Agenda and minutes
Venue: This meeting is being held on MS Teams. Please note that this meeting will be recorded and will subsequently be available to view via the Buckinghamshire Council website.
Contact: Jackie Binning (Community Board Co-ordinator) Sally Taylor (Democratic Services Meeting Support)
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Chairman's Welcome Minutes: The Chairman, Councillor Gary Hall, welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained that the Community Board’s primary focus was to provide funding and support for community projects. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies had been received from Councillor Jane Rogers, Longwick Parish Council; Councillor Carl Etholen, Councillor Matthew Walsh, Colin Courtney, and Jaaganroop Marshall.
Notes: Councillor Paul Nicholls, Hughenden Parish Council, left the meeting at approximately 7.10 pm. Councillor Robert Carrington left the meeting at 7.15 pm. Councillor Moyra Lazenby, Downley Parish Council left the meeting at 7.45 pm. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Notes of the last meeting PDF 465 KB To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 20 July 2021. Minutes: Resolved: The minutes of the meeting held on 20 July 2021 were agreed as an accurate record. |
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Petition - Warrendene Road PDF 167 KB The Chairman, Councillor Gary Hall, and Jim Stevens will present the comments received since the extraordinatory Community Board meeting on 16th September 2021 and agree next steps. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chairman advised that the Warrendene Road petition had come to the attention of the Community Board and that, luckily, one of the Board members, J Stevens, was a qualified expert in highways and transportation and had taken the lead, at the request of the Community Board. Councillor David Carroll, on behalf of himself, Councillor Steve Broadbent and Councillor Clive Harriss, requested that the idea to ‘Build a new access and a small customer parking area’ should be discarded immediately as it involved the use of Green Belt land which would not be supported. The Chairman stated that it was a local matter, and it was agreed that this idea would be discounted.
J Stevens provided a presentation, appended to the minutes and highlighted the following key points:
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The Chairman, Councillor Gary Hall, will provide an update on the key activity of the action groups. Minutes: The Chairman advised there were four action groups which all held regular meetings and there were a number of projects ongoing/pending e.g. speeding problem areas, Christmas lights in Princes Risborough, solar panels for various community buildings, a defibrillator in Ilmer and a new initiative for mental health training in schools from Bucks Mind. Funding applications needed to be received by the end of February 2022 to allow time for approval. |
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Exploring Opportunities to Work in Partnership with the Community Board PDF 915 KB To be presented by Daniel Cope, Low Carbon Workspace Team This is an ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) funded programme that offers grants of between £1,000 to £5,000 to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs – including charities/community groups where the majority of income comes from trading activity i.e. hall hire) to fund 33% of the cost of energy-reducing measures at commercial premises.This links with our priorities around Environmental & Climate Change and Economic Regeneration. Minutes: Daniel Cope, Programme Manager, Low Carbon Workspace team provided a presentation, appended to the minutes, and highlighted the following key points:
The Chairman thanked Daniel for his presentation and emphasised that the area had many halls for hire and numerous businesses that could benefit from the programme.
The following key points were raised in discussion.
Jackie Binning, Community Board Co-ordinator, confirmed that the Low Carbon Workspaces Scheme met the priorities and objections of the Environment and Climate Change Action Group and hoped they would obtain some leads.
The Chairman thanked Daniel for his presentation. |
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Community Board Updates PDF 339 KB Jackie Binning, Community Board Co-ordinator to present: Funding applications received since the last meeting The Community Board Action Plan
Minutes: Funding Update Jackie Binning, Community Board Co-ordinator, provided an update on the funding situation. As of 26 October 2021, the total board fund was £353,324; the total project costs was just over £41,000. £22,346 had been allocated so there was a large sum of money available. J Binning had been working hard to encourage people to apply for funding and advised that any ‘not for profit organisations’ who had projects which would help the community, and met the criteria, should apply. Funding applications needed to be received by the end of February 2022 to enable the funding to be allocated by the end of March 2022. There were currently two pending projects; Bucks Mind, a multi-board application recommended by the North West Chilterns Community Board, and the Princes Risborough Town Council Christmas light switch on. The Chairman stated that one of the local football clubs had put in a request and suggested that other people contacted their local sports clubs and community organisations.
There were three transport applications from Hughenden Parish Council, but these would come out of next year’s budget as the Project Initiation Documents needed to be completed.
J Binning agreed to email the funding criteria to all the residents’ associations within the community board area. ACTION: J Binning
Community Board Action Plan The Community Board Action Plan had been included in the agenda pack. It was a high profile, evolving plan which would be updated regularly with the work undertaken on the agreed objectives. The plan had been approved by the Chairman and the action group leads and would be available on the North West Chilterns Community Board webpage. The Chairman added that it had been agreed the Board would have a branded marquee/gazebo to take to local events and raise the profile of the Board. |
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The Chairman, Councillor Gary Hall, to present and respond to any questions received. For information To be presented by Jackie Binning, Community Board Co-ordinator.
Consultations For live countywide and local Consultations, go to Your Voice Bucks website Your Voice Bucks - Citizen Space Queens Platinum Jubilee A web page is now liveto inform and signpost information for the Jubilee and Queen’s Green Canopy - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Buckinghamshire Council. A presentation is included for further details. Minutes: The Chairman advised that no questions had been received.
J Binning signposted the live county-wide consultations and highlighted the information included in the agenda pack concerning the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. webpage available. Cllr S Broadbent added that any road closures for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee would require a road offer and that it would be beneficial if multiple road orders were submitted in one batch as it would save money. Contact J Binning with any queries or requests for road orders.
The Chairman stressed the need to find projects to benefit the community.
The Chairman thanked J Binning and everyone for their support. |
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Date of the next meeting 3rd February 2022. Minutes: The date of the next meeting is 10 Feb 2022 not 3 February as stated in error at the end of the meeting and on the agenda. |