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Summary
The Westbury Area Board is scheduled to meet to discuss community funding, updates from partners, and local highways improvements. The meeting will include a motion from Councillor Gordon King, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, regarding area board funding. Councillors will also receive updates from lead councillors on area board priorities.
Area Board Funding
The Westbury Area Board is scheduled to discuss and consider a motion from Councillor Gordon King regarding area board funding.
The board will also note the remaining budgets and consider funding applications for community area grants, and grants for older and vulnerable people, and young people.
The following funding applications are scheduled to be considered:
- Development FC - Westbury United Youth and Westbury United Youth and Development Tea Hut - £4,000
- Age UK Wiltshire - Wiltshire Westbury - Celebrating Age - £2,000
Information on the Area Board Grant system can be found online.
Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG)
The Westbury Area Board is scheduled to note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the last LHFIG meeting held on 6 November 2025, as set out in the attached report. Information on the LHFIG process can be found online.
Chairman's Announcements and Information Items
Councillor Robert Smith, Westbury West Councillor and Chairman of the Westbury Area Board, is scheduled to make the following announcements:
- Family and Community Learning Impact Report 2024-25
- Beyond Dementia - the new name for Alzheimer's Support
- Wiltshire Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Survey 2026
- Wiltshire Youth Council Elections
- Food Ladder Workshop
Partner and Community Updates
The Westbury Area Board is scheduled to receive written and verbal updates from partners and community representatives, including:
- Wiltshire Police
- Town and Parish Councils
- Spurgeons, a charity that provides support to children and families1
Area Board Priority Update
The Westbury Area Board is scheduled to receive updates from Lead Councillors for the local Area Board priorities.
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Spurgeons is a national charity that delivers services across England. They support vulnerable children and families. ↩
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