The last meeting of the Quorn, Barrow, Sileby & the Wolds Area Forum took place on Wednesday 1st February 2012 at Sileby Youth Club, King Street, Sileby.

Please find below the Agenda for the meeting, the Minutes will be added once they are available.

There was an update on the projects that were successful in gaining funding from the recent Community Forum budget process.

The Forum also heard about what residents can do to champion their area, with a view to upgrading exchanges to facilitate superfast broadband provision.

There was also a lively discussion on the Localism Bill, which will make it easier for local people to take over the amenities they love and keep them as part of local life.

The next meeting will be a special Forum Budget meeting at which the Area Forum will have £12,500 to allocate to voluntary and community groups. This will take place on Tuesday 22nd May, and the venue for this is likely to be in Barrow. Details of how groups can apply for funding will be put on the Website as and when they become available.

Leicestershire County Council made funds available to all 25 Community Forums in the county.

The Quorn, Barrow, Sileby and the WoldsArea Forum had £12,500 available this year for local communities to invest in local improvements of their choice. A similar amount will be available next year.

We were looking for projects that can be delivered between January and the end of June 2012.

The results are now available, and a link to them can be found below.