with the applicant about placing a further grant application later in the year should funding be available.

 

Moved – Cllr Gordon King

Seconded – Cllr Matthew Dean

 

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

 

Youth Grants:

 

Leigh Park Community Centre - £5,000 towards School holiday workshops.

 

Decision

 

A motion was moved to award Leigh Park Community Centre £5,000 towards School holiday workshops.

 

Moved – Cllr Matthew Dean

Seconded – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

 

This motion fell at the vote, therefore;

 

Leigh Park Community Centre was awarded £3,000 towards School holiday workshops which would cover the period of the summer holidays to gauge the probability of success for the project and youth worker recruitment.

 

Moved – Cllr Carole King

Seconded – Cllr Gordon King

 

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

 

Westbury Youth Club – £4,132.20 towards Westbury Youth Club Core Costs

 

Decision

 

Westbury Youth Club was awarded £4,132.20 towards Westbury Youth Club Core Costs

 

Moved – Cllr Carole King

Seconded – Cllr Gordon King

 

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

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