Minutes of the and Area Action Partnership AGM / Board Meeting

Thursday 24 May 2018

Bishop Auckland Football Club, Heritage Park

PRESENT

Partner Representative Adam Hall (AH) - and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Andy Palmer (AP) – Durham County Council Insp Andy Reeves (AR) - Durham Constabulary Robert Milner – (RM) DDES CCG Steven Robson (SR) – Business Representative Bee Davidson (BD) – Business Representative Rachel Edmunds (RE) – County Durham Housing Group

Public Representative Tony Bird (TB) Daniel Childs (DC) Fred Langley (FL) Stephen Hopper (SH) Tommy Taylor (TT)

Elected Members Cllr Christine Wilson (CW) – Elected Member Cllr David Fleming (DF) – Town / Parish Rep Cllr Henry Nicholson (HN) – Elected Member Cllr Sam Zair (SZ) – Elected Member Cllr Shirley Quinn (SQ) – Elected Member

Officers Andrew Walker - AAP Co-ordinator (APW) Sheilah Metcalfe - AAP Community Development Project Officer (SM) Helen Pinkney - AAP Community Development Project Officer (HP) Emma Walton - AAP Support Officer (EW)

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Presenter

Ciara Wells – Science Museum Group

Apologies

Ken Houlahan (KH) Tracey Bellas (TB) Yvonne Probert (YP) – Durham Community Action Cllr Charlie Kay (CK) – Elected Member Cllr Rob Yorke (RY) – Elected Member

Additional Attendees - Public Attendees – 5

AGM

A1. Introduction from current Chair

Introductions and apologies were made.

SR made the Board aware after the AGM he will be stepping down from the Board.

SR gave an overview of his time on the BASH Board, thanking the Board and previous Board members for their time and dedication to the work of the partnership.

SR congratulated the BASH team for their hard work throughout the year.

The Board welcomed the new business representative Bee Davidson.

A2. Election of Chair and Vice Chairs 2018 / 19

APW explained the procedure for the election of Chair and Vice Chairs for 2018/19. The Board AGREED the Chair / Vice Chairs for the Bishop Auckland and Shildon AAP for 2018/19 will be:

Tony Bird – Chair – Public Representative

Andy Palmer – Vice Chair – Partner Representative

Cllr Shirley Quinn – Vice Chair – Elected Member

A3. 2017/18 Finance Update / Presentation

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APW gave a presentation to the Board regarding the work of the BASH AAP over the past year. The Board were notified of the progress to date, were provided with a financial overview of the Area and Neighbourhood budgets and were informed of the future challenges of the BASH AAP.

APW highlighted the additional work off the AAP team including the VC Commemoration events for both George and Roland Bradford that took place at Witton Park. The Bradford family thanked the community for the legacy created in their families honour and to other that had died in WW1. TB gave feedback on the Witton Park Commemoration event and thanked the BASH AAP team.

APW thanked the Board, Task Group and Forum members for their help and support throughout the year, encouraging Board and Forum members to become involved.

APW thanked SR for his time, support and dedication to the BASH AAP.

A copy of the presentation is available by contacting a member of the BASH AAP Team on [email protected] or 03000 268663

Board Meeting

A1. Introductions and apologies

Introductions and apologies were made.

TB welcomed new public representative Fred Langley (public rep) and Stephen Hopper and business representative Bee Davidson.

APW informed the Board Mark Booth has stepped down from the Board and will be replaced by Robert Milner, DDES CCG also DCA Yvonne Probert.

TB thanked Steve Robson, Mark Booth and Yvonne Probert for their time on the BASH Board.

Please see page 1 & 2 for attendees and apologies.

A2. Agreement of minutes and matters arising from previous meeting held 15 March 2018

Pg 3 - Eldon to be changed to Eldon Lane

The Board agreed the minutes as a true and accurate record once amendments are made to pg. 3.

The Matters Arising will be covered as part of the main agenda.

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A3. Declaring an Interest

Cllr Sam Zair declared an interest in the Shildon Big BRASS Bash 2018 project.

