Agenda item
Area Board Funding
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 Grant |
Older & Vulnerable |
Young People |
|
£18,583.60 |
£5,225.22 |
£6,543.44 |
Area Board Initiatives:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Melksham Area Board – Skate event at Melksham skate park |
£500 |
Community Area Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Riverside Centre - Acoustic Sound Project |
£3,425 |
|
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Friends of Shurnhold Fields - New tractor mower |
£4,337 |
|
|
Bowerhill Baby and Toddler Group - BBTG New Racking Storage System and 2 X Water Trays |
£980.49 |
|
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Shaw and Whitley Community Hub - Whitley Stores Community Shop |
£5,000 |
|
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Melksham Cricket Club - Extension to outdoor space for spectators and community |
£5,000 |
|
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Berryfield Village Hall Trust - Berryfield Village Hall Air Conditioning |
£5,000 |
|
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Bowerhill Village Hall Trust - Bowerhill Village Hall replacement kitchen |
£4,000 |
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Arts Together - Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Melksham |
£2,500 |
|
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Age UK Wiltshire - Melksham Information and Advice for Older People |
£2,500 |
Young People Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Melksham Cricket Club - Youth Cricket Equipment |
£2,170 |
|
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Afc Melksham - Afc Melksham Disabled youth football coaching |
£500 |
|
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Saxon Group Riding for the Disabled Association - Saxon Group RDA Engagement Melksham |
£1,050 |
|
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The Steeple Ashton Recreation and Community Development Group - Steeple Ashton St Marys playing field development Football |
£950.43 |
Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.
Minutes:
The Chairman informed the Area Board of the opening balances for grant funding. The Area Board considered the following applications for funding:
Area Board Initiatives:
Melksham Area Board – £500 towards Skate event at Melksham skate park.
Decision
Melksham Area Board was awarded £500 towards Skate event at Melksham skate park.
Cllr Jon Hubbard and Cllr Jack Oatley abstained from voting on this application.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Nick Holder
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Community Area Grants:
Riverside Centre - £3,425 towards Acoustic Sound Project.
Decision
Riverside Centre was awarded £2,925 towards Acoustic Sound Project of with £225 taken from Older and Vulnerable People funding pot.
Cllr Jon Hubbard abstained from voting on this application.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Mike Sankey
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Bowerhill Baby and Toddler Group - £980.49 towards BBTG New Racking Storage System and 2 X Water Trays.
Decision
Bowerhill Baby and Toddler Group was awarded £980.49 towards BBTG New Racking Storage System and 2 X Water Trays.
Moved – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Seconded – Cllr Nick Holder
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Shaw and Whitley Community Hub - £5,000 towards Whitley Stores Community Shop.
Decision
Shaw and Whitley Community Hub was awarded £4,000 towards Whitley Stores Community Shop.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Mike Sankey
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Melksham Cricket Club - £5,000 towards Extension to outdoor space for spectators and community.
Decision
Melksham Cricket Club was awarded £3,626.99 towards Extension to outdoor space for spectators and community from the Community Area Grants funding pot and £1,373.01 from the Youth Grant funding pot.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Berryfield Village Hall Trust - £5,000 towards Berryfield Village Hall Air Conditioning.
Decision
Berryfield Village Hall Trust was awarded £3,725.22 towards Berryfield Village Hall Air Conditioning.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Mike Sankey
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Bowerhill Village Hall Trust - £4,000 towards Bowerhill Village Hall replacement kitchen.
Decision
Bowerhill Village Hall Trust was awarded £3,551.12 towards Bowerhill Village Hall replacement kitchen.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Mike Sankey
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
Arts Together - £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Melksham.
Decision
Arts Together was awarded £2,500 towards Arts Together Projects for Isolated and Vulnerable Older People in Melksham.
Moved – Cllr Jack Oatley
Seconded – Cllr Jonathon Seed
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Age UK Wiltshire - £2,500 towards Melksham Information and Advice for Older People.
Decision
Cllr Nick Holder abstained from voting on this application.
Age UK Wiltshire was awarded £2,500 towards Melksham Information and Advice for Older People.
Moved – Cllr Jack Oatley
Seconded – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Youth Grants:
Melksham Cricket Club - £2,170 towards Youth Cricket Equipment.
Decision
Melksham Cricket Club was awarded £2,170 towards Youth Cricket Equipment.
Moved – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Seconded – Cllr Nick Holder
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Afc Melksham - £500 towards Afc Melksham Disabled youth football coaching.
Decision
Afc Melksham was awarded £500 towards Afc Melksham Disabled youth football coaching.
Moved – Cllr Jon Hubbard
Seconded – Cllr Phil Alford
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
Saxon Group Riding for the Disabled Association - £1,050 towards Saxon Group RDA Engagement Melksham.
Decision
Saxon Group Riding for the Disabled Association was awarded £1,050 towards Saxon Group RDA Engagement Melksham.
Moved – Cllr Phil Alford
Seconded – Cllr Jack Oatley
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
The Steeple Ashton Recreation and Community Development Group - £950.43 towards Steeple Ashton St Marys playing field development Football.
Decision
The Steeple Ashton Recreation and Community Development Group was awarded £950.43 towards Steeple Ashton St Marys playing field development Football.
Moved – Cllr Jonathon Seed
Seconded – Cllr Phil Alford
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2023/24.
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