Agenda item

Community Grants Scheme

·         Wilts & Berks Canal Trust have applied for £497 towards renewing the signs of the ‘Lost Waterways of Melksham’ walk which indicates the historic route of the canal through the town.

·         Beanacre Cricket Club have applied for £1500 towards a roller to prepare the wicket at their new ground in Beanacre.

·         Keevil Parochial Church Council have applied for £5000 towards the conservation of table tombs in St Leonard’s churchyard.

Area Board Projects

·         Up to £10,000 for Melksham Town Centre CCTV proposed by Cllr Hubbard. 

Cabinet Delegated Youth Funding

·         £4976 has been delegated by Wiltshire Council cabinet to Melksham area board for 2011/12.  Recommendation is to allocate £366.33 for a litter bin to be placed by the youth shelter in King George V playing fields, Melksham, as requested by Melksham CAYPIG.  

·         To allocate the remaining funding to Extended Services (Melksham) to run a participatory budgeting event in 2012/13.

Melksham Community Area Partnership

·         Application for second tranche of core funding -  £4708 (papers attached)

Community Area Grants Scheme

The Wiltshire Councillors considered three applications seeking 2011/2012 Community Area Grant Funding:

Cllr Steve Petty leaves the hall.

Decision:

Wilts & Berks Canal Trust were awarded £497 towards renewing the signs of the “Lost Waterways of Melksham” walk which indicates the historic route of the canal through the town.

Reason

This application demonstrates a link to the Melksham community plan in terms of encouraging tourism.

Cllr Steve Petty returns to the hall.

Beanacre Cricket Club were awarded £1,500 towards the purchase of a roller to prepare the wicket at their new ground in Beanacre. 

Reason

This application demonstrates a link to the Melksham community plan by benefiting local people’s health and well-being.

Keevil Parochial Church Council applied for £5,000 toward the renovation of 27 listed table tombs. The application was refused as members felt that the wider community would not benefit from the renovations, and that the £5,000 could be better used.

Area Board Projects

Melksham town centre CCTV – proposed by Cllr Jon Hubbard.

Decision:

It was agreed to fund up to £10,000 for this project and that Colin Goodhind, (Melksham Community Area Partnership) would act as the project manager.

Cabinet Delegated Youth Funding

Decision:

It was agreed that £4,976 which had  been delegated by the Wiltshire Council cabinet to the Melksham Area Board for 2011/12 would be used as listed below:

£366.33 would be allocated for a litter bin to be placed by the youth shelter in King George V playing fields, Melksham, as requested by Melksham CAYPIG.  

Note:

Cllr Jon Hubbard leaves the hall, the Chairman and Democratic  Services Officer both felt that he should not speak on the allocation of funding to Extended Services (Melksham) as had declared a prejudicial interest as the Chairman of Extended Services (Melksham), Cllr Hubbard felt that he should have been given the opportunity to speak but left the hall when the funding was discussed and agreed by the remaining members.

Decision:

The remaining funding of £4,609.67 would be allocated  to Extended Services (Melksham) to run a participatory budgeting event.

Cllr Jon Hubbard returns to the hall.

Melksham Community Area Partnership

Decision:

It was agreed to allocate £4,708 for the second tranche of core funding to MCAP.