Venue: Steeple Ashton Village Hall, Church Street, Steeple Ashton, BA14 6EW
Contact: Kevin Fielding (Democratic Services Officer)
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Chairman's Welcome and Introductions Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Steeple Ashton village hall, and then introduced the Wiltshire councillors who made up the area board.
The Chairman thanked the various stake holders and parish representatives in attendance as well as the Wiltshire Community Bank representatives for their display which was viewed before the meeting.
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Appointments i.Election of the Chairman To elect a Chairman for the forthcoming year.
ii.Election of the Vice Chairman To elect a Vice Chairman for the forthcoming year.
iii.Appointments to Outside Bodies and Working Groups. To note that appointments to outside bodies which were made by the Board last year along with any changes as detailed in the attached document will continue for 2012/13.
Supporting documents:
Minutes: i.Election of the Chairman Cllr Jonathon Seed was re-elected as Chairman for the forthcoming year.
ii.Election of the Vice Chairman Cllr Rod Eaton was re-elected as Vice Chairman for the forthcoming year.
iii.Appointments to Outside Bodies and Working Groups for the forthcoming year. Shadow Community Operations Board – Cllr Roy While.
Melksham Community Area Partnership – Cllr Roy While.
Melksham Youth Action Group (YAG) – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Melksham Community Area Youth Issues Group (CAYPIG) – Cllr Jon Hubbard & Cllr Mark Griffiths.
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Steve Petty, Insp Lisette Harvey – Wiltshire Police, Mitch Roberts – Atworth PC and Jill Tompkins – Wiltshire Involvement Network. |
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Minutes To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on the 26 March and 4 April 2012. Supporting documents: Minutes: Decision
• The minutes of the 26 March and 4 April 2012 meetings were agreed as correct records and signed by the Chairman. |
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Declarations of Interest Councillors are requested to declare any personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee. Minutes: Agenda Item No.16 Small Grants Scheme – Queensway Tenants/Residents Association, jubilee street party. Cllr Jon Hubbard – Personal interest, had worked on the grant application.
Agenda Item No.16 Small Grants Scheme – Thornbank & Orchard Gardens residents, jubilee street party. Cllr Jon Hubbard – Personal interest, had worked on the grant application.
Agenda Item No.9 Tackling financial exclusion with a focus on Wiltshire Community Bank. Cllr Jon Hubbard – Personal interest, is a member of the West Wilts Credit Union.
Agenda Item No.6 Chairman’s Announcements – Informal Adult Education. Cllr Jonathon Seed – Personal interest, Chairman of Urchfont Manor board of management. |
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Chairman's Announcements (reports in pack where appropriate)
11 to 19 Commissioning Strategy Update (Youth Advisory Groups, Volunteers and Income Generation).
Paths Improvement Grant Scheme.
Helping People to live safely in their own homes.
Bath HGV Restrictions – Cleveland Bridge Weight Restrictions.
Community Area Grants and Small Grants Scheme.
Informal Adult Education.
Community Budgets Pilot.
Supporting documents: Minutes: The following Chairman’s announcements which were contained in the agenda pack were briefly outlined:
11 to 19 Commissioning Strategy Update (Youth Advisory Groups, Volunteers and Income Generation).
Paths Improvement Grant Scheme.
Helping People to live safely in their own homes.
Bath HGV Restrictions – Cleveland Bridge Weight Restrictions.
Community Area Grants and Small Grants Scheme.
Informal Adult Education.
This item was outlined in detail by the Chairman as each area board had been asked to feedback which option(s) it preferred, this would then be fed back to the Wiltshire Council Cabinet and would help to inform its decision on the council’s strategy for informal adult education.
Decision
· That the Melksham Area Board agreed on option 4 with elements of option 3.
Option 4 – Wiltshire Council to coordinate and
promote informal adult learning opportunities offered across the
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Partner Updates To receive updates from any of the following partners:
a. Melksham CAYPIG b. Melksham Youth Advisory Group (YAG) c. Community Area Partnership Representative d. Wiltshire Police e. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service f. NHS Wiltshire g. Melksham Town Council h. Parish Council Nominated Representatives i. Melksham Chambers of Commerce
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
a.Melksham CAYPIG/YAG Siobainn Chaplin – Integrated Youth Service, Wiltshire Council & Elena Rossi – YAG briefly outlined and presented a DVD film which highlighted the issues of littering and the effects on our local wildlife.
The Chairman commended the youth group for their good work.
b.Community Area Partnership Representative. Colin Goodhind advised that:
Theme Groups
c.Wiltshire Police/ Wiltshire Police Authority
Angus MacPherson gave the Police update, the report was noted. Points made included:
d.Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
e.NHS Wiltshire The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
f.Melksham Town Council Cllr Chris Petty advised that he had nothing to report.
g.Parish Council Nominated Representatives Melksham Without PC Mike Mills advised that the ownership of the Bowerhill sports field had now been signed over to Melksham Without PC. A big thank you to the Area Board for its support in this matter.
h.Melksham Chamber of Commerce Not in attendance.
The Chairman thanked everyone for their updates.