A4. Local Neighbourhood Issues

 Locomotion Museum

TB welcomed Ciarra Wells, Integration Lead at Locomotion Museum to the meeting. CW gave an overview of the Science Museum Group (SMG), including members of the team, their priorities and the improvements that have taken place to the site and the surrounding buildings. The SMG programmes, events and activities have been refreshed and future improvements were highlighted including the long-time development plans for the site and the relationship with the local community.

A Meet the Museum event will take place on Tuesday 12th June 5pm – 7pm to meet the SMG team and to learn about the future plans. All were welcomed.

The Board made the following comments:

TT asked if improvements will be taking place at Timothy Hackworth House. CW confirmed improvements will take place at Timothy Hackworth House and any DCC building leased to SMG.

The building contractors will be onsite from autumn however any start on work will be dependent on the survey’s carried out. Improvements will be funded by the locomotion reserves and previous partnership of DCC/SMG. SQ welcomed the improvements for the Shildon area

The cost of entry to the Locomotion Museum will be free and will remain free.

ACTION – BASH team, Board and Forum members were encouraged to promote / publicise the Meet the Museum event via their networks.

TB thanked CW for attending the BASH Board meeting.

 PACT Update

AR gave an update on the main priority issues for the BASH area as identified through the local PACT meetings.

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 Coundon – AR informed the Board, Operation Endurance will be taking place in the Coundon area to tackle the issues of off road biking.

 Eldon Lane – ASB is an ongoing issue at John Street, Spencer Street and Randolph Street. Additional patrols have taken place with names reported to the ASB team.

 Henknowle – Speeding is currently an issue in the Henknowle area as such increased patrols have taking place.

 Bishop Auckland Town Centre –Drug activity and ASB is currently an issue at the town cemetery, Woodlands Road and Queens Road. AR highlighted there has been a significant reduction on demand in the Town Centre. Partnership work has taken place with landlords, patrols and through the ASB panel.

 West Auckland, St Helens and Tindale – Issues of fly tipping at Station Road have now been resolved.

 Woodhouse Close Estate – No active priorities

 Shildon Byerley Road / Sunnydale – No active priorities

 Thickley – Issues of fly tipping, vehicles speeding and vehicle obstruction, youths misusing aerosols. There is currently a DCC speed watch programme taking place in the area.

 Stray Horses – 25 horses have been chipped and 24 seized. Fields have been ploughed and fencing repaired with Neighbourhood Budget funding which has helped to tackle local issues. AR explained to the Board the problems faced and plans in place to take things forward. CW thanked the police for the work that has taken place at St Helens and West Auckland areas.

FL questioned the procedures in place when dealing with residents parking on footpaths. AR stated if there is a persistent offender prosecutions will be made.

AR highlighted a police Pilot show featuring local police will be taking place on BBC 1 in the near future.

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A5. Priorities and Action Plans

 2017/18 Area Budget and Task Group Update

APW reminded the Board it was agreed last year to keep the priorities the same for the financial year 2018/19. As such the task groups have made progress in developing the brief for the call for projects and they will be similar to last years. In addition the EET task group have agreed to link the task groups brief to the priorities of CLLD to further enhance opportnunties for match funding. The brief would also link with Spennymoor AAP as this area is also covered by CLLD.

APW informed the group that the Area Budget allocation for 2018/19 will be £100,000 with an additional £10,000 for Welfare Reform projects, £9,902 Youth Fund and £25,000 Social Isolation funding.

APW informed the Board the task groups have met and worked and considered local priority issues. The Board were provided with copies of the 3 task groups draft brief for the call for projects. Match funding will be encouraged.

The Board APPROVED the draft briefs.

APW informed the group the call for projects will be launched early next week. All applicants will be asked to complete an Area Budget application form. The deadline for applications will be Friday 13 July, made up of task group leads and other interested board members. This is in accordance with the CLLD funding deadline. A Board sub group will be established to access applications with projects submitted to the September Board meeting.

 Youth Fund

APW notified the Board applications are now open for the BASH AAP Youth Fund. £9,902 is available to each AAP for projects which support community led youth initiatives that meet local needs, impact on the County and AAP priorities to improve outcomes for young people.

