Purpose

To award grants and Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG) funding in relation to Tidworth Area Board as follows:

Grants

Application Reference 

Grant Type 

Applicant 

Project 

Requested 

AB Recommendation

ABG2485 

Older and Vulnerable Adults Funding 

Age UK Wiltshire 

Celebrating Age Wiltshire 

£2000

Award in full

ABG2821 

Older and Vulnerable Adults Funding 

Families Out Loud 

Trowbridge Client Support 2026 

£5000

Award in full (50% from young people pot, 50% older & Vulnerable pot)

ABG2843 

Older and Vulnerable Adults Funding 

Wiltshire Rural Music 

Musical Lunch Club for Older People in Trowbridge 

£1000

Award in full

ABG2817

Young People Grant

Mighty Girls CIC

We Belong and Monthly Art Group

£1,070

Award in full

ABG2830

Young People Grant

Wiltshire Youth for Christ

Trowbridge Summer Pop Up Youth Week 2026

£1,250

Award in full

ABG2870

Young People Grant

Trowbridge Child Wellbeing Partnership

TeenTrowbridge 26

£2,100

Award in full

ABG2937

Young People Grant

Trowbridge Future

Trowbridge Future - Mill Street Life Skills Project

£4,838.04

Award in full

LHFIG

To approve the notes and recommendations of the LHFIG:

• St Thomas’ Rd/Victoria Rd 1 pair of dropped kerbs - £3,000 (£2,250 LHFIG / £750 TTC)
• Ashton St/Eastbourne Grds area 4 pairs of dropped kerbs - £12,000 (£9,000 LHFIG & £3,000 TTC)
• The Down - 2 x school warning signs - £1,200 (£900 LHFIG & £300 TTC)
• Ashmead – extended footpath to disabled parking - £1,000 (£750 LHFIG & £250 TTC)

To note delegated approval funding TeenTrowbridge 26, awarded £2,500, for Trowbridge Child Wellbeing Partnership

Decision

I announce the intention to award the grants set out in this report, following approval from the Area Board Members.

If you have any representations on this matter please contact me by 26 June 2026.

Reasons for the decision

At its meeting on 18 June 2026 Trowbridge Area Board considered

As the report was not available five clear days’ before the meeting, the Board was unable to formally award the grants at the meeting, but has indicated which ones it supported.

The number of extent of the grants is also such that the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Manager to take the decision to award all of the grants in consultation with the Members of the Area Board under delegated arrangements.

Whilst an extraordinary meeting could conceivably be arranged, it is not considered a practical or reasonable option to arrange what would be a very short meeting solely for the purposes of considering grants on which the Board Members have already indicated their preferred view.

Accordingly the Leader has agreed to take the decision under his executive authority, given the Members of the Area Board indicate they are happy for the grants to be approved and recommendations endorsed.

Alternative options considered

The Members of Trowbridge Area Board approved the above grants and other awards at their meeting on 18 June 2025. However, for reasons given below, the decisions require additional confirmation.