Agenda item

Funding

a. Youth Transport Proposal

Richard Williams, Senior Youth Development Co-ordinator, and Sergeant Allan George, Wiltshire Police, will present a joint proposal under the youth transport funding allocation scheme.

b. Community Area Grants Scheme

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider 6 applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme 2010/11, as follows:

i. Chippenham Hospital Radio – request £746 to convert a storage room into an office for programme preparation training and development of volunteers

ii. North Wraxall Hall Management Committee - request £5,000 to build an extension to the village hall to provide improved facilities and increased capacity, conditional upon the balance of funding being in place

iii. Hullavington Parish Council - request £150 towards cost of planting two trees on the village green

iv. Doorway – request £4,700 towards 48 weekly arts and crafts sessions and 39 weekly gardening sessions for homeless and marginalised adults guest of Doorway aged 16 – 25, conditional upon the balance of funding being in place

v. Kington Langley Tennis Club – request £3,700 towards resurfacing of the tennis court, conditional upon the balance of funding being in place

vi. Chippenham Ladies Hockey Club – request £380 towards the purchase of protective equipment and coaching equipment

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.

c. Performance Reward Grant Scheme

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider 4 bids to the Performance Reward Grant Scheme, as follows:

i. Wilts and Berks Canal Trust

ii. Wiltshire Voices

iii. SNAP - St Nicholas Appeal for a Pool

iv. Chippenham Town Council – Stanley Park.

Chippenham Area Board councillors that are also Chippenham Town Councillors may declare prejudicial interests at item 7c(iv). If so, they will be invited to address the meeting as members of the public at the start of the item and will then leave the room for the duration of the discussion and the vote. As this applies to the Chairman of the Chippenham Area Board, the election of a temporary chairman to lead on this item will also take place.

d. Area Board Projects

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider 1 application under the Area Board Projects scheme, as follows:

i. Taxi Marshall Scheme for Chippenham for 6 key evenings over Christmas and New Year – a request for £500 towards the project costs.

Minutes:

a) Youth Transport Proposal

Consideration was given to an application for funding from the Area Board’s allocated youth budget. The application was for a joint proposal from Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police seeking £6435 for a series of 6 youth discos including transport. The figures in the proposal were budget estimates and were considered to be maximum possible amounts; the final figures would shortly be confirmed.

Decision

The Area Board supported the proposal in principal and delegated responsibility to the Community Area Manager in consultation with the Chairman for the final award to be made pending confirmation of a satisfactory final budget.

b) Community Area Grant Scheme

Consideration was given to the following applications for funding from the Community Area Grant Scheme:

i. Chippenham Hospital Radio

£746 to convert a storage room into an office for programme preparation training and development of volunteers.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £746 to Chippenham Hospital Radio.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and linked directly to the Chippenham and Villages Community Plan.

ii. North Wraxall Hall Management Committee

£5,000 to build an extension to the village hall to provide improved facilities and increased capacity.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £5,000 to North Wraxall Hall Management Committee.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and linked to Wiltshire Council’s priority to create local communities where people could easily meet and share a wide range of activities.

iii. Hullavington Parish Council

£150 towards the cost of planting two trees on the village green.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £150 to Hullavington Parish Council.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and would improve the local natural environment.

iv. Doorway

£4,700 towards 48 weekly arts and craft sessions and 39 weekly gardening sessions for homeless and marginalised adult guests of Doorway aged 16 to 25.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £4,700 to Doorway.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and would enable people to improve their long-term health and wellbeing.

v. Kington Langley Tennis Club

£3,700 towards the resurfacing of the tennis court. Since the application was submitted it was confirmed that Kington Langley Parish Council had awarded an additional £200, leaving the amount sought from the Area Board as £3,500.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £3,500 to Kington Langley Tennis Club.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and would encourage people to participate in sporting activities.

vi. Chippenham Ladies Hockey Club

£380 towards the purchase of protective equipment and coaching equipment.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £380 to Chippenham Ladies Hockey Club.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2010/11 and would encourage people to participate in sporting activities.

c) Performance Reward Grant Scheme

Consideration was given to the following applications for funding from the Performance Reward Grant Scheme (the Area Board would consider whether to support the applications, with the final decisions being made by the Performance Reward Grant Panel):

i. Wilts and Berks Canal Trust

£8412 for the environmental enhancement of the canal corridor at Pewsham.

Decision

The Area Board supported the application from Wilts and Berks Canal Trust and recommended that it be approved by the Performance Reward Grant Panel.

ii. Wiltshire Voices

£3,000 for each Area Board to encourage participation of selected hard to reach groups in their Community Areas.

Decision

The Area Board supported the application from Wiltshire Voices and recommended that it be approved by the Performance Reward Grant Panel.

iii. SNAP – St Nicholas Appeal for a Pool

£85,000 towards their appeal for funds to build and equip a dual-use hydrotherapy pool.

Decision

The Area Board supported the application from SNAP and recommended that it be approved by the Performance Reward Grant Panel.

iv. Chippenham Town Council – Stanley Park

£75,000 for a new extension onto the existing changing block and a new floodlit 3^rd generation synthetic full-size pitch.

Due to having prejudicial interests in this application, councillors Allen, Darby, Douglas and Phillips left the room for consideration of this item.

Before leaving the room, the Chairman proposed that Councillor Howard Greenman took the Chair for consideration of this item. This was seconded and agreed.

Councillor Greenman in the Chair.

Decision

The Area Board supported the application and recommended that it be approved by the Performance Reward Grant Panel.

Councillor Greenman proposed that an update be provided at the next meeting on progress with the skate park plans.

Councillors Allen, Darby, Douglas and Phillips returned to the meeting.

Councillor Allen back in the Chair.

d) Area Board Projects

Consideration was given to one application under the Area Board Projects Scheme.

i. Taxi Marshall Scheme for Chippenham

£500 towards the project costs of running a Taxi Marshall scheme for six key evenings over the Christmas and New Year period.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £500 to the Taxi Marshall scheme.

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