Agenda and minutes

The Chairman will welcome those present to the meeting.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Warminster Area Board and invited members of the board to introduce themselves.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Christopher Newbury.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9 January 2020.

Decision

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman will introduce the Announcements included in the agenda and invite any questions.

The Chairman made the following announcements:

Community Area Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The Warminster JSNA event would be held on April 2020. Those interested in attending were encouraged to sign up to the event online as there were limited spaces.

Families and Children’s Transformation (FACT) Programme

The Families and Children’s Transformation Programme was a joint programme with the local authority, clinical commissioning group and police. With six key outcomes;

·         Community Safety for Young People

·         A Good Education for All

·         Best Start in Life

·         Integrated Multi Professional Early Support

·         Whole Life Pathway

·         Core Skills and Single Approach

Over 27 projects sat within the work streams to promote social mobility, build resilience and deliver more efficient and impactful services. All of the work streams compliment the council’s wider business plan objectives.

The Integrated Earliest Support in Communities (IESiC) project was looking at the amount of contact received by the police, health and social care and how that could be reduced. It was acknowledged that when families had limited knowledge of or access to the earliest forms of support in their communities their problems and concerns easily escalated, subsequently requiring frequent and costly intervention from statutory services. The IESiC work aimed to support all members of the community, children, families and individuals, making it easier for them to find the right help at the right time for them.

A pilot had been running in Calne with an aim to roll out the work across Wiltshire.

To receive updates from any of the following partners:

Ø  Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Ø  Warminster and Villages Community Partnership

Ø  Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives

Some written updates have been received and are included in this agenda.

Some written updates had been received before the meeting and were included in the agenda.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service

An update was given out at the meeting which highlighted:

·         Prevention to reduce the level of risk and harm to communities from fire by targeting those most at risk was carried out primarily through Safe and Well visits.

·         There was On-going interaction between the Protection Team members with Local Authorities, Private landlords and tenants regarding fire safety-related matters: external cladding systems; fire detection and warning systems; fire resisting doors (& self-closers); combustibility/fire resistance of construction materials; commercial and residential sprinklers systems and water-mist suppression systems.

·         Recruitment was taking place for on call fire fighters.

·         There had been an increase of homes being flooded and those whose homes were at risk of flooding were encouraged to make plans of what to do if a flood occurred.

·         Carers were offered advice which could be found here:  https://www.dwfire.org.uk/safety/advice-for-carers/ for various information and advice.

i.              Update

ii.            Grants

Graeme Morrison, Community Engagement Manager, noted that following the youth themed meeting, a survey had been published to gain youth feedback. With the help of Kingdown School, around 200 responses had been received and the data would be analysed and actions formed.

The committee considered the grant applications. The first for a Positive Activity grant which would provide positive activities for the youth across three different areas and funded by three Area Boards. Members expressed their concerns and requested that the outcomes of the activities be brought back to the Area Board at a later date. The second grant application noted that the applicant was the Sheila Toomey Award and not the Athenaeum Centre, and it was;

RESOLVED

To award £5,000 to the cross-area project for positive activities for young people.

To award the Sheila Toomey Award £1500 for their project Little Sparrows Drama Weekend.

To receive:

·         Update from Wiltshire Police

·         Presentation on anti-social behaviour

Inspector Gill Hughes informed the meeting that the neighbourhood team was now fully staffed. A recent focus was on modern slavery and trafficking and gave an overview of some local offences which had occurred. It was noted that anti-social behaviour had been a priority for Warminster although the Police had not received many reports.

Sergeant Kevin Harmsworth explained the anti-social behaviour process noting that both top down and bottom up models were used to analyse data to create actions and measure comparable data.

Not all anti-social behaviour was relevant to the Police such as fly tipping as such joint working was the best approach.

      i.        General Update

    ii.        Carer’s Champion Update

Deborah Gogarty, Older Peoples Champion, gave an updated noting that the Health & Wellbeing Forum had welcomed new members and received presentations from Salisbury NHS which had been well received. Conversations had taken place with the Community Connectors on how the increase in new roles from multiple organisations could be confusing for service users. The Health & Wellbeing event scheduled for later in the year was progressing well, currently 40 exhibitors had signed up along with Ben Davis, Olympic rower, to attend with the gym brining rowing machines.

The Members considered the grant applications and it was;

RESOLVED

To award Carer Support Wiltshire £2084 for their Carer Outreach Campaign at Warminster Community Hospital.

To award the Avenue Surgery £545 for Veterans and Serving Military Personnel Drop In sessions.

To receive an update.

There was no update.

To consider the CATG report.

Members considered the CATG schemes set out in the report and it was;

RESOLVED

All of the CATG schemes were approved.

To consider applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme.

The area board considered the grant applications and it was;

RESOLVED

To award Bishopstrow Village Hall £4000 for cricket pavilion roof repairs and veranda refurbishment.

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

There were no urgent items.

The next meetings of the Warminster Area Board will be the JSA event on the 30 April 2020 at the Warminster Civic Centre.

The next meeting to take place would be JSNA event in April.