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Update on Street Based Youth Work Siobainn Chaplin - Integrated Youth Service, Wiltshire Council. Minutes: Siobainn Chaplin - Integrated Youth Service, Wiltshire Council gave a brief update of the importance of street based youth work and thanked the Area Board for its continued support. Points made included:
· Promotes healthier living.
· Good work with relationship issues.
· This ongoing work helps to keep young people off the streets.
The Chairman thanked Siobainn Chaplin and the young people for the update and attending the area board.
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Tackling financial exclusion with a focus on Wiltshire Community Bank Emma Cooper - VCS Support, Wiltshire Council.
Minutes: Emma Cooper - VCS Support, Wiltshire Council gave a power point presentation.
Points made included:
The Chairman thanked Emma Cooper for her presentation and the Wiltshire Community Bank representatives who had answered questions before the meeting. |
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'The picture for Melksham' - identifying the provision of services and facilities over the next 10 years for Melksham and the community area Lucy Murray-Brown – Campus and Operational Estate Management Lead, Wiltshire Council.
Minutes: Lucy Murray-Brown – Campus and Operational Estate Management Lead, Wiltshire Council gave a power point presentation which outlined the provision of services and facilities over the next ten years for the Melksham community area.
The presentation was split into four areas:
Questions raised from the floor included:
a.too early to know as yet.
a.could’nt say at this moment in time, commercially sensitive information etc.
a.would have to look into that, not my area of expertise.
The Chairman thanked Lucy Murray-Brown for her presentation and expressed the view that these were exciting times for Melksham. |
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Update on Melksham Campus Cllr Roy While. Minutes: Cllr Roy While advised that:
The Chairman thanked Cllr While for his update. |
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Problems with Lorries parking over night in Hampton Park West Cllr Roy While. Minutes: Cllr Roy While outlined the problem of lorries parking over night in Hampton Park West, Melksham.
Points made included:
The Chairman thanked Cllr While for his update. |
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Recommendations from Melksham CATG Cllr Mark Griffiths. Supporting documents:
Minutes: Cllr Mark Griffiths gave the Community Area Transport Group (CATG) update from the meeting held on Monday 14 May 2012.
Points made:
From a budget of £13,225 the CATG had prioritised three schemes for consideration.
Decision
The Chairman thanked Cllr Griffiths for his update. |
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Any other urgent items of public concern? Minutes: Cllr Jerry Wickham – Keevil parish council advised the meeting that Keevil parish council were seeking support from the Area Board in its fight to get the main footpath which was in a very poor state of repair, having had no repairs since the mid 1070s and was the only footway in the high street, resurfaced by Wiltshire Council at a cost of £20,000.
Decision
· That the Melksham Area Board agreed to support Keevil parish council in its bid to have the High Street footway resurfaced by Wiltshire Council and that the Chairman would write to the Cabinet Member for Highways accordingly.
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Cabinet Member Questions Cllr John Noekin - Cabinet Member for Resources, will explain his portfolio and answer any questions. Minutes: This Item was dropped from the agenda as Cllr John Noeken was unable to attend the meeting. |
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Grants & Funding Community Grants Scheme
Atworth Youth Club have applied for £665 for a coach trip to Thorpe Park.
Small Grant Scheme – confirmation of funding awarded for jubilee celebrations
· Queensway Tenants/Residents Association - £350 for a jubilee street party. · Atworth Jubilee Events Group - £350 for a time capsule to commemorate the Queens Jubilee. · Thornbank & Orchard Garden residents -£350 for a jubilee street party. · Poulshot PC - £350 for a jubilee street party. · Semington PC - £350 for jubilee celebrations.
Cllr Initiated Projects
Cllr Mark Griffiths - £2,000 towards Atworth village gateways.
Supporting documents:
Minutes: Community Grants Scheme
Decision Atworth Youth Club were awarded £665 for a coach trip to Thorpe Park. Reason This application demonstrates a link to the Melksham community plan – ‘activities for young people’.
Small Grant Scheme – confirmation of funding awarded for jubilee celebrations
Queensway Tenants/Residents Association – awarded £350 for a jubilee street party.
Atworth Jubilee Events Group – awarded £350 for a time capsule to commemorate the Queens Jubilee.
Thornbank & Orchard Garden residents –awarded £350 for a jubilee street party.
Poulshot PC – awarded £350 for a jubilee street party.
Semington PC – awarded £350 for jubilee celebrations.
Cllr Initiated Projects
Cllr Mark Griffiths – awarded £2,000 towards Atworth village gateways.
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Future Meeting Dates · Weds 8 August 2012 – Bowerhill Village Hall.
· Weds 10 October 2012 – Seend Community Centre.
Minutes:
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Evaluation & Close Area Board Issues Process: Please see our online issues tracker for progress on all issues submitted to the Melksham area board to date.
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityandliving/areaboards/areaboardsissuestracking.htm .
You can also submit issues online for the area board to consider, or fill in an issues sheet by hand. https://forms.wiltshire.gov.uk/area_board/areaboards.php
Minutes: The Chairman thanked everybody for attending the meeting and advised that this had been Abbi Gutierrez’s, last meeting before going on maternity leave. The Chairman thanked Abbi Gutierrez for all her efforts and hard work and wished her well on behalf of the Area Board.
Alison Sullivan was introduced as the acting Community Area Manager.
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