Agenda item
Grant Applications
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 |
|
£6,618 |
£3,485 |
£11,286 |
Area Board Initiatives:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Marlborough Health and Wellbeing Group – spring networking 2025 |
£500 |
Community Area Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Mildenhall Village Hall – new kitchen |
£5,000 |
Young People Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Marlborough Town Council – Marlborough Youth Development Fund |
£5,000 |
|
|
Marlborough Area Youth Forum |
£5,000 |
Older & Vulnerable Grants:
|
Ref/Link |
Grant Details |
Amount Requested |
|
Greatwood – community outreach to Cotswold House Eating Disorder Unit at Savernake Hospital |
£1,024.56 |
|
|
Marlborough Festival CIC – day out for older and vulnerable adults |
£2,395 |
Further information on the Area Board Grant system can be found here.
Minutes:
The Area Board noted the budgets remaining for allocation at the meeting and heard from representatives in attendance who gave a brief overview of and answered questions about their project.
Area Board Initiative:
Marlborough Health and Wellbeing Group Requesting £500 Towards Spring Networking 2025
On the proposal of the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, it was resolved to make the:
Decision
To award Marlborough Health and Wellbeing Group £500 towards spring networking 2025.
Reason – The application met the Older and Vulnerable People’s Grant criteria 2024/25.
Community Area Grant:
Mildenhall Village Hall Requesting £5,000 Towards a New Kitchen
On the proposal of the Cllr Caroline Thomas, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, it was resolved to make the:
Decision
To award Mildenhall Village Hall £5,000 towards a new kitchen.
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grant criteria 2024/25.
Older & Vulnerable Adults Grants:
The Chairman emphasised that there was insufficient Older and Vulnerable People’s funding to award both of the applications in full, so invited both of the applicants to introduce their projects before any votes took place.
Greatwood Charity Requesting £1,024.56 Towards Community Outreach to Cotswold House Eating Disorder Unit at Savernake Hospital
On the proposal of the Vice-Chairman, seconded by Cllr Thomas, it was resolved to make the:
Decision
To award Greatwood Charity £1,024.56 towards community outreach to Cotswold House Eating Disorder Unit at Savernake Hospital.
Reason – The application met the Older and Vulnerable Adult’s Grant Criteria 2024/25.
Marlborough Festival Community Interest Company Requesting £2,395 Towards a Day Out for Older and Vulnerable Adults
During the discussion, the Area Board welcomed the idea of supporting a day out for older people, including a concert the night before. However, they did have some concerns about £580 in the overall budget being allocated for filming and observed that it might be challenging to gain consent for recording. The representative explained that the footage would be used as a community resource and shared with Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership; they had also made a video about the need to consent to footage being used. As the Area Board still had some reservations about the filming and had insufficient funding to support both Older and Vulnerable People’s Grants in full, their preference was to award the application from Greatwood and allocate the remaining funding to Marlborough Community Festival.
On the proposal of the Vice-Chairman, seconded by Cllr Thomas, it was resolved to make the:
Decision
To award Marlborough Festival Community Interest Company £1,960.44 towards a day out for older and vulnerable adults.
Reason – The application met the Older and Vulnerable Adult’s Grant Criteria 2024/25. A lower than requested amount was awarded as there was insufficient funding remaining to award both Older and Vulnerable People’s Grants in full. The Area Board were keen to support the project but had some reservations about funding being allocated to the filming.
Young People’s Grants:
Marlborough Town Council Requesting £5,000 Towards Marlborough Youth Development Fund
In response to queries about the project, Matt Powell, Youth Development Worker, confirmed that the funding would be used to engage extra support for specialist events such as arts and crafts. They typically helped 50 to 60 young people per session, including from villages.
The Vice-Chairman proposed that the Area Board award £5,643 each towards the Marlborough Youth Development Fund and Marlborough Area Youth Forum, who had also made a Youth Grant application. The Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager, Andrew Jack, advised that any grant award over £5,000 could only be decided by Wiltshire Council’s Grant Assessment Panel. After receiving this advice, the Vice-Chairman withdrew his proposal.
The Vice-Chairman then made a new proposal, which was seconded by the Chairman, resolving to make the:
Decision
To award Marlborough Town Council £5,000 towards the Marlborough Youth Development Fund.
Reason – The application met the Young People’s Grant Criteria 2024/25. The Area Board was unable to award in excess of £5,000, or the amount being requested by the applicant.
Marlborough Area Youth Forum Requesting £5,000
On the proposal of the Vice-Chairman, seconded by the Chairman, it was resolved to make the:
Decision
To award Marlborough Area Youth Forum £5,000.
Reason – The application met the Young People’s Grant Criteria 2024/25.
Cllr Thomas did not participate in the vote having declared an Other Registerable Interest.
Information links: Area Board Grants and Grants Criteria
Supporting documents:
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