Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Cllr Johnny Kidney.

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

Decision

The minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 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:

·       Cost of Living Update – January 2025

·       School Appeal Panel Member Recruitment

·       Local Elections – May 2025

·       Devolution Update

The Chairman provided an update on the following matters:

•                Cost of Living Update – January 2025

•                School Appeal Panel Member Recruitment

•                Local Elections – May 2025

•                Devolution Update – The Council have been informed the devolution bid for the Wessex region has not been selected for the Government’s Devolution Priority Programme.

The Board is asked to note the following Information items:

• Community First

The Area Board noted the Community First written update.

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 

Verbal Updates

• Wingfield Parish Council – A written update was circulated at the meeting and the Area Board received a verbal update which included details about winter storms, flooding and emergency resilience, highways matters and installation of deer warning signs.   

• Climate Friendly Bradford – there was no update report.

• Wiltshire Music Centre – there was no update report.

• Health and Wellbeing – there was no update report.

• Local Youth Network – there was no update report.

Written Updates:

• Neighbourhood Policing Team

The Area Board received a written update and presentation from Insp Andy Lemon, which included an update on the Neighbourhood Policing Team, team focus, action and priorities, tackling shop theft, and comparisons in crime statistics for January 2024 and January 2025.

Area Board members and residents commented on dealing with shop theft if witnessed, tact stamping, and traffic issues on the B3105 – Bath Road.

·       Road Safety Update

The Area Board received a presentation from Perry Payne, Wiltshire Road Safety Partnership, which included detail about the members of the Partnership, Vision Zero, the three main workstreams – engineering, education and enforcement, traffic surveys, community speed watch – including statistical data and traffic survey information for the Bradford on Avon area, speed indicator devices, Operation Snap, CSEO activity both county wide and in the Bradford on Avon area, the Road Policing Unit and emerging issues.

The Partnership representative responded to the following comments and questions:

·             The use of the Snap portal to upload videos from phones, dash cams or other devices to assist prosecutions.

·             The information provided by speedwatch cameras and requests from Parish and Town Councils for new speedwatch locations.

The Chairman thanked Perry Payne, Partnership Representative for his very informative presentation.

·       Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – Quarterly Update – This item was deferred until the next Area Board meeting.

To receive updates on the Area Board priorities.

The Engagement and Partnership Lead provided a verbal update summing up the activities of the Area Board priorities over the last four years. Details included the activities for youth, ageing well and community events and how the Area Board had supported the activities through officer time and award of grant 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:

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:

·       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.

The Area Board received updates from the following organisations who had received Area Board Grant funding during 2024:

·       Saxon Group Riding for the Disabled Association – Sharon Turnbull

·       Mighty Girls – Marsha Mars

Details of the organisations activities were included in the slide presentation pack during the meeting at pages 59 – 65 and available at this link - Agenda - Democratic Services - Wiltshire Council.

The Area Board also considered an Area Board Initiative grant application, two Community Area grant applications and one Older and Vulnerable grant application and heard from the applicants.

Resolved:

1.             Area Board Initiative

a.    Warm space activities for young children – £100 awarded under delegated authority

2.             Community Area Grants:

a.    Share and Repair - Bradford on Avon Repair Cafe – to award £423.50 towards a new PAT test machine.

b.    Westwood Social Club - £1,000 awarded under delegated authority towards Westwood Social Club Enfield Room Insulation

3.             Older and Vulnerable Grants

a.    Floaty Boat – to award £500 towards Pay it Forward fuel scheme for Boaters

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.

The Area Board received the notes of the LHFIG meeting held on 27 January 2025.

Resolved:

To receive the notes of the meeting held on 27 January 2025.

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

Cllr Sarah Gibson reported that this would be her final meeting as a Wiltshire Councillor as she was not standing for re-election in the local elections in May 2025.Cllr Gibson thanked all the officers and her fellow Councillors for the help, support and advice over the last four years, and wished the Area Board well for the future.

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

The Area Board noted that future meetings would be between 7.00pm and 9.00pm, as follows:

•                20 May 2025 – County Hall, Trowbridge - Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

•                2 July 2025

•                10 September 2025

•                19 November 2025