Issue - meetings

To receive an update from the LYN and consider the following applications for youth grant funding:

·       Avon Valley College- £4,500 to set up a Wheelchair Basketball club;

·       Avon Valley College- £450 for a FA Football Leaders Course;

·       Bourne Valley Explorer Scouts- £4,026.25 for Scout Jamboree in Roihu;

·       Durrington Town Council- £12,158 for a youth club.

To determine an application for £6,934 to procure positive activities for young people through ‘SPLASH’.

Becky Lock, Youth Worker from Durrington Town Council, will advise on the application process for funding to support positive activities for young people.

Gemma  Howell, Community Youth Officer, will explain the purpose of the LYN Management Group and wider Local Youth Network.

Jenny Bowley, Community Youth Worker, referred to the reports and grant applications in the agenda pack.

The Area Board considered recommendations from the Local Youth Network and applications for youth funding.

Members’ comments regarding these applications were that given the limited resources available there was the need for the Area Board to seek other sources of grants and funding for continued support of projects. Members considered it important that grant applications from villages were not forgotten as large numbers of youth lived in these areas as well.

Resolved:

To defer the award of £4,500 to Avon Valley College as per the LYN management group recommendation.

To grant Avon Valley College £450 towards the football leaders course as per the LYN management group recommendation.

To refuse the award of £4,026.25 to Bourne Valley Explorer Scouts as per the LYN management group recommendation.

To grant Durrington town Council £12,158 as per the LYN management group recommendation.

A presentation was given by Miss Gemma Howell on the role of Community Youth Workers highlighting some of the positive activities that had been organised for the youth. She also gave an overview of how the grants application process worked. Becky Lock from Durrington Town Council,  agreed by talking the meeting through her experiences of applying for youth grant funding to support young people from Durrington.

The Chairman thanked Gemma and her team for all the hard work being done noting that there are more young people participating in activities organised. Councillors also commended the Police for organising activities that engaged young people notably the ‘Bluez ‘N’ Zuz’ disco which clocked a record 144 young people from Amesbury. Sponsorship and funding was being sourcedfrom local businesses to support these activities

Janet Tidd coordinator for the Good Neighbour Scheme applauded all that was being done for young people however raised concerns about what provision there was in the budget for older and vulnerable adults.  Dave Roberts, CEM noted that most projects ongoing were revenue based and would not be considered as a new project qualifying for funding and that the Area Board would positively consider any grant application that was capital based.

 The need to be more creative in sourcing funding was discussed including the prospects of collaborating with town and parish councils on funding issues.