Agenda and minutes

To welcome those present to the meeting.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Amesbury Area Board and explained that this was an additional Area Board meeting to look at grants and statutory items as the Area Board on 19 March would be the Our Community Matters – Joint Strategic Needs Assessment event.

At the Chairman’s invitation, the Councillors and officers sitting at the front of the meeting introduced themselves.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence had been received from:

·       Cllr John Smale.

The Chairman explained that Cllr Darren Henry had resigned as the Wiltshire Unitary Councillor for the Till and Wylye Valley as he had been elected as a Member of Parliament at the recent general election. The by-election for his seat would be held on 10 March 2020.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2020.

The minutes were presented for consideration and it was;

Resolved:

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2020 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.

Cllr Graham Wright declared an interest in three of the grant applications, as he was involved with the groups applying for funding. These being the Rotary Application for Youth funding, the Rotary Application for Health and Wellbeing Funding and the Durrington Walls Wind Band application for Community Area Grant funding. He declared that he would not take part in the debate or vote on those items.

Cllr Fred Westmoreland declared a non-pecuniary interest in the Amesbury Rugby Club Community Area Grant application as he was a member of the club. He declared that he would take part in the debate and vote on the application with an open mind.

Cllr Rob Yuill and Cllr Fred Westmorland both declared a non-pecuniary interest in the Community Grant Application from the Vault Gymnastics and Fitness Centre. They declared that they would take part in the debate and vote on the application with an open mind.

To consider any updates and recommendations from the Community Area Transport Group (CATG).

The Minutes of the latest CATG meeting are attached for information.

Cllr Mike Hewitt gave a brief update to the meeting on the CATG. He referred the meeting to CATG minutes in the agenda pack. There was still some money left in the budget and also a further £1,000 left in the budget for street signs. Cllr Hewitt invited people to get in touch if they needed street signs.

It was;

Resolved:

To note the minutes of the CATG meeting held on 14 February 2020.

To consider the report on Highways Schemes for the forthcoming year.

The Chairman referred the meeting to the proposed Highways Schemes report in the agenda pack.

It was stated that the works to resurface the road in Tilshead were very much needed and that these would begin in April.

The board considered the report and it was;

Resolved:

To approve the proposed Highways Schemes for the Amesbury Community Area for 2020 – 2025.

To receive any updates and consider any applications for youth grant funding.

·       The Bridge Youth Project, £4800.00, towards The Bridge Pastoral Support Project.

·       Rotary Social Innovation Amesbury, £430.00, Work Experience introduction to business for 14 to 17 year old students.

Jacqui Abbott, Community Engagement Manager for Amesbury stated that she had been making good contacts at the local schools and that the youth parliament at Stonehenge School was going well.

Representatives of organisations applying for youth funding spoke in support of their applications.

The board also proposed an Area Board Councillor Led Initative to use £5,900.00 of the remaning youth grant funding to work with other local area boards (Southern Wiltshire and South West Wiltshire) to commission services for young people in rural areas.

The board considered the applications and it was;

Resolved:

·       To grant The Bridge Youth Project, £4800.00, towards The Bridge Pastoral Support Project.

·       To grant Rotary Social Innovation Amesbury, £430.00, towards Work Experience introduction to business for 14 to 17 year old students.

·       To grant Durrington Youth Services, £6513.50, towards Durrington Youth Services.

·       To grant the Amesbury Area Board Councillor Led Initative, £5,900.00 towards commissioning youth services in rural areas.

To receive any updates and consider any applications for health and wellbeing funding.

·       Evergreen Court Gardening Club, £1555.00, towards Evergreen Court Gardening Club - Greenhouse potting shed

·       Salisbury older people's champion, £750.00, towards Amesbury with Salisbury celebrating International Older Peoples Day – Silver Amesbury.

·       Rotary Social Innovation Amesbury, £2000.00, towards celebrating Amesbury Community Area.

