Agenda item

Melksham Wellbeing Group – Cllr Aves

• To include any Wellbeing grants

Community Area Transport Group – Cllr While

·         To include recommendations to the Area Board

Local Youth Network – Cllr Hubbard

·         To include any youth grants

Melksham Wellbeing Group – Cllr Aves

The following recommendations from the Melksham Wellbeing group were noted:

To provide £1,000 worth of support funding to Melksham community meals with the following conditions. They were:

·         A bank account was formally opened by the group

·         The Town Council supported the project

·         The funding only be awarded when the service starts

A further £1,000 was proposed to be awarded from the 2019/2020 budget with the following conditions:

·         Subject to the Wellbeing funding being devolved to the group from Wiltshire Council

·         Subject to 6 months of operation

Health & Wellbeing funding

Decision

Melksham Community Meals awarded £1,000 for Melksham Community Meals

Decision

Melksham & District Seniors awarded £700 for Community outreach initiative

Community Area Transport Group – Cllr While

The minutes of the Community Area Transport Group meeting dated 7 February 2019 were noted with the following recommendations to the Area Board:

·         To close the following issues: 4975, 5824, 6586, 6587, 6986, 6602 and 6720.

To approve funding for the following issues:

·         6574 - Broughton Gifford, Mill Lane – approve up to £2,200

·         4966 - Seend High Street - crossing facility at Church Walk – approve up to £600.

·         6927 - Steeple Ashton. Acreshort Lane – request for   Playground warning signs – approve up to £200.

Local Youth Network – Cllr Hubbard

Youth funding

Decision

Young Melksham awarded £1,716 towards the 13 – 18 year old youth work project.

(Note: Cllr Jon Hubbard did not vote on this application)

Decision      

1^st Broughton Gifford and Holt Scouts awarded £850 towards the BGH Scouts Jamboree Fund.