Agenda and minutes

Announcements:

·       Wiltshire Passenger Transport Review

·       Army Rebasing

·       Joint Area Board to discuss the future of Everleigh HRC

Recommendation from the Joint Pewsey/Tidworth Area Board meeting – Monday 21 December 2015:

That the  Cabinet  Member for  Strategic  Planning, Property Waste  and  Strategic Housing  having  listened to  and  takeninto accountthe weight of publiccorrespondence andrepresentations  made at  this meeting,  is  requested  to  make  a  recommendation to  keep Everleigh Household  RecyclingCentre  open for  the  good  and  benefit  of  the  residents  of  the Pewsey  and Tidworth community  areas.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Tidworth Area Board.

The Area Board members and Wiltshire Council officers were introduced.

The following Chairman’s Announcements were noted:

·       Wiltshire Passenger Transport Review

·       Army Rebasing

·       Joint Area Board to discuss the future of Everleigh HRC

The recommendation from the Joint Pewsey/Tidworth Area Board meeting – Monday 21 December 2015 was noted.

Thatthe CabinetMember forStrategic Planning,Property Waste and Strategic Housinghaving listenedto andtaken intoaccount theweight of public correspondenceand representationsmade at thismeeting,  is requestedto makea recommendationto keep EverleighHousehold RecyclingCentre openfor thegood andbenefit ofthe residentsof the Pewseyand Tidworthcommunity areas.

Apologies for absence were received from Alistair Cunningham – Wiltshire Council and David Wildman – Chamber of Commerce.

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

Corby Kemp – Tidworth Town Council. Tidworth Scouts – Agenda Item 12: community area grant.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 16 November 2015.

Decision

·       The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 16 November 2015 were confirmed as the correct record.

The Commissioner to present his proposals for the 2016-17 precept. 

The Commissioner outlined the Precept Consultation.

Points made included:

Crime and Public Confidence

·       Crime increased by 12% from December 2014 to November 2015.

·       7^th lowest crime rate nationally with 50.7 crimes per 1,000 population.

·       Public confidence measured by the OPCC Survey in 2015 is 83.7%, and had been consistently high since 2012.

·       Victim satisfaction to October 2015 is 84.3% which is around the national average.

A good HMIC Assessment of Wiltshire Police

·       Performance is regularly assessed by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary.  Overall Wiltshire Police are rated as “good”.

·       Our constabulary remains one of the best in the country.

Central Funding Announcement

·       This years provisional settlement shows central funding reduce from £63.7m to £63.4m, a £0.3m reduction.

·       This will be the fifth straight year of central funding reductions.

·       Whilst this reduction is lower than previous years the loss of £0.3m with cost pressures (national wage agreement £0.8m, national pensions change impact on national insurance £2.0m) will result in significant savings still being required.

What is the budget?

·       A £3.12 increase in Council Tax will give a budget of £105.695m compared to £103.956m for the current year. This would lead to a funding gap of £2.6m for policing in Wiltshire.

·       The Commissioner was committed to investing additional income from council tax in local policing.

How about the long term?

·       The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement promised a cash neutral position for policing however no detail per force is available.  With no council tax increases the funding gap against the national average would grow.  With small council tax increases the resources available for local policing are better protected.

·       The Area Board was assured by the Commissioner that local money would be spent on local policing.

Question raised from the floor included:

Will PCSOs be given more powers under the policing model?

a.No, PCSOS would continue to support regular officers.

Can you assure us that local police numbers will not drop under the new policing model?

a.No, but the new model of working would see more officers in the community areas.

Why do you have to increase your precept when you received no cuts in Central Government funding at the last budget?

a.There was still a slight reduction in funding as well as the force having to budget for extra National Insurance contributions and investing heavily in new technology.

The Chairman thanked the Commissioner for his presentation.

A presentation by Brian Cooke - Chair of Andover Men’s Shed and Sam Plummer - Vice Chair of Andover Men’s Shed to highlight a community project that looks to help combat social isolation in our older male population etc and would help meet some of the objectives that came out of the older persons workshops.

Brian Cooke - Chair of Andover Men’s Shed gave a presentation that  highlighted a community project which looks to help combat social isolation in our older male population etc and would help meet some of the objectives that came out of the older persons workshops.

Points made included:

·       Originally an Australian idea.

·       Over 400 sheds established in four years.

·       Around 20% of shed members are disabled.

·       Sheds range from 6-180 per group.

·       Each shed has its own constitution.

·       Around 90% of equipment used in sheds has been donated.

It was agreed that the Community Area Manager would work with Brian Cooke to start a Tidworth community shed.

The Chairman thanked Brian Cooke for his presentation.

A presentation by Judith Vanderpump – Family Learning Manager, Wiltshire Council to highlight Adult Literacy issues in the community area.

Judith Vanderpump – Family Learning Manager, Wiltshire Council gave a presentation that highlighted Adult Literacy issues within the community area.

Points made included:

·       Some 7 million adults in England – one in four – have literacy skills lower than those expected of an 11 year old.

