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Contact: Kevin Fielding Tel: 01225 706612, Email: kevin.fielding@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Chairman's Welcome and Introductions Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the on-line meeting and introduced the councillors and officers present
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence |
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Minutes To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 21 January 2021 Supporting documents: Minutes: Decision
· The minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 21 January 2021 were approved as the correct record
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.
Minutes: Cllr Phil Whalley declared interests in the following grant applications, Cllr Whalley would debate but not vote on the applications
· Corsham Cricket Club coaching
· Pound Arts Thrive project
· Pound Arts Trust Ltd Community Arts Centre Improvements
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Chairman's Announcements Chairman’s announcements:
· Foster Caring
· Wiltshire Independent Visitor Scheme
· Become a Councillor Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Chairman outlined the following chairman’s announcements contained in the agenda pack:
· Foster Caring
· Wiltshire Independent Visitor Scheme
· Become a Councillor
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Partner Updates To receive any updates from the following partners:
· Wiltshire Police · Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service · Transcoco · Town & Parish Councils · Healthwatch & CCG Supporting documents:
Minutes: To receive any updates from the following partners:
Wiltshire Police – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
Transcoco – Adam Walton
Points made included:
· That Corsham continued to be a Fairvtrade town
· Currently working with Pound Arts re carbon reduction project
· Still trying to get the Corsham Community garden project green lit
· Working with Corsham Town Council re car sharing electric cars
· Working with Wiltshire Climate Alliance - sharing ideas with similar climate friendly groups
· Hope to re-start community litter picking picks after 12/4, re the covid legislation
· Community Drinking water scheme – up and running, when covid regs ease up. Hope to refresh the scheme with businesses that had signed up to the scheme
Town & Parish Councils
Corsham TC – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
Box PC – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
Colerne PC – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
Healthwatch & CCG – written update contained in the agenda pack was noted
The Chairman thanked everyone for their updates |
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Pickwick Conservation Area Appraisal Presentation from Tony Clarke - Pickwick Association Minutes: Tony Clarke – Pickwick Association gave a short presentation outlining the Pickwick Conservation Area
Points made included: · That Wiltshire Council was very heavily committed elsewhere at the present time
· That planning applications continue to flood in and are judged, in part, by a substantially outdated Conservation Area Appraisal
· That the Pickwick Associationhad offered – and the Council has supported the offer to prepare an up-to- date and comprehensive Appraisal · That the Town Council had been immensely helpful in providing funds for research and access to their mappingcontractor
Why the need for an Appraisal
· That It had been clear since Gladman that Pickwick was vulnerable to speculative planning applications unless our defences are in order
· That the key part was to have in place a systematic and properly argued plan which could be adopted by Wilts Council as a supplementary planning tool
· That an up to date Appraisal of the Pickwick Conservation Area was such a plan
Decision That the Area Board commended the Pickwick Conservation Area project Note: that a letter would be sent to Wiltshire Council advising this
The Chairman thanked Tony Clarke for his presentation and felt that Wiltshire Council needed to support the project, as did the Area Board
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Working Group Updates · Health and Wellbeing – Kevin Gaskin, Health and Wellbeing Champion
· Local Youth Network – Cllr Phil Whalley
· Community Area Transport Group – Cllr Ruth Hopkinson
Supporting documents: Minutes: Health and Wellbeing – Kevin Gaskin, Health and Wellbeing Champion
Points made included:
· Pleased to have continued to meet online over the past 12 months forging stronger links across and into the community area
· Fewer calls for volunteer support but links to volunteers remain as do their links to those that had needed help
· That while group meetings were on hold there had been very positive and innovative move to online activities – Pound Arts, Wiltshire CIL, Carers Support among them
· That Pound Arts Feel Good Pack continues to be an excellent resource, well received and the subject of BBC Radio Wiltshire attention
· That practical support continued through the likes of Food Bank, LINK and Corsham Baptist’s Souper Friday
· Ongoing work with Celebrating Age including – Online Concerts, Outdoor Concerts, Creative Conversations
· That the group were fully supportive of the Corsham Town Council initiative to set up a Health and Wellbeing Working Group as a focus for activities and support in the Town
Decision Noticing Nature for Celebrating Age awarded £1,500 with matched funding from Corsham Town Council
Local Youth Network – Cllr Phil Whalley
Points made included:
· That the LYN was re-launched November 2020
· That the second meeting had been held March 2021
· That over 15 organisations were now involved including Pound Arts, Springfield Campus, Corsham Library, Corsham Youth Zone, The Green Room Box, Town Council, MOD, Corsham School, Co-op and the Area Board
· Good collaborative working and emerging projects – Music Therapy, Portable Wellbeing Studio, Cygnets Cycle Group
· Priority for 2021 – Youth Needs Assessment
Decision Pound Arts Thrive project awarded £4,250 Note: That a questionnaire element was included as part of the project
Decision Stay Safe Initiative / Corsham School awarded £3,389
Decision Corsham Cricket Club coaching awarded £895
Community Area Transport Group – Cllr Ruth Hopkinson
That the CATG report dated Thursday 4 March 2021 contained in the agenda pack were noted
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Community Grants and funding The Wiltshire Councillors will consider applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme
Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Wiltshire Councillors considered the following applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme:
Lane Playing Fields Ltd awarded £3,145 for Replacement External doors
Decision Colerne Village Hall Association awarded £3,500 for Replacement Windows (Note; that the Area Board would discuss the way forward for Town & Parish Council match funding at the June Area Board meeting)
Decision Pound Arts Trust Ltd awarded £5,000 for Community Arts Centre Improvements
Decision FC Colerne Colts awarded £1,870.50 for FC Colerne Colts U11 New team goals
Decision Springboard Chippenham awarded £1,254.55 for Outdoor safe space
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Any Other Business Minutes: Cllr Phil Whalley & Cllr Ben Anderson were thanked for their hard work and dedication as members of the Corsham Area Board
Cllr Phil Whalley thanked everyone and felt that it had been a real privilege to be involved in the Corsham community area
Cllr Ben Anderson thanked everyone and was proud that the Corsham Area Board had always found a way to work cross party to improve the Corsham community area |
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