Agenda and minutes

Cllr Ashley Bond welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Katrina went through housekeeping and advised people to take part and ask questions in the meeting.

Apologies were received from:

Councillor Derek Town (Committee Member)

Noreen Shardlow (Watermead Parish Council)

Sue Severn (Watermead Parish Council)

Jill Flanders (Wingrave Parish Council)

Margaret Palin (Whitchurch WI and Whitchurch Parish Council)

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2023 were agreed as a correct record.

Councillor Arif Hussain, Cabinet Member for Communities introduced himself and recognised the important work of the Community Board.

Diana Blamires- what do you plan to do differently?

Arif advised that the funding panel has increased in Members to ensure that we have a wider opinion on projects, he is looking to build stronger relationships with Town and Parish Councils to ensure we are listening. We will continually look at what we can do to improve partnership working. It is a challenging environment, but we are confident we can help support positive outcomes for our communities.

Arif also advised that Chairmen are receiving a monthly newsletter to support within information sharing about what other boards are doing. Community Board highlights are also being shared on Buckinghamshire Council's corporate Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BucksCouncil/

Members to declare any interests.

There were none.

Paul Thomas Domestic Resource Efficiency Officer, Buckinghamshire Council

Paul Thomas, Domestic Resource, Efficiency Officer attended the meeting to introduce the Domestic Resource Efficiency Service.

As per presentation that can be found on page 15-18

Key points highlighted included:

• Diana Blamires asked: What criteria do you have to meet to be eligible to have an energy doctor to visit? Information on the criteria and eligibility can be found here: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/environment/climate-change-and-sustainability/saving-energy-at-home-and-living-sustainably/request-a-visit-from-an-energy-doctor/
• Alan Williams asked: Can the service be extended to Community buildings? - Only to individual residents currently.
• Rosie Booth- As well as visiting qualifying households directly, could you provide advice on who other residents could use for a paid energy efficiency "audit"? Paul to investigate this.
• Diana Blamires asked- Is Bucks Council the first Council to do this and if so, will it be rolled out elsewhere? Other areas are providing similar support but in different guises.

Action: Rosie Booth to email Paul Thomas to discuss signposting to other resources for those who do not qualify.

Jack Bridgen and Krissie Hutton – Youth Voice Bucks

Jack Bridgen, Wing and Ivinghoe Young Ambassador and Krissie Hutton from Youth Voice Bucks were welcomed to the meeting.

Jack spoke about his experience as a mystery shopper at the Wing Family Centre Fun Day. Jack summarised this feedback.

Cllr Diana Blamires- how could event have been promoted more for young people

Jack- more social media (Instagram for young people, Facebook for adults) and more promotion at Cottesloe and Overstone School. Corrinna advised schools were made aware and asked to promote.

Action: all to suggest young persons to join Young Ambassador programme.

Cllr Chris Poll asked if Krissie could assist young people in world challenges.

Does not fall within Krissie’s role- this is more focussed on young people’s experience and needs within the local area. Young People doing world challenges etc would be good to share local opportunities with.

Action: Chris and Katrina to discuss supporting young people doing things such as world challenge

How can we support those who attended to reach their full potential?

Corrinna Martin – Community Coordinator – Childrens Services

Corrinna Martin, Community Coordinator, Childrens Services attended to discuss how those who attended the fun day could be supported to reach their full potential.

Corrinna gave a summary of the day as per the presentation on page 35-38

Points highlighted during discussion included:

• Lots of young people with special educational needs- is there anything that partners can think of that we can do to support this?

Cllr Peter Cooper- Do we know where the young people came from?

Majority from Wing area but also some from Buckingham and Aylesbury too.

Linda (Wing PC) – Do Parish Councils have a hand in what Family Information Service do?

Useful to get feedback about what their parish needs. Covering the whole of Buckinghamshire (16 family centres) so need to address needs in each area.

Rosie (Edlesborough) – 4 MK play days in village green. Very well attended. Mainly under 11’s. It is more challenging funding wise though.

Jack- the event was an amazing event but if it were in different venues, including outdoor it would be more appealing and you would get more turnout.

Cllr Peter Cooper asked- how many fetes did the Community Board attend this summer? It would be ideal for getting involved in small communities. Cllr Diana Blamires supported this.

Arif asked if Jack might be able to survey his peers to see what they would like and how to get them more engaged?

Includes:

·         Update on Priorities for 23/24 - interactive session to share organisations and key people. What you would like to see.

·         Environment walking session, next steps

·         Evaluation of the Dementia Project

·         Proud of Bucks Awards 2024 format

·         Community Board Tour

Katrina presented an update on Community Board activity as per page 39-70

Updates on Priorities for 2023/24:

Asked for priority feedback at POB event- responses showed Youth Provision which has been added for this year. Katrina asked the group to explore which partners could get involved to help address the priorities.

Cllr Diana Blamires- Apple Pressing at Wing Market was well received. Learning skills etc.

Jan (Wildlife Group) spoke about wildlife tours

Rosie- asked about highways 20mph – campaign group 20 is plenty.

New highways brochure will be launching in the next week which will provide guidance on how to problem solve.

Environment walking session, next steps: Jan Walmsley and Katrina Holyoake to look at developing Hedge Laying Project to educate local communities how to successfully care for and create hedging for biodiversity improvements whilst ensuring boundaries etc are in place where required and safely maintained.

Evaluation of the Dementia Project: Well received with positive feedback. Cllr Peter Brazier fed back that the sessions were really positive. Cllr Peter Cooper also attended and fed back how valuable the training was.

Katrina has spoken to Public Health and Libraries about future sessions taking place. The board are keen to support Dementia related projects.

Proud of Bucks Awards 2024- Katrina highlighted this year's events and asked for feedback for future awards.

Community Board Tour: Katrina shared Board Tour engagement idea with the board. Keen for Parish Councils to get involved and develop the idea.

Suzie Peck – Primary Care Network - Gave an update

Your chance to ask questions and share further information – please submit questions in advance to: wingandivinghoe@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

No public questions were received prior to the meeting.

Consultation for The Cottesloe School is open for public response. Link can be found here: https://yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/schools/cottesloe-school-expansion/

21 November 2023 at 7pm

21 November 2023 at 7 p.m.