Retirement at May 2019 District Election
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: Witham Choral Society
Project: Christmas Concert Instrumentalists
Overall cost of project: £2,500
Grant awarded: £400
Joint Grant: YES (Cllr Angela Kilmartin and Cllr Sue Wilson)
Date: 6th September 2017
Organisation: Witham Running Club
Project: Major 2018 Development at Witham Running Club
Overall cost of project:£1,400
Grant awarded: £1,400
Joint Grant: NO
Date: 8th November 2017
Organisation: 2nd Witham Boys Brigade
Project: Minibus
Overall cost of project:£2,800
Grant awarded: £525
Date: 24th March 2018
Organisation: St Nicolas Church PCC Project:Hatfield Howlers Overall cost of project: £300 Grant awarded: £150 Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Mr Barlow Date:13th February 2018
Organisation: Witham Chamber of Commerce
Project: Save Our Community Hub
Overall cost of project: £24,860 (requesting £2050.)
Grant awarded: £200.00
Joint Grant: Yes with Councillors Mrs Janet Money, Mrs Sue Wilson and John Goodman
Date: 22nd November 2018
Organisation: CHAPS Men's Health Charity
Project: The Braintree District Men's Health Project
Overall cost of project: £4000.00
Grant awarded: £100.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Ron Ramage, Frankie Ricci, Bill Rose, John Cunningham, Vanessa Santomauro, Peter Tattersley, John Baugh and Andrew Hensman.
Date: 14th January 2019