Agenda

Trowbridge Area Board - Thursday 3 October 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Conference Suite - County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14

Contact: Ellen Ghey - Democratic Services Officer  Email: Ellen.Ghey@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

6.30pm

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a true and correct record the minutes of the previous meeting held on 20 June 2024.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

4.

Information Items

The Board is asked to note the following information items:

 

·       Community First Update

·       Cost of Living Update

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire Annual Report 2023-24

·       Update on the Families and Children's Transformation (FACT) Family Help Project

·       Update on FACT Transitional Safeguarding Project

·       Overview of Wiltshire Youth Council

·       Update from BSW Together (Integrated Care System)

·       Neighbourhood Collaborative Update

Supporting documents:

6.40pm

5.

Leisure Centre Update

To receive a verbal update on the progress of the Trowbridge Leisure Centre Development Project.

6.50pm

6.

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

£16,925.78

£21,252.92

£3,756.70

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1876

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust – River Biss River Corridor Improvements

£5,000

ABG1878

Creative Minds Arts and Crafts CIC – SEND and Dementia Therapeutic Art Outreach Project

£2,500

ABG1972

Saxon Group Riding for the Disabled Association – New Surface Topper

£378

ABG1977

Friends of Southwick Country Park – Friends of Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve Maintenance Equipment

£484.76

 

Older & Vulnerable Adults Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1883

Carer Support Wiltshire – Care and Share Mental Health Peer Support Café for Unpaid Carers

£1,256

ABG1896

Wiltshire Rural Music – Keep Music in Mind: Helping Older People, Especially Those Living with Dementia

£750

ABG1930

Rethink Mental Illness Wiltshire Access Community Mental Health – Trowbridge Dance and Wellbeing Fitness Group

£500

ABG1956

Wiltshire Music Centre – Celebrating Age Wiltshire

£1,500

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1933

Trowbridge Future – Healthy and Safe Relationships Project

£4,425

 

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

 

Supporting documents:

7.35pm

7.

Wiltshire Police Chief Constable

To receive an update from Wiltshire Police Chief Constable, Catherine Roper.

8.00pm

8.

Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership

To receive a presentation on the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership.

8.15pm

9.

Partner Updates

To note the following written reports and online updates attached to the agenda:

 

a)    Wiltshire Police

b)    Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service:

o   Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service | News & Incidents (dwfire.org.uk)

o   Service Update June 2024 (youtube.com)

 

c)    Child Friendly Trowbridge

d)    Trowbridge Future

e)    Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives

 

Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives are encouraged to attend the meeting and provide an update on issues and successes arising in their respective areas.

Supporting documents:

8.25pm

10.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting.

 

Please note: further information will follow as an Agenda Supplement.

 

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.

8.30pm

12.

Close

Future Meeting Dates:

 

·       5 December 2024

·       20 February 2025

·       20 May 2025

 

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, contact the Area Board Delivery Officer:

Caroline.Lequesne@wiltshire.gov.uk