Community Area Partnership

Community Area Parthership

Edited by Tim Jalland

COMMUNITY AREA PARTNERSHIP (CAP)

CAP is an independent and open forum for all those living, working or with a genuine interest in the sustainable development of their respective communities.

Community Area

The Community includes the parishes of Atworth, Broughton Gifford, Bulkington, Great Hinton, Keevil, Melksham, Melksham Without, Poulshot, Seend, Semington and Steeple Ashton.

Aim

The aim of the CAP is to promote the welbeing of the community area with regards to its economic, social, environmental and cultural development and sustainment.

Objectives

Seeks to actively engage with the community through a diverse programme of consultation and participation

To consult throughout the community area in order to establish the collective needs and aspirations of those communities
To produce from consultation a community area plan, prioritising the needs and identifying routes for action.

To communicate the work of the partnership widely within the community through promotional campaigns and active media engagement

To keep the plan a living document and report widely and openly on its progress.
To represent the community at the Area Board to ensure that Wiltshire Council are aware of the plan’s proposals.
To support, where necessary, the delivery of the plan’s outcomes, by identifying appropriate bodies to further the process and by seeking external funding.

To ensure that all decision-making is transparent, including making meeting notes and decisions available on websites for public scrutiny.

If you have any issues you wish to have raised or require funding for Poulshot Village community development projects that will benefit the village please speak to Tim Jalland:

This is a link to the MCAP website

The latest Mcap newsletter

The Melksham area board will be holding a special meeting on 8 September at the new Melksham Oak School where up to 8 groups of young people will be able to present their ideas for projects. £5000 will be available for innovative ideas to help improve transport and access for young people in the Melksham area.

This is an exciting event because it will be the young people themselves who vote on which projects to fund. We hope that lots of young people will come along, hear about the projects and join in with the voting.

The theme is transport and access, which could include projects such as extending opening hours to make a service more accessible, or providing a free shuttle bus service.

A total of £100,000 has been made available for projects after a conference last year highlighting the access and transport difficulties experienced by young people across the county. Almost £5000 of this funding has been delegated from Cabinet to the Melksham area board for this purpose.

The event will be held at the start of the autumn term at the new Melksham Oak school. The area board is working closely with the school, youth services and extended schools to organise this exciting event which will take place from 7 - 9pm on 8th September 2010.

The application process is now open. We are looking for innovative ideas to help solve transport and access issues experienced by young people in the area. For an application form, criteria and guidance please visit this Sparksite link:(http://www.sparksite.co.uk/entries/participatory_budgetting_event_melksham_young_people_area_board).

The deadline for applications is 2 July 2010.

Applications must be lead by young people in Melksham community area, this includes Melksham and the villages around including Atworth, Broughton Gifford, Steeple Ashton, Great Hinton, Bowerhill, Shaw, Whitley, Beanacre, Seend, Semington, Keevil, Bulkington, and Poulshot.

thejallands@btinternet.com

June 3, 2010 7:42 PM

Poulshot Parish Council

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