Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from:-

Carole King - BA13+ Community Area Partnership

Jan Bowra – Locality Youth Facilitator

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

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

To consider a report from Jan Bowra, Locality Youth Facilitator

requesting funding for three applications.

Consideration was given to a report by Jan Bowra, Locality Youth Facilitator, in which councillors were asked to consider funding for three applications.

On hearing from Liam Cripps, Community Engagement Manager, in view of the absence of Jan Bowra and after some discussion,

Resolved:

(1)          To defer consideration of an application from Youth in Focus for a grant of £3,595.00 towards the Youth in Focus Community Project in order that the Locality Youth Facilitator could obtain further information in time for the next LYN and Area Board meetings.

(2)          To refuse the application from Crosspoint (Westbury) for a grant of £5,420.00 to assist with the counselling of young people, on the grounds that the whole scheme was a request for revenue monies and therefore not eligible.

(3)          To approve a request from Westbury Youth Club at Leigh Park Community Centre for a grant of £3,752.00 to part fund the provision of a supervised youth club every week during term time for young adults aged 11 to 18 years of age.

Consideration was given to a report by the Community Engagement Manager in which councillors were asked to consider funding from the 2017/18 Area Grants Budget, all of which met the grants criteria. After receiving brief statements form some of the applicants giving reasons for the requests,

Resolved:

(1)          Application 2485 – Westbury Detachment Army Cadet Force

To approve a grant of £996.00  towards the provision of resources to improve cadet training and retention.

(2)          Application 2534 – Dilton RAPID

To approve a grant of £5,000.00 towards the provision of replacement equipment.

(3)          Application 2535 – Dilton Marsh Parish Council

To approve a grant of £1,540.00 towards the provision of a defibrillator at the Village Memorial Hall in the centre of the village.

(4)          Application 2482 – Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

To approve a grant of £198.90 towards the Wilts Waste Watcher Reward Scheme in primary schools to encourage and evidence recycling related change of behaviour and learning at home.

(5)          Application 2501 – “Little Marshians’ Dilton Marsh Mother & Todler Group

To approve a grant of £1,000.00 for the purchase of a bouncy castle and craft resources.