Agenda

Warminster Area Board - Thursday 12 September 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: Warminster Library, Three Horseshoes Walk, Warminster, BA12 9BT

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

Items
Note No. Item

7.00pm

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 30 May 2024.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

7.05pm

4.

Chairman's Announcements and Information Items

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

 

The Board is asked to note the following Information items:

 

·       Community First Update

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire Update

·       BSW Together (Integrated Care System) Update

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

·       Update on FACT Transitional Safeguarding Project

·       Overview of Wiltshire Youth Council

·       Gypsies and Travellers Development Plan Consultation

Supporting documents:

7.10pm

5.

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

£14,577.00

£4,900.00

£13,457.00

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1897

Bishopstrow Village Hall - Solar power and battery storage

£2,000

ABG1949

Warminster Bowling Club - Purchase adaptive equipment for Warminster Bowling Club

£494.41

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1944

Wiltshire Music Centre - Celebrating Age Wiltshire

£1,500

 

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

Supporting documents:

7.40pm

6.

Partner Updates

To note the written reports and receive any updates from the following:

 

·       Wiltshire Police

·       Warminster Garrison

·       Warminster Health and Wellbeing Forum

·       Warminster and Villages Community Partnership (WVCP)

·       Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives

Supporting documents:

8.00pm

7.

Warminster Business Network

To receive an update form the Warminster Business Network.

8.15pm

8.

Local Community Groups Footpaths Update

To receive an update on the work being completed in relation to footpaths and bridleways in the villages.

8.30pm

9.

Area Board Priorities Update

To receive any updates on the following local Area Board priorities:

 

·       Improving outcomes and positive activities for Young people – Cllr Andrew Davis

·       Health and Wellbeing – Cllr Pip Ridout

·       Environment, Biodiversity, and sustainability – Cllr Tony Jackson

·       Transport and Access – Cllr Bill Parks

8.40pm

10.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 4 September 2024, as set out in the attached report.

Supporting documents:

11.

Urgent items

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

8.45pm

12.

Future Meeting Dates

The next meetings of the Warminster Area Board will be on 10 December 2024.