Councillors’ Community Grant
This grant scheme operates from 1st September 2016 and provides all 49 Ward Councillors with funds to support organisations and groups to develop and deliver community projects and initiatives that benefit local residents.
The Councillor Community Grants Scheme is monitored by the Grants Panel and Councillors are obliged to consider the Member Code of Conduct when making grant decisions. To aid transparency the details of each grant are published below.
Grants made by Councillor Patrick Horner:
Organisation: Witham Town Luncheon Club
Project: Provision of a chest freezer
Overall cost of project: £200.00
Grant awarded: £100
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Sue Wilson and Bill Rose
Date: 21st September 2016
Organisation: Witham Citizens Advice
Project: Repair to Electronic Internal Door
Overall cost of project: £954.00
Grant awarded: £954.00
Joint Grant: No
Date: 17th February 2017
Organisation: Royal British Legion Youth Section
Project: Instruments
Overall cost of project: £1000
Grant awarded: £250
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mr Bill Rose, Ms Janet Money and Mr John Goodman
Date: 2nd October 2017
Organisation: Witham Carnival Association
Project: New Float
Overall cost of project: £4500-6000
Grant awarded: £1696
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mr Bill Rose, Ms Janet Money and Mr Phil Barlow
Date: 6th February 2018
Organisation: Holdfast Credit Union Limited
Project: New web site
Overall cost of project: £2000
Grant awarded: £500
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mr Bill Rose, Ms Janet Money, Mr Phil Barlow and Mrs Sue Wilson
Date: August 2018
Organisation: Witham Hangout
Project: Witham Hangout
Overall cost of project: £1000
Grant awarded: £200
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Sue Wilson, Mrs Janet Money and Bill Rose.
Date: 4th October 2018
Organisation: Braintree, Halstead and Witham Citizens Advice Bureau
Project: Out Reach Work Laptops
Overall cost of project: £1450.00
Grant awarded: £800
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Mrs Janet Money
Date:18th January 2019
Organisation: Sanctuary Supported Living
Charity Registration Number: 19059R
Project: Coverdale Life Line
Overall cost of Project: £600
Grant Awarded: £300
Joint Grant: Yes (Cllr Bill Rose)
Date: 15th July 2019
Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Holdfast Credit Union Bank
Project: The 'Jar Jar' Project
Overall cost of project: £900.00
Grant awarded: £900.00
Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillor Michelle Weeks, Councillor Sue Wilson, Councillor Angela Kilmartin and Councillor Stevie Hicks)
Date: 7th October 2019
Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Witham Town Youth Football Club
Project: Soccability Football
Overall cost of Project: £3,270
Grant Awarded: £500.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Justin Wrench, Ron Ramage, Bill Rose, Mrs Angela Kilmartin and James Coleridge
Date: 19th December 2019
Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Witham Valley Nursery
Project: Exploration Garden
Overall cost of Project: £1,037.29
Grant Awarded: £500
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Bill Rose
Date: 17th April 2021
Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: Witham Allstars Majorettes
Project: Restart following Covid
Overall cost of Project: £1,000.
Grant Awarded: £500
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Bill Rose also contributed £500
Date: 30th June 2021
Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: Witham United Reform Church
Project: Community Friendship Lunch
Overall cost of Project: £4,000.
Grant Awarded: £250
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Sue Wilson and Bill Rose
Date: 27th September 2021
Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: The Witham Hub
Charity Registration Number: 1188048
Project: Replacement distribution board
Overall cost of Project: £3,856.14
Grant Awarded: £500
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Bill Rose
Date: 25th June 2022
Financial Year: 2022/23
Organisation: Community360
Registered Charity No.: 1092567
Project: Cost of Living
Overall cost of project: £11,334
Grant awarded: £1,000
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Kevin Bowers, Graham Butland, James Coleridge, Tom Cunningham, Andy Munday, Bill Rose, Wendy Schmitt, Peter Tattersley, Richard van Dulken and Justin Wrench
Date: 15th March 2023
Financial Year: 2022/23