Agenda

To elect the Chairman of the Westbury Area Board for the forthcoming year.

To elect the Vice-Chairman of Westbury Area Board for the forthcoming year.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 February 2024.

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

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

In addition, the Board is asked to note the following items:

·       Local Nature Recovery Strategy Engagement

·       Age UK Briefing Note

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

·       Wiltshire Police

·       BSW Together

·       Community First

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives

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 2023/24:

o   Combatting Social Isolation and Loneliness – Cllr Gordon King

o   Wellbeing for Young People and Positive Activities – Cllr Carole King

o   Local Environmental Action – Cllr Matt Dean

o   Child Poverty – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

Part II – Looking Forward

·       To highlight potential priorities for the Area Board to consider for 2024/25.

·       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.

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

Remaining Budgets:

Area Board Initiatives:

Community Area Grants:

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

Young People Grants:

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

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 9 May 2024, as set out in the attached report.

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

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

The next meeting of the Westbury Area Board will take place on 2 October 2024.