·       The situation for numeracy is worse. One in three adults in this country cannot calculate the area of a room 7m by 3m, even with the aid of a calculator.

·       One in four adults cannot calculate the change from £2 after buying a range of goods.

·       England is the only country in the developed world where the generation approaching retirement is more literate and numerate than the youngest adults, with adults aged 55 to 65 in England performing better than 16 to 24 year olds at foundation levels of literacy and numeracy.

·       Out of 24 developed countries, England’s 16-65 year olds ranked 11th in literacy and 17th in numeracy, with 16-24 year olds ranked 22nd and 21st respectively.

·       England was ranked 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy out of 24 countries.

·       Demand for information-processing skills in an increasingly technology rich environment.

·       Growth in professional level jobs.

·       Need good levels of literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills.

·       ‘Generic’ skills such as the ability to communicate effectively, work as part of a team and self manage.

·       Ability to learn.

The Chairman thanked Judith Vanderpump for her presentation.

To inform the Area Board of Wiltshire Council’s Legacy campaigns for 2016, to include:

·       Clean for The Queen

·       Queen’s 90^th Birthday Street Parties

·       The Big Pledge Road to Rio

·       Getting Active- Walking and Cycling activities in Wiltshire

Marc Read – Community Engagement Manager

Marc Read – Community Engagement Manager informed the Area Board of Wiltshire Council’s plans for its the Legacy campaigns for 2016 which would include: 

•        Clean for The Queen.

•        Queen’s 90^th Birthday Street Parties.

•        The Big Pledge Road to Rio.

•        Getting Active- Walking and Cycling activities in Wiltshire.

The Chairman thanked Marc for his presentation.

Marc Read – Community Engagement Manager.

Decision

·       That Tony Pickernell was appointed as the Tidworth community area Older Peoples Champion.

To receive an update and determine any applications for youth funding.

Wendy Higginson – Community Youth Officer.

LYN Funding Applications

The Area Board members were asked to consider ten applications for funding which had been recommended by the Local Youth Network (LYN) Management Group.

Decision

T2a awarded £719.70

Tidworth Dance awarded £3,010

Tidworth Shelter Graffiti awarded £1,630

SEND Youth Club awarded £1,436

HTR Tasters awarded £1,000

Tidworth Shelter Launch awarded £1,620

Youth Club Tidworth awarded £2,141

Tidworth Paid Worker awarded £3,898

Ludgershall Youth Club awarded £2,577

Ludgershall Paid Worker awarded £3,898

LYN Update

Wendy Higginson advised that she was working with pupils at the Wellington Academy, and was looking to get them involved in the Big Pledge – Road to Rio.

The Chairman thanked Wendy Higginson for her update.

Wiltshire Police – Inspector Christian Lange

The written update was noted.

Inspector Lange advised that this was his last Area Board as he would be retiring from the Wiltshire Police force.

The Chairman thanked Inspector Lange on behalf of the Area Board for his hard work as the Tidworth Community area sector commander.

NHS Wiltshire

The written report was noted.

Salisbury NHS

The written report was noted.

Healthwatch Wiltshire – Paul Lefever

The written report was noted.

Tidworth Community Area Partnership – Tony Pickernell

·       Community Band Concert on Friday 18 March at the Garrison Theatre.

·       Area Awards Presentation Night on the 21 April at the Wellington Academy.

·       The Tidworth and Ludgershall Memory Cafes were now up and running.

Tidworth Town Council – Humph Jones

·       That work continues on the new Civic Centre building.

Ludgershall Town Council – Owen White

·       That the new security lighting at the Recreation Ground was proving a deterrent to vandals.

·       That Ludgershall Town Council was looking at how it could potential run the Ludgershall Boys Club.

Everleigh Parish Council

The written report was noted.

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.

The Wiltshire Councillors were asked toconsider four applications seeking

2015/16 Community Area Grantfunding and three Member Initiatives.

Decision

Phoenix Hall Netheravon awarded £5,000 for Phoenix Hall New Kitchen Phase1.

Reason

Theapplication meets grant criteria 2015/16.

Decision

King George Field awarded £5,000 for King George Field Chute Replacement Outdoor Play Equipment.

Reason

Theapplication meets grant criteria 2015/16.

Decision

Collingbourne Kingston Village Hall awarded £1,000 for Collingbourne Kingston Village Hall false ceiling over stage.

Reason

Theapplication meets grant criteria 2015/16.

Decision

Collingbourne Cricket Club awarded £1,000 for Motor Roller purchase.

Reason

Theapplication meets grant criteria 2015/16.

Member Initiatives

Cllr Connolly – Castledown Radio awarded £5,000.

Cllr Connolly – Tidworth Scouts awarded £2,192.86.

Cllr Chris Williams – Tidworth Garrison Theatre awarded £5,861.28.

The next meeting of the Tidworth Area Board will be on Monday 14 March 2016 at the Tidworth Garrison Theatre.

The next meeting of the Tidworth Area Board will be on Monday 14 March 2016 at the Tidworth Garrison Theatre.