The maximum grant available is £3,000 with match funding being encouraged.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 15 June 2018. Project start dates should be no sooner than October 2018. A sub group will be

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established to appraise applications with project submitted to the July Board meeting. Board members wishing to be involved in the sub group meeting to inform a member of the BASH team.

APW encouraged Board and Forum member to promote the funding available through their resources.

The Board were reminded Area Budget funding was allocated to a Children and Young people’s small grants scheme work is currently taking place to progress this.

 Older Persons Social Isolation Fund

The Board were provided with the criteria and guidance for the Older Persons Social Isolation Fund. Each AAP will receive £25,000 annually for three years, to support projects organisations to deliver opportunities to reduce social isolation amongst older people. This fund is targeted at over 50 year olds.

APW presented options to the Board when exploring the distribution of Older Persons Social Isolation funding.

The Board AGREED that a task group be set up to address the Older Persons Social Isolation Fund and to agree how this funding should be allocated.

CW, AH, SQ, TB, RM volunteered to support this task group.

 Prison Me! No Way!

The Board were provided with an update report from SQ on the Prison Me! No Way! safety awareness session held at St John’s School on the 30th April.

Board members were welcomed to attend future awareness sessions.

 Neighbourhood Budget

For the benefit of new Board members the Board were reminded of the NB funding process.

- Coundon and Leeholme Community Association - Community Centre Revival and Refurbishment NB Contribution – £1,174 (Cllr Charlie Kay) Match Funding - £0 Total Cost - £1,174

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Cllr Charlie Kay has a declaration of interest for this project, as such, this project requires Board approval.

There were no comments from the Board.

The Board received the application and APPROVED a recommendation of approval for the Neighbourhood Budget allocation of £1,174. The project is subject to a full application and satisfactory project appraisal.

- Durham County Council, Culture and Sport - Shildon Big BRASS Bash 2018 NB Contribution – £7,500 (Cllr Brian Stephens £1,000, Cllr Henry Nicholson £2,000, Cllr Shirley Quinn £2,000, Cllr Tanya Tucker £1,000,Cllr Sam Zair £1,500) Match Funding - £12,034 Total Cost - £19,445

Cllr Sam Zair has a declaration of interest for this project, as such, this project requires Board approval.

There were no comments from the Board.

The Board received the application and APPROVED a recommendation of approval for the Neighbourhood Budget allocation of £7,500. The project is subject to a full application and satisfactory project appraisal.

- Friends of the Durham Women’s Gala - Durham Women’s Gala 2018 NB Contribution – £3,200 from County Durham Elected members including £400 (Cllrs Allen, Kay, Nicholson and Tucker - £100 each) Match Funding - £7,100 Total Cost - £10,300

The Board received the Neighbourhood Budget application for information and comment only.

There were no comments from the Board.

The project is subject to a full application and satisfactory project appraisal.

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- Henknowle Community Association - Henknowle Community Association Fire Doors NB Contribution – £1,560 (Cllr Tanya Tucker) Match Funding - £0 Total Cost - £1,560

The Board received the Neighbourhood Budget application for information and comment only.

There were no comments from the Board.

The project is subject to a full application and satisfactory project appraisal.

A6. Co-ordinators Update

 F & P Scotto Charitable Trust

APW informed the group the next visit will take place on the 25 / 26th June.

ACTION – Board members to forward any project ideas to be presented to the Scotto Charitable Trust to APW.

 Shildon Dementia Friendly Event

A Dementia Awareness event took place as part of Dementia Action Week at the Shildon Civic Hall, Civic Hall Square, Shildon on Wednesday 23rd May. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness around dementia, promote the Dementia Friendly Community initiative and identify how Shildon can be a Dementia Friendly Town.

 Voluntary Representative Vacancy

The Board were informed the current voluntary and community sector representative Yvonne Probert will be stepping down from the Board. As such a recruitment process will take place shortly.

 Operation Spruce Up

APW informed the group the next spruce up will take place at New Shildon in June.

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A7. Countywide Partner Issues

 Care Navigation

RM reported that following the presentation at the last Board meeting Care Navigation training is currently taking place.

A8. Date / Time / Venue for next Board Meeting

Thursday 19th July 2018, 6pm – 8pm, Civic Hall, Shildon

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