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:

·       Phil Jefferson

·       Barry Pirie

·       Mike Franklyn

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2014 (copy attached).

Decision

The Minutes of the previous meeting held on 3 July 2014 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.

Cllr Davis declared a non pecuniary interest in the grant application from St. Lawrence Chapel.

The Chairman will introduce the Announcements and invite any questions.

a)    Changes to the Electoral Role.

b)    Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Consultation.

c)     The next Warminster Area Board meeting on 6 November will take place earlier in the day from 2.30pm until 4pm at Warminster Civic Centre.  There will be a Health Fair event as part of the Area Board meeting.  Please join us for a health MOT, healthy eating giveaways and a free 7 day leisure centre membership. You are most welcome to bring your family, neighbours and friends with you.

The Chairman made the following announcements:

Changes to the Electoral Register

The Chairman drew attention to the announcement contained within the agenda pack which explained the changes to the electoral register.

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service – Consultation

The Chairman drew attention to the announcement contained within the agenda pack which gave details of the current consultation.

Health Fair

The Chairman informed those present that the next Area Board meeting on the 6 November would begin at 1.30pm and would include a Health Fair.

Army Re-basing

The Chairman drew attention to the announcement which had been placed on the tables which provided an update on the Army re-basing programme. It was noted that Warminster would not be affected by the re-basing programme.

An update from the Community Area Manager and leaders of the groups working on existing issues.

If you would like to raise an issue please contact the Warminster Community Area Manager, Jacqui Abbott on 07771 844 530 or jacqui.abbott@wiltshire.gov.uk or report the issue on the Wiltshire Council Website by using this link.

The Chairman will invite those attending to raise any urgent items of public concerns and will also invite any questions from the floor.

The Community Area Manager introduced her report including new issues since the last meeting, on-going issues and those since resolved.

The report was included as part of the agenda pack.

An update was provided on a complaint raised at the previous meeting about the Bore Hill Farm Biodigester. It was noted that previously there had been an issue with smells when the storage tanks were being unloaded and that this had now been rectified. Information previously provided from a Freedom of Information request had been out of date as on re-investigation the Environment Agency reported that they had no concerns. The Environment team at Wiltshire Council would be monitoring to identify any further issues. Bore Hill Farm encouraged any one with problems to speak with the owners at Bore Hill Farm as soon as the issues arises in order for them to be resolved promptly. 

To receive updates from any of the following partners:

Ø  Wiltshire Police

Ø  Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Ø  Wiltshire CCG

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.

Police

It was noted that numbers had been disappointing and that two new officers have been appointed to the area.

People in Warminster can now sign up for free messages – by email, text and voicemail – about policing and crime matters in their area by joining Wiltshire and Swindon Community Messaging. Mike Glenys and Inspector Webb will present information on this new initiative and how you can use it.

Mike Davidson the NHW Community Area Coordinator, gave a presentation on community messaging. It was noted that the service was now live in four areas including Warminster. The service involved the emergency services being able to send messages directly to those who have signed up to the messaging service about incidents in their areas.

Members of the public, business owners and neighbourhood watch schemes were able to sign up for community messaging via kiosks at local events or via the internet at www.wiltsmessaging.co.uk.

Questions were asked if the service would include the surrounding villages of Warminster and it was confirmed that the villages would be included.

Sandra Samuel will provide information on the role of the new Community Youth Officer and how positive activities for young people will be co-ordinated. Jacqui Abbott will inform the meeting about the Area Board funding contribution towards projects.

Sandra Samuel (Community Youth Officer from 1^st October 2014), and Jacqui Abbott (Community Area manager), gave a presentation on the positive activities for young people giving information on the Local Youth Network.

It was noted that young people would have a greater influence on the local provisions they need. The Community Youth Officer would be visiting all of the local clubs and groups to build connections and understanding of the current provisions in-order to signpost youths when needed.

Questions were asked about the vulnerable and the dangers of missing people in the community. It was noted that plans were still being put into place and that they would work hard to not let anyone go unrecognised.

Some groups expressed their concerns and explained that they felt as if they would be assessed. They were informed that the role would be to build knowledge around what groups/ clubs already exist and to sign post youths in the right direction.

The Area Board would be playing an active role and would be allocated money to fund youth activities.

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

The area board considered the following applications seeking 2014/15 Community Area Grant funding:

Decision

St Lawrence Chapel was awarded £4200 towards altar panelling to commemorate the Great War.

Reason

This application met the grant criteria 2014/2015 and had match funding.

Decision

West Wilts Railway Users Group was awarded £978 for Warminster railway planters.

Reason

This application met the grant criteria 2014/2015.

Update

Mr Carpenter of the Corsley Memorial Playing Field gave a presentation which informed the Area Board on what the group had achieved with funding they had received.

The Chairman thanked Mr Carpenter for his feedback.

The board will consider the existing Forward Work Plan for the Warminster Area Board at which point the Chairman will invite those present to suggest topics to be considered at future meetings.

If you cannot attend the meeting and would like to suggest topics please contact the Democratic Services Officer whose details are available on the front page of this agenda.

There were no suggestions.

The next meeting of the Warminster Area Board will be on:

·       Health Fair & Area Board - 6 November 2014, 2pm at the Warminster Civic Centre

The next meeting would involve a health fair on the 6 November 2014, 1.30pm at the Warminster Civic Centre.