·       The Bourne Valley Day Centre for the Elderly, £700.00, towards new activities.

Details of these grants can be seen in the attached Amesbury Grant Report.

Cllr Graham Wright explained to the meeting what the Health and Wellbeing Group was and advised that Cllr Yuill had chaired the last HWBG meeting. It was stated that the grant applications for health and wellbeing funding had been approved by the HWBG and needed to be ratified by the board.

Cllr Yuill stated that there had been a few organisations and groups at the HWBG meeting that had been unaware of each other and the services they offered. It was hoped that at some point a system could be developed to map and gap services, in the meantime all groups were encouraged to use the Our Community Matters website at https://ocm.wiltshire.gov.uk/amesbury/  to share information.

The board considered the applications for health and wellbeing funding and it was;

Resolved:

·       To grant the Evergreen Court Gardening Club, £1555.00, towards Evergreen Court Gardening Club - Greenhouse potting shed. It was noted that this grant would actually be awarded from the Community Area Grant Funds budget rather than the Health and Wellbeing budget.

·       To grant the Salisbury older people's champion, £750.00, towards Amesbury with Salisbury celebrating International Older Peoples Day – Silver Amesbury.

·       To grant Rotary Social Innovation Amesbury, £2000.00, towards celebrating Amesbury Community Area.

·       To grant the Bourne Valley Day Centre for the Elderly, £700.00, towards new activities.

To determine the applications for Community Area Grant funding.

·       Amesbury Rugby Club, £1215.00, towards replacement rugby posts.

·       Winterbourne Cricket Club, £3000.00, towards Winterbourne Cricket Club pavilion renovation.

·       Langford Parish Hall, £4790.50, towards a flat roof and toilets for the hall.

·       Tilshead Community Group, £750.00, towards Tilshead VE Day Commemorations.

·       Larkhill Primary School, £4375.00, towards the Well Being Centre - Larkhill Primary School Bungalow New Kitchen.

·       Durrington Walls Wind Band, £737.50, towards improving the brass section of Durrington Walls Wind Band.

·       The Vault Gymnastics & fitness centre, £2532.96, towards new bungee fitness well-being.

·       Lady Antrobus Trust, £1000.00, Amesbury Celebration of VE and VJ Days.

Cllr Fred Westmoreland introduced the applications to the Community Area Grant Scheme as detailed in the agenda.

Representatives of the organisations applying for grants spoke in support of their applications.

The board considered the applications for Community Area Grant funding and it was;

Resolved:

·       To grant Amesbury Rugby Club, £1215.00, towards replacement rugby posts.

·       To grant Winterbourne Cricket Club, £3000.00, towards Winterbourne Cricket Club pavilion renovation.

·       To grant Langford Parish Hall, £4790.50, towards a flat roof and toilets for the hall.

·       To grant Tilshead Community Group, £750.00, towards Tilshead VE Day Commemorations.

·       To grant Larkhill Primary School, £4375.00, towards the Well Being Centre - Larkhill Primary School Bungalow New Kitchen.

·       To grant Durrington Walls Wind Band, £737.50, towards improving the brass section of Durrington Walls Wind Band.

·       To grant The Vault Gymnastics & fitness centre, £2532.96, towards new bungee fitness well-being.

·       To grant Lady Antrobus Trust, £1000.00, Amesbury Celebration of VE and VJ Days.

The Langford Parish Hall grant applicants thanked Jacqui Abbott, CEM, for her help and advice while they were applying for their grant.

The Board also passed their thanks to Jacqui Abbott for all her hard work on encouraging grant applications.

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

It was noted that the Amesbury Carnival would be held on Saturday 20 June 2020 on Holders Field in Amesbury.

The next meeting of the Amesbury Area Board will be held on 19 March 2020 and will be the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Amesbury Area Board would be held on 19 March 2020 and would be the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Our Community Matters event.

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending and encouraged people to register for free tickets for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment event at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amesbury-our-community-matters-tickets-91287670881.