Agenda item
Area Board Funding
The Area Board is asked to consider the funding applications as set out in the attached report and summarised below:
CA = Community Area
H&W = Health and Wellbeing
ABI = Area Board Initiative
YG = Youth Grant
PC/TC = Parish Council/Town Council
|
Code |
Type |
Applicant |
Project |
Total Cost |
PC/TC Funding |
Request |
|
ABG433 |
ABI |
Area Board |
Nadder Centre Soft Play Room |
£7,250 |
£0 |
£7,000 |
|
ABG547 |
ABI |
Health & Wellbeing Group |
Older Person’s Event at Langford Lakes |
£745 |
£0 |
£745 |
|
ABG558 |
ABI |
Area Board |
Co Car Club for Mere |
£10,000 |
£0 |
£10,000 |
|
ABG560 |
ABI |
Area Board |
Local Youth Network Events Fund |
£2,500 |
£0 |
£2,500 |
|
ABG564 |
H&W |
Mere Platinum Jubilee Committee |
Churchyard Tea Party |
£3,150 |
£200 |
£500 |
|
ABG565 |
H&W |
Wilton Jubilations |
Wilton Jubilations |
£3,000 |
£2,500 |
£500 |
|
ABG568 |
H&W |
Tisbury PC |
Memories of the Queen Jubilee Lunch |
£3,000 |
£2,500 |
£500 |
|
ABG352 |
CA |
Berwick St John PC |
Speed Indicator Device |
£3,540 |
£1,770 |
£1,770 |
|
ABG387 |
CA |
Barford St Martin Community Fund |
New Playground |
£53,029 |
£6,000 |
£5,000 |
|
ABG397 |
CA |
Barford St Martin PC |
Speed Indicator Device |
£3,000 |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
|
ABG450 |
CA |
Fovant PC |
Fovant Footpath - 16 Improvements |
£1,130 |
£565 |
£565 |
|
ABG457 |
CA |
1st Mere Brownies and Guides |
Badges |
£112.50 |
£0 |
£112.50 |
|
ABG468 |
CA |
Compton Chamberlayne PCC |
Summer Concert |
£6,080 |
£0 |
£500 |
|
ABG486 |
CA |
Chalke Valley Sports Centre |
Multi Use Games Area Floodlights Replacement |
£17,250 |
£200 |
£5,000 |
|
ABG519 |
CA |
Tisbury Bowls and Croquet Club |
Replacement Toilets and Changing Rooms |
£20,000 |
£300 |
£5,000 |
|
ABG493 |
YG |
Seeds4Success |
Leisure Credits Scheme |
£10,033.44 |
£1,265 |
£5,000 |
The Area Board will be asked to note the following grant applications awarded via the delegated authority of the Community Engagement Manager:
|
Number |
Type |
Applicant |
Project |
Total Cost |
Amount Awarded |
|
ABG456 |
CA |
Seeds4Success |
Replacement Minibus |
£17,097 |
£5,000 |
|
ABG326 |
CA |
Sutton Mandeville PC |
Pedestrian Gates |
Additional £450 |
|
Minutes:
The Area Board considered the funding applications as detailed in the reports pack. Applicants were invited to speak in support of their projects and to answer any questions that arose.
Health and Wellbeing Funding
|
Area Board Initiative of £745 towards an older persons’ event at Langford Lakes
Decision
To award the Health and Wellbeing Group £745 towards an older persons’ event at Langford Lakes.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
|
Mere Platinum Jubilee Committee requesting £500 towards a churchyard tea party
Decision
To award Mere Platinum Jubilee Committee £500 towards a churchyard tea party.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
|
Wilton Jubilations requesting £500 towards Jubilee events
Gary Nunn from Wilton Jubilations spoke in favour of their application explaining that they were planning four days of activities for people of all ages. Celebrations would include a tea party and a large coronation chicken lunch.
Decision
To award Wilton Jubilations £500 towards their jubilee events.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
|
Tisbury Parish Council requesting £500 towards a Memories of our Queen lunch
Decision
To award Tisbury Parish Council £500 towards their Memories of our Queen lunch.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
|
Compton Chamberlayne PCC requesting £500 towards Compton Chamberlayne Summer Concert
Sara spoke in favour of their application stating that the event would provide quality music to 90 people in a beautiful location. She explained that £4,000 plus gift aid had already been raised. The concert also aimed to give away some tickets to individuals who would otherwise struggle to afford to attend.
