The Board will hear back from grant applicants on the success of their projects to date.
Minutes:
Mary Cullen, Community Area Manager informed the Board that over the past financial year, the Tidworth Area Board had awarded approximately £47,000 of funding towards community projects, broken down as follows:
· 19 x awards to Community Area Grants
· 2 x Area Board led community projects
· 5 x Young People’s Initiative funding projects
A display had been put together detailing all of the grants awarded over the past year; this included some photos and printouts from some of the projects. Past applicants were then invited to speak about the success of their projects.
David Webster of Ludgershall Memorial Hall Management Committee spoke about the recent restoration project of the hall, which had been helped by the funding awarded to them from the Community Area Grant scheme. David noted that the committee hoped to continue to develop the hall and that they may apply in the future for further funding.
Jacki Collins of Ludgershall Pre School told of their project to relocate the nature pond and develop a nature area at the school, work was due to start on the project that day.
Corinna Cuff, the Youth Dance Coordinator for the POP dance project explained how funding would help their project to put on a dance event at the end of May 2011, which would be entirely led by young people. If anyone knew of any 13 to 19 year olds who were interested in joining the group, they could get more details from Wendy Higginson, Youth Development Coordinator.
Wendy Higginson, Youth Development Coordinator gave an update on successful projects which had been achieved over the year thanks to help from the Youth Initiatives funding and the Community Grant Scheme funding. These included, trips out for the young people to events in and around the community area, the installation of bike racks at the youth centres and the setting up of a Collingbourne Youth Group, which already had on average 20 young people attending each week. Many more activities and projects were planned for the next financial year. There was a plan to hold an event which would see all of the youth groups across the community area, coming together for one session.
Corby Kemp of Tidworth Royals Football Club updated the Board on the arrival of the clubs new football strip which had received funding from a Community Area Grant. The kit had been ordered and would arrive soon. A printout of the kit had been included with the grants display which was at the side of the hall.
Councillor Mark Connolly informed the Board that the signage improvements work around the Tidworth community area would start the following week and would be completed by mid April 2011.
The Chairman thanked everyone who had provided an update. He confirmed that any remaining funds in the 2010/11 Community Area Grants budget and the Youth Initiatives budget would be carried over and added to those budgets for 2011/12.
There would be approximately £50,000 of funding allocated to the Tidworth Area Board for 2011/12. New guidance and grant application forms will be available from 1st April 2011.