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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Sutton Benger Village Hall, Chestnut Rd, Sutton Benger, Chippenham SN15 4RP

Contact: Jim Brewster  (Democratic Services Officer)

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40.

Open Blue Bus - networking and information sharing

The Open Blue Bus will be parked up at Sutton Benger Village Hall and will be hosting drop-in sessions from

 

-       Warm & Safe Wiltshire will be there to advise people about adopting smart meters

 

-       Wiltshire Police Rural Crime Team

 

 

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Open Blue Bus hosted drop-in sessions from Warm & Safe Wiltshire and  Wiltshire Police’s Rural Crime Team.

 

7:00pm

41.

Chairman's Welcome and Introductions

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed all to the meeting and thanked the Open Blue Bus and the partners, Warm and Safe Wiltshire and Wiltshire Police’s Rural Crime Team, who had provided drop-in sessions prior to the formal start of the meeting.

 

Phil Staynings, Head of Operations at Wiltshire Police, gave a short presentation on Wiltshire Police’s responses to rural crime.

 

Joe Pitt, Senior Energy Advisor, Warm and Safe Wiltshire, outlined the activity undertaken by Warm and Safe Wiltshire to reduce fuel poverty.

 

Andy Weeds, Project Director, appraised the board of how the Open Blue Bus works to reduce rural isolation.

42.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE.

43.

Minutes

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 3 June 2019.

                                                                                                 

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Minutes:

Resolved:

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 June 2019 were approved.

44.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

 

Minutes:

Cllr Peter Hutton declared an interest in the Grant Application from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service and stated that he would not be voting on that item.

 

45.

Chairman's Announcements

Winter Weather Provisions

 

Wiltshire Council will once again be running the Parish Emergency Assistance Scheme (PEAS) which gives local Town and Parish Councils the opportunity to get hold of vital kit which can be used during adverse weather events.

 

The application form is now available from weather.team@wiltshire.gov.uk. We kindly ask that any requests for equipment are made by the end of August 2019.

 

The weather team can help you develop plans and also help with the provision of certain items to help make parishes more resilient when extreme weather arrives.

 

Substantive Highways Scheme Fund

 

A Substantive Highways Scheme Fund will be made available in 2020/21 to enable area boards to bid for funding to deliver priority transport schemes that exceed their Discretionary Highways Budget.

 

Bids should be completed on and submitted by Friday 9 August 2019 to the highways officer serving the relevant area board.

 

Highways Improvements and Traffic Survey Requests

 

When a parish or town council wishes to raise a highways improvement request they fill out a form on the Area Board Issue homepage and send it to integrated.transport@wiltshire.gov.uk . This will be received by the local Highways Engineer and added to the next Community Area Transport Group agenda.

 

If a parish or town council wish to raise a traffic survey request they fill out a form and send to roadsafetydriving@wiltshire.gov.uk

 

If a resident wishes to raise a highways improvement request, or traffic survey request, they should complete the forms available on the Area Board Issue homepage and send this to their local parish or town council via a link on each form. 

 

ruksak45218

 

ruksak45218 aims to reduce childhood poverty by providing rucksacks, that are filled with essential items, such as bedding, clothing, toiletries, stationery, books, sports equipment.  They ask the local community and businesses to help them fill those rucksacks.

 

They believe that all young people are of equal value and that all needs to be done to support them in achieving their potential.  They are a not for profit organisation that is working with Social Services, Trowbridge Lions and other partners that are concerned with the Relief of Childhood Poverty.

 

www.ruksak45218.org.uk

 

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Minutes:

Winter Weather Provisions

 

Wiltshire Council were to run Parish Emergency Assistance Scheme (PEAS) designed to provide Town and Parish Councils with equipment that can be used during adverse weather events.

 

The application form was available from weather.team@wiltshire.gov.uk and the deadline for submission was the end of August 2019.

 

Substantive Highways Scheme Fund

 

A Substantive Highways Scheme Fund was to be made available in 2020/21 to enable Area Boards to bid for funding to deliver priority transport schemes that exceed their Discretionary Highways Budget.

 

Bids were to be submitted by Friday 9 August 2019.

 

Highways Improvements and Traffic Survey Requests

 

Forms for raising highways improvement requests and traffic survey requests were available from  the Area Board Issue homepage.

 

ruksak45218

 

ruksak45218 asked the local community and businesses to help fill rucksacks with sundry items that are to be provided to young people experiencing hardship, poverty and exclusion.

 

Special Schools Investment Next Steps meetings

 

Meetings were to be held on establishing a new maintained special school at

 

·       12 September, Rowdeford School

·       18 September, St Nicholas School

·       19 September, Larkrise School

7:05pm

46.

Town, Parish and Partner Updates

To note the written partner updates

 

      i.         Kington Langley Parish Council

     ii.         Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

    iii.         Healthwatch

   iv.         Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following partner updates were noted 

 

      i.         Kington Langley Parish Council

     ii.         Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

    iii.         Healthwatch

   iv.         Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

 

47.

Parish Forum Items

Cllr Howard Greenman to open the discussion of Parish Forum Items.

 

Minutes:

At the request of the Chair, Cllr Howard Greenman opened a discussion of Parish Forum Items.

 

Cllr Howard Greenman requested that all involved in use of fly-tipping signs email him to clarify the precise locations of the signs.

 

It was agreed that a Parish Forum meeting be held in October 2019.

 

A debate on the relationship and nature of Parish Fora and Area Boards was held in which the cost neutrality, distinctive tone and discursive length of Parish Fora was highlighted and agreed as being of value to Parish Councillors.  

 

Having established the unique contributions that both Parish Fora and Area Boards can make to local democracy and community engagement, an exhortation to add value to both through closer, friendlier working relationships was made by the Chair.   

 

 

48.

Funding - Grants

Applicant/ Project                           Amount requested

 

Youth Adventure Trust                              £1,500.00

 

The Youth Adventure Trust works with disadvantaged young people and provide outdoor residential camps and activity days.

 

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service                 £3,000.00

 

     Salamander is a personal development programme that aims to encourage participants to adopt a new set of values and address the consequences of anti-social behaviour and fire setting. 

 

Rise Trust (Summer)                                 £4,617.24

 

    We are looking to provide two youth cafe sessions a week and one street based outreach session throughout the summer holiday targeting young people at risk of social exclusion.

 

 

Rise Trust (Fridays)                                  £4,890.06

 

     Youth Cafe based at Monkton Park in Chippenham for young people aged 13-19.   The café provides a place to come to on a Friday night in the town centre.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following Community Grant Applications were approved;

 

Youth Adventure Trust                                     £1,500.00

 

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service                         £3,000.00

 

It was noted that invitations to Salamander passing out events would be made to Hullavington Parish Councillors.

 

Rise Trust (Summer)                                        £3,617.24

 

Rise Trust (Fridays)                                          £4,890.06

 

49.

Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

To consider the report arising from the last meeting of the CATG and any recommendations within.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Chair announced that CATG would be chaired by Cllr Ross Henning.

 

A discussion on finance clarified the Area Boards requirement for Parish Council’s to provide 25% of required funding and that additional sources of finance are routinely sought, where applicable.

 

50.

Urgent items

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

51.

Date and venue of next meeting

The next meeting of Chippenham Area Board will be on 7 October at Neeld Hall 7.00pm for a 7.30 start.

Minutes:

The next meeting of Chippenham Area Board will be on Monday 7 October at Neeld Hall, Chippenham 7.00pm for a 7.30 start.