Name
Councillor Gareth Mackey
Community grants
Each Central Bedfordshire Councillor has access to £2,000 from which they can allocate grants to local projects that demonstrate a community benefit. Councillors can also work together across their ward to combine their grants, if that’s what is most needed. Find out more about the Ward Councillor grant scheme.
Councillor Mackey’s grant allocation 2025/2026
Organisation: Flitwick Village Hall
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new oven
Amount: £500
Organisation: Flittabus
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new bus
Amount: £250
Councillor Mackey’s grant allocation 2024/2025
Organisation: Steppingley Village Association
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards heavy duty fan heaters
Amount: £300
Organisation: King's Church, Flitwick
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards games, items and sports kit for the youth club
Amount: £1,000
Organisation: Steppingley Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the play area
Amount: £700
Councillor Mackey’s grant allocation 2023/2024
Organisation: Flittabus
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new bus
Amount: £200
Organisation: NCT Mid Beds
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a items for baby bundles
Amount: £200
Organisation: Flitwick Cricket Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new ground cover
Amount: £1,000
Organisation: Flitwick Town Mayor's Charity CIO
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the expansion of the community fridge
Amount: £600
Councillor Mackey’s grant allocation 2022/23 Cost of Living Extension
Organisation: Flitwick Town Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards food supplies for foodbank
Amount: £1000
Councillor Mackey’s grant allocation 2021/2022
Organisation: 4YPUK
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards community urban art project
Amount: £333.33
Organisation: Freedom from Abuse CIC
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards resilience and trauma project
Amount: £666.66
Organisation: Merry Poppets Nursery
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards fencing, water wall and bike shed
Amount: £333.34
Organisation: Flitwick Cricket Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards league match balls
Amount: £600
Councillor Mackey's grant allocation 2020/2021
Organisation: Flitwick Cricket Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards cricket boundary ropes and storage
Amount: £302
Councillor Mackey's grant allocation 2019/2020
Organisation: Flittabus
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the purchase of a new bus
Amount: £1,000
Organisation: Steppingley Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Steppingley Recreation Ground
Amount: £917
Organisation: Young Health Watch Central Bedfordshire
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards ‘On the Buses’ project
Amount: £83
Councillor Mackey's COVID-19 allocation
Organisation: Flitwick Parish Church
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the Make Lunch project
Amount: £333.33
Organisation: St Peter and St Paul, Flitwick
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the Make Lunch project
Amount: £666.67
Email address
gareth.mackey@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk