Councillor Kevin Bowers

Councillors’ Community Grant

This Grant Scheme operates from 1^st 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

Joint Grant: No

Date: 11th March 2019

Organisation: North Essex Astronomical Society

Project: Operation On-Screen

Overall cost of project: £424.96

Grant awarded: £424.96

Joint Grant: No

Date: 11th March 2019

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

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

1. Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation

Councillor: Regional Manager.

Spouse: Essex County Councillor.

2. Financial Support

Councillor: Contribution to election expenses made by Braintree Constituency Conservative Association. 

Spouse: Contribution to election expenses made by Braintree Constituency Conservative Association.

3. Contracts with Braintree District Council

Councillor & Spouse: Contract with Braintree District Council for the collection of Garden Waste wef 1st March 2024.

4. Land/Property

Councillor:  Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted

Spouse:   Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted

5. Property Licences

Councillor: None.

Spouse: None.

6. Tenancies with Braintree District Council

Councillor: None.

Spouse: None.

7. Securities

Councillor: None.

Spouse: None.

Other Pecuniary Interest

8. Employment

IVC Evidensia, The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, BS31 2AU

9. Discharged Contracts with Braintree District Council

None

Registerable Non-Pecuniary interests

10. Relevant Memberships

Member of the Conservative and Unionist Party, Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and Freeman of the City of London.

11. Gifts and Hospitality with as estimated value of at least £50

None

Updated: 14th December 2023

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