Agenda item

To note the remaining budgets and to consider any applications for funding, as detailed in the attached report and summarised below:

Remaining Budgets:

Community Area Grants:

Older & Vulnerable 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:

·       ABG1107, Community Area Grant, Chalke Valley Sports Centre, £690.00 towards Chalke Valley Sports Centre Football Shelters.

·       ABG1122, Community Area Grant, MereTown FC, £950.00, towards MTFC GoalPosts.

·       ABG1124, Youth Grant, Zeals Almshouse Charity, £1000.00, towards a project to research the extent of need for housing for young people in Zeals Lower Zeals and Mere.

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

The Area 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.

Community Area Grants:

ABG1176 - Langford Parish Hall Requested £1,413.84 towards a Community Kitchen

It was clarified that the cost of the electrician had been removed from the overall project costings due to an error. 

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

Decision

To award Langford Parish Hall requested £1,413.84 towards a community kitchen, plus an additional sum, believed to be approximately £400, for the electric work should this be permitted under grant criteria.

Reason - The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24. A possible error had been made in the amount being requested due to the omission of the costs for the electrical work.

Note: Following the meeting it was determined that the extra amount towards the electrics could not be awarded in this way. Therefore, the amount awarded was £1,413.84. The applicant could put in a further application for the amount towards the electrics, which could go through the Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager delegated authority funding process for urgent applications, for the Board to make a decision.

ABG1229 - Kilmington and Stourton Cricket Club Requesting £2,600 towards the Refurbishment of their Practice Nets

It was confirmed that Kilmington Parish Council had not made a financial contribution towards the project.

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

Decision

To award Kilmington and Stourton Cricket Club £2,600 towards the refurbishment of their practice nets.

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

Older and Vulnerable People’s Grants:

ABG1129 - Nadder Community Energy Requested £750 Towards Warmer at Home Tisbury

During the discussion queries were asked about whether the project would duplicate work already undertaken by Warm and Safe Wiltshire, a service run jointly between Wiltshire Council, Swindon Borough Council, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue and the Centre for Sustainable Energy. The representative explained that they had received training from that group but not on this specific project. They also highlighted that there was time pressure on the project as volunteers would be required before the winter.

The Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager (SEPM) clarified that it would be possible to defer the application and award it via delegated authority in advance of the next meeting were it found not to duplicate the service provided by Warm and Safe Wiltshire. Alternatively, it would be possible to approve the application at the meeting subject to confirmation that it was not a duplication of the work being done by Warm and Safe Wiltshire.

On the proposal of Cllr Jeans, seconded by Cllr Pauline Church it was resolved to make the:

Decision

1.    To defer the application from Nadder Community Energy for £750 towards Warmer at Home Tisbury so that further guidance could be sought about whether the application duplicated a service already provided by Warm and Safe Wiltshire.

2.    Upon receiving the advice, for the Area Board to make a decision whether to award the grant of £750 through the delegated authority of the SEPM.

Reason – To establish whether the application met the Older and Vulnerable People’s Grant Criteria for 2023/24, specifically in terms of duplicating an existing service. To also ensure that the funding could be awarded in a timely fashion through delegated authority were it to be successful. 

ABG1134 - Compton Chamberlayne Parochial Church Council requesting £1,000 towards their Annual Concert

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

Decision

To award Compton Chamberlayne Parochial Church Council £1,000 towards their annual concert.

Reason – The application met Older and Vulnerable People’s Grant Criteria for 2023/24.

Delegated Funding:

The Area Board noted the following funding awards which had been made between meetings under the SEPM delegated funding process, due to a matter of urgency:

·       ABG107 - Chalke Valley Sports Centre awarded £690 towards football shelters (Community Area Grant)

·       ABG1122 - Mere Town Football Club awarded £950 towards goalposts (Community Area Grant)

·       ABG1124 - Zeals Almshouse Charity awarded £1,000 towards a project to research the extend of the housing need for young people in Zeals, lower Zeals and Mere. (Youth Grant)

Information links: Area Board Grants and  Grants Criteria