Agenda item

       i.          Youth Funding

i.                 Green Stag Youth Theatre and Noonday Demons – seeking £1,173 for two productions

ii.                Integrated Youth Services, Arts and Media Group – seeking £3,600 for ‘Creative Explosion’ at the Arts and Media Suite

     ii.          Community Area Grants

To consider the following applications to the Community Area Grant Scheme:

i.                 Castle Combe Village Hall Committee – seeking £420 towards the installation of double glazed windows in the village hall.

ii.                Eco-Kids North Wiltshire – seeking £909 for the Eco-Enterprise School Farmers Market Project

Grants application packs for the Community Area Grants Scheme are available from the Community Area Manager or electronically at

www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardscommunity grantsscheme.htm

iii.             Chippenham and Villages Area Partnership – Core Funding

To consider an application from the Chippenham and Villages Area Partnership for the first tranche of funding for 2012/13.

a.    Youth Funding

The Area Board had been allocated a budget of £6,900 for 2012/13 specifically for youth projects.

Decision

The Area Board agreed to allocate the youth budget of £6,900 via participatory budgeting.

Two applications for youth funding had been received as follows:

                      i.        Green Stag Youth Theatre and Noonday Demons - £1,173 was requested for two productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

                    ii.        Integrated Youth Services, Arts and media Group - £3,600 was requested for ‘Creative Explosion’ at the Arts and Media Suite.

Representatives from both groups gave presentations regarding their bids, following which, a voting exercise was conducted and everyone present at the meeting was given the opportunity to vote in support of the applications.

Decision

                      i.        Green Stag Youth Theatre and Noonday Demons received 94% of the votes in favour of the application and was awarded the sum of £1,173.

                     ii.        The Integrated Youth Service Arts and Media Group received 91% of the votes in favour of the application and was awarded the sum of £3,600.

Green Stag and Noonday Demons were encouraged to bring their performances to Chippenham. The Chief Executive of Chippenham Town Council invited the groups to contact her to discuss the possibility of using the Neeld Hall as a venue.

b.    Community Area Grants

The Area Board considered the following applications to the Community Area Grant Scheme:

                      i.        Castle Combe Village Hall Committee

The sum of £420 was requested towards the installation of double-glazed windows in the village hall.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £420 to Castle Combe Village Hall towards the installation of double-glazed windows in the village hall.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2011/12 and demonstrated a link to the Community Area Plan.

                    ii.        Eco-Kids North Wiltshire

The sum of £909 was requested for the Eco-Enterprise School Farmers Market Project.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £909 to Eco-Kids North Wiltshire for the Eco-Enterprise School Farmers Market Project.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2012/13 and demonstrated a link to the Community Area Plan.

c.    Community Area Partnership – Core Funding

The Area Board considered an application from the Chippenham and Villages Area Partnership (ChAP) for the first tranche of funding for 2012/13.

Decision

The Area Board:

                      i.        Approved the whole year’s funding of £13,779.66 with an agreement to release the first tranche of £6,889.83 immediately.

                    ii.        Agreed to the release of the second tranche in January 2013, as long as conditions set by the Community Partnership Officer and agreed by the Board, have been met.