Agenda

A chance to meet your Wiltshire Councillors from 6:00pm.

The Democratic Services Officer will preside over the election of the Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2024 as a true and correct record.

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

The Chairman will give updates including:

·       Clyffe Pypard Parish Council will change to Clyffe Pypard and Bushton Parish Council in 2025.

·       Community First

·       Age UK

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Update from BSW Together (Integrated Care Board)

·       Neighbourhood Crime Figures Search by Police Team

·       Wiltshire Council Consultation Portal

·       Wiltshire Council Information Items:

o   Local Nature Recovery Strategy

o   Lime Kiln Leisure Centre Temporary Changing Room and Pool Closure

To receive an update from Octavius Infrastructure about the progress towards reinstating the road at Lyneham Banks.

To receive updates from our key partners, including:

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

a.    Wiltshire Police

b.    Parish and Town Councils

Written Updates

The Board is asked to note the following written and online updates attached to the agenda:

a.    Wiltshire Police

b.    Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership

c.     Purton Parish Council

d.    Cricklade Town Council

Updates from Area Board members on the Community Area Action Plan.

To receive a report from the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager about the progress that the Area Board has made towards its priorities over the past year.

Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Youth Forum update – Cllr Allison Bucknell

Royal Wootton Bassett Youth Festivals update – Cllr Allison Bucknell

Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Environment Forum and resilience update - Cllr Steve Bucknell

To receive an update from the las meeting of the Community Care Group held on 13 June 2024.

Cllr Mary Champion and Cllr David Bowler

The household economy - Cllr Jacqui Lay

The High Street economy

The Area Board will receive an update on the Community Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) from the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager Andrew Jack. The Area Board will then agree its priority areas for the forthcoming year.

To receive updates from the recent meetings of the Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Community Safety Forum.

To appoint lead members to the:

·       RAF Fairford Liaison Group

·       Community Area Safety Forum

·       Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the terms of reference of the LHFIG.

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the latest LHFIG meeting held on 22 May 2024, as set out in the attached report.

Recommendations:

- 11-23-10 A3102 Wootton Bassett Infants School (School Keep Clear). Allocate £1,500.00 (RWB TC 25% - £375.00)

- 11-24-22 Cricklade Town centre Sign review. Allocate £3,855.59 (Cricklade TC 25% - £963.00)

- 11-23-19 Tockenham Passing Bay. Allocate £12,000.00 (Tockenham PC 25% - £3,000)

- 11-24-11 Broad Town Speed Limit Assessment. Allocate £3,100.00 (Broad Town PC 25% - £775.00)

- 11-24-04 High Street (East of Willis Way) Bus stop Clearway x 2 Allocate £1,500.00 (Purton PC 25% - £375.00)

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

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

Remaining Budgets:

Community Area Grants: £24,639

Older & Vulnerable People’s Grants: £7,700

Young People’s Grants: £19,916

Area Board Initiative

ABG1874 – Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Community Care Group requesting £500 for community support.

Community Area Grants:

ABG1473 – Royal Wootton Bassett Environment Trust requesting £5,000 towards Active Travel Network design.

ABG1833 – Royal Wootton Bassett Otters Swimming Club requesting £2,672 towards swimming blocks.

Older & Vulnerable People’s Grants:

ABG1794 – Royal Wootton Bassett Reengage Tea Party Group requesting £425 towards their 50^th anniversary celebrations.

Young People’s Grants:

ABG1857 – Wootton Bassett Gardening Club requesting £1,900 towards stage 2 enhancements at Vale View Gardens. 

Delegated Funding:

The Area Board is asked to note any funding awards made under the Delegated Funding Process, by the Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager, between meetings due to matters of urgency:

ABG1649 – Wiltshire Music Centre requesting £500 towards Celebrating Age Wiltshire’s creative mini project in Royal Wooton Bassett Library.

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

An open, public question and answer session to raise issues with your local representative (please note that if answers cannot be provided on the night, written responses will be provided after the meeting).

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

Future Meeting Dates (6:30-8:30pm):

·       9 October 2024

·       11 December 2024

·       12 March 2025

(Networking from 6pm)

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, please contact the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager andrew.jack@wiltshire.gov.uk