Agenda item

To consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below.

 

Budget available at this meeting:

 

Community Area Grants (CAG)	Older & Vulnerable Adults (O&VA)	Young People Grants (Youth)
£31,653	£7,633.07	£24,422

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1201	Friary Underpass Project Total cost £4169	£889

 

Community Area Grants:

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1159	River Bourne Community Farm – Improvements to toilets & wash facilities. Total project cost £15,500	£2500
ABG1195	Allotments & Gardens Association Salisbury HQ trading hut re-siting & replacement. Total project cost £16,000	£5000
ABG1199	Pembroke Park Party at Pembroke Community Day Total project cost £6000	£1500
ABG1222	Bemerton Heath IAG Community Garden Accessibility Total project cost £26,000	£5000

 

Older & Vulnerable Grants:

The notes and recommendations for funding, arising from the Health & Wellbeing Group meeting held on 24 May 2023 are attached.

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1205	Supporting Refugees in Salisbury Movement exercise group Total project cost £500	£500

 

Young People Grants:

The notes and recommendations for funding, arising from the Youth Group meeting held on 23 May 2023 are attached.

 

Ref/Link	Grant Details	Amount Requested
ABG1193	The Bridge Youth project Wellbeing Course delivery Total project cost £10,100	£2500
ABG1220	Rise 61 – Creative Hub after school clubs Total project cost £26,500	£5000

 

 

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

The Board noted the budgets remaining for allocation at the meeting and heard from representatives in attendance who gave a brief overview of their project followed by any questions by the Board.

 

Area Board Initiatives:

 

Friary Underpasses Project, requested £889

Cllr Hocking spoke on the project to paint the underpasses.

The project had also received Splash funding and SCC had contributed.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Corbin.

 

Decision

The Area Board Initiative – Friary Underpasses Project was awarded £889.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

 

Community Area Grants:

 

River Bourne Community Farm, Toilet & wash facility upgrade project, requested £2500

The Applicant Anthony Gumbrell, spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Hocking.

 

Decision

River Bourne Community Farm was awarded £2500 towards the facility upgrade project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Allotments & Garden Association Salisbury, HQ trading hut project, requested £5000

The Applicant Harry Theobald, spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount, subject to planning permission being granted. This was seconded by Cllr Hocking.

 

Decision

Allotments & Garden Association Salisbury was awarded £5000 towards the HQ trading hut project, subject to the application for Planning Permission being granted.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Pembroke Park, Party at Pembroke park Project – Application withdrawn

 

 

Bemerton Heath IAG, Community Garden Accessibility project, requested £5000

The Applicant Robin Imeson spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Corbin.

 

Decision

Bemerton Heath IAG was awarded £5000 towards the Accessibility project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Older & Vulnerable Adults Grants:

 

Supporting Refugees in Salisbury, Movement Exercise Group, requested £500

 

The Applicant Irene Kohler, in support of the project.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Corbin.

 

Decision

Supporting Refugees in Salisbury was awarded £500 towards the Movement Exercise Group.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Young People Grants:

 

The Bridge Youth Project, Wellbeing Course Project, requested £2500

The Applicant Paul Cable, spoke in support of the project.

 

The Board noted the importance of encouraging young people to take part in wellbeing courses given the increased levels of mental health issues.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Dalton.

 

Decision

The Bridge Youth Project was awarded £2500 towards the Wellbeing Course project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Rise 61, Creative Hub after school club, requested £5000

The Applicant Robin Imeson / Sam Goss spoke in support of the project.

 

Cllr Rogers moved the full amount. This was seconded by Cllr Dalton.

 

Decision

Rise 61 was awarded £5000 towards the Creative Hub after school club project.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24

 

Cllr Hocking noted that he felt the youth group involved in the assessing of grants for the June meeting, needed stronger support to engage better in the process next time.

 

Information links: Area Board Grants &  Grants Criteria