Agenda item

Report by Service Director Neighbourhood Services.  (Copy attached.)

 

(a)     There had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Neighbourhood Services seeking approval for the proposed new Neighbourhood Small Schemes.  The report advised that £48,200 was available for small schemes within the Berwickshire Area during 2015/16 financial year and that an additional £20,000 was available for Quality of Life schemes, bringing the total to £68,200.  Should all the proposed schemes be approved, the remaining Small Schemes budget would be £477.   In response to questions from Members, Mr Silcock advised on the process for Small Schemes to be brought forward for consideration, and it was noted that Members, Community Councils and members of the public could highlight schemes which they felt would benefit the community.  These schemes were then costed and presented to the Area Forum for approval.  Discussion followed in relation to how the Small Schemes budget and locally-raised funds could be used to maximise the available resources.  The report explained that the following schemes had been requested for consideration by the Berwickshire Members and local Community Councils:  Install play equipment at play park Ayton; purchase stone and build rockery at East End, Chirnside; repair wire fence at the Common Good Park, Chirnside; purchase plants for village enhancement group, Ayton; delineate parking spaces in town centre, Duns; purchase and plant hedge and trees at play park, Hutton; purchase and install net at Home Park, Coldstream; purchase small goals, shrubs and benches for public park, Duns; purchase plants for enhancement group, Westruther; removal of trees at Parish Churchyard, Duns; purchase plants for enhancement group, Eyemouth; repair steps and footway at Village Hall, Allanton; install drainage at core path, Hume; repair entrance stones at Burnmouth; install rural bench, Bluestane Ford, Chirnside; purchase and install play equipment at play park, Hutton; install drainage at two locations at Lamberton, Mordington and Foulden; install 2 benches at Old Greenlaw; purchase and install Gallipoli floral bedding; Coldstream; manufacture and erect two picnic tables and no dumping sign, Reston; purchase trailer for transporting barriers in Berwickshire; manufacture and erect two picnic benches at play park, Haymons Cove, Eyemouth; purchase and install five barrels and planters/soil for Swinton; manufacture and erect perimeter fence at cemetery, Hutton; repaint tennis courts at Foulden; supply soil box and water butt at the cemetery in Eyemouth; purchase 100 litter pickers for communities in Berwickshire; install new fence at the cemetery in Greenlaw; repair gates at Home Park War Memorial, Coldstream; repair the Home Park gates next to the War Memorial, Coldstream; and purchase plants for two flower beds in Duns.  A query was raised in relation to the amount of Small Schemes budget being spent during the first quarter of the financial year and Members were reminded that the Quality of Life budget still had a balance of £20,000 for schemes yet to be brought forward.

 

(b)     In addition, the report also sought approval for a change to the Scheme of Delegation to the Service Director Neighbourhood Services to approve Neighbourhood Quality of Life Schemes which occurred between Area Forum meetings, subject to consultation with and approval by all six Members of the Area Forum.

 

DECISION

(a)     AGREED to approve the following new Small Schemes for implementation:-

 

          (i)      Ayton - To install addition play equipment at Ayton play park.                     £5,000

         

          (ii)     Chirnside East End – Purchase stone and build a rockery at

                   the rear of the site.                                                                                               £   950

 

          (iii)    Chirnside Common Good Park- Repaired wire fence between

                   the park and the field.                                                                                          £   200

 

          (iv)    Ayton – Purchase plants for Ayton Village enhancement group.                  £   300

 

          (v)     Duns - Delineate parking spaces in Duns Town Square with

                   new Marshall blocks.                                                                                           £2,630

 

          (vi)    Hutton – Purchase and install a perimeter hedge along the field

                   edge at Hutton Play park and re-plant 5 trees.                                                 £1,410

 

          (vii)   Coldstream - Install a net to prevent footballs going into the

                   pensioners gardens behind the goal in Home Park, Coldstream.                 £   196

 

          (viii)  Duns Public Park -Purchase small goals for Duns Public Park,

                   further tree and shrub planting in Duns Public Park and purchase

                   2 new benches and 4 new picnic benches.                                                       £3,250

 

          (ix)    Westruther – Purchase plants and planters for Westruther

                   Village enhancement group.                                                                               £   750

 

          (x)     Duns - Removal of trees at Duns parish Church.                                            £1,140

 

          (xi)    Eyemouth - Purchase plants for Eyemouth Town enhancement

                   group.                                                                                                                    £   750

 

          (xii)   Allanton - Repair the steps and footway at Allanton Village Hall.                 £3,100

 

          (xiii)  Hume - Install further drainage at Hume Core path.                                        £   500

 

          (xiv)  Burnmouth - Repair entrance stones at both approaches to

                   Burnmouth Village.                                                                                              £3,950

 

          (xv)   Chirnside – Manufacture and erect bench over looking Bluestane

                   Ford from the A6105.                                                                                           £    56

 

          (xvi)  Hutton – To purchase and install new play equipment at Hutton

                   play park as requested by the community council.                                         £5,000

 

          (xvii)Mordington, Lammberton and Foulden – Carry out drainage

                   works Mordington Clappers at 2 locations.                                                     £8,000

 

          (xviii)Greenlaw – Manufacture and install 2 new benches on the

                   Old Greenlaw Road.                                                                                            £   112

 

          (xix)  Coldstream – To purchase and install a floral decoration to

                   commemorate Gallipoli campaign in WW1.                                                      £1,155

 

          (xx)  Reston – Manufacture and erect 2 picnic tables for Reston

                   football park and manufacture and erect a no dumping sign

                   at the bottle banks.                                                                                              £   250

 

          (xxi)  Duns- Purchase a trailer to transport barriers for events in

                   Berwickshire.                                                                                                        £2,311

 

          xxii)  Eyemouth – Manufacture and erect 2 picnic benches for the

                   Haymons Cove play park.                                                                                   £   208

 

          (xxiii)Swinton – Purchase 5 barrels and 4 square tubs 2 tonne topsoil

                   at the village entrances.                                                                                      £   500

 

          (xxiv)Hutton – Manufacture and erect a perimeter fence at Hutton

                   Cemetery.                                                                                                              £1,486

 

          (xxv)Foulden – Repaint 2 tennis courts at Foulden Village                                     £   600

 

          (xxvi)Eyemouth – Supply soil box and new water butt for Eyemouth

                   Cemetery.                                                                                                              £   100

 

          (xxvii)Berwickshire – Purchase 100 litter pickers for communities

                   that carry out litter picks.                                                                                    £1,200

 

          (xxviii) Greenlaw – Install a new fence at Greenlaw cemetery.                                £   469

 

          (xxix) Coldstream – Repair gates at Home Park War Memorial,

                   Coldstream.                                                                                                          £1,500

 

          (xxx) Duns – Purchase plants for 2 flower beds in Duns Park and

                   Primary school.                                                                                                    £   650

 

*        (b)     AGREED TO RECOMMEND a change to the Scheme of Delegation to the Service Director Neighbourhood Services to approve Neighbourhood Quality of Life Schemes which occurred between Area Forum meetings, subject to consultation with and approval by all six members of the Area Forum.