Electoral Ward Profile
Updated: 13th May 2019
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 Bob Wright:
Organisation: The Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens Charity Registration Number: 1166431 Project: Cressing Temple Community Gardening Overall cost of Project: £1379.32 Grant Awarded: £800.00 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 6th January 2020 Financial Year: 2019/20
Organisation: Cressing Community Magazine Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: Cressing Community Magaine Overall cost of Project: £2,200 Grant Awarded: £250 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott - £250 contributed) Date: 12th January 2021 Financial Year: 2020/21
Organisation: Silver End Parish Council Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: Floodlights/Electrical Supply Overall cost of Project: £1,500 Grant Awarded: £750.00 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 12th January 2021 Financial Year: 2020/21
Organisation: Rivenhall Parish Council Charity Registration Number: N/A Project: New/replacement litter bin with lid Overall cost of Project: £200 Grant Awarded: £100.00 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 5th October 2021 Financial Year: 2020/21
Organisation: Trust Links Charity No.: 1092324 Project: Plant House at Growing Together Overall cost of project: £2,841 Grant awarded: £1700 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 28th January 2022 Financial Year: 2021/22
Organisation: Cressing Parish Council Charity No.: N/A Project: Defibrillator at Playing Field Overall cost of project: £2,750 Grant awarded: £450 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 16th April 2022 Financial Year: 2022/23
Organisation: Cressing Temple Community Shed Charity No.: 1175821 Project: Replacement table saw Overall cost of project: £1,841.20 Grant awarded: £500 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillors James Abbott and Michelle Weeks) Date: 10th May 2022 Financial Year: 2022/23
Organisation: Silver End Community Secret Nature Garden Charity No.: N/A Project: Silver End Community Secret Nature Garden Overall cost of project: £1,087 Grant awarded: £350 Joint Grant: Yes (Councillor James Abbott) Date: 12th June 2022 Financial Year: 2022/23
Councillor:Engineer Surveyor, Parish Councillor (Rivenhall Parish Council) and Governor (Holy Family School, Witham)
Spouse: NHS Manager
Councillor: Election expenses met by the Witham and Braintree Green Party.
Spouse: None
Councillor/Spouse: None
Councillor/Spouse: Declared to the Monitoring Officer - Dispensation against publication granted - 23/11/2021
Allianz Engineering, Haslemere Road, Liphook, Hampshire, CG20 7UN
None
Governor at Holy Family School, Witham, Parish Councillor (Rivenhall Parish Council), Member of the Society of Operations Engineers, Bureau of Engineer Surveyors and Member of the Green Party.
Updated: 26th November 2021