The last meeting of Belvoir Community Forum was held at Belvoir High school in Bottesford.

Some 34 people attended the meeting and discussed progress on the projects that had arisen through the Forum's participatory budget process. A recommendation was accepted by the Forum to fund the following projects:

Long Clawson Youth Project (to rebuild a skatepark)£8,000
Scouting in the Vale (to set up a new scout group in the Vale of Belvoir) £1,000
Vale of Belvoir Transport Project (to train some volunteer mini-bus drivers) £3,000
Community Access to Defibrillators (to place life-saving equipment in the Vale of Belvoir) £8,000

The necessary arrangements to make the money available for the projects will now commence.

The poster and agenda can be accessed by clicking below.

The minutes will be posted on the website when they are available.

The last meeting of the Melton Town Community Forum will be held at Melton Mowbray Working Men's Club.

Some 55 people attended the meeting and discussed progress on the projects that had arisen through the Forum's participatory budget process. A recommendation was accepted by the Forum to fund the following projects:

Kayaks for young people and walkway. This project is about providing a footpath which will give safe access to the Scout centre. Melton Borough Council have recently given £20,000 towards creating a new Centre which will allow young people opportunities through kayaking and canoeing. £5,000 is allocated to this project.
Melton Learning Hub. MLH is becoming a Company Limited by Guarantee and the allocation of this funding will allow it to create a website and on-line prospectus to promote its service to young people in the Melton area and around. £8,000 is allocated to this project.
Melton Victorian Christmas Fayre. This project is to enable the Fayre to be secured as an event with a sustainable future. £3,000 is allocated to this project.
St John's Ambulance. This project to to buy resuscitation dummies that the St John's Ambulance brigade can use to train first aid skills in schools and local charities. The funding request is lower than originally asked for due to a donation from Melton Lions. £2,380 is allocated to this project.
River regeneration project. The funding will pay for the convertion of a water-based vehicle to dredge the river of a build up of weeds and debris, especially in the area close to the Scouts centre. £1,620 is allocated to this project.

The agenda and poster can be viewed by clicking below.

The minutes and presentation will be available in due course.