The Westbury Area Board meeting scheduled for 3 December 2025 was set to cover a range of community matters, including funding applications for local projects, updates from partner organisations, and discussions on local highways and footpath improvements. A significant portion of the agenda was dedicated to reviewing the Area Board's priorities and considering grant applications for community initiatives.

Chairman's Announcements and Information Items

The meeting was scheduled to include several announcements and briefing notes from the Chairman. These were to cover the Family and Community Learning Impact Report 2024-25 ¹, an update on Beyond Dementia – the new name for Alzheimer's Support ², details of the Wiltshire Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey 2026 ³, information regarding Wiltshire Youth Council Elections ⁴, and a Food Ladder Workshop .

Partner and Community Updates

Updates were expected from various partner organisations. These included reports from Wiltshire Police⁵, town and parish councils within the Westbury area, and Spurgeons⁶, an organisation that provides outreach services.

Area Board Priority Update

The meeting was scheduled to receive updates from the Lead Councillors responsible for the local Area Board priorities. This agenda item aimed to provide an overview of progress and ongoing work related to the board's key objectives.

Area Board Funding

A significant part of the meeting was dedicated to considering funding applications and noting the remaining budgets for various grant streams. The report indicated that the remaining budgets were £15,984.00 for Community Area Grants, £2,880.00 for Older and Vulnerable People Grants, and £877.00 for Young People Grants.

Two specific funding applications were listed for consideration:

• Westbury United Youth and Development FC had requested £4,000 for their Westbury United Youth and Development Tea Hut project, which aims to build a tea hut or small cafe area at their youth football facility to offer refreshments to parents and a social space.
• Age UK Wiltshire had applied for £2,000 for their Celebrating Age Wiltshire Westbury project, which aims to deliver creative arts, music, theatre, and heritage events for older, vulnerable adults in local daytime settings.

The report also noted that further information on the Area Board Grant system could be found online.

Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)

The meeting was scheduled to review the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG) meeting held on 6 November 2025. The report indicated that the LHFIG had discussed various highway and footpath improvement requests, including issues related to waiting restrictions, dropped kerbs, street name plates, and pedestrian safety in areas such as Dilton Marsh, Edington, and Westbury. Several specific sites were listed for review, with proposed actions ranging from further assessment and design work to the implementation of new traffic calming measures and waiting restrictions.