Agenda and minutes

The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman introduced themselves and welcomed members to the meeting.

The Members of the Board introduced themselves. A full list of attendees would show with the action notes.

To be presented by Ms S Comer, Community Board Coordinator, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms S Comer, Community Board Coordinator, Buckinghamshire Council gave an overview of the funding review for the Buckingham & Villages Community Board. The full document would be appended to the minutes.

Verbal update to be provided by Members of the Board.

The Chairman opened the conversation for any groups from the area to discuss the funding they had received and the support they had been able to give.

Reverend R Simpson-Gray advised- Parish of the Claydons, Diocese of Oxford, Church of England benefited from the COVID-19 Councillor Fund of £1,000 in April 2020 for the emergency food needs of local villages: East Claydon, Middle Claydon, Steeple Claydon and Calvert Green.  Half of the grant funding has now been spent on local families.  The emergency support has been appreciated by families and we continue to publicise its availability.   We plan to apply for further Councillor Funds soon to maintain our services to local families.

Ms M Jackson gave an overview of the report provided from YC2 Buckingham & Winslow Young Carers. The full report was appended to the minutes.

Written update to be provided by Buckingham Activity Group and presented by Ms S Comer, Community Board Coordinator, Buckinghamshire Council.

Ms L O’Donoghue, Buckingham Town Council gave an overview of the report appended to the minutes.

Ms T Birch, Consultant in Public Health, Buckinghamshire Council, gave an overview of the presentation appended to the minutes.

A discussion was held on updates of Silverstone, the following update and link was shared for information:

Formula 1 British Grand Prix update 15.06.20

Silverstone is delighted to be hosting two British Grands Prix on 2^nd and 9^th August, these will be behind closed doors. No spectators will be allowed and there will no viewing of the circuit from outside of the venue. Please be assured that our priority is for the welfare of everyone involved with these events including the local communities and we’re working alongside Formula 1, government agencies including Public Health England and Northants Police, and local councils to make these events as safe as possible. We’ll share our plans with you once these are finalised and will keep this web page regularly updated

https://www.silverstone.co.uk/about/local-community/

To be presented by Mr C Clare, Chairman of Buckingham & Villages Community Board.

Ms S Comer, Community Board Coordinator, Buckinghamshire Council, gave an overview of potential priorities for the Board. A copy of the presented priorities would be appended to the notes.

Ms Comer confirmed:

• The board needed to set some initial priorities to focus the direction of the board.
• These initial priorities may change as the Board evolved and gathered more local information from key stakeholders.
• Further engagement would take place with key stakeholders, including residents ahead of the next board meeting.
• Smaller subgroups will now be formed to start addressing the agreed priorities- key stakeholders, including residents will be encouraged to participate.

RESOLVED

The Community Board AGREED the following priorities

•       Green Spaces and Communities

•       Covid-19 Support and Economic Recovery

•       Road Safety and Cycleways

Resolved

The Community Board AGREED the dedicated Sub-Groups as:

• Young People/Youth
• HS2
• Green Spaces and Communities
• Covid-19 Support and Economic Recovery
• Road Safety and Cycleways

The following topics were requested for future meetings:

·       Terms of Reference need to be circulated and clarified.

·       Formal update on the Community Bus and Youth provision over the summer- to include an update from BAG

·       If there were any recommendations for people to sit on the board, please send over to the Chairman and Ms S Comer.

15 September 2020- Venue to be confirmed.

10 November 2020- Venue to be confirmed.

15 September 2020- Venue to be confirmed.

10 November 2020- Venue to be confirmed.