Councillor Bowers is Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Performance. Details of Councillors Bowers' portfolio and Deputy Cabinet Member can be found here
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.
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 Kevin Bowers:
2016/17
Organisation: The Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens Project: Community Garden Equipment Overall cost of project: £854.60 Grant awarded: £854.60 Joint Grant: No Date: 2nd March 2017
2017/18
Organisation: Rivenhall Playing Fields Association
Project: New Shed / Storage Facility
Overall cost of project: £1022
Grant awarded: £511
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor James Abbott
Date: 24th July 2017
Organisation: Crittall Athletic and Social Club
Project: Toilet Refurbishment
Overall cost of project: £20,000
Grant awarded: £1000
Joint Grant: No
Date: 18th August 2017
Organisation: The Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens
Project: Willow Sculpture for the Walled Garden
Overall cost of project: £1075.00
Grant awarded: £1075.00
Date: 11th March 2019
Organisation: North Essex Astronomical Society
Project: Operation On-Screen
Overall cost of project: £424.96
Grant awarded: £424.96
Organisation: North Essex Astronomical Society Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: Operation On-Screen Overall cost of Project: £424.96 Grant Awarded: £424.96 Joint Grant: No Date: 11th March 2019 Financial Year: 2018/19
2019/20
Organisation: Community Iron Charity Registration Number: 1162930 Project: Mental Health First Aid Train the Trainer Overall cost of Project: £2232 (Requested £2232) Grant Awarded: £250.00 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Miss Vanessa Santomauro, Graham Butland, Saif Rehman, Frankie Ricci, Mrs Mary Cunningham, Tom Cunningham, Mrs Lyn Walters, Peter Tattersley, John McKee and Andrew Hensman Date: 7th June 2019 Financial Year: 2019/20
2021/22
Organisation: Braintree District Museum Trust Registered Charity No.: 1110447 and 05408088 Project: Exhibition 'Space Fact & Fiction' Overall cost of project: £7,500 Grant awarded: £200 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors John Baugh, Graham Butland, Mary Cunningham, Tom Cunningham, Andrew Hensman, John McKee, Ian Pritchard, Wendy Schmitt, Peter Tattersley, Dean Wallace, Lyn Walters and Justin Wrench Date: 26th May 2021 Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: St Peter's Church Bocking Registered Charity No.: n/a Project: Hall improvements (installation of disabled ramp and new carpet/floor covering) Overall cost of project: £4000 Grant awarded: £1000 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Ian Pritchard, Saif Rehman, Dean Wallace, David Mann Date: 16th August 2021 Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: Wilderness Foundation UK Registered Charity No.: 1118493 Project: Wilderness nature therapy Overall cost of project: £60,000 per year Grant awarded: £2000 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Mary Cunningham, Tom Cunningham and Frankie Ricci Date: 30th November 2021 Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: Braintree Basketball Club Registered Charity No.: N/A Project: Improvements to sports facilities Overall cost of project: £10,654.68 Grant awarded: £500 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Graham Butland, Mrs Mary Cunningham, David Mann, John McKee, Ian Pritchard, Saif Rehman, Frankie Ricci, Mrs Wendy Schmitt, Dean Wallace and Justin Wrench Date: 24th June 2022 Financial Year: 2022/23
Organisation: Community360 Registered Charity No.: 1092567 Project: Cost of Living Overall cost of project: £11,334 Grant awarded: £1,300 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Graham Butland, James Coleridge, Tom Cunningham, Patrick Horner, Andy Munday, Bill Rose, Wendy Schmitt, Peter Tattersley, Richard van Dulken and Justin Wrench Date: 15th March 2023 Financial Year: 2022/23
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, L Bowers-Flint, G Butland, M Cunningham, T Cunningham, J Edwards, L Jefferis, G Prime, F Ricci, M Thorogood, L Walters Date: 19th July 2023 Financial Year: 2023/24
Joint Grant: YES (Cllr Kevin Bowers)
Councillor: Regional Manager.
Spouse: Essex County Councillor.
Councillor: Contribution to election expenses made by Braintree Constituency Conservative Association.
Spouse: Contribution to election expenses made by Braintree Constituency Conservative Association.
Councillor & Spouse: Contract with Braintree District Council for the collection of Garden Waste wef 1st March 2024.
Councillor: Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted
Spouse: Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted
Councillor: None.
Spouse: None.
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Member of the Conservative and Unionist Party, Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and Freeman of the City of London.
Updated: 14th December 2023