Agenda

The Chairman will welcome those present to the meeting.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2022.

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

To receive the following announcements through the Chairman:

·       Cost of Living Update

·       Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Alliance (BSW Integrated Care Board) Update

·       Wiltshire Climate Strategy Delivery Plans

·       Community First Update

·       Wiltshire Council Grants for Electric Vehicle Chargers

To receive updates from the following partners:

·       Wiltshire Police

·       Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·       Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Town and Parish Councils

·       Other Community Groups

To receive a presentation from Steve Wilson (Major Highways Project Engineer, Wiltshire Council) in regard to the A350 Chippenham Bypass Phase 4-5 dualling scheme.

Please see the link below to a Wiltshire Council news item which has been released:

Council seeks feedback on the final phases of dualling the A350 at Chippenham - Wiltshire Council

To consider the following applications for funding:

Community Area Grants:

·       St Peter's Church Chippenham - £650 towards Kitchen Equipment - St Peters Community Lunch Project.

·       Yatton Keynell Recreation Association - £5,000 towards Zip wire upgrade.

Older and Vulnerable Adults Funding:

·       Waste Not Want Not - £750 towards 2023 Publicity and Advertising Campaign of WNWNs services.

·       Doorway Wiltshire - £5,000 towards Support Worker to enable Doorway to expand its service.

Youth Grants:

·       The Open Blue Trust - £3,169 towards Welly Place Youth Community Integration and Transition.

·       Sheldon Road Methodist Church - £1,970 towards Autumn and Summer Youth Programme.

To receive overview and feedback from Ros Griffiths (Strategic Engagement Partnerships Manager) on the Chippenham Community Conference, which took place on 6 and 7 October 2022.

To receive updates from Lead Councillors for the local Area Board priorities.

Please see the report included within the agenda supplement.

• Youth engagement and supporting positive mental health and wellbeing in young people (Cllrs Ross Henning, Peter Hutton, Kathryn Macdermid and Adrian Foster)
• Addressing climate change (Cllr Nick Murry)
• Supporting the local economy and cost of living crisis (Cllrs Nick Murry and Howard Greenman)
• Reducing anti-social behaviour (Cllrs Liz Alstrom and Clare Cape)
• Promoting wellbeing and reducing social isolation in older and vulnerable people (Cllrs Clare Cape and Adrian Foster)

The Area Board will be asked to consider the recommendations from the 4 October 2022 Chippenham Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG) meeting outlined in the report.

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

The next meeting of the Chippenham Area Board will be held on 13 March 2023.