Agenda item

To consider three applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme, as follows:

 

1.    Atwell Wilson Motor Museum requesting £1,100 towards a defibrillator.

 

2.    Calne Food Bank requesting £2,278.50 towards relocation to new premises.

 

3.    Friends of Marden Valley requesting £3,250 towards river quality measurement.

 

 

To consider four applications to the Youth Grants Scheme, as follows:

 

1.    Calne Town Council requesting £1,220 towards 2023 Stake Series events.

 

2.    Youth Adventure Trust requesting £4,000 towards supporting vulnerable young people on a resilience programme.

 

3.    The RISE Trust Youth requesting £5,000 towards youth clubs.

 

4.    The RISE Trust Youth requesting £4,960 towards detached youth outreach.

Consideration was given to three applications made to the Community Area Grants Scheme. Applicants were invited to speak in favour of their applications.

 

Atwell Wilson Motor Museum Requesting £1,100 Towards a Defibrillator

 

On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, it was resolved to make the:

 

Decision

 

To award Atwell Wilson Motor Museum £1,100 towards a defibrillator.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Community Area Grant criteria.

 

 

Calne Food Bank Requesting £2,278.50 Towards Relocation to New Premises

 

The Area Board Delivery Officer noted that it may also be possible to bid for further funding from the government’s Household Support Fund.

 

On the proposal of Cllr Thorn, seconded by Cllr O’Neill, it was resolved to make the:

 

Decision

 

To award Calne Food Bank £2,278.50 towards a defibrillator.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Community Area Grant criteria.

 

Friends of Marden Valley Requesting £3,250 Towards River Quality Measurement

 

Having declared interests Cllr Thorn and Cllr O’Neill left the room, so did not participate on the debate, or vote on the application.

 

On the proposal of Cllr Rounds, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, it was resolved to make the:

 

Decision

 

To award Friends of Marden Valley £3,250 towards river quality measurement. 

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Community Area Grant criteria.

 

 

Cllr Thorn and Cllr O’Neill returned at 19:55pm.

 

Consideration was given to three applications made to the Youth Grants Scheme. Applicants were invited to speak in favour of their applications.

 

The Area Board Delivery Officer noted that the Area Board would have £2,663 remaining in the Youth Budget for the rest of the financial year if all of the applications were approved in full. She noted that the application from Calne Town Council had been deferred from the previous meeting as not enough members had received dispensations for the meeting to be quorate. It was confirmed that the stake series event could not be funded from the 2022/23 Youth Budget, despite initially being due for consideration at the last meeting.

 

Calne Town Council requesting £1,220 towards the 2023 Skate Series Event 

 

On the proposal of Cllr Rounds, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, it was resolved to make the:

 

Decision

 

To award Calne Town Council £1,220 towards the 2023 Skate Series Event.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Youth Grant criteria.

 

Youth Adventure Trust Requesting £4,000 Towards Supporting Vulnerable Young People on a Resilience Programme

 

The Area Board received information about the adventure and mentoring programme and sought confirmation about the ages of the children that would benefit. On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by Cllr Thorn, it was resolved to make the decision:

 

Decision

 

To award The Youth Adventure Trust £4,000 towards supporting vulnerable young people on a resilience programme.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Youth Grant criteria.

 

The Rise Trust (Youth) Requesting £5,000 Towards Rise Youth Clubs

 

Members welcomed the proposals and thanked the Rise Trust for the fantastic work that they were doing. Some members did raise concerns about the level of detail included in the application and asked further queries about the costings and age range of the young people who would benefit. Danielle Blake from the Rise Trust explained that an individual youth club session coast around £230 and that the £23,000 project cost listed on the application was the amount ringfenced within the Trust specifically to support young people. She also noted that they had recently lost £5,000 in funding from Greensquare Accord.

 

Due to the limited funding available in the Youth budget for the remainder of the financial year, Cllr Thorn queried whether it would be possible to award half of the money at this meeting and for the application to come back later in the year.

 

The Area Board Delivery Officer confirmed that it would not be possible to approve part of the money at the meeting and for the remaining funds to be considered at another meeting later in the financial year.

 

The Monitoring Officer confirmed that it would be possible to approve an application in principle subject to further information.

 

On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by Cllr Thorn, it was resolved to make the following:

 

Decision

 

To approve in principle the awarding of £5,000 to The Rise Trust (Youth) towards their Rise Trust Youth Clubs, subject to receiving further detailed information about the project.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Youth Grant criteria. The Area Board were keen to support the project but sought further detail about the specifics of the project before final approval.

 

The Rise Trust (Youth) Requesting £4,960 Towards Detached Youth Outreach

 

Members welcomed the application and its impact on tackling anti-social behaviour in the town. Cllr O’Neill sought assurances that the project would meet the statutory requirement of providing positive activities for young people, beyond delivering pastoral care. On the proposal of Cllr Thorn, seconded by Cllr Rounds, it was resolved to make to following:

 

Decision

 

To approve in principle the awarding of £4,960 to The Rise Trust (Youth) towards detached youth outreach, subject to receiving further detailed information about the project.

 

Reason

The application met the 2023/24 Youth Grant criteria. The Area Board were keen to support the project but sought further detail about the specifics of the project before final approval.