Agenda

Devizes Area Board - Monday 17 February 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Needham House, Victoria Rd, Devizes, SN10 1FA (In the community room, turn right in reception and the room is on your right)

Contact: Tara Hunt  Email: tara.hunt@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

Welcome and Introductions

To welcome those present to the meeting.

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2024.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

4.

Chairman's Updates

The Chairman will give any updates on outcomes and actions arising from previous meetings of the Area Board.

6.40pm

5.

Information Items

The Area Board is asked to note the following Information items:

 

·       Community First

·       Wiltshire Council Consultation Portal

·       Wiltshire Council Information Items:

o   Cost of Living update

o   Wiltshire Local Elections 2025

o   Devolution to Wessex update

o   Family and Community Learning (FACL) Impact Report 2023-24

Supporting documents:

6.45pm

6.

Partner and Community Updates

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

 

·       Wiltshire Police – Inspector Simon Garret

·       Police and Crime Commissioner - Philip Wilkinson OBE

·       Town and Parish Councils

 

Written Updates

The Board is asked to note the following written or online updates attached to the agenda:

 

·       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) online update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVJRnk705PM

Supporting documents:

7.10pm

7.

Area Board Review - Priorities and Achievements

To receive updates on the Area Board priorities (listed below) and to celebrate achievements of the Area Board over the last 4 years.

 

·       Addressing climate change and protecting the environment (Lead Cllr – Cllr Tamara Reay)

·       Improve opportunities for children and young people (Lead Cllr – Cllr Dominic Muns)

·       Valuing and supporting our vulnerable and older people (Lead Cllr – Cllr Simon Jacobs)

·       Increasing the safety of our community (Lead Cllr – Cllr Kelvin Nash)

·       Support those in greatest need and improve their resilience (Lead Cllr – Cllr Iain Wallis)

7.40pm

8.

Open Floor

Residents are invited to ask questions of their Area Board councillors.

7.50pm

9.

Local Highways and Footpaths Improvements Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider the following funding recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 14 January 2025.

 

Recommendations:

 

·       Potterne High Street - Topographical survey, £2,500.00

(LHFIG £1,875, Potterne PC £625)

 

·       Bishops Cannings - Speed assessment,£3,100

(LHFIG £2,325, Bishops Cannings PC £775)

 

·       Devizes SID infrastructure - 3 sockets 1 post, £3,000

(LHFIG £2,250 Devizes TC £750)

 

·       Poulshot Footpath to A361 – Develop a proposal for a substantive bid, £4,500.00

(LHFIG £3,375 Poulshot PC £1,125)

 

·       Waiting restrictions - 2025 batch £6,500.00

(LHFIG £4,875, Seend PC £125, DTC £1,500)

 

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

Supporting documents:

7.55pm

10.

Air Quality and Sustainable Transport (AQST)

To receive any updates and consider any recommendations from the Devizes Air Quality and Sustainable Transport (AQST) Group.

8.00pm

11.

Area Board Funding

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

 

Remaining Budgets:

 

Community Area Grant

Older & Vulnerable

Young People

£11,271.59

£1,000.00

£2,539.15

 

Balance if all grants awarded in full:

 

Community Area Grant

Older & Vulnerable

Young People

£973.59

£0.00

-£960.85

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2212

Devizes Area Board Initiative towards furnishing the new youth space (from Community Area Grant budget)

£1,800.00

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2105

Rethink Mental Illness towards Retro Relics Mens Shed

£500.00

ABG2112

Devizes Canoe Club towards supporting Olympic hopes at Devizes Canoe Club

£2,500.00

ABG2187

Bromham Community Hub towards Bromham Community Hub Information Technology

£5,000.00

ABG2205

The Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race towards Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race Promotional Banner

£498.00

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2166

Devizes MS Support Group towards Devizes MS Support Group Outing

£500.00

ABG2169

Quakers Walk Community Biodiversity Group towards a Wildlife Garden

£500.00

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2162

West Lavington Youth Club towards West Lavington Youth Club

£3,000.00

ABG2171

Spurgeons Childrens Charity Wiltshire Family Hub towards Street Sports

£500.00

 

Delegated Funding

 

The Board is asked to note the following funding award made under the Delegated Funding Process, by the Strategic Engagement & Partnership Manager, between meetings due to matters of urgency:

 

  • ABG2193 -  AB Initiative, Area Board Grant Plaques, £150.00 (from Community Area Grant budget)

 

 

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

Supporting documents:

12.

Urgent items

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

Close and Future Dates

Future Meeting Dates (6.30pm – 8.30pm, all at Needham House, unless otherwise stated):

 

·       20 May 2025, extraordinary meeting to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman following the local authority elections on 1 May. To take place on the rising of Full Council at County Hall, Trowbridge.

·       30 June 2025

·       6 October 2025

·       1 December 2025

·       2 March 2026

 

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, contact the Engagement and Partnership Lead, Central, caroline.LeQuesne@wiltshire.gov.uk.