Cllr Wiliam Rose, known as Bill, is married and has 2 grown-up children, a Daughter, and a Son.
Bill has represented the Witham West Ward as a Conservative, continuously since 2007, and up until May 2019 was also a member of Witham Town Council, where he was Town Mayor for the civic year 2014-2015.
Bill has served on the Overview and Scrutiny committee at BDC as well as several Task and Finish Groups and has previously served as a Deputy Portfolio holder on BDC Cabinet for Economic Development.
He trained as an Engineer, moving onto mobile radio systems communication installations and was also a member of The Royal Signals and has served with Essex Police.
Bill currently is Vice Chairman of BDC Licensing and a member of the BDC Appeals Committee and a member of the BDC Performance Management Board.
Electoral Ward Profile Member Allowances and Expenses
Updated: 10th May 2019
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 Bill Rose:
Organisation: Witham Town Luncheon Club Project: Provision of a chest freezer Overall cost of project: £200.00 Grant awarded: £50.00 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Sue Wilson and Patrick Horner Date: 21st September 2016
Organisation: Witham Eagles Junior Hockey Club Project: Witham Junior Hockey Goalkeeping Kit Replacement Overall cost of project: £929.23 Grant awarded: £750.00 Joint Grant: No Date: 21st March 2017
Organisation: Citizens Advice Bureau Witham Project: Portable Projector Overall cost of project: £150.00 Grant awarded: £100.00 Joint Grant: No Date: 22nd March 2017
Organisation: Witham Rugby Club Project: U12's Rugby Kit Overall cost of project: £600.00 Grant awarded: £600.00 Joint Grant: No Date: 21st August 2017
Organisation: Royal British Legion Youth Section Project: Instruments Overall cost of project: £1000 Grant awarded: £250 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mr Patrick Horner, 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: £500 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Janet Money, Mr Patrick Horner and Mr Phil Barlow Date: 6th February 2018
Organisation: Holdfast Credit Union Limited Project: New web site Overall cost of project: £2000 Grant awarded: £150 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Janet Money, Mr Patrick Horner, Mr Phil Barlow and Mr John Goodman Date: August 2018
Organisation: Carers First
Project: Carers Celebration Event
Overall cost of project: £2400
Grant awarded: £150
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors John Baugh, Mrs Lyn Walters, John McKee, Mrs Sue Wilson, Mrs Gabrielle Spray, Malcolm Dunn, Stephen Kirby and Stephen Canning
Date: 18th September 2018
Organisation: Witham Hangout Project: Witham Hangout Overall cost of project: £1000 Grant awarded: £400 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Sue Wilson, Mrs Janet Money and Patrick Horner. Date: 4th October 2018
Organisation: Tabor Centre Project: Medicine Cabinet Overall cost of project:£400 Grant awarded: £150 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Lyn Walters and Stephen Canning Date: 25th October 2018
Organisation: CHAPS Men's Health Charity Project: The Braintree District Men's Health Project Overall cost of project: £4000.00 Grant awarded: £200.00 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Ron Ramage, Frankie Ricci, Andrew Hensman, John Cunningham, Vanessa Santomauro, Peter Tattersley, John Baugh and Gavin Maclure Date: 6th February 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 Ron Ramage and Cllr Sue Wilson) Date: 16th July 2019 Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Sanctuary Supported Living Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: Coverdale Life Line Overall cost of Project: £600 Grant Awarded: £300 Joint Grant: YES (Cllr Patrick Horner) Date: 15th July 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 Patrick Horner, Stephen Hicks, Ron Ramage, Justin Wrench, Mrs Angela Kilmartin and James Coleridge Date: 19th December 2019 Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: The Templars Residents Association Project: Templars Defibrillator Overall cost of Project: £2,000 Grant Awarded: £150 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mrs Kilmartin, Miss Michelle Weeks and Stevie Hicks Date: 7th October 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 Patrick Horner 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 Patrick Horner 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 Patrick Horner 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 Patrick Horner 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: £1,100 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Kevin Bowers, Graham Butland, James Coleridge, Tom Cunningham, Patrick Horner, Andy Munday, Wendy Schmitt, Peter Tattersley, Richard van Dulken and Justin Wrench Date: 15th March 2023 Financial Year: 2022/23
Councillor: Retired.
Spouse: Retired.
Councillor: Contribution of Election expenses by Witham Constituency Conservative Association.
Spouse: None.
Councillor/Spouse: None.
Councillor/Spouse: Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted - 12/11/2021
None.
Member of The Conservative and Unionist Party, Member of the Witham Constituency Conservative Association (WCCA), Member of The Humber Road Estate Community Initiative (HRECI), Witham United Charities, Member of English Heritage and Member of The National Trust. Appointed by Braintree District Council as the Council's representative to the Braintree District and Eastlight community Panel.
Updated: 12th November 2021