Agenda item

 Update on local priorities/working groups:

1.    Local Youth Network (Chairman, Jordan Holt)

Including two funding applications and to note one delegated decision

2.    Older People and Carers Champion (Diane Gooch)

3.    Health & Wellbeing Group (Diane Gooch)

4.    Dementia Friendly Working Group (Diane Gooch)

5.    Air Quality working group (Cllr. Hill)

6.    Section 106 working group (Cllr. Trotman)

•      To note the actions discussed in the meeting held on 5th September 2017.

•      To note working group concerns about delays being experienced with regards to schemes, such as those detailed in the notes. (caused because of officer resource constraints and of particular concern in view of time limitations that are attached to s106 agreements).

•      To consider supporting a request that Wiltshire Council’s term contractor (Atkins) be commissioned to undertake design work that is delaying progress on schemes, including those outlined in the notes.

7.    Calne Our Place Project (Chair, Naomi Beal)

8.    Calne Community Safety Forum (Chair, Glenis Ansell)

9.    CATG Highways working group (Cllr. Crisp)

As a result of local and general elections and the summer break the Area Board and working group meetings schedule experienced some disruption. The meeting did not take place on 25th May 2017 and the most recent report to be considered relates to the 14th March 2017.

The Calne CATG is due to meet again on 12th October and will report to the Area Board again on 21st November.

10.Training & Skills working group (Cllr. Thorn)

11.WW1 centenary commemoration – update on tree planting project (Jane Vaughan)

The Board was provided with an update on community issues and progress on Calne Area Board Working Groups:

Local Youth Network

Helen Bradley- Local Youth Facilitator provided an update on Youth Grants:

Grant Applications:

1.    Wordfest: £250

Awarded under delegated authority, to provide youth engagement activities as part of Wordfest 2017. A Vlogging (youtube) workshop practitioner will be procured to provide workshops throughout a day in workshop week, to engage with Calne Wordfest Literacy Festival.

Resolved:

The Board agreed unanimously to note the award.

2.    Alabare: £899.93

Kieran Osborne- a representative from the group, explained that the application sought funding for a project, which involved a range of activities and experiences for the young people within the Alabare

services ranging from crafting to mountain climbing, to help them with educational and employment barriers.

Resolved:

The Board agreed unanimously to note the award.

LYN Initiative

1.    Participatory Budgeting: £5000

The Board were advised that LYN would like to hold another youth event to showcase local groups with a focus on physical activity and healthy lifestyles. In addition to this event the LYN would like to hold a participatory budgeting exercise where young people vote for projects to receive funding.

Resolved:

The Board agreed unanimously to note the award.

Older People and Carers Champion

Diane Gooch gave a verbal update and advised the Board that 1 October 2017 was UN International day of the Older Person and they would be working with the Community Hub volunteers and Calne Voices to hold an afternoon tea party and inviting other organisations to attend.

Health and Wellbeing Group

David Evans gave a verbal update stating that the next meeting of the group would be 17 October 2017, 10:00-12:00, at James House Calne.

Dementia Friendly Working Group

The Chairman gave a verbal update explaining that they were currently working on a project to recruit local hairdressers into a scheme to be more dementia friendly, (reminding customers of appointments closer to the date for example). The next meeting of the Calne Dementia Action Alliance would take place on 18th October 2017.

Air Quality Working Group

Cllr Hill stated that the group had met recently and were very concerned about air quality in Calne. He explained that Lorries were the main problem, stating DEFRA figures that emissions from lorries, equate to that of 26 private cars.

Resolved:

The Board agreed unanimously:

1.    To note the working group concerns about delays being experienced with regards to schemes, such as those detailed in the meeting notes, which have been caused because of officer resource constraints and are of particular concern in view of time limitations that are attached to s106 agreements.

2.    To support a request that Wiltshire Council’s term contractor (Atkins) be commissioned to undertake design work that is delaying progress on schemes, including those outlined in the notes above*.

Calne Our Place Project

There was no update from this group.

Calne Community Safety Forum

Glenis Ansell- Chairman of the Group gave an update on the group explaining that they were looking at re-launching the Forum. She also advised that there was petition against the impending closure of Calne Police station.

CATG

The Chairman gave a brief verbal update, noting the Agenda reports.

Resolved:

The Board unanimously agreed to note the reports.

Training and Skills Working Group

Cllr Thorn explained that the Group was progressing and that they would be organising an event to attract organisations and employers to build on Training and Skills provisions in Calne.

WW1 centenary commemoration

Jane Vaughan- Community Engagement Manager gave an update on the tree planting project for Calne. Jane explained that 10, 000 trees are to be planted across Wiltshire and it was for Calne to decide how to implement this locally. She said that there had been some discussions with the Parish Forum group in this regard, and that all Parish reps were keen to do something individually, as well as a collective scheme. The Board were advised that a bid to the Woodland Trust would be made January 2018.