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 Mrs Moia Thorogood:
Organisation: First Stop Centre Project: Replacement Computers Overall cost of project: £3,000.00 Grant awarded: £1,500.00 Joint Grant: No Date: 19th September 2016
Organisation: First Stop Centre Project: New boiler Overall cost of project: £2,372.40 Grant awarded: £1,500.00 Joint Grant: No Date: 11th September 2017
2023/24
Organisation: Friends of Bradford Street Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: Blue Plaques Overall cost of Project: £2350 Grant Awarded: £200 Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillors J Baugh, K Bowers, L Bowers-Flint, G Butland, M Cunningham, T Cunningham, J Edwards, L Jefferis, G Prime, F Ricci, L Walters Date: 15th August 2023 Financial Year: 2023/24
Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
Councillor: Cleaner.
Spouse: N/A
Councillor: Election expenses provided by the Labour Party.
Councillor: Contract with Braintree District Council for the collection of Garden Waste wef 1st March 2024.
Councillor: 18 Currents Farm Road, Braintree.
Councillor: None
Cleaner at Tabor High School, Braintree and The Onley, Stisted.
None
Registerable Non-Pecuniary interests
None.
11. Gifts and Hospitality with as estimated value of at least £50
Updated: 22nd December 2023