Agenda and minutes

Venue: Bloomfield Suite, Dorothy House, Winsley, BA15 2LE

Contact: Kevin Fielding 

Items
No. Item

13.

Welcome

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everybody to Winsley and thanked Dorothy House for hosting the event.

 

 The Area Board members were introduced.

 

14.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Inspector Andy Fee – Wiltshire Police.

 

15.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations on interest.

16.

Approval of Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 24  January2018

 

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

·         The Minutes of the Area Board meetings held on the 24 January 2018 were signed as the correct record.

 

17.

Chairman's Announcements

·         #Clean Up Wilts supporting the Great British Spring Clean

·         Eat Out Eat Well

·         Work Wiltshire Website

·         Real Change Wiltshire

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following Chairman's Announcements were noted:

 

·         #Clean Up Wilts supporting the Great British Spring Clean

·         Eat Out Eat Well

·         Work Wiltshire Website

·         Real Change Wiltshire

·         Music on your doorstep - Holt

18.

Partner Updates

·         Wiltshire Police

·         NHS Wiltshire

·         HealthWatch Wiltshire

·         Parish Councils

·         Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The following Partner Update contained in the agenda pack were noted:

 

·         Wiltshire Police

 

·         Wiltshire & Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Stuart Williams presented the written report

 

·         NHS Wiltshire

 

·         HealthWatch Wiltshire

 

19.

Welcome to Winsley and Traffic Issues

Chairman, Winsley Parish Council and Winsley Hill Traffic Action Group

 

Minutes:

Ed Gilby - Chairman, Winsley Parish Council and Winsley Hill Traffic Action Group welcomed the Area Board to Winsley.

 

Points made included:

 

·         That Winsley Parish Council had goods links with Wiltshire Council.

 

·         That good road improvements were planned, or had been carried out.

 

·         That several new footpaths had been delivered.

 

·         That Winsley Parish Council were a very active parish council.

 

 

Dr Trisha Waters - Winsley Hill Traffic Action Group gave a brief presentation outlining the proposed B3108 canal bridge and road improvements.

 

Points made included:

·         Winsley Hill Traffic Action Group (WHTAG) was set up in August2016 to address highway safety concerns.

 

·         Residents’ difficulty in exiting from driveways.

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·         Excess speed along a road with poor visibility.

 

·         Lack of pedestrian footpaths over the canal bridge and between the canal and river bridges.

 

After meeting with Wiltshire Highways, there is a plan to:

 

  move traffic on Limpley Stoke side out to allow a pedestrian pavement behind parked cars.

 

  put in traffic calming bumps down the hill.

 

  campaign for 40mph to be reduced to 30 mph.

 

  paint a pedestrian line over the bridge but this can only be max 90 cm.

 

The Pedestrian Bridge

 

  Canal and River Trust approval.

 

  Met with Osi Ivowi, CRT engineer responsible for infrastructure.

 

  Wiltshire Highways will take on maintenance.

 

 

  Land Access - landowner has offered to donate land.

 

It was noted that the Bradford on Avon Area Board members were very supportive of the proposed B3108 canal bridge and road improvements.

 

The Chairman thanked Ed Gilby and Dr Trisha Waters for their presentations.

20.

Community Grant Scheme - applications for funding

·         We Hear You requesting £2,584 for WHY counselling services in Bradford on Avon for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses

 

·         Nightingales Together requesting £906 for an inter-generational project between pre-school children and care home residents

 

·         Bradford on Avon Walkers Are Welcome requesting £402 towards footpath maintenance and walking festival support

 

·         Councillor Led Grant application from Jonny Kidney requesting £3,500 towards theBridge@175 - Ground Investigation Survey Setup Costs

 

·         Councillor Led Grant application from Sarah Gibson requesting £5,000 towards projects identified by the Womens 100 Working Group  (attachment to follow)

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Area Board considered six applications for grant funding:

 

·         We Hear You awarded £2,584 for WHY counselling services in Bradford on Avon for cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

 

·         Nightingales Together awarded £906 for an intergenerational project between pre-school children and care home residents.

 

·         Bradford on Avon Walkers Are Welcome awarded £500 towards footpath maintenance and walking festival support.

 

·         Councillor Led Grant application from Jonny Kidney awarded £3,500 towards the Bridge@175 – Ground Investigation Survey Setup Costs.

 

·         Councillor Led Grant application from Sarah Gibson awarded £5,000 towards projects identified by the Womens 100 Working Group.

 

·         Staverton Flood Gates project awarded £2,500.

21.

Joint Strategic Assessment 2017/18 - end of year report on priorities and spending

Peter Dunford, Community Engagement Manager

 

·         Culture and Tourism

·         Business

·         Pedestrian Friendly

·         Air Quality/ Public Health

·         Social Isolation/ Mental Health

·         Assets

·         Parish issues and engagement

 

 

Minutes:

 

Peter Dunford - Community Engagement Manager gave a short presentation that outlined the Joint Strategic Assessment 2017/18 - end of year report on priorities and spending.

 

A written paper was tabled which outlined the seven Bradford on Avon community area local priorities 2017-19.

 

Points made included:

 

·         That eighteen projects had received Area Board Capital funding worth £86,534

 

·         That seven projects had received Area Board Youth funding worth £18,440

 

·         That four projects had received Area Board Health & Wellbeing funding worth £1,629

 

The Chairman thanked Peter Dunford for his presentation.

22.

Working Groups - end of year reports

A. Community Area Transport Group

Councillor Sarah Gibson

 

·         To approve and sign as the correct record the Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Community Area Transport Group meeting held on 19 February 2017

 

 

B. Local Youth Network

Councillor Trevor Carbin

 

·         To approve and sign as the correct record the Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Local Youth Network Management meeting held on 27 February 2018

 

·         The LYN Management Group recommends approval of a youth grant application from Wiltshire Mighty Girls for £ 1,970 towards the running costs of the Raise Your Game workshops in May 2018 

 

·         The LYN Management Group recommends the procurement of Bradford on Avon Town Council for the sum of £6,243.20 to rejuvenate the youth work within the town and surrounding villages

           (Town Councillor Dom Newton to speak to this item)

 

 

C. Health and Wellbeing Group

Councillor Johnny Kidney

 

·         To approve and sign as the correct record the Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Health and Wellbeing Group held on 5 March 2018

 

·         The Health and Wellbeing Group recommends the procurement of Age UK Wiltshire to provide Year 2 of the Living Well service for the sum of £ 6,000 to provide targeted support for the care needs of older people identified by the Bradford on Avon health centre  

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Community Area Transport Group

Councillor Sarah Gibson

The Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Community Area Transport Group meeting held on 19 February 2017 were agreed as the correct record.

 

 

Local Youth Network

Councillor Trevor Carbin

The Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Local Youth Network Management meeting held on 27 February 2018 were agreed as the correct record.

 

It was noted that Emma Drage – Local Youth Facilitator had now left Wiltshire Council and would not be replaced.

 

The LYN Management Group recommends approval of a youth grant application from Wiltshire Mighty Girls for £1,970 towards the running costs of the Raise Your Game workshops in May 2018 – Agreed by the Area Board.

 

The LYN Management Group recommends the procurement of Bradford on Avon Town Council for the sum of £6,243.20 to rejuvenate the youth work within the town and surrounding villages 2018 – Agreed by the Area Board.

 

 

Health and Wellbeing Group

Councillor Johnny Kidney

The Minutes of the Bradford on Avon Health and Wellbeing Group held on 5 March 2018 were agreed as the correct record.

 

The Health and Wellbeing Group recommends the procurement of Age UK Wiltshire to provide Year 2 of the Living Well service for the sum of £6,000 to provide targeted support for the care needs of older people identified by the

Bradford on Avon health centre – Agreed by the Area Board.

 

23.

Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday 23 May 2018 at St Margaret’s Hall, Bradford on Avon

 

Minutes:

Wednesday 23 May 2018 at St Margaret’s Hall, Bradford on Avon.

24.

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