Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board and the councillors and officers introduced themselves in turn. The Chairman explained this was a special meeting to consider grant applications only. Each applicant would be given the opportunity to speak about their project and there would be the chance for any questions to be asked.  

Apologies for absence had been received from Laurie Bell (Service Director), Graham Blunden (Latton Parish Council) and David Tetlow (Cricklade Town Council).

Councillors are requested to declare any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

Councillor Lay declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 4x, the application from the 3M’s Magical Memory Moments Memory Cafe, as a team member, and in agenda item 4xii, as she sat on the Purton Parish Plan steering group. Councillor Colmer declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 4xv, as a member of Cricklade Shadow Community Operations Board.

To ask councillors to consider the following applications seeking funding from the Area Board’s 2012/13 Youth Budget:

       i.          Lydiard Millicent Pre-School – requesting £1,021 for a multifunction activity/role-play structure.

      ii.          Purton Cricket Club – requesting £995 for a winter academy of eight weeks indoor coaching for the club’s best young players from the Under 9 to Under 15 age groups.

    iii.          Royal Wootton Bassett & District Sea Cadets – requesting £2,400 towards a week’s voyage for 12 cadets aboard the TS Jack Petchey.

    iv.          Lyneham Youth Club – requesting £250 for a 24 week cookery project.

     v.          Purton & Cricklade Youth Centre – requesting £500 for a 24 week cookery project.

    vi.          Purton & Cricklade Youth Centre – requesting £4,000 for the Renov8 project to repaint some large areas of Purton and Cricklade youth centres.

  vii.          All Saints Peoples Puppets – requesting £872 to expand the children’s and youth work by buying key equipment.

 viii.          Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Gold Duke of Edinburgh Students – requesting £300 towards a Gold award expedition to the Brecon Beacons for 20 students.

    ix.          Royal Wootton Bassett Carnival – requesting £2,580 for a children’s drumming project.

The Chairman then asked the councillors to consider the following applications seeking funding from the area board’s 2012/13 Youth Budget (officers were not required to provide recommendations with respect to the youth funding applications as there were no set criteria and the members were to determine whether they felt each application demonstrated community benefit to local young peo):

Decision

Lydiard Millicent Pre-School were awarded £1,021 for a multifunction activity/role-play structure.

Decision

Purton Cricket Club were awarded £995 for a winter academy of eight weeks indoor coaching for the club’s best young players from the Under 9 to Under 15 age groups.

Decision

Royal Wootton Bassett & District Sea Cadets were awarded £2,400 towards a week’s voyage for 12 cadets aboard the TS Jack Petchey.

Decision

Lyneham Youth Club were awarded £250 for a 24 week cookery project.

Decision

Purton & Cricklade Youth Centre were awarded £500 for a 24 week cookery project.

Decision

Purton Youth Centre were awarded £2,000 for the Renov8 project to repaint some large areas of Purton Youth Centre, on the basis that the young people from Cricklade Youth Centre were invited to take part in this project so that it became a joint project between the two Purton and Cricklade centres. Cricklade Youth Centre was invited to approach the area board in the 2013/14 funding year with an appropriate project proposal.  

Decision

All Saints Peoples Puppets were awarded £872 to expand the children’s and youth work by buying key equipment.

Decision

Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Gold Duke of Edinburgh students were awarded £300 towards a Gold award expedition to the Brecon Beacons for 20 students.

Decision

Royal Wootton Bassett Carnival were awarded £2,580 for a children’s drumming project.

To ask councillors to consider officer recommendations in respect of the following applications seeking funding from the 2012/13 Community Area Grant Scheme:

       i.          Wootton Bassett Sports Association – requesting £4,942 towards sports equipment for the new Gerard Buxton Sports Hub.

      ii.          Jenner Hall Community Trust – requesting £5,000 towards the creation of an exit door for the North Hall.

    iii.          The Cricklade Band – requesting £964 for an Apple MacBook Pro Laptop, additional memory and carrying case.

    iv.          Cricklade Rugby Football Club – requesting £5,000 towards the Rugby Club’s shower and changing room project.

     v.          Cricklade Business Association – requesting £1,640 towards ‘Project Speakeasy’ to purchase an integrated Public Address System for community use.

    vi.          Purton Institute and Village Hall Charity – requesting £3,554 towards the replacement of four windows to the institute building.

  vii.          Wootton Bassett Hockey Club – requesting £940 for a storage facility for junior/youth equipment.

 viii.          Cricklade Heritage Trail Project – requesting £3,900 towards the design and installation of six historic interpretation boards.

    ix.          1^st Purton and Lydiard Scout Group – requesting £398 for a projector for presentation improvements for the Scout Group.

