Agenda item

A presentation by Cllr Richard Clewer - Chairman of the Electoral Review Committee, or a member of the Project Teamon the Electoral Review the Local Government Boundary Commission is currently undertaking and relevance to each community area.

The councillors and Ellen Blacker will deliver a review of the past financial year across the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment themes

Grant feedback from Bushton and Clyffe Pypard Village Hall regarding their community grant towards new cookers

‘Moving forwards’ - which agenda format would you prefer and suggestions for the future?’

Grant Funding

To determine any applications for Community Area Grants.

Health & Wellbeing Funding

Wiltshire Music Centre requesting £1,500 for Celebrating Age Wiltshire Partnership, led by Wiltshire Music Centre - a programme of arts/cultural events in six Wiltshire communities in libraries and community settings.  

A presentation was given by Cllr Richard Clewer - Chairman of the Electoral Review Committee on the Electoral Review the Local Government Boundary Commission was currently undertaking and relevance to each community area.

Points made included:

·         That this was the first review for Wiltshire since 2008

·         That changes would apply from the next elections in May 2021

·         The decision was made by Parliament, following recommendations from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE)

·         That the Full Wiltshire Council had approved a council size submission of 99 councillors based on Area Boards

·         The LGBCE would then inform Wiltshire Council of its decision in due course

The Chairman thanked Cllr Clewer for his presentation.

The councillors and Ellen Blacker gave a short review of the past financial year across the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment themes

Ellen Blacker advised that she, thanks to Area Board funding, continued to support the vulnerable and older members of the community area.

Cllr Bob Jones – Environmental

·         That lots of good environmental work and projects had been carried out.

Cllr Mary Champion – Children and Young People

·         That good work continued to be carried out by Sue Hughes as the Local Youth Champion.

Cllr Chris Hurst – The Economy

·         That the recent Royal Wootton Bassett Apprenticeship Fair had been well received.

·         That good work was being carried out by the Wiltshire and Swindon Women in Business Group.

Cllr Chris Hurst – Health, Wellbeing and Leisure

·         That good work had been carried out by Jan Bardwell in her role as Health Trainer. There had also been the introduction of  “seated sports” in RWB for the older and less able bodied.

Cllr Mollie Groom - Culture

·         That good work had been carried out by the Lydiard Millicent Luncheon Club and Lydiard Tregoz charity coffee mornings.

·         Well done to Broad Town for a huge effort in cleaning their white horse.

Cllr Jacqui Lay – Community Safety

·         That work had been carried out tackling anti-social behaviour in Cricklade.

·         That funding had been given for CCTV schemes locally.

·         The implementation of the Safe Places scheme.

·         The continued work of the Community Area Transport Group.

Cllr Jacqui Lay – Transport

·         That the Community Area Transport Group continued to work across the community areas.

Cllr Allison Bucknell advised the meeting that the Area Board was always looking to become involved with new community projects. Please reach out and contact your community engagement manager, Alexa Davies, if you have an idea which you would like to move forwards; alexa.davies@wiltshire.gov.uk. 

Barbara Davisthanked the Area Board for the community grant that Bushton and Clyffe Pypard Village Hall had received towards new cookers in their village hall. The grant meant that the hall could now be used more, and utilise its new kitchen.

Grant Funding

Decision

Allsorts Pre-School and Nursery awarded £1,452.00 towards replacement of a perimeter fence (deferred application from March meeting)

Decision

RWB TFC Vets awarded £819.96 for four aluminium goals (deferred application from March meeting)

Decision

Purton Tennis Club awarded £5,000 towards new fencing

Decision

The Memorial Hall, Royal Wootton Bassett awarded £700 towards replacing an old sink unit

Councillor Initiative

Decision

Celebrating Age awarded £1,500 - Year 2 contribution to project

Health & Wellbeing Funding

Decision

Wiltshire Music Centre awarded £1,500 for Celebrating Age

Wiltshire Partnership, led by Wiltshire Music Centre - a programme

of arts/cultural events in six Wiltshire communities in libraries and

community settings.