Agenda item

a.    Community Area Grant Applications

To consider the following applications:

i.              Wootton Bassett Friends of Guiding - £2,916 requested to refurbish the Guide Hut.

ii.            Bath Spa University - £5,000 requested to develop an emotional resilience project in schools within the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Community Area.

iii.           Trustees of the Purton Millennium Hall (Purton Parish Council) - £664 requested for the purchase of additional tables and storage trolley for the Purton Millennium Hall.

iv.           Lyneham Village Hall Committee - £2,743 requested to provide block paving around the village hall.

v.            Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council - £500 contribution requested towards an RAF memorial stone, bench seat and landscaping.

b.    Area Board Funding

The Area Board will be asked to decide how any remaining unspent grant funds at the financial year-end will be allocated.

c.    2012 Events Grant Applications

To consider the following applications:

                      i.        Christ Church Broad Town – Flower Festival and Scarecrow Trial. £250 Requested.

                    ii.        The High Bailiff of the Hundred and Borough of Cricklade – Cricklade Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. £960 Requested.

                   iii.        Sacred Heart Flower Group, Royal Wootton Bassett Flower Festival. £400 Requested.

                   iv.        SPLASH ‘Put the Boat Out’. £2,000 Requested.

                    v.        Diamond Jubilee Community Working Party (Royal Wootton Bassett) – Community Festival. £1,855 Requested.

                   vi.        Wootton Bassett Flower Club – Jubilee Flower Displays - £200 Requested.

                  vii.        Royal Wootton Bassett Methodist Church Flower Festival - £200 Requested.

                viii.        North Wilts Rural Crafts (Bodger White) Community Coppicing Start-up - £2,200 Requested.

a.    Community Area Grant Scheme

The Area Board considered the following applications to the Community Area Grant Scheme 2011/12:

       i.        Royal Wootton Bassett Friends of Guiding

The sum of £2,916 was requested to refurbish the Guide Hut.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £2,916 to Royal Wootton Bassett Friends of Guiding to assist with the upgrading of the hall lighting, replacement of a storage heater and the refurbishment of dated kitchen facilities.

Reason: The application did not meet the Community Area Grant Criteria fully, as it did not have full match funding. However, the Area Board felt that the application should be approved on the basis that the applicant was contributing £1,000 from its own reserves, which was a sizeable amount considering that the group’s total reserves were only £2,505.

      ii.        Bath Spa University

The sum of £5,000 was requested to develop an emotional resilience project in schools within the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Community Area.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £5,000 to Bath Spa University to support the emotional resilience project in local schools.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2011/12 and addressed priorities set out in the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Joint Strategic Assessment.

    iii.        Trustees of the Purton Millennium Hall (Purton Parish Council)

The sum of £664 was requested for the purchase of additional tables and a storage trolley for the Purton Millennium Hall.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £664 to Trustees of the Purton Millennium Hall (Purton Parish Council) for additional tables and a storage trolley.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2011/12 and demonstrated a link to the Community Plan in encouraging cultural and leisure activities in the area.

    iv.        Lyneham Village Hall Committee

The sum of £2,743 was requested to provide block paving around the village hall.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £2,743 to Lyneham Village Hall Committee for the provision of block paving around the village hall, subject to the confirmation of funding in the sum of £1,742 from Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2011/12 and demonstrated a link to the Community Plan.

      v.        Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council

The sum of £500 was requested as a contribution towards an RAF memorial stone, bench seat and landscaping.

Decision

The Area Board awarded the sum of £500 to Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council towards the cost of the RAF memorial stone, bench seat and landscaping.

Reason: The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria 2011/12 and would provide a lasting memorial to the contribution made to Wiltshire by the RAF and the deep support from the community during recent repatriations.

b.    Area Board Funding

Following the allocation of the above Community Area Grants, the Area Board was left with a remaining budget of £3,674. The Area Board considered how best to allocate these funds to achieve the best value for the community.

Decision

The Area Board agreed to allocate the remaining budget of £3,674 to the highways improvement project at Crosslanes in Purton.

c.    2012 Events Grant Applications

The Area Board considered the following eight applications for 2012 community events.

One application, from the Purton Diamond Jubilee Committee, was considered as a late item at the discretion of the Chairman.

Decision

The Area Board approved the following applications on the basis that they all met the criteria set by the Area Board for the 2012 Events Grant Scheme:

       i.        Christ Church, Broad Town - £250 awarded for a flower festival and scarecrow trail.

      ii.        The High Bailiff of the Hundred and Borough of Cricklade - £960 awarded for Cricklade Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

    iii.        Sacred Heart Flower Group, Royal Wootton Bassett - £400 awarded for a flower festival.

    iv.        Diamond Jubilee Community Working Party (Royal Wootton Bassett) - £1,855 awarded for a community festival.

     v.        Wootton Bassett Flower Club - £200 awarded for Jubilee flower displays.

    vi.        Royal Wootton Bassett Methodist Church - £200 awarded for a flower festival.

   vii.        Purton Diamond Jubilee Committee - £1,000 awarded for a free event to bring the parish of Purton together to celebrate the Jubilee.

Decision

The Area Board refused the application from North Wilts Rural Crafts of £2,200 for Community Coppicing Start-up.

Reason: the Area Board agreed that this application did not meet the 2012 Events Criteria.

NB: The Area Board did not consider the application from SPLASH, as the application was withdrawn prior to the meeting.

Following the allocation of the above 2012 Events funding applications, the Area Board had a remaining budget of £4,535 left in the 2012 Events fund.

Decision

The Area Board agreed that the remaining budget of £4,535 from the 2012 Events fund would be allocated firstly to the activities arising from the 2012 Events Working Group relating to the Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations, and that any remaining amount would be made available for further applications for 2012 celebration events.