To ask councillors to consider officer recommendations in respect of the following applications seeking funding from the 2012/13 Small Grants Scheme:

     x.          3M’s Magical Memory Moments Memory Cafe – requesting £179 for storage cupboards and entertainment.

    xi.          Latton Playgroup and Amenity Group – requesting £345 for playground repairs.

To ask councillors to consider the following applications for funding from the area board’s 2012/13 budget:

  xii.          Purton Parish Plan Steering Group – requesting £945 towards the printing of the final report and completion of the Purton Parish Plan.

 xiii.          Latton Parish Plan Steering Group – requesting £500 towards the development of a community-led plan for Latton Parish.

xiv.          Legacy Fund – a proposal from Councillor Peter Doyle for the sum of £5,000 to be allocated for a Community Area Legacy Fund.

  xv.          Cricklade Shadow Community Operations Board – a proposal from Councillor Peter Colmer for the sum of £500 to be allocated for the distribution of information leaflets to households.

Room bookings – to notify the area board that the following costs have been incurred under the financial authority delegated to the Community Area Manager:

xvi.          The sum of £20 for the hiring of the Royal Wootton Bassett Civic Centre for a CATG meeting on Thursday 10 January 2013.

The Chairman explained that before he started with the business of the meeting, there was a short announcement regarding the Armed Forces community covenant grant scheme. The grant scheme had been designed by the Ministry of Defence to fund initiatives and projects which supported local community covenants and successful applicants had demonstrated their projects would promote integration and mutual understanding between the civilian and the Armed Forces communities. Since the grant scheme had started, organisations in Wiltshire had successfully drawn down funding of almost half a million pounds, including Lyneham Primary School and Royal Wootton Bassett Academy. If you have any queries and would like some advice about a possible application, please contact the Communities and Voluntary Community Sector on vcs@wiltshire.gov.uk.

The following applications made to the Community Area Grants Scheme were then considered in turn:

Decision

Wootton Bassett Sports Association were awarded £4,942 towards sports equipment for the new Gerard Buxton Sports Hub.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and would improve youth facilities.

Decision

Jenner Hall Community Trust were awarded £5,000 towards the creation of an exit door for the North Hall.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and Cricklade Jenner Hall was a thriving community facility widely used by a number of groups for social, learning and leisure-related events.

Decision

The Cricklade Band were awarded £964 for an Apple MacBook Pro Laptop, additional memory and carrying case.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and the band offered the local community a vibrant and lively music-making opportunity. 

Decision

Cricklade Rugby Football Club were awarded £5,000 towards the Rugby Club’s shower and changing room project, subject to the balance of funding being in place.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and current facilities at the club were limited which greatly restricted the growth of the club and the retention of members.

Decision

Cricklade Business Association were awarded £1,640 towards ‘Project Speakeasy’ to purchase an integrated Public Address System for community use.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and the system currently used was owned by the Scout Group and had become outdated and in poor condition.

Decision

Purton Institute and Village Hall Charity were awarded £3,554 towards the replacement of four windows to the institute building.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and Purton Institute was an historic, Grade 2 listed building that was also used by the local community. 

Decision

Wootton Bassett Hockey Club were awarded £940 for a storage facility for junior/youth equipment.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2012/13 and would improve youth facilities as there were currently no storage facilities on site at the All Weather Pitch at the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy.

Decision

Cricklade Heritage Trail Project were awarded £3,900 towards the design and installation of six historic interpretation boards, on condition that the area board would not provide any more funding for this project and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending the meeting and all his area board colleagues for their support and contributions this term. He gave special thanks to Councillor Roberts who would not be standing for the next election in May. The next meeting of the Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board would be held on Wednesday 22 May at 6.30 pm at Cricklade Town Hall.