Agenda item

Part I – Looking Back

To receive the Area Board End of Year Report as well as to report on progress made in addressing the Area Board priorities selected for 2022/23:

·       Supporting Local Volunteer Groups

·       Health and Wellbeing

·       Empowering People

·       Youth Engagement

Part II – Looking Forward

To highlight potential priorities for the Area Board to consider for 2023/24.

To appoint Members as Lead representatives to Outside Bodies and any new Non-Priority Working Groups as set out at Appendix A;

To appoint a Lead representative to the LHFIG (listed on Appendix A) and to note the Terms of Reference as set out in Appendix B.

Part I – Looking Back

The Area Board received a presentation from Strategic Engagement Partnerships Manager (SEPM), Liam Cripps on the Area Board End of Year Report. The presentation included the following points:

·       The purpose of the report was to be a celebration of the work conducted by Area Board Councillors and Officers, with it cited that the Area Board was not merely a business meeting but rather a vehicle for delivering outcomes for residents.

·       Total Area Board investment was outlined as follows:

o   Community Grants: £48,635 – which leveraged a total community contribution of £210,211.

o   Youth Grants: £24,767 – which leveraged a total community contribution of £103,205.

o   Older and Vulnerable Adults funding: £11,156 – which leveraged a total community contribution of £59,573.

·       Reference was drawn to the previous local priorities which had been selected by the Area Board, with examples of positive work and community-led projects cited.

·       An overview of Area Board engagements was provided.

·       It was noted that there had been £74,500 total investment from the Local Highways and Footpath Infrastructure Group (LHFIG), with an overview of projects provided.

·       The following priorities for 2023/2024 were suggested by the Strategic Engagement Partnerships Manager (SEPM) and included within the report:

o   Youth engagement, employment, and positive activity opportunities

o   Addressing climate change and reversing biodiversity loss

o   Supporting positive mental health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation

o   Supporting underrepresented groups

o   Improving transport and access

Following the presentation, the Area Board discussed the priorities which had been suggested for 2023/2024 within the report. An area for discussion was whether the Area Board would choose to have a priority in relation to climate change as well as whether there was the potential for a sixth priority with the focus of crime and community safety. During the discussion, reference was drawn to the Wiltshire Council Business Plan and the JSNA, which would be published in January 2024. Reference was drawn by officers to how the priorities would not be exclusively considered for grant applications but rather that they would inform the work conducted with the communities and organisations of Warminster.

Part II – Looking Forward

The Chairman introduced Part II of the item, with reference drawn to the report attached to the agenda pack, which included an Outside Bodies Appendix and LHFIG Terms of Reference Appendix.

After which, it was;

Resolved:

That the Chairman of the Warminster Area Board would seek advice as to whether it would be possible to bring the Community Area Grants Item forward in the agenda of future meetings.

Warminster Area Board deferred the Local Priorities Item for further discussion.

That Warminster Area Board appointed the following Councillor Representatives to the following Outside Bodies:

·       Warminster Local Youth Network (LYN) – Cllr Andrew Davis

·       Warminster and Villages Community Area Partnership – Cllr Pip Ridout

·       Warminster and Westbury CCTV – Cllr Andrew Davis

·       Warminster Community Police Task Group (CPTG) – Cllr Pip Ridout and Cllr Christopher Newbury.

That the Warminster Area Board would not appoint a Councillor to the Warminster Regeneration Working Group as this was under the remit of Warminster Town Council.

That Warminster Area Board appointed the following Councillor Representative to the Local Highways and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG):

·       Warminster Area Board LHFIG Councillor Representative – Cllr Bill Parks and Cllr Andrew Davis.

That Warminster Area Board noted the Terms of Reference for the LHFIG as set out in Appendix B, attached to the agenda.