Agenda item

Community Grants

Hilperton Village Hall - Village Hall Outside Lighting - £855.00 requested

YMCA Brunel Group on behalf of YMCA Green Shoots – Nursery YMCA Green Shoots Nursery Outdoor Area Renovation - £5000.00 requested

Trowbridge Rugby Football Club - Trowbridge Rugby Club Play Park - £5000.00 requested

Stepping Stones - Garden project Phase 3 - £2000.00 requested

Trowbridge Debt Advice Service - Trowbridge Debt Advice Service expansion and upgrade - £2935.25 requested

Trowbridge Environmental Community - Trowbridge Environmental Community GROW Toolshed - £330.00 requested

Friends of Broadmead Pond - Repair and improve Broadmead Pond - £5000.00

 

Youth Grants

The Amber Foundation - Ambers Health and Wellbeing workshops - £3506.00 requested

Trowbridge Future - Trowbridge Future Apprentice - £5000.00 requested

 

Health and Wellbeing Grants

Alzheimers Support - New flooring for Mill St Trowbridge Day Club supporting local people with dementia - £1550.00 requested

 

Community Area Transport Group

Newtown Pedestrian Crossing - Additional CATG allocation £5083.50 subject to £1694.50 Trowbridge Town Council contribution

Southwick Speed Limit Assessment - CATG £1875, subject to £625 Southwick Parish Council contribution

 

As the meeting was taking place online any decisions would need to be taken by the Leader of the Council under executive authority, taking account of the views of the Board

 

Community Grants

Hilperton Village Hall - Village Hall Outside Lighting

This grant request was withdrawn as the full amount was provided by a grant from Hilperton parish council.

 

YMCA Brunel Group on behalf of YMCA Green Shoots –Nursery Outdoor Area Renovation

£5000.00 was requested for renovation of the outdoor area of the nursery as the area is prone to flooding and they need to improve drainage and excavate and re-level the area. On the motion of Councillor Jo Trigg, seconded by Councillor Stewart Palmen, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £5000.00 to the YMCA Brunel Group.

 

Reason:

The application met the grants criteria.

 

Trowbridge Rugby Football Club - Trowbridge Rugby Club Play Park

£5000.00 requested for moving and updating the rugby club’s play park. The play park is for ages 4-12 and includes equipment such as swings, slides and climbing frames. The Rugby Club clarified that they would cover future maintenance of the park as they do at the moment and that is accessible and used by others in the community that do not belong to the rugby club. No motion was proposed before consideration of the next item. A point of order was raised later in the meeting to return to the consideration of the Trowbridge Rugby club item, with Chairman stating the matter had been considered but could be raised at a later date.

 

Stepping Stones - Garden project Phase 3

£2000.00 was requested to upgrade their current outdoor play facilities through the replacement of the play panels in their garden "Pagoda" and outdoor movable play equipment suitable for pre-school children. On the motion of Councillor Antonio  Piazza, seconded by Councillor Jo Trigg, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £2935.25 to Stepping Stones.

 

Reason:

The application met the grants criteria.

 

Trowbridge Debt Advice Service - Expansion and upgrade

£2935.25 was requested to upgrade their existing laptops and add two more to keep up with the increase in size of the service now that it has grown from 5 to 7 advisors. On the motion of Councillor Antonio Piazza, seconded by Councillor Daniel Cave, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £2935.25 to Trowbridge Debt Advice Service.

 

Reason:

The application met the grants criteria.

 

Trowbridge Environmental Community - GROW Toolshed

£330.00 was requested to build a tool shed to manage and enhance their community project at Gloucester Road allotments.

On the motion of Councillor Antonio Piazza, seconded by Councillor Stewart Palmen, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £330.00 to Trowbridge Environmental Community.

 

Reason:

The application met the grants criteria.

 

Friends of Broadmead Pond - Repair and improve Broadmead Pond £5000.00 was requested to desilt the pond to make it more

suitable as a breeding pond for newts and other wildlife. It would also be to increase the accessibility for local residents and visitors and improve disabled access.

On the motion of Councillor JoTrigg, seconded by Councillor Antonio Piazza, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £5000.00 to the Friends of Broadmead Pond.

 

Reason:

The application met the grants criteria.

 

Trowbridge Wanderers Football Club - Equipment     

£1733.30 was requested for new equipment and compensate for lost revenue to support the grassroots club due to the covid pandemic. Although included within the agenda reports pack the application was not separately listed on the agenda frontsheet, and the Chairman determined that the application should be considered at a future date.

 

Youth Grants

The Amber Foundation - Ambers Health and Wellbeing workshops £3506.00 was requested to support the cost of development and

delivery of the workshops they deliver to young people. These include workshops on skills such as managing stress and uncertainty and specific training in adult literacy and numeracy. On the motion of Councillor Antonio Piazza, seconded by Councillor Jo Trigg, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £3506.00 to The Amber Foundation.

 

Reason:

The application met the youth grants criteria.

 

Trowbridge Future - Trowbridge Future Apprentice

£5000.00 was requested to provide a local young person with an opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship within their youth programme. This money to contribute towards the salary would enable them to upskill a member of the community to become

a trained youth support worker. On the motion of Councillor Clark, seconded by Councillor Prickett, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £5000.00 to Trowbridge Future.

 

Reason:

The application met the youth grants criteria.

 

Health and Wellbeing Grants

Alzheimers Support - New flooring for Mill St Trowbridge Day Club £1550.00 was requested to provide new flooring tiles as after nearly a decade’s service as a Day Club the flooring tiles are starting to degrade to the point where they will become a safety issue. 65% of the cost for the project from had been secured from charitable sources and it was requested that the Board cover the shortfall. On the motion of Councillor JoTrigg, seconded by Councillor StewartPalmen, it was then,

 

Resolved:

To award £1550.00 to Alzheimers Support.

 

Reason:

The application met the Health and Wellbeing grants criteria.

 

Community Area Transport Group

On the motion of Councillor Ernie Clark, seconded by Councillor Prickett , it was,

 

Resolved:

 

Newtown Pedestrian Crossing - Additional CATG allocation £5083.50 subject to £1694.50 Trowbridge Town Council contribution

 

Southwick Speed Limit Assessment - CATG £1875, subject to £625 Southwick Parish Council contribution