Agenda item

a.    Youth Grants

To consider the following application:

                      i.        £5000.00       Moroccan Community Association

-       British Moroccan Youth Project

b.    Community Area Grants

To consider the following applications:

                  i.        £3670.00          North Bradley Peace Memorial Trust      

-       Hall kitchen refurbishment

                 ii.        £3100.00          Trowbridge Debt Advice Services

-       Delivery of advice service

                iii.        £580.00            HELP Counselling Services

-       Upgrade of data recording systems

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

Members considered one application to the Youth Fund from Moroccan Community Association for £5000 to run a British Moroccan youth sports project.

Emma Drage, the Locality Youth Facilitator, explained that the Local Youth Network (LYN) had recommended this application be refused. This was because it would duplicate other nearby youth sport provision and it was felt work should be done to integrate the group within existing provision.

Cllr Steve Oldrieve, seconded by Cllr David Haliked moved that the LYN recommendation be supported for the reasons given, but that Emma Drage should continue to work with the group to support them in meeting the needs of the young people involved.

To refuse the application for £5000.00 from the Moroccan Community Association.

REASON: the application would duplicate existing provision nearby and therefore it did not meet the funding criteria.

Members were asked to consider three applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme as follows:

The first application for £3670.00 was from North Bradley Peace Memorial Trust towards the cost of refurbishing the Memorial Hall’s kitchen. This had been installed 20 years before and needed work to renew it to a suitable standard for food preparation and general use. A question was asked regarding the contribution made towards the project by North Bradley Parish Council and it was confirmed that a small donation had been made.

Cllr Horace Pricket, seconded by Cllr Steve Oldrive, proposed that the application be approved for the reasons set out in the report.

Cllr Ernie Clark, seconded by Cllr Edward Kirk, moved an amendment to Cllr Pricket’s motion, to match fund the contribution made by the Parish Council.

At the conclusion of the vote, the amended motion fell.

The original motion was re-considered and at the end of the vote, it was:

Resolved:

To award £3670.00 to North Bradley Peace Memorial Trust towards the refurbishment of the Memorial Hall kitchen.

Cllrs Ernie Clark, David Halik, Deborah Halik, and Edward Kirk wished it to be minuted that they had voted against the motion

The second application was for £3100.00 from Trowbridge Debt Advice Services towards setting up an office for a new debt advice service in Trowbridge. In response to a question it was confirmed that the grant was for the capital items associated with the project and therefore met the grant criteria. It was hoped that the centre would open on 11 October 2017.

Cllr Steve Oldrieve, seconded by Cllr Deborah Halik, moved that the grant be awarded for the reasons given in the report.

Resolved:

To award £3100.00 to Trowbridge Debt Advice Services towards the costs of opening a new debt advice service

The final application, from HELP Counselling Services, was for an upgrade to their data recording system to comply with new data protection regulations.

Cllr David Halik, seconded by Cllr Ernie Clark, moved that the grant be awarded.

Resolved:

To award £580.00 to HELP Counselling Services for an upgrade to their data recording systems