Agenda item
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:
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Community Area Grant |
Older & Vulnerable |
Young People |
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£22,295.00 |
£2,704.90 |
£26,366.10 |
Area Board Initiatives:
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Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
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Cllr Antonio Piazza - Memorial Defibrillator in Honour of Max George |
£750.00 |
Community Area Grants:
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Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
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Friends of Southwick Country Park - Additional equipment for the Friends of Southwick Country Park Local Nature Reserve |
£479.00 |
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YMCA Brunel Group on behalf of YMCA Green Shoots Nursery - YMCA Green Shoots Nursery Development of Sensory Garden |
£2130.00 |
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The Pump Trowbridge CIC - The Pump Trowbridge equipment development |
£1800.24 |
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Busy Bees Playgroup -Playground canopy installation and outdoor activity enhancements including sensory water flow area |
£5000.00 |
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
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Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
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We Hear You - We Hear You cancer counselling in Trowbridge |
£3616.65 |
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Arts Together - Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Trowbridge |
£2500.00 |
Young People Grants:
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Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
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Trowbridge Future - Mill Street Youth Provision |
£5000.00 |
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The Equivalent Project CIC - Self harm support programme |
£1805.56 |
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Trowbridge Town Hall Trust - Giving Youth A Voice |
£5000.00 |
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The Pump Trowbridge CIC - The Future Sound of Trowbridge |
£1200.00 |
Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.
Minutes:
The Strategic Engagement Partnerships Manager informed the Area Board of the opening balances for grant funding, after which the Area Board considered the following applications for funding:
Area Board Initiatives:
Cllr Antonio Piazza - £750 towards Defibrillator in Honour of Max George
Decision:
£750 was awarded towards a defibrillator in Honour of Max George.
Moved – Cllr Antonio Piazza
Seconded – Cllr Daniel Cave
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Cllr Kirk abstained from voting.
Community Area Grants:
Friends of Southwick Country Park - £479 towards Additional equipment for the Friends of Southwick Country Park Local Nature Reserve.
Decision:
Friends of Southwick Country Park was awarded £479 towards Additional equipment for the Friends of Southwick Country Park Local Nature Reserve.
Moved – Cllr Jo Trigg
Seconded – Cllr Stewart Palmen
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
YMCA Brunel Group on behalf of YMCA Green Shoots Nursery - £2,130 towards YMCA Green Shoots Nursery Development of Sensory Garden.
Decision:
YMCA Brunel Group on behalf of YMCA Green Shoots Nursery was awarded £2,130 towards YMCA Green Shoots Nursery Development of Sensory Garden.
Moved – Cllr Jo Trigg
Seconded – Cllr Mel Jacob
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
The Pump Trowbridge CIC - £1,800.24 towards The Pump Trowbridge equipment development.
Decision:
The Pump Trowbridge CIC was awarded £1,800.24 towards The Pump Trowbridge equipment development subject to the provision of their most recent Safeguarding Policy.
Moved – Cllr Stewart Palmen
Seconded – Cllr David Vigar
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Busy Bees Playgroup - £5,000 towards Playground canopy installation and outdoor activity enhancements including sensory water flow area.
Decision:
Busy Bees Playgroup was awarded £5,000 towards Playground canopy installation and outdoor activity enhancements including sensory water flow area.
Moved – Cllr Mel Jacob
Seconded – Cllr Horace Prickett
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Cllr Kirk and Cllr Cave abstained from voting.
Older and Vulnerable Grants:
We Hear You - £3616.65 towards We Hear You cancer counselling in Trowbridge.
Decision:
We Hear You was awarded £3,616.65 towards We Hear You cancer counselling in Trowbridge, with the funding split between the Older & Vulnerable Grant funding and Youth Grant funding pots.
Moved – Cllr David Vigar
Seconded – Cllr Stewart Palmen
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Arts Together - £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Trowbridge.
Decision:
Arts Together was awarded £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Trowbridge.
Moved – Cllr Jo Trigg
Seconded – Cllr Stewart Palmen
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Youth Grants:
Trowbridge Future - £5,000 towards Mill Street Youth Provision.
Decision:
Trowbridge Future was awarded £5,000 towards Mill Street Youth Provision.
Moved – Cllr Antonio Piazza
Seconded – Cllr Mel Jacob
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Cllr Palmen and Cllr Trigg abstained from voting.
The Equivalent Project CIC - £1,805.56 towards Self harm support programme.
Decision:
The Equivalent Project CIC was awarded £1,805.56 towards Self harm support programme.
Moved – Cllr Daniel Cave
Seconded – Cllr Jo Trigg
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Trowbridge Town Hall Trust - £5,000 towards Giving Youth A Voice.
Decision:
Trowbridge Town Hall was awarded £5,000 towards Giving Youth A Voice subject to the receipt of £40,000 funding from Arts Council England and the provision of their most recent Safeguarding Policy.
Moved – Cllr Jo Trigg
Seconded – Cllr Daniel Cave
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
The Pump Trowbridge CIC - £1,200 towards The Future Sound of Trowbridge.
Decision:
The Pump Trowbridge was awarded £1,200 towards The Future Sound of Trowbridge subject to the provision of their most recent Safeguarding Policy.
Moved – Cllr Antonio Piazza
Seconded – Cllr David Vigar
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
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