Agenda and minutes

Chairman’s Announcements:

 

·       Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

 

·       Mini Recycling Sites

 

·       Garden Waste Consultation

 

·       Clinical Commissioning Group – update

 

·       Army Rebasing - update

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Enford Village Hall for the meeting of the Tidworth Area Board.

 

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

 

·       Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

 

·       Mini Recycling Sites.

 

·       Garden Waste Consultation.

 

·       Clinical Commissioning Group – update.

 

·       Army Rebasing – update.

Apologies for absence were received from Alistair Cunningham – Service Director, Tidworth Area Board, Mike Miller – Wellington Academy, Insp Christian Lange – Wiltshire Police and Rachel Goff – Campus Delivery Manager, Wiltshire Council.

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

 

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 19 May 2014.

Decision

 

·       The minutes of the meeting held on the 19 May 2014 were signed off as a correct record.

 

·       Matters Arising - there were none.

 

Cllr Laura Mayes - Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, to outline the new structure for the provision of Youth Services provided by Wiltshire Council.

Cllr Laura Mayes - Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, gave a short presentation that outlined the new arrangements for a Community-Led Youth Service and Local Youth Network for the Tidworth community area.

 

Points made included:

 

Drivers for change

 

·       The service is changing to reflect young people’s modern lives.

 

·       There has been duplication of activities in some areas (council voluntary, community and commercial youth activities).

 

·       Campus programme provides new opportunities.

 

·       Continuing need to support those who are vulnerable.

 

 

The Decision-making process

 

·       10-week, wide-ranging consultation launched in February.

 

·       New operating model agreed by cabinet on 15 May.

 

 

Cabinet Decision and the Community Led Model

 

On 15 May, cabinet agreed to...

 

·       Adopt the key principles for a new operating model.

 

·       Authorise implementation of the community-led model for youth activities to increase the opportunities for young people’s involvement and engagement.

 

·       Maximise the amount of funding available to community area boards and local coordination.

 

·       Delegate authority to Laura Mayes, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and senior officers to develop and implement the new operating model.

 

 

Key Features of the Community-led Model

 

·       Community-led youth offer.

 

·       Local Youth Networks (LYNs).

 

·       Focus on safeguarding and targeted youth support.

 

·       Promotion of the overall youth offer.

 

·       Stronger focus on accountability and impact.

 

 

Working together on the next steps

 

·       Review your local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

 

·       Talk to your young people and community and identify the activities needed in your local area.

 

·       Identify and engage key partners (including VCS) to establish a Local Youth Network and discuss findings.

 

·       Consider where activities could take place.

 

·       Agree local priorities and commission activity.

 

 

Questions raised included:

 

Will local community areas co-work with each other?

a.Yes, Wiltshire Council would take this into account, young people would tend to go to where youth facilities were available.

 

What happens when you’ve closed a youth centre. What happens in the winter and where will the youth work be delivered from?

a.Youth centres would not be closed without a suitable replacement venue being found.

 

You talk about volunteers being sought to help deliver youth services, would these volunteers be CRB checked and who would fund these CRB checks?

a.All volunteers would be checked if working with young people, the costs of any CRB checks would come from a different budget to the Area Board Youth funding budget.

 

Has this “Community Model” been used elsewhere?

a.Many local authorities use a less traditional model to deliver their youth services provision.

 

What happens if Wiltshire Council doesn’t get enough volunteers?

a.If volunteers could not be found then local charities would be approached.

 

The Chairman thanked Cllr Mayes for her presentation and attending the Area Board.

Nick Bird from SPICE to outline preparations for the rollout of Time Credits for the Tidworth community area.

Nick Bird from SPICE, gave a short presentation that outlined preparations for the rollout of Time Credits for the Tidworth community area.

Wiltshire Time Credits was a partnership initiative between Wiltshire Council and Spice. Time credits recognise the time that individuals gave to support the local community and aimed to encourage more people to get involved and give their time.

Questions raised included:

Will the parishes be included in the project?a.The Project would initially be rolled out in Tidworth, with hopes that the Military/ Civilian integration project can lead to parish involvement.

 Can Individual project get involved with Time Credits?a.Yes, in principal.

Is there not a good chance that the project would taken longer than 12 months to become sustainable?a.We need to think strategically to get the project up and running.

The Chairman thanked Nick Bird for his presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Goff – Campus Delivery Manager, Wiltshire Council to update.

Update from Cllr Mark Connolly.

 

Points made included:

 

·       That the SCOB had last meet 2/3 weeks ago.

 

·       That Col James Denny – Tidworth Garrison Commander was to meet with Cllr Jonathon Seed - Cabinet Member for Communities, Campuses, Area Boards, Leisure, Libraries and Flooding, Wiltshire Council, to discuss if Tidworth Leisure Centre would form part of the Tidworth campus proposal.

 

·       That the SCOB were looking at the Town Council Civic Centre building in Wyle road as a possible plan B campus location.

 

The Chairman advised that as The Garrison Commander was meeting with Jonathon Seed, the Cabinet member for Campus to discuss the position of Tidworth Leisure Centre as a campus location. The Chairman would like to propose that the feasibility of a standalone campus for Ludgershall was taken forward separately to those discussions taking place re Tidworth.

 

Decision

 

·       That the Tidworth Area Board agrees that the proposal for a standalone campus for Ludgershall is taken forward separately to these discussions taking place re the Tidworth campus.

 

The Chairman thanked Cllr Connolly for his update.

Cllr Mark Connolly to update.

