Each Area Board has reviewed available local data and evidence, and integrated this with local knowledge and community conversation to agree up to five local priority themes. Each priority theme has a series of more specific local actions that the Area Board will undertake to positively address them.
You can contact your local Strategic Engagement and Partnership Manager for more information - Find your local SEPM or Councillor .
Bradford on Avon
Area board priority themes for Bradford on Avon:
youth engagement, employment, and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change reducing isolation and loneliness supporting the local economy improving transport and access.
Calne
Area board priority themes for Calne:
supporting positive mental health and wellbeing in young people promoting wellbeing and combating social isolation in older and vulnerable people addressing climate change promoting and supporting initiatives to address Economic Inequalities.
Chippenham
Area board priority themes for Chippenham:
youth engagement, employment, and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change supporting positive mental health and wellbeing supporting the local economy and cost of living crisis reducing anti-social behaviour.
Corsham
Area board priority themes for Corsham:
youth engagement, employment, and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change promoting wellbeing and reducing social isolation in older and vulnerable people supporting the local economy.
Devizes
Area board priority themes for Devizes:
improve opportunities for children and young people addressing climate change and protecting the environment valuing and supporting our vulnerable and older people strengthening our local economy increasing the safety of our communities.
Malmesbury
Area board priority themes for Malmesbury:
youth engagement, improving school attendance and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change, improving active travel and reversing biodiversity loss supporting positive mental health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation reducing loneliness and social isolation improving transport and access, including rights of way and promoting active travel.
Marlborough
Area board priority themes for Marlborough:
children and young people: youth engagement, employment and skills and positive activity opportunities older and vulnerable people: supporting positive mental and physical health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation road safety: feeling safer on our roads and encouraging active travel. As a thread through each of these priorities, Marlborough Area Board will promote projects that:
address all forms of deprivation in our area tackle climate change and support the natural environment.
Melksham
Area board priority themes for Melksham:
strengthen the local economy, protect and enhance the environment and tackle local deprivation improve opportunities for all children and young people create safe communities and improve transport support older and vulnerable people help shape our community area and preserve the rich cultural heritage.
Pewsey
Area board priority themes for Pewsey:
improve opportunities for young people addressing environmental issues valuing and supporting our vulnerable and older people improve public transport and encourage walking and cycling.
Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade
Area board priority themes for Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade:
supporting positive mental health and wellbeing in young people promoting health and wellbeing and combating social isolation in older and vulnerable people addressing climate change and supporting the environment supporting the economy.
Salisbury
Area board priority themes for Salisbury:
youth engagement, employment and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change supporting positive mental health and wellbeing supporting under represented groups improving transport and access.
Southern Wiltshire
Area board priority themes for Southern Wiltshire:
addressing environmental issues youth engagement and rural youth outreach support older people and vulnerable adults' health and wellbeing.
South West Wiltshire
Area board priority themes for South West Wiltshire:
addressing environmental issues in partnership with the Cranborne Chase AONB strengthening youth engagement support older people and vulnerable adults' health and wellbeing support the local economy renewed focus on community safety.
Stonehenge (formerly Amesbury)
Area board priority themes for Stonehenge:
supporting health and wellbeing supporting young people getting around and improving access protecting the environment and reducing carbon footprint.
Tidworth
Area board priority themes for Tidworth:
developing a sustainable and inclusive youth provision improving the health and wellbeing of our communities reducing our carbon footprint and protect the environment.
Trowbridge
Area board priority themes for Trowbridge:
youth engagement, employment and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change supporting positive mental health and wellbeing supporting low income individuals and families reducing anti-social behaviour.
Warminster
Area board priority themes for Warminster:
youth engagement, employment and positive activity opportunities housing and employment reducing isolation and loneliness supporting the local economy supporting digital inclusion.
Westbury
Area board priority themes for Westbury:
youth engagement, employment and positive activity opportunities addressing climate change reducing isolation and loneliness supporting low income individuals and families.
