Agenda item

The Board members will consider an application for funding from eight applicants as follows:

·         Mere Dazzlers Majorettes – Audio Equipment

·         Mere Croquet and Boules Club – Boules Court

·         Wessex Community Action – Volunteer Bank

·         Stourton With Gasper Parish Council – Defibrillator

·         Zeals Village Hall – Disabled Access

·         Mere Croquet and Boules Club – Disabled Access

·         Tisbury Footpath Club – Strimmer

·         Tisbury Tiz the Season – Support Costs

(report attached)

Officer: Richard Munro, Community Area Manager

The Board considered eight applications for funding under the Community Grants Scheme. After discussion the Board members voted on each application in turn.

Decision

Mere Dazzlers Majorettes were awarded £702 towards their project to purchase audio equipment; the board requested that they make the equipment available for hire to other local groups.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would continue to provide an exercise activity for young people in the community.

Decision

Mere Croquette and Boules Club was awarded £1,115 towards their project to lay a boules pitch.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would provide a professional pitch which could be used for league games.

Decision

The application from Wessex Community Action for recruitment and start up costs, to provide a bank of CRB checked volunteers was deferred pending further information becoming available.

Reason

Further information was required on whether a similar service was available from GROW, who had recently received funding from the council.

NB: Subsequently this application was withdrawn, following discussion between WCA and GROW regarding options for future joint working.

Decision

StourtonWith Gasper Parish Council was awarded £965 towards their project for a Public Access Defibrilator to be purchased and installed in the Stourton telephone kiosk, recently adopted by the Parish Council from BT.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would provide a valuable piece of life saving equipment for the community.

Decision

Zeals Village Hall was awarded £2,308 towards the installation of disabled toilet facilities within the hall.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would provide a much needed facility.

Decision

Mere Croquette and Boules Club was awarded £885 towards the installation of a wheelchair ramp.

 Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would provide a much needed facility.

Decision

The application from Tisbury Footpath Club was refused.

Reason

The Board felt that the work could be carried out by people in either the Leisure Credit scheme of the Community Payback scheme, both groups already had trained workers and equipment to do the job.

Decision

Tisbury Tiz the Season was awarded £1,562 towards support and advertising costs for their Christmas event. The Board informed the applicant that they should find alternative funding for next year.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2010/11 and would provide a community event that assisted in increasing revenue for local businesses over the Christmas period.