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 Ron Ramage:
Organisation: Braintree Youth Project Charity
Project: The "Hut" Refurbishment Project
Overall cost of project: £2,810.55
Grant awarded: £1,000.00
Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillor John McKee)
Date: 22nd September 2017
Organisation: Braintree Foyer
Project: Braintree Community Activators
Overall cost of project: £1000
Grant awarded: £500
Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillor Santomauro, Councillor Mrs Cunningham and Councillor Mr J Cunningham)
Date: 21st March 2018
Project: BYPC Horticulture Project
Overall cost of project: £1645.00 (requested £1,045.00)
Grant awarded: £245
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor John McKee
Date: 23rd November 2018
Project: Residents Vending Machine Project
Overall cost of project:£600
Joint Grant: No
Date:15th March 2019
Organisation: CHAPS Men's Health Charity
Project: The Braintree District Men's Health Project
Overall cost of project: £4000.00
Grant awarded: £755.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Andrew Hensman, Frankie Ricci, Bill Rose, John Cunningham, Vanessa Santomauro, Peter Tattersley, John Baugh and Gavin Maclure
Date: 5th January 2019
Organisation: Marketing Witham CIC
Charity Registration Number: N/A
Project: Royal Charter Market
Overall cost of project: £1,500
Grant awarded: £1,000 (£250 to each Cllr)
Joint Grant: Yes - Cllr Angela Kilmartin, Cllr Bill Rose and Cllr Sue Wilson)
Date: 20th July 2019
Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Witham Town Youth Football Club
Project: Soccability Football
Overall cost of Project: £3,270
Grant Awarded: £300.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Patrick Horner, Stephen Hicks, Justin Wrench, Bill Rose, Mrs Angela Kilmartin and James Coleridge
Date: 19th December 2019
Councillor: None.
Spouse: N/A
Councillor: Contribution to election expenses made by Witham & Braintree Constituency Conservative Association
Councillor: 9 Grace Close, Witham, CM8 1QH
Councillor: None
None.
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Member of the Conservative Party and Member of the Automobile Association and National Trust.
Updated: 31st May 2023