Browse

Agenda item

Local Youth Network Update and Applications for Youth Funding

Xina Hart, Community Youth Officer, will be in attendance to deliver an update on the Local Youth Network (LYN) and present the following youth grant applications:

 

1.     Standing Tall Pilot have applied for £768.00

2.     Malmesbury Skate Park Art Project have applied for £700.00

3.     Oaksey Senior Youth Club have applied for £1890.00

4.     Sherston Parish Council - Pennymead Community Youth Shelter have applied for £3750.00

5.     Ashton Keynes Playing Field MUGA have applied for £5000.00

 

Procurement: Go Active for Sports in the Parishes - £2650 +VAT

 

Minutes:

Xina Hart, Community Youth Officer (CYO), along with Shaina Snashell and Finn Wood, members of the Local Youth Network Management Group, were in attendance to present the applications for Youth Funding for the Area Board members’ consideration.


It was reported that there was approximately £23,583.53 remaining in the grant budgetfor 2015/16. The process of applying for funding was explained and it was also noted that the Local Youth Network (LYN) were able to procure services and to issue services in for development needs. The Chairman recommended that Parish Council members speak with the CYO if there are any suggestions for further LYN grant funding within the community area.

 

Xina explained that the Go Active for Sports in the Parishes project would target all Parish Councils within the local area. It was noted that this project was a good example of the success of the new LYN model in terms of building community focus, and the initiative to take the youth club out to the communities.

 

Xina then referred to the presentation slides and provided an update on youth services in the community area. It was reported that a total of 841 young people in the area responded to a questionnaire where they were asked what they thought was needed in the Malmesbury area, which amounted to 55% of the Malmesbury Community Area’s youth population. Xina reported that the LYN had been able to fund projects in each of these key areas and advised that funding had been agreed for a total of 9 projects in the past year, plus the 6 projects recommended this evening.

 

It was further reported that there were approximately 584 young people involved in current LYN projects so far, which had almost doubled when compared to last year with a total of 302 young people involved.

 

Xina advised that a Youth Fair would take place at the Malmesbury Town Hall on 19 March 2016 from 10.00am, and this would be a chance for individuals to see what was going on in the local area. It was also noted that events for young people were now being publicised through Facebook at www.facebook.com/MalmesburyLYN

 

A query was raised regarding the feasibility of the LYN sending invitations to the 841 young people that provided a response to the questionnaire to ask them to get involved with the Facebook page to build the community network. Xina advised that contact details were now being taken for individuals involved in the LYN.

 

Resolved

 

1.     To award Standing Tall Pilot with £768.00 on the following condition:

a)    The group obtain Public Liability Insurance and present the Insurance Certificate to the Community Youth Officer in advance of project mobilisation.

2.     To award Malmesbury Skate Park with £700.00 towards the Art Project.

3.     To award Oaksey Senior Youth Club with £1890.00.

4.     To award Sherston Parish Council with £3750.00 on the following conditions:

a)    Planning permission is approved for the Shelter if required.

b)    Match funding from Sherston Parish Council is confirmed.

c)    Policies are agreed by the Parish Council on 10 March 2016 and presented to the Community Youth Officer.

d)    Artist policies and relevant Risk Assessments are completed.

5.     To award Ashton Keynes Playing Field MUGA with £5000.00.

6.     Go Active for Sports in the Parishes for a cost of £3180.00 was approved by Members of the Area Board.

 

Supporting documents: