Agenda and minutes

Bradford on Avon Area Board - Wednesday 23 February 2022 7.00 pm

Venue: St Laurence School, Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1DZ

Contact: Kevin Fielding 

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23.

Chairman's Welcome, Introduction and Announcements

To receive the following chairman’s announcements:

 

·         Ask Angela Campaign relaunch – December 2021

 

·         Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2-5 June 2022

 

·         Reminder of changes to the Highway Code from 29 January 2022

 

·         Changes to residual waste collection days from 28 February 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everybody to St Laurence School and to the meeting of the Bradford on Avon Area Board.

 

The Area Board members were introduced.

 

The following Chairman’s announcements contained in the agenda pack were noted:

 

·         Ask Angela Campaign relaunch – December 2021

 

·         Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 2-5 June 2022

 

·         Reminder of changes to the Highway Code from 29 January 2022

 

·         Changes to residual waste collection days from 28 February 2022

 

24.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

25.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 13 October 2021.

 

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

·         The minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 13 October 2021 were signed as the correct record

 

26.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

27.

Partner Updates

·         Wiltshire Police

 

·         Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

 

·         NHS & Healthwatch 

 

·         Bradford on Avon Town Council

 

·         Parish Councils

 

·         Climate Friendly Bradford

 

·         Wiltshire Music Centre

 

·         Streets Ahead

 

·         Community Emergency Volunteers

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following written partner updates were noted:

 

Wiltshire Police

 

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

 

NHS & Healthwatch

 

Bradford on Avon Town Council

 

Parish Councils

 

·         Monkton Farleigh

 

·         South Wraxall

 

Climate Friendly Bradford

 

Streets Ahead

 

·         That Jeremy Wire had become the new Chair of Streets Ahead

 

Community Emergency Volunteers

 

·         That the group had recently organised a first aid course, which had been well attended and found to be very useful

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

28.

Community Grants and Funding Requests

Capital

 

Budget available: £ 8,595, plus £6,350 Covid resilience fund

 

·         Wiltshire Digital Drive requesting £4,800 for Wiltshire Digital Drive

 

·         Holt ParishCouncil requesting £464.50 for Holt footpath kissing gates

 

·         WinsleyParish Council requesting £5,000 for purchase of land at the end of Northfield to ensure its future use as a community amenity

 

·         The Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival requesting £999.49 for Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival BoA GMF

 

·         The Limpley Stoke Community Benefit Society requesting £5,000 to Save the Hop Pole

 

 

Youth

 

Budget available: £6,278

 

·         Relate Wiltshireand Somerset requesting £2,000 for Relateen Counselling

 

·         Mighty GirlsCIC requesting £3,000 for ThursdayMighty GirlsYouth GroupBOA

 

·         4Youth SouthWest requesting £995 for new heating system at Atworth Youth Club

 

·         Broughton Gifford and HoltYouthwork Project requesting £1,000 for Holt youthclub summerprojects 2022

 

 

Health and Wellbeing

 

Budget available: £5,658

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Capital

 

Budget available: £ 8,595, plus £6,350 Covid resilience fund

 

·         The Limpley Stoke Community Benefit Society awarded £5,000 to Save the Hop Pole – Approved prior to meeting under Delegated Authority due to time constraints of bidding process.

 

·         Winsley ParishCouncil awarded £5,000 for purchase of land at the end of Northfield to ensure its future use as a community amenity Note; Approved prior to meeting under Delegated Authority due to time constraints of bidding process.

 

·         Wiltshire Digital Drive awarded £4,480 for Wiltshire Digital Drive

 

·         Holt ParishCouncil awarded £464.50 for Holt footpath kissing gates

 

·         The Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival requesting £999.49 for Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival BoA GMF

Note: It was agreed to defer this application to the new financial year and take as a delegated decision application once town council contribution confirmed.

 

Youth

 

Budget available: £6,278

 

·         Relate Wiltshireand Somerset awarded £2,000 for Relateen Counselling

 

·         Mighty GirlsCIC awarded £1,500 for ThursdayMighty GirlsYouth GroupBOA

 

·         4Youth SouthWest awarded £995 for new heating system at Atworth Youth Club

 

·         Broughton Gifford and HoltYouthwork Project awarded £1,000 for Holt youthclub summerprojects 2022

 

 

29.

Working Group updates

·         Health and Wellbeing Group

 

·         Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Health and Wellbeing Group

 

·         That the next meeting would be held on Tuesday 22 March 2022

 

 

Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

 

·         That the notes of the meeting held on Monday 31 January 2022 were agreed

 

30.

Community Priorities and Actions

Ros Griffiths – Community Area Manager

 

Minutes:

Area Board priority themes

 

Youth Engagement and Positive activity Opportunities – Cllr Sarah Gibson

 

  • That a youth meeting at the beginning of Summer 2022 should be organised, pulling in both Bradford on Avon and parish youth groups and organisations

 

  • Skate Park – keen move forward on this project

 

 

Addressing Climate Change – Cllr Tim Trimble

 

  • That a joint project climate friendly Bradford and Simon Forthsyth, looking at housing and domestic heating losses across the town was to be carried out

 

 

 

Reducing Isolation and Loneliness – Cllr Johnny Kidney

 

  • Next meeting of the Health and Wellbeing group would be Tuesday 22 March 2022

 

  • That the Seniors Forum was not currently active

 

 

Supporting the Local Economy – Cllr Sarah Gibson

 

  • That BoA Business would be holding a business breakfast on Friday 25 February 2022

 

 

Improving Transport and Access - Cllr Tim Trimble & Cllr Johnny Kidney

 

  • That the Bradford on Avon – London Waterloo train service had now stopped despite local protests

 

·         That D1 Bus service had been saved as an hourly service

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

31.

Future Meeting Dates

 

·         Wednesday 8 June 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 7 September 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 2 November 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 22 February 2023 – venue to be confirmed

 

 

Minutes:

·         Wednesday 8 June 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 7 September 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 2 November 2022 – venue to be confirmed

 

·         Wednesday 22 February 2023 – venue to be confirmed

 

32.

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