Agenda and minutes

Election of the Chairman

i.To elect a Chairman for the forthcoming year.

 

ii.Election of the Vice Chairman

To elect a Vice Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Cllr Allison Bucknell was elected as Chairman of the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board for the forthcoming year.

 

Cllr Jacqui Lay was elected as Vice Chairman of the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board for the forthcoming year.

 

 

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board and advised that Cllr Jacqui Lay would be chairing the meeting.

 

Cllr Jacqui Lay introduced the councillors and officers present and thanked the staff of the National Self Build Centre for their co-operation in hosting the meeting and the various interactive presentations prior to the meeting.

 

Apologies for absence were received from:

 

Cllr Bob Jones – Wiltshire Council

Diana Kirby – Tockenham Parish Council

Johnathan Bourne – Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 18^th March 2015.

Decision

 

·       The minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 18 March 2015 were agreed a correct record and signed by the Chairman with the following amendment:

 

Agenda item no.7 - Strengthening our Communities

 

Pete Smith then introduced Jude Daman and Jess Ovens – Connecting Youth.

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

 

There were no declarations of interest.

·       Community Area Transport Group (CAT-G).

 

·       C&DCA (Cricklade Leisure Centre).

 

·       Community & RAF Fairford Liaison Group.

 

·       Neighbourhood Planning Forum.

 

·       Lyneham Steering Group.

 

·       Shadow Community Operations Board (SCOB).

 

·       Local Youth Network (LYN).

 

·       Caring for Dementia.

 

·       Older Peoples Housing (Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade).

 

Appointments to Outside Bodies and Working Groups for the forthcoming year:

 

·       Community Area Transport Group (CAT-G) – all members.

 

·       C&DCA (Cricklade Leisure Centre) –Cllr Bob Jones.

 

·       Community & RAF Fairford Liaison Group –Cllr Bob Jones.

 

·       Neighbourhood Planning Forum – Cllr Mollie Groom.

 

·       Shadow Community Operations Board (SCOB) – Cllr Chris Hurst (RWB) & Cllr Bob Jones (Cricklade).

 

·       Local Youth Network (LYN) – Cllrs Mary Champion & Allison Bucknell (RWB) & Cllr Jacqui Lay (Cricklade).

 

·       Caring for Dementia – Cllrs Allison Bucknell, Jacqui Lay & Mary Champion.

 

·       Older Peoples Housing - (Royal Wootton Bassett &

           Cricklade) – Cllr Mary Champion (RWB) & Cllr Bob Jones (Cricklade).

News and information on what’s going on in your local community and across the county:

 

·       School Place Planning.

 

·       Changes to Street Lighting.

 

·       Consultation on the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

The following Chairman’s Announcements contained in the agenda pack were noted:

 

·       School Place Planning.

 

·       Changes to Street Lighting.

 

·       Consultation on the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

To receive updates from our key partners, including:

 

a.     Wiltshire Police

b.     Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

c.     Lyneham Defence College of Technical Training

d.     Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group

e.     Neighbourhood Planning Working Group

f.      Community-Led Planning Steering Groups

g.     Chambers of Commerce/Business Associations

h.     Community Groups

i.       Housing Associations

j.       Network Rail

k.     RWB Arts Festival & Memorial Hall

l.       Royal Wootton Bassett Sports Association

 

Updates from partners were received as follows:

 

Wiltshire & Rescue Service – Mike Franklin

 

The written update was noted.

 

Points made:

 

·       Cllr Mollie Groom requested a Fire & Rescue presentation at a future meeting, with practical fire prevention tips etc.

 

·       The need for parish emergency plans to kept up to date.

 

·       The meeting was introduced to Antonio Asenio, a Spanish firefighter on secondment with the Wiltshire & Rescue Service.

 

 

Network Rail

 

The written update was noted.

 

 

RWB Sports Association – Paul Harrison

 

The written update was noted.

 

Points made:

 

·       That the RWBSA thanked the Area Board for its support in resolving the drainage issues with Wiltshire Council.

 

 

The Chairman thanked all the partners for their updates.

 

We are doing this by:

 

Community resilience planning- recent water stoppage

 

·       Update from Councillor Bucknell.

 

 

Taking Part in the Magna Carta Project

 

·       Update from Pete Smith community Youth Officer.

 

 

Working with our young people to provide positive leisure activities

 

·       Update from Pete Smith – Community Youth Officer, Wiltshire Council.

 

 

Supporting Community projects and facilities

 

·       Grant Funding and Financial statement - Alison Sullivan - Community Area Manager, Wiltshire Council.

 

 

 

Community resilience planning - recent water stoppage

 

Update from Councillor Bucknell.

 

Points made:

 

·       During this incident, the Council’s role was central, with its Adult Social Care service working closely with the NHS to coordinate water delivery to vulnerable people.

 

·       Wiltshire Council also provided a local depot where Thames Water could store their lorries for more efficient distribution of water. Our colleagues in the Emergency Services were happy for Wiltshire Council to take the lead in keeping in contact with Thames Water, to obtain information and to assure that they were providing residents and key buildings (such as nursing homes) with the water that they needed.

 

·       The water outage was another reminder of the importance of communities having a plan in place, and having mechanisms in place for supporting each other.

 

Parish councils could perhaps use this opportunity to refresh their plans           and share them with the Emergency Planning team.  

 

 

Taking Part in the Magna Carta Project

 

Update from Alison Sullivan - Community Area Manager, Wiltshire Council.

 

Points made included:

 

·       2015 - national anniversary - want local communities at the heart of activities.

 

·       Community areas invited to take part in a modern day pageant – from Salisbury Market Square to the Cathedral Close on 15 June.

 

·       The procession is opportunity to showcase each area and its heritage as a float, giant, theatre production etc…

 

·       An opportunity to create a modern day Magna Carta (charter) and flags to reflect this.

 

The Chairman thanked Alison Sullivan for her update.

 

 

Working with our young people to provide positive leisure activities

 

Update from Pete Smith – Community Youth Officer, Wiltshire Council.

 

The written report was noted.

 

Grant Funding

 

 Alison Sullivan - Community Area Manager, Wiltshire Council.

The Wiltshire Councillors were asked to consider the following applications seeking funding from the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board:

Decision

Royal Wootton Bassett Sports Association awarded £4,800 for new storage facilities.

Reason

This application meets grant criteria 2014/15.

Decision

Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club awarded £5,000 for a new tennis hut.

Reason

This application meets grant criteria 2014/15.

Decision

Lydiard Millicent Parish Council awarded £150 for a dog bag dispenser.

Reason

This application meets grant criteria 2014/15.

 

Decision

Councillor Initiative – Cllr Bob Jones, £75 awarded for a future needs for housing and facilities for older people consultation with people in Cricklade.

 

Financial statement – Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Area Board – 2015/16

Discretionary Capital £57,648

Digital Literacy Capital £1,500

CATG Funding Capital £14,205

Annual 11-19 Funding Revenue £6,120

Youth Review Revenue £20,923

Total Area Board budget: £100,396

 

Roll Over Budget from 2014/2015:

 

 £1,973.99 Capital £6,591.64 Revenue:- (yet to be agreed)

 

 

 £24,131.52 2014/15 youth funding

 

 

£32,721 CATG 2014/15 underspend

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following written reports were noted:

 

·       Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council.

 

·       Cricklade Town Council.

 

·       Marston Meysey Parish Council.

 

·       Purton Parish Council.

To consider reports from the following task groups and make any necessary decisions:

 

a.     Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board

 

b.     Cricklade Shadow Community Operations Board

 

c.     Caring about Dementia Task Group

 

d.     Older Peoples Accommodation Task Group

 

e.     Cricklade Extra-Care Working Group

 

f.      Community Area Transport Group (CAT-G)

 

To consider reports from the following task groups and make any

necessary decisions:

 

a.Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board – Cllr Chris  Hurst.

 

Points made:

 

·       The SCOB had met with Cllr John Thomson, it was hoped that Wiltshire Council would be able to deliver the campus that was originally envisaged.

 

Cllr Jacqui Lay advised that the Wiltshire Council Scrutiny committee had requested an update on all of the current campus projects.

 

Cllr Allison Bucknell advised that an update may be available for the July meeting.

 

 

b.Cricklade Shadow Community Operations Board – the written report was  noted.

 

 

c.Caring about Dementia Task Group – Cllr Mary Champion.

 

Points made:

 

·       The group was now focussing on signing up local High street  businesses to became part of the “Dementia Friendly Community”.

 

 

d.Older Peoples Accommodation Task Group - Cllr Mary Champion.

 

Points made:

 

·       The group’s last meeting looked at Royal Wootton Basset. The next meeting would be held on Wednesday 10 June, and would focus on Lynham.

 

 

f.Community Area Transport Group (CAT-G)

 

The CAT-G report dated 19 May 2015 was noted with the following items approved by the Area Board:

 

·       Issue 3469 - Lydiard Millicent, outside the church re design buildout with a cost of £5,000. Preliminary design proposal and cost estimate CATG 19.5.15 Parish council had approved project and offered £1,000 towards costs.

·       Cllr Allison Bucknell raised the issue of dropped kerbs and suggested that the Area Board and the CATG group could make a real difference by prioritizing the CATG funds and work to ensure all people who use wheelchairs can have access, Cllr Chris Hurst seconded this and Cllr Jones amended this to “pedestrian safety will be the focus of our CATG”.

 

 

 

 

Concerns were raised re new signage for the Latton weight restrictions.

 

It was agreed that the Community Area Manager would contact the Highways Department, Wiltshire Council to resolve this matter.