Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence had been received from:

·       Cllr Stuart Wheeler (substituted by Cllr Chris Williams)

·       Colin Gale

·       Susie Brew

·       Mike Lockheart

·       Peter Deck

·       Curley Haskell

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2024.

Decision

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman will give an update on outcomes and actions arising from previous meetings of the Area Board:

·       Update on the Families and Children’s Transformation (FACT) Family Help Project

·       Update on Families and Children’s Transformation (FACT) Transitional Safeguarding Project

·       Overview of Wiltshire Youth Council

·       Gypsies and Travellers Development Plan Consultation

·       Cost of Living Update

The following written Chairman’s updates were received and noted:

·       Update on the Families and Children’s Transformation (FACT) Family Help Project

·       Update on Families and Children’s Transformation (FACT) Transitional Safeguarding Project

·       Overview of Wiltshire Youth Council

·       Gypsies and Travellers Development Plan Consultation

·       Cost of Living Update

The Board is asked to note the following Information items:

·       Community First

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire – Annual Report 2023/2024

·       Update from BSW Together (Integrated Care System)

The following written updates and information items were received and noted:

·       Community First

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire

·       Update from BSW Together (Integrated Care System)

To receive a presentation from Suzanne Deering and a social prescriber about the work of Pewsey and Marlborough Surgeries and how they interact with the local community.

The Area Board received a presentation from Suzanne Deering, Patient Services and Communications from Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership about the work of the Partnership in the community and Social Prescribing. 

Suzanne commented on the following topic areas:

·       The outcomes and feedback from patient surveys 

·       An overview of the East Kennet Primary Care Network

·       How Social Prescribers connect and supports people generally

·       The work of a Social Prescriber in East Kennet PCN

·       The key components of Social Prescribing

·       Targets and measuring success

·       Projects in East Kennet

·       Details about how the role is shaping a healthier future together

Suzanne then responded to a number of comments raised during the presentation. In particular on the following:

·       The role of the local Boots pharmacy and the development of a positive working relationship with the Medical Partnership

·       Receptionists being referred to as Patient Navigators

·       The use of Teams for doctor appointments

·       The different styles of triage employed at local practices

·       Patient waiting times to book appointments

·       The management of patient lists

·       The use of family or carer when a patient is referred to an activity group or health group by a Social Prescriber

·       The need to avoid duplication of services

The Chairman thanked Suzanne for her very informative presentation and responding to questions.

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

·       Pewsey Community Area Partnership

·       Health & Wellbeing

·       Youth

·       Parish Councils

Written Updates

The Board is asked to note the following written and online updates attached to the agenda:

·       Neighbourhood Policing Team – including a road safety update

·       Dorset and Wilts Fire and Rescue Service - video

The Area Board received a number of updates from Partners and community organisations as detailed below:

1. Pewsey Community Area Partnership (PCAP)

The Area Board received an update from the PCAP representative Dawn Wilson as follows:

Health - PCAP continue to support Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership through the Patient Participation Group and are pleased to see them attending this meeting. PCAP are still providing ongoing support of health connect with insurance and banking, and funds are still available for health-related projects. The memory cafe and M2M sessions remain ongoing. 

Youth - PCAP continues to offer support for Pewsey Youth Cafe and are currently in a transitional period following the first year of operations.  

Highways - PCAP are waiting for a response to a letter about highways issues as discussed at the last PCAP meeting. Rushall Parish Council are also waiting for a reply from northern highways and considers that the Area Board should discuss the highways maintenance program at least once a year. 

Rail – Comments have been sent to network rail about their recent Strategy document and update document is awaited.

Evoucher Scheme - PCAP have been administering the EVoucher scheme with funds from Wiltshire Council and WCF. Over £10,000 worth of vouchers have been awarded to more than 200 individuals, with vouchers still available. 

2. Health & Wellbeing

There was no update.

3. Youth

Updates had been provided under the PCAP item above.

4. Parish Councils

The Area Board received updates from the following Parish Councils:

Easton Royall Parish Council

·       Recent flooding issues have been reported to the Council’s Highways team and waiting for a response.  The Chairman indicated that he had recently contacted the Highways officer who was expected to respond the day after the Area Board meeting.

5. Neighbourhood Policing Team

The Area Board received a written update and presentation from Acting Insp Chris Wickham, Wiltshire Police, which included detail about the Community Policing Team, the community commitment, crime statistics for Pewsey between July and August 2024 including comparisons with 2023 and the previous 2 months, with a deep dive into burglary crime,   local priorities and updates in relation to the Pewsey area, local links and how to become involved in receiving the latest news and alerts by signing up to the Community Messaging Service. 

