Agenda

Westbury Area Board - Wednesday 11 June 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: The Laverton, Bratton Rd, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3EN

Contact: Ben Fielding - Senior Democratic Services Officer  Email: committee@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 meetings held on 12 February 2025 and 20 May 2025.

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 briefing notes and announcements through the Chairman:

 

  • Wiltshire Community Air Network
  • Wiltshire AGE UK Newsletter - April 2025
  • Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) and Wiltshire Council Framework
  • Monthly update from Community First – June 2025
  • Understanding Dementia Sessions
  • Update from BSW Together (Integrated Care System) - May 2025
  • Wiltshire Police VAWG Quarterly Update
  • Local Sponsorship Request for SEND Fest 2025

Supporting documents:

7.10pm

5.

Shared Lives Service

To watch a video about the Shared Lives Service to raise awareness of the service and recruit more carers.

7.25pm

6.

Partner and Community Updates

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

 

·       Wiltshire Police

·       Town and Parish Councils

Supporting documents:

7.40pm

7.

Community area update and discussion

Part 1: To receive a report from the Engagement and Partnerships Manager on the strategic and local work they are delivering and additional key resources for Councillors, partners and residents.

 

Part 2: For each Councillor to briefly provide an overview of their division, and the key challenges and opportunities that they have identified that the Area Board can collectively support.

Supporting documents:

8.10pm

8.

Appointments

To appoint lead members to Outside Bodies and working groups, as set out in the attached report, and to consider appointing a lead member to the role of Area Board Environment Lead and Youth Lead.

Supporting documents:

8.15pm

9.

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

£15,984.00

£7,700.00

£13,726.00

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2170

Westbury Area Board - Tea Dance Programme

£2,000.00

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2359

Leigh Park Community Centre - Air Source Heating Pump at Leigh Park Community Centre

£5,000.00

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2160

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

£1,100.00

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2282

Westbury Youth Club - Westbury youth club core costs

£5,000.00

ABG2292

Bratton Parish Council Parish Clerk - Installation of a Youth Shelter for Bratton Village Green

£3,849.00

 

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

Supporting documents:

8.40pm

10.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 10 April 2025, as set out in the attached report.

 

Further information on the LHFIG process can be found here.

Supporting documents:

11.

Urgent items

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

8.45pm

12.

Close and Future Dates

Future Meeting Dates:

 

·       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 Partnerships Manager: Graeme.Morrison@wiltshire.gov.uk