Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Springfield Campus.

Apologies were received from Dr Burrell.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 20 July 2017.

Decision

·         That the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 20 July 2017 were agreed as the correct record.

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

There were no declarations of interest received.

To receive the following chairman’s announcements:

·         Community Resilience- Emergency Planning.

·         Interactive Public Meetings- Challenges Ahead.

·         Have your say at future Corsham Area Board meetings.

·         Housing Site Allocation update.

The Following Chairman's Announcements contained in the agenda pack were noted:

·         Community Resilience- Emergency Planning.

·         Interactive Public Meetings- Challenges Ahead.

·         Have your say at future Corsham Area Board meetings.

A short session as part of the consultation on a new waste management strategy to shape how the Council collects and manages household waste and recycling.

Martin Litherland - Head of Waste Management Waste Services, Wiltshire Council gave a short presentation that outlined Wiltshire Council’s Consultation on a new waste management strategy to shape how the Council collects and manages household waste and recycling.

The meeting was able to take part in a short voting session that would feed into the main consultation.

Points made included:

·         The council needed to develop a new waste management strategy in order to shape how it collected and managed household waste and recycling in Wiltshire.

·         The strategy needed to take into account Wiltshire’s current challenges and also major developments in waste services.

·         That following the award of a collection contract to Hills Waste, kerbside services would change from 30 July 2018. These changes would make it easier for residents to recycle more at home.

·         That Wiltshire Council was currently undertaking a public consultation to ascertain the views of residents which would help to develop a new waste management strategy.

·         The questions in the consultation were based on the outcome of workshops held with Wiltshire Council elected members in July 2017.

The Chairman requested that a briefing note be circulated to the Parish Councils outlining the Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet decision on the consultation.

The Chairman thanked Martin Litherland for his presentation.

To receive any updates from the following partners:

·         Wiltshire Police

·         Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

·         Health Services

·         Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives

·         Chamber of Commerce

·         Health and Wellbeing

·         Digital Corsham

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – written report.

NHS Wiltshire – written report.

Healthwatch Wiltshire - written report.

Town and Parish Council Nominated Representatives

Corsham Town Council – written report.

Box Parish Council

·         That the Bastille day celebrations had gone well.

Colerne Parish Council

·         That work on the neighbourhood plan was now well underway.

Lacock Parish Council

·         Lacock at War event to held on the August Bank Holiday had been very well received.

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That plans for village gateways had been agreed in principle.

Health & Wellbeing Group

·         That a Slipper Exchange was planned for Wednesday 4 October at the Springfield Campus.

·         Mental Health Day on Thursday 12 October, many local events were planned.

Digital Corsham

·         That a new CEO had now been appointed.

·         That a new Business Plan would be presented during September.

·         That two apprentices had been taken on to join the media team.

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider the following applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme:

·         Corsham Football Club requesting £2,500 to replace tractor and mower.

·         Martin Croft Play Area Volunteer Committee requesting £5,000 for local residents working to reinstate the Play Area in Colerne.

The Wiltshire Councillors considered two applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme:

Decision

Corsham Football Club awarded £2,500 to replace tractor and mower.

Reason

The application meets grant criteria 2017/18

Decision

Martin Croft Play Area Volunteer Committee awarded £5,000 for local residents working to reinstate the Play Area in Colerne.

Reason

The application meets grant criteria 2017/18

Cllr Ruth Hopkinson

Cllr Ruth Hopkinson Introduced the CATG business:

The CATG notes dated 23 August 2017 were approved as were the

recommendations listed below:

·         Area Board Issue 4820 –  agreed to funding £130 to change the sign on Moor Park to direct people to the Stoneworks.

·          Agreed to a substantive bid to be submitted to help fund a crossing at Hither Way, Lacock.

Agreed new priority list for Corsham Community Area as:

·         Area Board Issue 5494 (Pound Pill, Corsham)

·         Skynet Drive

·         Area Board Issue 4364 (Hither Way, Lacock)

·         Area Board Issue5481 (Traffic Calming measures in Lacock)

·         Area Board Issue 5291 (7.5t weight restriction, Lacock)

·         One of Corsham’s Cycle Network Routes

·         Thursday 23 November 2017 – Springfield Campus.

Thursday 23 November 2017 at Springfield Campus.