Agenda item

Community Area Grants

The Board members will consider applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme:

The Board considered eight applications for funding from the Community Area Grant Scheme for 2018/19, as detailed in the report attached to the agenda.

Applicants present were invited to speak in support of their projects. Following discussion and questions, the Board then voted on each application in turn.

The Board noted that the scout premises was in Salisbury community area, however as both Wilton and Tisbury both had Scout groups that used the facility it proposed a reduced amount of £1,000.

Decision

Salisbury & South Wilts District Scout Council was awarded £1,000 towards the Improvement project at Dennis Marsh House.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

The Board noted that in the past it had usually only funded £50 towards the purchase of defibrillators, as there were 38 parishes, if all applied for funding for defibrillators, the funding would be diminished in one swoop.

Decision

Ebbesbourne Wake Village Hall Management Committee was awarded £50 towards the purchase of a defibrillator.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

Decision

Compton Chamberlayne Village Hall was awarded £650 towards the guttering repair work at the hall.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

The Board was supportive of the work the Studio did, however as the Board had limited funds available, a reduced amount of £1000 was proposed.

Decision

Studio Theatre was awarded £1,000 towards the extension project.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

The Board felt that the Parish Council should be approached to part fund the project. A reduced amount of £400 was proposed, with the recommendation that the applicant apply to the PC for the remaining £200.

Decision

Weaveland Road Allotment Society was awarded £400 towards the purchase of a new community shed.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

Decision

Bishopstone Village Hall was awarded £5,000 towards the car park project.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

The Board noted that there had been a restriction on supporting a similar project put forward by Wessex Internet, and asked for clarification on how this project differed.

The CEM confirmed that Wiltshire Online had been approached to clarify whether the Board could award funding. From a Broadband perspective this would represent a double funding issue as Wiltshire Council had committed funding centrally to the Wiltshire Online Broadband roll out, however if purely a 4G mobile connection, as this project was, it was felt that it did not contradict our commitment to fund BB.

The CEM also confirmed that the Area Board funds would not be released until confirmation that all 25k had been secured.

Decision

CH4LKE Mobile was awarded £5,000 towards the community mobile and broadband project, subject to the confirmation that state aid had been acquired and that this project did not contradict the Wiltshire Online Broadband roll out scheme currently operated by the Council.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.

Decision

Chalke Valley Short Mat Bowls Club was awarded £930 towards replacement mats.

Reason

The application met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2018/19.