Agenda

Marlborough Area Board - Tuesday 11 February 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: The Assembly Room, Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, SN8 1AA

Contact: Matt Hitch  Democratic Services Officer

Items
Note No. Item

Welcome and Introductions - 7.00pm

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2024 as a true and correct record.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

7:05pm

4.

Chairman's Updates

The Chairman will give an updates, including:

 

·       Grant funding for older and vulnerable people is available from BJ Richards, a fund managed by Wiltshire Community Foundation.

5.

Information Items

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

 

·       Wiltshire Council Consultation Portal

·       Crime figures for Marlborough Rural East, Rural West and Town online

·       Wiltshire Council Information Items:

o   Cost of living update

o   School appeal panel member recruitment

o   Wiltshire local elections 2025

o   Devolution update – Heart of Wessex

o   Family and Community Learning Service impact report

Supporting documents:

7:15pm

6.

Chief Constable Update

To receive a verbal update from Chief Constable Catherine Roper on the financial pressures facing Wiltshire Police.

 

If you would like to submit a question in advance of the meeting, please email areaboards@wiltshire.gov.uk.

7:25pm

7.

Partner and Community Updates

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

 

a.    Wiltshire Police – Inspector Simon Garrett

b.    Town / Parish Councils

 

Written Updates

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

 

·       Community First

·       Neighbourhood Policing Team

·       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue - video

 

 

Note: Speakers are reminded that they each have a 3-minute slot, unless they have previously discussed alternative arrangements with the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager.

 

Supporting documents:

7:40pm

8.

How to Guide to Highways Improvements

To receive information including the following topics:

 

·       how to report issues

·       the Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group agenda

·       positive highway work carried out

·       forthcoming works

·       parish steward schedule

Supporting documents:

8:00pm

9.

Marlborough Area Board Priorities

To receive updates on the Area Board’s three priorities.

9a

Children and Young People Update

To receive an update from the lead councillor, Caroline Thomas, on the work being done towards the Area Board’s priority of children and young people.

9b

Older and Vulnerable People Update

To receive an update from Marlborough Health and Wellbeing Group.

Supporting documents:

9c

Road Safety Update and Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To ratify the funding recommendations from the Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group on 30 January 2025, as set out in the attached report.

 

Further information about the LHFIG process can be found here.

Supporting documents:

8:30pm

10.

Highlights and Achievements

To reflect upon the support that the Area Board has provided to the community over the past four years.

8:35pm

11.

Grant Applications

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

£6,618

£3,485

£11,286

 

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2194

Marlborough Health and Wellbeing Group – spring networking 2025

£500

 

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2222

Mildenhall Village Hall – new kitchen

£5,000

 

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2135

Marlborough Town Council – Marlborough Youth Development Fund

£5,000

ABG2189

Marlborough Area Youth Forum

£5,000

 

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2172

Greatwood – community outreach to Cotswold House Eating Disorder Unit at Savernake Hospital

£1,024.56

ABG2057

Marlborough Festival CIC – day out for older and vulnerable adults

£2,395

 

 

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

 

 

Supporting documents:

12.

Any Other Questions

The Chairman will invite any remaining questions from the floor.

13.

Urgent items

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

9:00pm

14.

Close and Future Meeting Dates

Future meeting dates (starting at 7.00pm):

 

·       20 May 2025 (extraordinary meeting after Full Council, County Hall)

·       3 June 2025

·       30 September 2025

·       18 November 2025

·       10 February 2026

 

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, contact andrew.jack@wiltshire.gov.uk or alexa.davies@wiltshire.gov.uk .