Agenda item

Community Area Grants

The Board members will consider 3 applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme:

Fingerpost Funding – Area Board Project

To consider 3 bids to the Area Board Fingerpost Funding Scheme for 2019/20, as detailed in the report.

Applicant Amount requested

1.    Mere Parish Council – finger posts x 1 (quote received as £542.72 total cost)

2.    Swallowcliffe Parish Council – details to be confirmed

3.    West Tisbury Parish Council – finger post x 1 (quote received as £984 total cost)

Pedestrian Gates – Area Board Project

To consider the proposal for the Board to support a new scheme funding pedestrian gates. The Board is asked to ringfence £5,000 of the 2019/20 budget to this project, as detailed in the report.

SID Funding – Area Board Project

To consider the proposal for the Board to further support this scheme, which allocates funds towards Speed Indicator Devices. The Board is asked to ringfence additional funds of the 2019/20 budget to this project, as detailed in the report.

Tisbury Sensory Garden project

To consider the confirmation of a contribution of £4500 to this project to go towards the Hoggin Pathway, as detailed in the report. 

The Board considered two applications for funding from the Community Area Grant Scheme for 2019/20, as detailed in the agenda pack.

Bishopstone PC - Mike Ash

We have discussed with mothers and people in the village which types of replacement equipment we should provide. The parish council is contributing just over half of the balance for this project.

Cllr Wayman noted that the Board had supported many play areas, and proposed it award the full amount. Cllr Green seconded that motion. 

Decision

Bishopstone Parish Council was awarded £3990 towards the Bishopstone Children’s Play Area Play Trail project.

Reason

The project met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.

West Knoyle Village Hall Committee

Corin Lenard – Chair of the social club management committee noted that the village was small, with only 70 dwellings and there was no pub or shop.

The social club was run on a voluntary basis, and had no regular funds. The project had an estimated cost of £10,500, it was confirmed that the VAT could not be reclaimed. There was a contribution of £500 from the parish council.

The Village hall was not an asset of the parish council.

Cllr Wayman noted that the Board had supported village halls, and it was one of its aims to support our local communities.

Decision

West Knoyle Village Hall was awarded £5000 towards the Village Hall Raise the Roof project.

Reason

The project met the Community Area Grant Criteria for 2019/20.

The application from Alderbury Football Club had been withdrawn.

Fingerpost Funding – Area Board Project

The Board considered 3 bids to the Area Board Fingerpost Funding Scheme

for 2019/20, as detailed in the report. It was noted that there was £1400 of unclaimed funding at present. The Board considered whether it expands that funding.

Decision

The Board agreed that future awards would be of a maximum of £400.

Decision

The Board agreed to use a proportion of the remaining funds from the CATG budget. The total amount to be ringfenced would be discussed at the next CATG meeting.

Decision

The Board allocated £400 to each of the 2 bids from:

• Mere Parish Council
• West Tisbury Parish Council

Pedestrian Gates – Area Board Project

To consider the proposal for the Board to support a new scheme funding pedestrian gates. The Board was asked to ringfence £5,000 of the 2019/20 budget to this project, to purchase 20 gates, as detailed in the report.

Decision

The Board allocated £5000 towards the Area Board kissing gate project for 2019/20.

Action: To ask Nick Cowan to make a judgement on the DDA compliancy of the gates.

SID Funding – Area Board Project

To consider the proposal for the Board to further support this scheme, which allocates funds towards Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs).

The Board is asked to ringfence additional funds of the 2019/20 budget to this project, as detailed in the report.

Cllr Wayman asked whether the Board was to offer the Fonthill Estate the remainder or top up now and fund total the request?

Cllr Deane noted that the board should encourage the parishes to get together and share the devices.

Decision

The Board allocated £1500 to Fonthill (B3089) towards the purchase of a SID with the condition that there are additional posts around the village with consent from Dave Button.

Decision

The Board ring fenced an additional £5000 to the SID project for 2019/20.

Tisbury Sensory Garden project

To consider the confirmation of a contribution of £4500 to this project to go towards the Hoggin Pathway, as detailed in the report.

This project was originally considered on 30^th January, where the Board awarded funds with a condition that a contribution from the PC was agreed, as detailed in the agenda pack.

Anne Marie noted that they had now finalised a design which was simple to maintain and cost efficient.

As it was a conservation area we need Planning Permission and license for felling from the Conservation Officer. Anne Marie had also applied for Wiltshire Garden Trust funding for the fencing. The total budget to date was - £15,141.

Decision

The Board reconfirmed its award of £4500 to the Tisbury Sensory Garden Project.