Decision
To award Compton Chamberlayne PCC £500 towards the Compton Chamberlane Summer Concert.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
Community Area Grants
|
Berwick St John Parish Council requesting £1,770 towards a speed indicator device
Representatives from Berwick St John Parish Council explained that a survey had revealed that there was a local speeding issue. They also noted that the parish council intended to make a 50 percent contribution towards the cost of the project.
Decision
To award Berwick St John Parish Council £1,770 towards a speed indicator device.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Barford St Martin Community Fund requesting £5,000 towards a new playground
Morag from Barford St Martin Community Fund spoke in favour of their application, explaining that parents currently had to drive their children to a playground due to the lack of facilities in the village. She stressed that the new playground would provide a secure environment for children and that play was important for their social development. £28,000 had already been raised towards the cost of the project and they were in the process of applying for charitable status.
Decision
To approve £5,000 to Barford St Martin Community Fund towards their new playground.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Barford St Martin Parish Council requesting £1,500 towards a speed indicator device
A representative from Barford St Martin Parish Council spoke in favour of their application, explaining that the speed indicator device would enable them to download data and provide information for the police.
The Chairman noted that Barford St Martin was one of the sites proposed for speed indicator device trials prior to the pandemic.
Decision
To award Barford St Martin Parish Council £1,500 towards a speed indicator device.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Fovant Parish Council requesting £565 towards Fovant footpath 16 improvements
A representative from Fovant parish Council spoke in favour of their application, noting that the footpath presented safety issues and had a broken stile.
Decision
To award Fovant Parish Council £565 towards Fovant footpath 16 improvements.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Chalke Valley Sports Centre requesting £5,000 towards their multi use games area floodlight replacement project
Chris from Chalke Valley Sports Centre explained that they were a voluntary managed facility. He informed that Area Board that the current flood lights were 20 years old and were costly to run. It was noted that an application for funding had been submitted to Sport England and the parish council had agreed to contribute £2,500.
Decision
To award Chalke Valley Sports Centre £5,000 towards their multi use games area floodlight replacement project
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Tisbury Bowls and Croquet Club requesting £5,000 towards replacement toilets and changing rooms
David from Tisbury Bowls and Croquet Club spoke in favour of their application. He explained that the bowls club had originally been founded around 40 years ago but had recently merged with the croquet club. Their existing porter cabin, where the toilets and changing rooms were located, was in disrepair and the floor of the ladies was collapsing. A replacement cabin was projected to cost around £17,000 and the club was trying to raise funding from a number of different organisations.
Decision
To award Tisbury Bowls and Croquet Club £5,000 towards replacement toilets and changing rooms.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
|
Area Board Initiative for £7,000 towards a new fitted soft play room at the Nadder Centre
At the start of the grant discussion members noted that there would be a £903 overspend in the capital budget if all of the community area grant applications were awarded in full. They felt that priority should be given to the other projects and decided to deduct the overspend from the £7,000 initiative if all of the other grants were awarded in full. If there were still remaining funds in addition to the £6,097, up to £7,000, then they would also be awarded to the soft play room initiative. After all the other community grants had been decided there were £6,097 remining and members voted to approve the funding.
Decision
To award £6,097 towards a new fitted soft play area at the Nadder Centre.
Reason
The decision met grant funding criteria for 2021/22. Although over £5,000 was awarded this was felt to be an exceptional case as it was in line with the Area Board’s priority of supporting youth activities. |
Youth Grants
|
Area Board Initiative of £2,500 towards Local Youth Network Events
The CEM noted that the funding had been allocated in 2019/2020 and now needed to be confirmed.
Decision
To award £2,500 towards the Local Youth Network events fund.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
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Seeds4 Success Requesting £5,000 towards their leisure credit scheme
Decision
To award Seeds4Success £5,000 towards their leisure credits scheme
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22
|
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1st Mere Brownies and Guides requesting £112.50 towards skills builders, sixes and seconders badges
Cllr Jeans noted that he had declared an interest that his wife was a leader at the 1st Mere Brownies and Guides, so he did not participate in the discussion or vote on the grant application.
Decision
To award 1st Mere Brownies and Guides £112.50 towards badges.
Reason
The application met funding criteria for 2021/22 |
The Area Board also voted to note the following grants awarded via delegated authority of the CEM since the previous meeting:
Decision
To note the awarding of a £5,000 Community Area Grant to Seeds4Success towards a replacement minibus.
Decision
To note the awarding of an additional £450 Community Area Grant to Sutton Mandeville Parish Council towards pedestrian gates.
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