Members and Area Board representatives commented on the burglaries in Pewsey and noted that a number of the six burglaries had been closed down whilst other were still under investigation, a further request for the Police to attend Parish Council meetings – Acting Insp Whickham indicated that the Police would attend Parish Council meetings whenever possible. Cllr Oatway reported on a recent incident involving a drunk driver crashing his car and the positive response from Police to the incident.    

The Chairman thanked Acting Insp Wickham for attending the Area Board meeting and responding to questions.

6. Dorset and Wilts Fire and Rescue Service

The Area Board received a video update of the work undertaken by the Dorset and Wilts Fire and Rescue Service up to June 2024.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 139.

To receive updates on the Area Board priorities.

The Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager and Engagement and Partnership Lead provided updates to the Area Board about the work undertaken in each of the Board’s priority areas, as detailed in the written report.

The Area Board were reminded that they had agreed the following three priorities at their meeting in May 2024:

·       Priority 1 – To help provide positive activities for young people

·       Priority 2 – To help protect the environment and reduce carbon footprint

·       Priority 3 – To improve the health and wellbeing of older and vulnerable adults

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

Remaining Budgets Prior to the grant requests below:

Area Board Initiatives:

Community Area Grants:

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

Young People Grants:

Delegated Funding

The Board is asked to note any funding awards made under the Delegated Funding Process, by the Strategic Engagement & Partnership Manager, between meetings due to matters of urgency:

·       None

Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.

The Area Board considered one application for Area Board Initiatives Grant funding, one application for Community Area Grant funding and one application for Young People’s Grant funding.  The Chairman invited a representative of each application to give a brief overview of their project to the Area Board.

Decision:

To approve the following grant funding:

1.    Area Board Initiative funding:

Free Swimming Lessons - to award £500 towards free swimming lessons.

2.    Community Area Grant funding

The Bouverie Hall – to award £1,680 towards Bouverie Hall foul drains repair.

3.    Young People’s Grant funding

Thriving Through Venture – to award £4,950 towards Thriving Through Venture.

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 24 July 2024, as set out in the attached report.

Recommendations:

1.    To add the following Issues (with funding) to the Priority Schemes List:

a.    10-24-10 Great Bedwyn Browns Lane village gateway (£500)

2.    To allocate funding to Issues currently on the Priority Schemes List:

a.    10-23-11 Oxenwood Speed Limit (£3,600),

b.    10-23-9 A345 Sunnyhill Lane (£480) and

c.     10-23-10 A345 Oare Signing Review (£2,352.56).

3.    To add the following Issues to the Priority Schemes List (without funding):

a.    10-24-07 A345 Oare New Post for SID deployment

4.    To close the following Issues:

a.    6374 & 6541 Upavon Signing and streetlighting,

b.    10-23-6 Froxfield new post for SID deployment

The Area Board received the minutes and considered the recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 24 July 2024, as detailed in the report.

On the proposal of Cllr Oatway QPM and seconded by the Chairman, it was resolved:

Decision:

1. To add the following Issues (with funding) to the Priority Schemes List:
   1. 10-24-10 Great Bedwyn Browns Lane village gateway (£500)

2. To allocate funding to Issues currently on the Priority Schemes List:
   1. 10-23-11 Oxenwood Speed Limit (£3,600),
   2. 10-23-9 A345 Sunnyhill Lane (£480) and
   3. 10-23-10 A345 Oare Signing Review (£2,352.56).

3. To add the following Issues to the Priority Schemes List (without funding):
   1. 10-24-07 A345 Oare New Post for SID deployment

4. To close the following Issues:
   1. 6374 & 6541 Upavon Signing and streetlighting,
   2. 10-23-6 Froxfield new post for SID deployment

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

The Area Board received a presentation from Damon Oldcorn from Sanity Clause, about a men’s listening group being established in Pewsey. Damon explained that the Group was an opportunity for a meeting dedicated to fostering connections among men in the local Wiltshire community. The events would feature conversations, activities and opportunities to learn from one another.

The Area Board welcomed the prospect of a men’s group and suggested that information be circulated to Parish Council’s and other organisations, as appropriate.

Future Meeting Dates (7.00-9.00pm):

·       25 November 2024

·       3 March 2025

For information on applying for a grant or grant application deadlines for these meetings, contact the Engagement and Partnership Lead, Caroline.LeQuesne@wiltshire.gov.uk

The Area Board noted the following future meeting dates (7.00-9.00pm):

• 25 November 2024
• 3 March 2025

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending.