Agenda

Bradford on Avon Area Board - Wednesday 5 February 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Trinity Hall, St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon

Contact: Stuart Figini 

Items
No. Item

Items to be considered

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2024.

Supporting documents:

3.

Declarations of Interest

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

 

4.

Chairman's Announcements

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

 

·       Cost of Living Update – January 2025

·       School Appeal Panel Member Recruitment

·       Local Elections – May 2025

·       Devolution Update

Supporting documents:

5.

Information Items

The Board is asked to note the following Information items:

 

  • Community First

Supporting documents:

6.

Partner Updates

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including: ·

 

  • Parish and Town Councils 
  • Climate Friendly Bradford 
  • Wiltshire Music Centre 
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Local Youth Network

 

Written Updates

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

 

  • Neighbourhood Policing Team
  • Road Safety update – Perry Payne
  • Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – Quarterly update - - Link to YouTube video update 

 

7.

Area Board Priority Updates

To receive updates on the Area Board priorities.

 

8.

Area Board Funding

1.    To receive feedback from Riding for the Disabled and Mighty Girls about the recent award of grants to their organisations.

 

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

 

Remaining Budgets if all grants are agreed:

 

Community Area Grant

Older & Vulnerable

Young People

£436

£0

£0

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2110

WarmSpace activitiesfor young children – already agreed under delegated authority – see below

£100

 

 

 

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2113

Shareand Repair - Bradford on Avon Repair Cafe new PAT test machine

£423.50

ABG2124

WestwoodSocial Club - Westwood Social Club Enfield Room Insulation - already agreed under delegated authority – see below

£1,000

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

ABG2174

FloatyBoat - Pay it Forward fuel scheme for Boaters

£500

 

 

 

 

Young People Grants:

 

Ref/Link

Grant Details

Amount Requested

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

·       ABG2110 - WarmSpace activitiesfor young children, request for £100 – already agreed under delegated authority

  • ABG2124 - WestwoodSocial Club, request for £1,000 - Westwood Social Club Enfield Room Insulation - already agreed under delegated authority – see below

 

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

 

Supporting documents:

9.

Local Highway and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 27 January 2025, as set out in the report to follow.

Supporting documents:

10.

Urgent items

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

11.

Future Meeting Dates

Future Meeting Dates (7.00-9.00pm):

 

  • 20 May 2025 – County Hall, Trowbridge - Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
  • 2 July 2025
  • 10 September 2025
  • 19 November 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