Issue - meetings

Local Issues - Public Participation

Meeting: 21/01/2010 - Bradford on Avon Area Board (Item 5)

Local Issues - Public Participation

Points members of the community would like to raise

Minutes:

A question was asked by Cllr Gwen Allison, (Bradford on Avon Town Council), regarding Health & Social Care Teams.

 

Would representatives of the Health & Social Care teams attend a future Bradford on Avon Area Board meeting to discuss local health service issues in and around Bradford on Avon?

 

Cllr Hewson invited suggestions as to how the Board moved this topic forward. It was agreed that it would feature on a future agenda.

 

The Chairman thanked Cllr Allison for the question.

 

A question was asked by Mr Gerald Milward-Oliver, regarding the Performance Reward Grant application that had been submitted by the Bradford on Avon & District Community Development Trust at the 11 November 2009, Bradford on Avon Area Board meeting.

 

Would the Bradford on Avon Area Board challenge the grants panel decision to turn down the Bradford on Avon & District Community Development Trust’s application for it’s sustainable town plan, and would the Bradford on Avon Area Board continue to work in partnership with Bradford on Avon Town Council to bring this project to fruition?

 

Cllr Hewson reported that there was no formal appeals procedure to challenge a refused grant but that he would be attending a meeting with representatives from Bradford on Avon Town Council to discuss the project.

 

Decision

It was agreed that Cllr Toby Sturgis would report back to the Cabinet of Wiltshire Council on the concerns raised by the Bradford on Avon Area Board following the refusal of the grant application.