Agenda item

Update on working with our young people to provide positive leisure activities – Connecting Youth.

A short video outlining the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s priorities and precept proposals for 2017/18

Youth Grant Funding Applications

·       Cricklade Cricket Club requesting £5,000 for Cricklade Cricket Club - Astro Pitch Project.

Supporting Community Projects and Facilities - Alexa Smith – Community Engagement Manager, Wiltshire Council

Community Area Grants

·       Cricklade & District Community Association requesting £5,000 for Safe Secure project.

·       Tockenham Village Hall Committee requesting £750 for Tockenham Village Hall New Furniture.

·       Little Stars Tots and Toddlers requesting £1,000 for Little Stars Tots and Toddler Group Equipment.

·       2nd Purton Rainbows requesting £633.56 for starting a new Rainbow unit.

·       Hook, Greatfield & Greenhill Village Hall Trustees requesting £4,620 for Hook Greatfield Greenhill Village Hall car park improvements.

Community Engagement Manager Update – Alexa Smith

·       Joint Strategic Assessment Event feedback.

Feedback from Town and Parish Councils

Jude Deaman and Jess Ovens – Connecting Youth gave the youth update.

Points made included:

·       Had carried out a six week street based project in Cricklade due to anti-social issues with around thirty young people.

·       Had also carried out a project in Lyneham and Bradenstoke.

·       Good partnership working with local Police teams re anti-social behaviour.

The Chairman thanked Jude Deaman and Jess Ovens for their good work and update.

Youth Grant Funding Applications

Decision

Cricklade Cricket Club awarded £5,000 for Cricklade Cricket Club - Astro Pitch Project.

A short video outlining the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s priorities and precept proposals for 2017/18 was shown.

Alexa Smith –Community Engagement Manager, Wiltshire Council presented the Community Area Grant applications:

Decision

Cricklade & District Community Association awarded £5,000 for Safe Secure project.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

Decision

Tockenham Village Hall Committee awarded £931.92 for Tockenham Village Hall New Furniture.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

Decision

Little Stars Tots and Toddlers awarded £1,000 for Little Stars Tots and Toddler Group Equipment.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

Decision

2nd Purton Rainbows awarded £633.56 for starting a new Rainbow unit.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

Decision

Hook, Greatfield & Greenhill Village Hall Trustees awarded £4,620 for Hook Greatfield Greenhill Village Hall car park improvements.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

Area Board financial statement

Area Board budget at start of meeting: £28,466.20

Youth budget at start of meeting: £59,312.40

Joint Strategic Assessment Event feedback.

Community Engagement Manager Update – Alexa Smith gave a short update

on the outcomes of the ‘Our Community Matters’ Joint Strategic Assessment event held on 23 November 2016.

Full reports were contained in the agenda pack.

Decision

The Area Board expresses its thanks to the people who gave their time to participate in the event.

That the Area Board adopts the priorities identified by the ‘Our Community Matters’ event and works to facilitate local action to tackle those priorities.

That the Area Board requests the Local Youth Network, the Health and Wellbeing Group and the Community Area Transport Group (and any other local task groups established by the Board) to adopt and take forward the priorities identified in the relevant theme areas.

That the Area Board requests the Community Engagement Manager to work with key partners, agencies and community groups to coordinate action around the priorities identified.

That the Board considers whether it wishes to champion a particular theme or priority and to earmark funding to promote, initiate and support community-led action around the selected priorities.

That the Board considers appointing a lead member to champion any priority (priorities) adopted.

That reports are submitted to the Board on progress made to address the priorities to ensure that positive outcomes are delivered and that this be made a regular item on future Board meetings.

The Chairman thanked Alexa Smith for organising the ‘Our Community Matters’ event.