 

Update by Cllr Mark Connolly.

 

Points made included:

 

Chute Cadley Signage

 

Issues regarding HGV’s and other large vehicles getting stuck on the road between Chute Cadley and Chute Stanton. This has been an issue for several years and has recently come to a head again.

 

 

Scheme updates

 

·       The Everleigh signs have now been put in place and the Parish Council is very thankful.

 

·       Station Rd Taxi rank- this remains a work in progress, WC officers are working with contractors to resolve delays to this work. Mark Connolly undertook to write to Parvis Khansari in this regard as the delay was considered unacceptable.

 

·       Enford signage- The affected area has now been incorporated into the 30mph speed limit so this should resolve speeding issues. Should issues continue then further signage can be looked into in the future.

 

 

Metrocount results

 

The outstanding metrocount result is for Bulford Rd, no update has been received as yet.

 

 

20mph zones

 

The only area eligible for consideration is Haxton.

 

 

Army basing transport issues

 

Wiltshire Councillors and DIO met recently to talk through traffic issues associated with the Masterplan. Key issues related to the traffic lights at Station Rd Tidworth, Meerut Road junction, The Ram junction and the Memorial junction, Ludgershall.

 

 

Footpath, Somme Road

 

Col James Denny reported that the position with the Somme Rd footpath was looking very positive. It is part of the Masterplan to get Garrison bases linked and the scheme will have a number of wider community benefits.

 

 

Substantive Highways Scheme bid

 

Wiltshire Council reported that the bid for a crossing at Collingbourne Ducis had been submitted. These bids need to go through the relevant Cabinet member. We expect to hear shortly whether or not this bid was successful.

 

 

St Andrew’s Rd Tidworth

 

Tidworth Garrison Theatre will now allow parking in its car park from 4-10pm in an effort to resolve the situation. The Town Council are also applying for double yellow lines for certain parts of St Andrew’s Rd to alleviate difficulties in the long term.

 

 

Andover Business Park signage

 

WC officers had been contacted by consultants for Hampshire County Council regarding signage to and from Andover Business Park. Their proposal is to direct traffic from Marlborough down A338 through church bends at Collingbourne Ducis, through Tidworth to the A303 and then onwards to Andover business sites.

 

The Chairman thanked Cllr Connolly for his update.

 

 

Tidworth Garrison – Col James Denny

 

Points made included:

 

·       That the Somme road footpath/cycleway was looking very positive. DIO met with 26 Engineers Regt and WC transport dept. The engineers will design and build the footpath to WC specification including ducting for lighting if funds are secured. Now looking to secure a project manager.

 

 

Wiltshire Police

The written update tabled at the meeting was noted.

 

Points made included:

 

·       That Sgt Martin Phipps was due to retire, the Chairman requested that the Area Board thanked Sgt Phipps for his hard work in the Tidworth community area during a 30 year Police career.

 

 

Ludgershall Town Council – Owen White

 

·       Work ongoing with Andover Town Council re the heritage railway project.

 

·       Working with English Heritage to improve tourism in Ludgershall.

 

 

Tidworth Town Council – Corey Kemp

Points made included:

 

·       That it was the town festival on Saturday 26^th July.

 

 

Tidworth Community Area Partnership – Tony Pickernell

 

Points made included:

 

·       A Blue Light day held on Tuesday 24 June had been a great success with over 1,000 children attending, each receiving a free icecream. TCAP thanked the Police & Crime Commissioner for funding the event.

 

·       TCAP were working with Ludgershall and Andover Town Councils re the heritage railway project.

 

 

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service – Mike Franklin

 

The written report was noted.

 

Points made included:

 

·       That a consultation period concerning the merging of Wiltshire and Dorset Fire & Rescue Services had begun on the 21^st July for a 13 week period, full details could be found on the Wiltshire & Rescue web site:

                       http://www.wiltsfire.gov.uk/strengtheningourfrs

 

 

Everleigh Parish Council – Denis Bottomley

 

Points made included:

 

·       That Everleigh would be holding WW1 remembrance service at 5pm at St Peter’s church, Everleigh on Saturday 9^th August 2014. All were welcome to attend.

 

 

Youth Service – Wendy Higginson

 

Points made included:

 

·       That Wednesday 3^rd Septemberwould be the last session at the Youth Centre due to the remodelling of youth provision by Wiltshire.

 

·       That Wendy was pleased to announce that she was the new Tidworth Community Youth Advisor.

 

·       That this year’s Summer youth programme was ongoing.

 

 

A338 Action Group – Derek Booth

 

Derek Booth raised the question with the Wiltshire Councillors as to when the A338 Working Group had last met? He was advised by Cllr Charles Howard that the group had last met during 2012.

 

Points made by Cllr Howard included:

 

·       Discussions were ongoing between Wiltshire Council and the Department of Transport re changes to road signs directing HGV transport away from the A338 onto the A4.

 

·       That Community Speedwatch was being resurrected in the Collingbourne Ducis area.

 

·       That proposals for the planned Collingbourne Ducis puffin crossing were coming together, it was hoped that Wiltshire Council would ok the funding for the crossing which would help to slow traffic down travelling through Collingbourne Ducis.

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

 

There were no community area grants applications.

 

The Community Area Manager advised that some £32,732 was still available for grant funding purposes.

The next meeting of the Tidworth Area Board will be on the 22 September 2014 at the Memorial Hall, Ludgershall.

 

The next meeting of the Tidworth Area Board will be held on Monday 22^nd September 2014 at the Memorial Hall, Ludgershall.