Venue: REME Museum, Lyneham
Contact: Kevin Fielding (Democratic Services Officer)
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Chairman's Welcome and Introductions Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board and to the REME Museum.
The councillors and officers present were introduced.
The Chairman thanked Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and John Stanwix from SEAP (Support, Empower, Advocate, Promote) Military Advocacy for their displays prior to the meeting. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from:
Cllr Chris Hurst – Wiltshire Council, Mark Clarke – Cricklade TC, John Davies – RWB Arts Festival, Andrew Harris – Lydiard Millicent PC and Steve Palmer |
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Minutes To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 27 September 2017 Supporting documents: Minutes: Decision
· The minutes of the meetings held on Wednesday 27 September 2017 were agreed a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Wiltshire - The Wider Picture News and information on what’s going on in your local community and across the county:
· Wiltshire Local Plan Review
Supporting documents: Minutes: The following Chairman’s Announcements were noted:
· Wiltshire Local Plan Review
· Waste & Recycling Review
· Parking Charges |
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Strengthening our Communities
Rebecca Seymour will provide information about forthcoming free, fun local events and activities for our older people
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust will give an update on their Campaign Plan for RWB&C
REME Museum – Major R J Henderson will provide an update on the Museum
Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering- Commandant Ed Heal will provide an update on the Defence School and wider community integration
Meet the team - Cllr Mary Champion will speak about her role as councillor for RWB North
Grant feedback – Bonnie Maslin from Lyneham Primary School will speak about how the school is benefitting from their new sensory room, with part-funding from the community grant scheme
Grant Funding
New Grant Applications November 2017
Broad Town WI - seeking £945.00 towards purchase and installation of a defibrillator on the outside of Broad Town Village Hall.
Please view application here: http://thematrix.wiltshire.council/areaboard_grants/grant_get.php?gid=2540
Purton Parish Council - seeking £4,612.50 towards ANPR and close circuit CCTV system at Purton Village Centre community facility.
Please view application here: http://thematrix.wiltshire.council/areaboard_grants/grant_get.php?gid=2543
Marston Meysey Village Hall Association - seeking £5,000 towards replacement of the village hall roof.
Please view application here: http://thematrix.wiltshire.council/areaboard_grants/grant_get.php?gid=2565
Purton and District Age Concern – seeking £5,000 for a new specialised minibus.
Please view application here: http://thematrix.wiltshire.council/areaboard_grants/grant_get.php?gid=2590
Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal Trust – seeking £2,178.00 for finger posts and a mower for the Studley Grange site.
Please view application here: http://thematrix.wiltshire.council/areaboard_grants/grant_get.php?gid=2591
Cricklade leisure centre – seeking £1,346.00 towards a defibrillator to be sited outside the leisure centre.
Please view application here: http://services.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardgrants/grant_detail.php?gid=2568
Area Board initiative: £390.00 for 13 weeks Royal Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall hire @ £30 a session for new Seated Sports provision. Supporting documents:
Minutes: Rebecca Seymour gave a short presentation that outlined forthcoming free, fun local events and activities for our older people.
Points made included:
· The need to support isolated older people.
· The importance of working with people who still live in their own homes.
· That good work was being carried out with local GPs and care co-ordinators in the local area.
Jessica Thimbleby - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust gave an update on their Campaign Plan for RWB&C.
Points made included:
· Workshops carried out with Purton & Lydiard Scout Group to make sure they all know what to recycle at home and how to reuse rubbish with some upcycled wildlife gardening. · Thames Preschool - waste workshops, staff training and going for our Wiltshire Waste Watcher Award · Waste workshops with the Little Stars Babes & Tots group in RWB and will be working with Sunny Days Nursery in Lyneham
Gary Mantle – Wiltshire Wildlife Trust gave a brief presentation on the Trust’s plans to purchase Morningside Farm, a set of rare hay meadows on the edge of Royal Wootton Bassett.
It was hoped that the Area Board would support Wiltshire Wildlife Trust in it’s bid to purchase the meadows.
Decision
· It was agreed that the Area Board would publicise the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust bid to buy the meadow.
· That the project would come back to a future Area Board meeting for discussion when Wiltshire Wildlife Trust had developed a business plan for the project.
REME Museum – Major Rick Henderson gave a brief update on the Museum.
Points made included:
· That the museum contained seven galleries of exhibits.
· That the museum was available for corporate bookings.
· That next year the museum would be holding various events to celebrate 100 years of the RAF.
Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering - Commandant Ed Heal gave a brief update on the Defence School and wider community integration.
Points made included:
· That some 1,500 young people were learning to repair Army equipment on site at Lyneham.
· Over 100 were under 18’s.
· That the Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering were keen to be an active part of the Lyneham community.
· That DSEME were would be happy to become involved with community outreach activities.
Meet the team - Cllr Mary Champion gave a brief overview of her role as councillor for RWB North.
Grant feedback – Bonnie Maslin - Lyneham Primary School gave a brief presentation on how the ... view the full minutes text for item 34. |
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Spotlight on Parishes and Partners To receive updates from our key partners, including:
· Wiltshire Police · Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service · Greensquare · NHS Wiltshire · Healthwatch Wiltshire · CMAS · Parish and Town Councils
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Updates were received from the following Partners, Towns and Parishes:
· Wiltshire Police - the written report was noted.
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· Greensquare - the written report was noted.
· Recycling for Wiltshire Joint Venture - the written report was noted.
The Chairman thanked all partners for their updates.
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Task Group Reports and Decisions To consider reports from the following task groups and make any necessary decisions:
· Community Area Transport Group
Minutes: · The Community Area Transport Group (CAT-G) – next Meeting on Wednesday 6 December 2017.
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Wrap Up Minutes: Next meeting: Wednesday 10 January 2018. |