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.
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 Bill Rose
Date: 2nd October 2017
Organisation:The Royal British Legion
Project: Flag Pole
Overall cost of project: £2823.60
Grant awarded: £1500
Joint Grant: Yes (With Councillor Mrs Money and Councillor Barlow)
Date: 19th February 2018
Organisation: Witham Countryside Society
Project: Witham Town Trail
Overall cost of project: £500
Grant awarded: £500
Joint Grant: No
Date: 8th March 2018
Organisation: Holdfast Credit Union limited
Project: New web site
Overall cost of project: £2000
Grant awarded: £350
Joint Grant: Yes - (Councillor Sue Wilson, Councillor Bill Rose, Councillor Patrick Horner and Councilor Phil Barlow)
Date: 15th August 2018
Organisation:St. Nicolas Church, Witham
Project: Replacement/renewal of catering equipment
Overall cost of project: £581.00
Grant awarded: £330.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Phil Barlow
Date:7th March 2019