Agenda item

To receive a series of presentations relating to the Stonehenge Community Area Partnership.

Councillor Graham Wright introduced the item, and explained that the Board would hear from three speakers.

Laura Pictor from Wiltshire Forum of Community Area Partnerships (WFCAP) explained what a Community Area Partnership (CAP) was and how it should work, some of the points were:

• Wiltshire now had twenty Community Areas.
• The main purpose of a CAP was community planning.
• CAPs work as an umbrella, that could bring together parishes and working groups that were working separately in the community.
• Community led planning was important, as it uniquely captured views from all walks of life.
• A CAP was able to access hard to reach groups of people.
• A CAP works with a Steering Groups to write the Community Plan.
• The CAP reports the outcome of the Community Plan to the Area Board.

Norman Bayne – Vice Chairman of Stonehenge Community Area Partnership (SCAP) gave an update on the development of SCAP so far, explaining it had been a difficult task but they were determined to make it work. He invited local groups and organisations to nominate representatives who would attend SCAP meetings and provide feedback to their groups.

SCAP planed to generate more interest by attending local events, and parish meetings to discuss the work of the group. SCAP would be attending the Health Fair on 25 February 2010.

Lieutenant Colonel Steadman of Larkhill Garrison gave an update on the work of the Larkhill Community Partnership since its formation in February 2009.

Larkhill had many amenities, including stables, riding, a pony club, clay pigeon shooting and scout facilities. All could be used by the people of Durrington. The military vision for Larkhill was to transform the garrison into a village, making it a nicer place for people to live and work.

Successes delivered in the last ten months include:

• Partnership with SCAP formed
• Funding for long awaited Multi Games Unit secured
• Zebra crossing made safer by a repaint
• Potential for a second zebra crossing had been agreed
• Packway regenerated during a two hour make-over by volunteers
• New signage ‘Welcome to Larkhill’
• 30mph speed limit review for Packway ongoing
• Garrison to deliver activities for their youth
• Speed-watch for local volunteers had been completed
• Dual Dog and Litter bins were in place
• A working plan had been produced that was delivering results
• A new Community Centre had opened in November 2009

Ian Mitchell from the Amesbury Community Partnership (ACP) explained that the group were the successor to the Amesbury Market Town Partnership (AMTP).

The role of the ACP was to deliver, with the help of local stakeholders and agencies, the social and community priorities for Amesbury set out in the ‘Amesbury Community Strategic Action Plan’ produced by the AMTP following extensive local consultation.

Achievements of the ACP included:

• Community Shop
• Updates to the Tourism Leaflet
• ‘Shop Local First’ campaign
• Upgraded toilets in the Town centre
• Production of a Historical DVD with the Amesbury Society

People were urged to register issues of concern on a display at the back of the room for future consideration by the ACP and SCAP.

Decision

The Area Board noted the presentations relating to SCAP.