Agenda item

Remaining Budgets for 2019/20:

The Board will consider the following applications for funding:

Community Area Transport Group Funding

The Board will consider one bid to the CATG Budget from:

·        A collaborative bid from Landford PC and Downton PC for Bus shelter repairs – requesting £1,238.57 (50% of total project cost).

A report from the Highways Engineer will be circulated at the meeting.

Community Area Grants Scheme

The Board considered two bids to the funding scheme for 2019/20, as detailed in the report attached to the agenda.

Salisbury Pride UK – Requested £5000 for the Salisbury Pride UK Festival 2020.

The applicant, Caroline Corbin – deputy Mayor of Salisbury spoke in support of the application, explaining that the LGBT community were marginalised, and that the project aimed to bring all of the community together and to achieve better integration and understanding of one another.

Questions:

·         What does inclusivity involve?

Answer: It includes anyone and everyone, all are welcome to take part.

The income section on the application is blank, where will the funding come from. You have applied to 3 Area Boards, and the total cost was shown as £13,500 on this app but yet on the Salisbury application it was £18.5k, why have the figures changed? Also, the population figures for Salisbury compared to Southern are much greater yet based on the percentages of population to amount requested, a more realistic figure for our community area would be £500. They have not applied to Salisbury City Council (SCC), why was that?

Answer: When I originally started this project, I applied to many places, some did not come back with any funding. To date I have put in £4k of my own money.

I feel that we all have a collective responsibility to stop harassment. At the SAB there was a member who was very homophobic, and it was a horrible experience. I will be approaching SCC and other local businesses for funding. This is for a five year party, but we are starting at year 0 with regards to funding.

·         The Chairman noted that the Board needed to consider how a grant to Pride would benefit its community area.

·         It would be good to see it running on a sustainable basis. What plans do you have?

Answer: We have to get the businesses behind us. We have run 5 fundraising events so far. We have the backing of Green King at The Bishops Mill. We are building that rapport with people.

·         It was difficult to see how it would become self-funding year after year.

·         Looking at the application I feel we as a Board should contribute, but not go above Salisbury’s input. It could easily be a huge event for Salisbury.

·         There would be a number of people in all of our villages that would be keen to attend and take part in this event.

Answer: There were still a lot of older people that hide their sexuality.

·         Happy to support this but not beyond the motion of £1000.

Decision

The Board awarded £1000 towards the Salisbury Pride UK 2020 Festival

With the condition that if the event did not take place the funding would be returned.

The Milford Preservation Group – Requested £1,000 towards the River Bourne Island project.

The river and the island was in both Salisbury and Laverstock.

Questions:

·         Have you spoken to the Riverbourne Community farm?

Answer: No not yet, as they have already contributed quite substantially towards the notice board. They may also contribute the use of tools.

·         What is the second part that would require money?

Answer: The willows on the island were causing a problem, they will need to be removed and would be put in the water to act as a habitat. We require a permit from the Environmental Agency. We also require specialist workers with chainsaws, and there will be costs for day rates. There were no land ownership issues.

·         This is an environmental improvement, it is a grade one listed bridge, overgrown by trees on the island. Contractors are needed as the volunteers would not be able to carry out all of the work.

Decision

The Board awarded £1000 towards the River Bourne Island Project

Community Area Transport Group (CATG)

The Board considered one bid to the CATG, as detailed in the report circulated at the meeting.

Landford PC and Downton PC – Bush shelter repairs £1238.57 (50% of the total project cost).

Decision

The Board awarded £1238.57 from the CATG Budget for 2019/20 towards the bus shelter repairs works in Landford and Downton.