Agenda item

Community Area Grant Scheme

To consider 4 applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme, as detailed in the attached report.

Health & Wellbeing Funding

To consider 2 bids for funding from the Health & Wellbeing budget, as detailed in the attached report.

The Board considered the funding requests as detailed in the reports attached to the agenda.

Community Area Grant Funding

Salisbury Cathedral - requested £3000 towards the Salisbury 2020 a City on the move project.

Comments and questions:

·       It was disappointing when people did not attend when they request funding.

·       Was there enough in the pot to fund these? Answer: There is a shortfall in this year’s budget, but you are able to use some from next year’s budget.

Decision

The application from Salisbury Cathedral, towards the Salisbury 2020a City on the Move project was deferred.

Reason

The Area Board felt that a representative for the application should be in attendance to answer questions.

Action: CEM to liaise with applicant to ensure their attendance at the next meeting.

Salisbury Garden Volunteers - requested £2162 towards the Bourne Hill Potager project.

NOTE: Planning had been in contact with the Board to mention that as Bourne Hill was a listed building, any raised beds within the grounds would be subject to the applicant checking with the Planning Department as to whether Planning Permission was required.

Comments and questions:

This was an excellent project which the volunteers had been working on for some time. Cllr Hoque moved the full award. This motion was not carried.

The motion to fund half was supported and considered by the Board.

 Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £1081 to Salisbury Garden Volunteers towards the Bourne Hill Potager project, with the following condition:

1.     The applicant liaised with the Planning Department to establish if Planning Permission was first required, before any funds were released.

Reason

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

Advisory: The Board suggested that the applicant could approach other funding streams for the remaining amount.

Salisbury Trust for the Homeless - requested £4080 towards a new kitchen at 13 Centurion Close.

Comments and questions:

You have a high reserve. Answer: We work hard to do what we do, it is a valid request. We are providing match funding of 50%.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £4080 to Salisbury Trust for the Homeless towards a new kitchen at 13 Centurion Close.

Reason

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

Salisbury BID requested £2500 to purchase some Salisbury City Centre Bunting.

It was noted that if this grant was supported, the funding would need to be allocated from the next financial budget 2019/20.

Comments and questions:

This was a fantastic initiative. Total amount for this project is £5k.

The Board was asked to put in more public money than any other organisation. Would the bunting be available for use by other groups around Salisbury? – Answer: It would stay up for the whole season, most of the residents from Salisbury would come in to the city and benefit from it.

After the events of last year it was so important to dress the city and make it look as attractive as possible.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £2500 to Salisbury BID towards the purchase of bunting.

Reason

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

Health & Wellbeing Fund

The Board considered the two funding bids to the Health & Wellbeing Fund, as detailed in the agenda.

Harnham Day Centre requested £600 to hire qualified Instructors for gentle exercise sessions at the centre.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £600 of Health & Wellbeing Funding, to Harnham Day Centre, towards the hire of qualified instructors to deliver gentle exercise sessions.

Safer & Supportive Salisbury requested £480 towards refreshing the Safer Places Scheme in Salisbury.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £480 of Health & Wellbeing Funding, to Safer & Supportive Salisbury, towards refreshing the Safer Places Scheme in Salisbury.