Agenda

Westbury Area Board - Wednesday 12 February 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Leighton Recreation Centre - Wellhead Lane, Westbury, BA13 3PT

Contact: Ben Fielding - Senior Democratic Services Officer  01225 718656, Email: benjamin.fielding@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
Note No. Item

7.00pm

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

2.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2024.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

4.

Chairman's Announcements and Information Items

To receive the following announcements and briefing notes from the Chairman:

 

·       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service - Link to Youtube video update.

·       Devolution to Wessex – Update

·       Wiltshire Local Elections 2025

·       School Appeal Panel Member Recruitment

·       Cost of Living – Update

·       Family and Community Learning Impact Report 2023-24

·       Community First – Update

Supporting documents:

7.05pm

5.

Partner and Community Updates

To receive any written and verbal updates from representatives, including:

·       Wiltshire Police.

·       Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives.

Supporting documents:

7.20pm

6.

Cost of Living

To receive presentations from the following local organizations in relation to cost of living and winter preparedness:

·       Crosspoint Westbury

·       Westbury Area Network

7.50pm

7.

Leigh Park Community Centre

To receive an update from Leigh Park Community Centre.

8.00pm

8.

4Youth Detached Youth Work

To receive an update from 4Youth.

8.10pm

9.

Area Board Priority Update

To receive updates from Lead Councillors for the local Area Board priorities:

·       Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Our Community – Cllr Gordon King

·       Wellbeing for Young People and Positive Activities – Cllr Carole King

·       Local Environmental Action – Cllr Matthew Dean

·       Combatting Child Poverty – Cllr Suzanne Wickham

8.20pm

10.

Area Board Funding

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

 

Remaining Budgets:

 

Community Area Grant

Older & Vulnerable

Young People

£6,533.20

£4,430.00

£898.68

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2168

Westbury Area Board - Storage container for the Tidy Bratton group

£772.50

ABG2170

Westbury Area Board – Tea Dance Programme

£2000.00

ABG2173

Westbury Area Board - Westbury Environment Town Fete event

£1200.00

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2069

Westbury Leigh Community Hall - Westbury Leigh Community Hall car park repairs

£3000.00

ABG2133

Bratton Recreation Ground Management Committee - Bratton Recreation Ground New Mower

£500.00

ABG2161

Edington Parish Hall - Lighter Weight chairs

£1500.00

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG1982

Westbury Lions Club - Raising prostate health awareness

£1500.00

ABG2126

Crosspoint Westbury - Improving mental health and resilience for older people

£4000.00

ABG2160

Westbury Festival - Westbury Festival Putting on the Ritz Afternoon Tea and Music

£1100.00

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2167

4Youth South West - Detached Youth Work and Counselling support in Westbury

£5000.00

 

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

Supporting documents:

8.40pm

11.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 23 January 2025, as set out in the attached report.

 

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

Supporting documents:

12.

Urgent items

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

8.45pm

13.

Close and Future Dates

Future Meeting Dates:

 

·       11 June 2025

·       1 October 2025

·       3 December 2025

·       11 March 2026

 

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, contact the Strategic Engagement and Partnership Lead: karlene.jammeh@wiltshire.gov.uk