Agenda item
Area Board Funding
Area Board Funding:
The Board is asked to consider the funding applications as set out in the attached report and summarised below:
|
App |
Grant Type |
Applicant |
Project |
Total |
Requested |
|
ABG207 |
AB |
South West
Wiltshire |
Young Peoples Event at Mill on the Brue |
£3500.00 |
£3500.00 |
|
ABG42 |
CAG |
Fovant Youth Club |
Fovant Youth Club Disabled toilet facility |
£8000.00 |
£4000.00 |
|
ABG153 |
CAG |
Semley Village Hall |
Semley Village Hall Audio Visual Equipment |
£10000.00 |
£5000.00 |
|
ABG159 |
CAG |
Fovant Parish Council |
Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs)
|
£8860.00 |
£4430.00 |
|
ABG197 |
CAG |
Alzheimers Support |
Salisbury Dementia
Centre Outreach Office |
£20456.00 |
£2500.00 |
|
ABG173 |
HW |
Celebrate Voice CIC |
Celebrate Voice Celebrating Age Gala |
£2850.00 |
£500.00 |
|
ABG151 |
HW |
Mere Bowls Club |
Mere Bowls Club refurbishments |
£2114.32 |
£1056.82 |
|
ABG186 |
HW |
Wiltshire Music Centre |
Celebrating Age Wiltshire |
£11000.00 |
£1500.00 |
Minutes:
The Area Board considered the funding applications as detailed in the reports attached to the agenda. Applicants in attendance were invited to speak in support of their projects and answer any questions that arose.
Area Board Initiative
Young People’s Event at Mill on the Brue requesting £3,500
The Chairman spoke introduced the Area Board Initiative.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £3,500 to support the young people’s event at Mill on the Brue.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Community Area Grants
Fovant Youth Club requesting £4,000
A representative from the Youth Club spoke in support of the project, saying that a disabled access toilet would enable them to increase inclusivity.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £4,000 to support Fovant Youth Club towards a disabled access toilet.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Semley Village Hall requesting £5,000
Decision
The Area Board awarded Semley Village Hall £5,000 towards audio/visual equipment.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Fovant Parish Council requesting £4,430
The Parish Clerk from Fovant Parish Council spoke in favour of the scheme, which he felt would allow for better data collection than existing devices.
During the discussion it was noted that speed indicator devices of this type would not be affordable for every community. However, given that road safety was an issue for villages near to the A30, and that the project would be useful in developing best practice, they felt that the information from the project could benefit other parishes within the Area Board.
Decision
The Area Board Awarded Fovant Parish Council £4,430 towards three speed indicator devices.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Alzheimer’s Support – requesting £2,500
The Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Support spoke in support of their application for funding to help deliver a new dementia centre to serve South West Wiltshire. She noted that their existing centres were located elsewhere in the county. The new centre would include a day care as well as providing an office base for dementia advisers and other support staff.
During the discussion the following points were raised:
• Members asked how the centre would benefit residents within the Area Board given that the centre was located in Salisbury and that parts of the South West Wiltshire Area Board were closer to Warminster, the site of one of their existing centres, than Salisbury. In response the Chief Executive explained that the centre in Salisbury would support a large portion of the Area Board’s population. To evidence this she noted that they were currently supporting 40 people in the South West Wiltshire geographical area living outside of central Salisbury. She also expected that the number of people being supported would increase if the new centre was established.
• The Chief Executive confirmed that a roving model would not be deliverable given the length of appointments and the infrastructure required to offer day care.
• In response to questions about alternative sources of funding, the Chief Executive confirmed that they had approached local partners including both Salisbury and Southern Wiltshire Area Boards. It was also possible to access match funding from the lottery.
• Members noted that they would be interested to receive updates on the number of people being supported by the project.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £2,500 to Alzheimer’s Support to put towards developing a Dementia Centre Outreach Office in Salisbury.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Health and Wellbeing Grants
Celebrate Voice Community Interest Company (CIC) – requesting £500
The Director of Celebrate Voice Festival spoke in support of their application by saying that the Gala would be a free, sociable event for older people and would be beneficial to their wellbeing.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £500 to a Celebrate Voice CIC towards their festival event, Celebrating Age Gala.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Mere Bowls Club – requesting £1,056.82
The Captain of Mere Bowls Club explained that they were a small club providing physical and social activity for their 61 members. The funding would be put towards refurbishing their facilities and to replace those beyond repair. It was also noted that Cllr George Jeans, not present at the meeting, was a non-playing member of the club.
Members did note that they were generally supportive of the scheme, although they did have reservations about using health and wellbeing to fund some of the requested items, such as garden furniture.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £500 of a requested £1,056.82 to improve infrastructure at Mere Bowls Club.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
Wiltshire Music Centre – requesting £1,500
The Creative Producer of Celebrating Age Wiltshire spoke in support of their application, explaining that they had helped many older people communities throughout the Area Board. Earlier on in the day they had delivered a pop-up show at Albany House Care Home in Tisbury about Florence Nightingale.
Decision
The Area Board awarded £1,500 to Wiltshire Music Centre to put towards their Celebrating Age Wiltshire project.
Reason
The application met the funding criteria for 2021/22
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