Agenda and minutes

To receive the following chairman’s announcements:

·         Building Bridges

·         Temporary Events Notices

·         VCSE Alliance

·         Climate Strategy Delivery Plans

·         Cost of Living/Warm Spaces

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Tidworth Area Board.

The Chairman welcomed Cllr Laura Mayes – Deputy Leader, Wiltshire Council and Jen Salter – Director of Family Services, Wiltshire Council to the meeting.

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

·         Cost of Living/Warm Spaces – Cllr Laura Mayes & Graeme Morrison outlines the report

·         Building Bridges

·         Temporary Events Notices

·         VCSE Alliance

·         Climate Strategy Delivery Plans

Apologies for absence were received from Humph & Reia Jones and Insp Tina Osborn – Wiltshire Police.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 13 June 2022

Decision

·         The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 13 June 2022 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Inspector Tina Osborn – Wiltshire Police

PS Alanna Wakeford – Wiltshire Police outlined the written contained in the agenda pack.

Points made included:

Anti-Social Behaviour – That officershad carriedout targetedpatrols inand aroundHolders Field,Sidbury Circular andForest Courtover the lastmonth followingcomplaints regardingASB andexcessive noise.Local teams had engaged witha numberof youth andappropriate andproportionate actionhad beentaken whendealing withany relatedoffences.

Non dwelling burglaries - Whilst there had been asignificant reductionin reportednon-dwellingburglaries acrossthe area,teams had continuedto carryout anumber of proactiveoperations throughoutthe summermonths. Theseproactive operationswould continuein thecoming months,to disruptpossible offendingand gatheringintelligence where possible.

Community Speed Watch – Officers fromthe neighbourhoodand responseteams hadcontinued tosupport ourCommunity Speedwatchcolleagues where possible outin thecommunity.

Rural Crime - High visibilitypatrols conductedtargeting RuralCrime, Poaching,Hare Coursing& Dogattacks onlivestock at Viney’s Farm, RatfynFarm, ParkFarm &Countess Farm.Heightened patrolsat presentdue toincreased national threat levelin theftsof fertilizer& diesel.

Collingbourne Ducis - Speed checks continued to be carried out.

That teams had been giving knife crime/county lines/CSE presentations to local schools.

The Chairman thanked PS Alanna Wakeford for her presentation.

Cllr Mark Connolly

·         To agree the notes of the 25 July 2022 meeting

Cllr Mark Connolly outlined the recommendations to the Area Board from the meeting held on the 25 July 2022.

·         The Area Board agreed the notes of the meeting held on the 25 July 2022.

The Chairman thanked Cllr Connolly for his report.

Graeme Morrison - Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager

Graeme Morrison - Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager gave a brief overview the new Engagement and Partnership Teamstructure.

Points made included:

That the new staffing structure for the Engagement and Partnerships team came into place from the 1 September and introduced three officer levels of support to local communities and Area Boards.

Officers would work collaboratively across community areas, however, locally named contacts would remain available for Councillors, partners and residents to directly engage with.

That the service would work with communities in an innovative and proactive way and empower them to do even more for themselves and to deliver to the Wiltshire Council Business Plan.

The Chairman thanked Graeme Morrison for his presentation.

Chute Cricket Club awarded £1,245 for Chute Cricket Club New Cricket Nets and Strip (50% from the capital budget, 50% from youth funding budget)

CollingbourneDucis Parish Council awarded £1,090 for Collingbourne Ducis Village Defibrillator (health & wellbeing funding budget)

Tedworth Equestrian awarded £2,000 for Solar lighting for the outdoor arena at the Tedworth Equestrian Centre Humber Lane Tidworth (50% from the youth budget, 50% from the capital budget)

Castledown Bowls Club awarded £1,449.30 for Castledown Bowls Club winter project (capital budget)

To receive any updates

The following written partner updates contained in the agenda pack were noted:

·         Healthwatch/CCG

·         Tidworth Garrison

·         Tidworth Town Council

·         Collingbourne Kingston Parish Council

·         Everleigh Parish Council

• January 2023 – date to be confirmed

• Monday 20 March 2023

• Monday 23 January 2023

• Monday 20 March 2023