Venue: The Grove Buildings, Barton Lane, Mere, BA12 6JA
Contact: Lisa Moore (Democratic Services Officer)
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Welcome and Introductions Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the South West Wiltshire Area Board.
Councillor Dick Tonge was introduced as the Cabinet Member attending the Board. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from:
Inspector David McMullin of Wiltshire Police Donhead St Mary Parish Council Tony Peel of Tollard Royal Parish Council |
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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: There were none. |
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Minutes To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2009. Supporting documents: Minutes: Decision That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
Hilary Glyde – Community Librarian gave an update on the outcome of the consultation on Library opening times in the South West Wiltshire Community Area. The new hours of opening for Wilton Library would take effect from 6 April 2010, whilst the opening hours of Tisbury Library would remain the same. |
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7.05pm |
Chairman's Announcements Minutes: The Chairman noted that Item 11 would be discussed after Item 7.
Please note that these minutes reflect the original order of the agenda. |
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7.10pm |
Partners Update To receive a verbal update from Wiltshire Police. Minutes: Mike Franklin of Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) informed the Board that there had been recent public concern regarding the effect the closure of the A303 was having on the response time of the emergency services. He assured the Board that providing the control room was contacted; the emergency services would be able to use the closed stretch of road.
Mike also informed the Board that WFRS had already carried out 120 home checks in 2010, making those properties safer, in an aim to prevent incidents arising.
Inspector David Minty gave an update from Wiltshire Police, some points he covered were:
Inspector Minty urged people to spread the word that security was vital; people were asked to keep doors and windows locked.
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7.25pm |
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) To receive a presentation on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (Health and Well-being) for Mere, Tisbury and Wilton Community Areas.
Officer: Maggie Rae, Joint Director of Public Health Minutes: Maggie Rae, Director of Public Health gave a presentation to the Board, detailing some of the key findings from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) which had recently been carried out.
The Chairman highlighted the fact that Mere had scored 20th on the list for lack of exercise, and noted that although there was no leisure centre, Mere did have excellent sports facilities that could be better promoted and urged the CAP to investigate the issue further to establish what could be done to help.
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7.55pm |
Rural Broadband To consider the attached report and to receive an update.
Officer: Tim Martienssen, Regeneration Manager Supporting documents: Minutes: Tim Martienssen (Regeneration Manager) gave an update on the Rural Broadband Review. Some of the aims of the project were to:
At present there was a lack of understanding about the exact extent of broadband supply problems but also very little information on the level of demand from consumers.
The author of the review had recently launched a Broadband Speed-check questionnaire on the website where people could measure and submit their broadband speed. This was vital evidence in getting a broader picture with regard to supply problems in the rural areas.
The tool questionnaire can be found here: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/onlinebroadbandspeedcheck.htm. The closing date for reporting broadband speed is 31 March 2010.
Further to this, anecdotal evidence of poor coverage would be welcomed in order to help Wiltshire Council understand more about the problem in hand.
Tim requested people to report specific evidence by raising an issue on the issue system or writing to the Community Area Manager.
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8.10pm |
Community Area Grants The Board members will consider applications for funding, from the fifteen applicants as follows (Report attached):
Officer: Richard Munro, Community Area Manager
Minutes: The Board considered fifteen grant applications for funding under the Community Grant Scheme. The Chairman allowed applicants present to speak in support of their application and invited comments from the public.
After discussion the Board voted on each application.
Decision Hindon Parish Council was awarded £487 toward the cost of the Audio-visual Equipment, with the condition that the equipment would be free to use by other local community groups. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole.
Decision Upper Stour Parochial Church Council was awarded £2,690 toward their project to restore two sets of hand bells. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole.
Decision Friends of Fives Court (Mere) was awarded £1,500 toward their project to create a residents garden, with the condition that the applicant invited local young people to participate in the project in a bid to engage the youth and possibly reduce the cost of the project. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would engage the young people in a local project for elderly residents.
Decision Wilton Development Centre for Young People was awarded £5,000 toward their Leisure Credit scheme. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would engage the youth in local projects in the community.
Decision Mere Historical Society was awarded £997 toward the cost of storage materials. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10.
Decision Upper Stour Parochial Church Council was awarded £2,500 toward the restoration of the bells in St Martin’s Church. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole.
Decision Bishopstone Village Hall was awarded £5,000 toward their refurbishment project. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole.
Decision The application from Bowerchalke Church was refused. Reason The application did not meet the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10.
Decision Wilton Bowls Club was awarded £2,794 toward the cost of a mower/scarifier. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10.
Decision Hindon Fellowship Club was awarded £1,700 toward their project to replace windows and doors. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole.
Decision Mere Social Club was awarded £4,500 toward their project to create a skittle alley, with the condition that a scheme was devised to enable young people to use the facility. Reason The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2009/10 and would benefit the community as a whole as well as providing a wonderful opportunity for young people.
Councillor George Jeans declared a personal Interest in this Application as he was the Treasurer of Mere Social Club; he stayed and voted for this application.
Decision Broad Chalke Parish Council was ... view the full minutes text for item 9. |
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9:10pm |
Updates from Community Area Partnerships (CAPs) To receive updates from the Community Area Partnerships.
Minutes: TAPCAP Nigel Knowles gave an update on the progress of the Partnership since the last meeting. Points covered were:
Mere CAP Mrs Jane Hurd gave an update to the Board on behalf of the Mere CAP. She informed them that over the last two months, the number of members of the Partnership Steering Group had been quite small, so they had decided to contact most local community groups in the Mere area, in a bid to boost interest and membership numbers. The AGM would take place on 25 February 2010, it was hoped that those invited would attend. The Mere CAP had also carried out a survey to establish what their priorities should be, the results of which would be published at the AGM.
Wilton CAP Trevor Long informed the Board that at the Partnership’s inaugural meeting, there had been an attendance of over thirty people. Twelve volunteers had come forward to sit on the committee; the first meeting was planned for 22 February 2010.
The CAPs were asked how they felt about taking part in the JSNA work for the area, all agreed that they would be willing to participate. |
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9.20pm |
Update on Issues To receive an update from the Community Area Manager on the progress of Issues to date.
Officer: Richard Munro, Community Area Manager Minutes: The Chairman introduced Councillor Dick Tonge to speak on this item, some of the points he covered were:
The Chairman invited comments or questions from those present, some of these were:
Decision Councillor Dick Tonge agreed to look into the issue with the Clarence phone exchange, and to resolve the issue. |
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Forward Plan To note the Forward Plan (copy attached). Minutes: The Chairman informed the Board that a Forward Work Plan had been produced, and was attached to the agenda for noting.
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9.30pm |
Future Meeting Dates, Evaluation and Close: Minutes: The Chairman thanked everyone for attending the meeting.
Future Meeting Dates:
Wednesday 21 April 2010, 7.00pm at Nadder Hall, Tisbury. Wednesday 23 June 2010, 7.00pm, in the Wilton Community Area. Wednesday 25 August 2010, 7.00pm, in the Mere Community Area. |
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Appendix 1 - Notes on Housing Officers assistance on Area Board Projects. Supporting documents: |