Agenda item

The Board will consider funding applications to the Community Area Grants system. Balance remaining for 2019/20 : £35,063.93

Community Area Grants:

The Board considered four funding applications to the Community Area Grants scheme. The balance remaining for 2019/20 was £35,063.93.

Farley Cricket Club - Further improvement of facilities at Coronation Field Farley, £984

We work in conjunction with the Playing Fields Committee at Farley. There are a lot of costs involved for a small village cricket club. We also maintain the play parks.

Questions and comments:

·       Have you approached the parish council for funding? Answer: Yes, they said they didn’t have any money to offer. The Chairman of Pitton and Farley PC said he was not aware of any conversation with the applicant regarding a funding request.

·       Cllr Devine fully supported the application, as they cut the whole of the community play area.

Decision

Farley Cricket Club was awarded £800 towards the improvements works.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.

God Unlimited - Outdoor Therapy Expansion of services 2020, £5000

Founded by Christians, we welcome people of all faiths and backgrounds.

We have the provision for age 5 – 14 year olds who are having trouble in mainstream schooling. We work with them to get them outdoors.

Questions:

·       Where are you located? Answer: We are based in Shrewton, but we cover all of Wiltshire.

·       The total costing shown detail £30k, some as refurbishment to a property, what is that? Answer: That is the Riverside site which requires site improvements. There are works for a low ropes course, a new roof over an existing building and installation of a kitchen and renovation of our temporary toilets.

·       What percentage of the young people would be from our area? Answer: There were 34% of young people from this community area.

·       What is your background in the medical community? Answer: We have operated for 13 years. We work in partnership with WC. We are a fully registers organisation with WC.

·       The project deals with some of the most vulnerable young people in our area, we should support the whole amount.

Decision

God Unlimited was awarded £5000 towards the Outdoor Therapy Expansion works.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.

Winterslow and Firsdown Parish Councils - Collaboration project to purchase and deploy a Speed Indicator Device, £800

Decision

Winterslow & Firsdown PC Collaboration was awarded £800 to purchase a Speed Indicator Device.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.

Firsdown Parish Council - Parish Play Area, £5000

Brian Edgeley- Chairman explained that the parish council had acquired the play area from WC. Since that time, they had thought about modernisation of the facility. The local community had told us what they would like to see there.

The Parish had acquired a village fund for a capital cost, and had decided to  use it towards the play area.

Questions:

·       Is that the total reserves for the PC as detailed in your papers? Answer: Yes.

·       Cllr Devine supported the application, noting that Firsdown did not usually ask for much funding, and the play area was well used.

Decision

Firsdown PC was awarded £5000 towards the modernisation of the village play area.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.