a. Community Area Grants
The Wiltshire Councillors will consider six applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme 2010/11, as follows:
i. Chippenham Children’s Parliament
ii. Nettleton Parish Plan Committee
iii. YattonKeynell Parish Council
iv. New ChAPTER
v. Castle Combe Village Hall
vi. Kington St Michael Village Shop
Grant application packs for the Community Area Grants Scheme areavailable from the Community Area Manager or electronically at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardscommunitygrantsscheme.htm
b. Community Area Partnership
JaneClark, Chippenham Area Partnership, will present the partnership’s work plan for the year and ask the Area Board councillors to consider a funding request.
Minutes:
a. Community Area Grants
Area Board Councillors were asked to consider six requests to the Community Area Grants Scheme.
Judy Edwards addressed the meeting on behalf of the Chippenham Children’s Parliament. She apologised that the children were unable to attend due to their SATs. Mrs Edwards read two statements from local children regarding road safety and speed limits in the town centre
John Clark responded to questions on behalf of the New ChAPTER application.
Decision
Chippenham Children’s Parliament was awarded £1000 for a Road Safety Campaign.
Reason The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including a link to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire to ‘Investigate ways to reduce rates of serious injury and fatal road accidents in Wiltshire’.
Decision
Nettleton Parish Plan Committee was awarded £650 towards the production of a parish plan.
Reason
The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including a link to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire to ‘Help local communities to develop their own priorities and improvements’.
Decision
Yatton Keynell Parish Council was awarded £776 towards the erection of picket fence village gateways.
Reason
The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including a link to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire to ‘Investigate ways to reduce rates of serious injury and fatal road accidents in Wiltshire’.
Decision
New ChAPTER was awarded £4000 towards the Chippenham River Festival. This lower amount (original request was £8000) was proposed by councillors who felt that the Festival should seek to secure additional sponsorship.
Reason
The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including links to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire, to create stronger and more inclusive communities ‘Improve community relations’ and ‘Encourage communities to take part in sporting and cultural activities and events that bring different age groups together’.
Decision
Castle Combe Village Hall was awarded £1,182 towards the installation of insulation and secondary double glazing in the village hall.
Reason
The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including links to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire priority actions ‘To reduce Wiltshire’s carbon footprint’.
Decision
St Michael Village Shop was awarded £2,755 towards the upgrade of the freezer and shelving in the village shop.
Reason
The application met the Community Area Grants criteria for 2010/11 and would support several Wiltshire Council priorities, including links to the Local Agreement for Wiltshire priority actions ‘Help small businesses get better access to finance’.
b. Community Area Partnership
This item was withdrawn as ChAP had advised that they would submit a funding application to the next area board meeting on 5July 2010.
c. Performance Reward Grant Scheme
Biddestone Village Hall and Recreational Trust - it was noted that the bid would restore and convert the existing building to provide changing and storage facilities suitable to support growing adult and youth/junior sports teams (including girls).
Decision
The Chippenham Area Board supported the bid from Biddestone Village Hall and Recreational Trust to go forward for consideration by the Performance Reward Grant Panel.
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