Your councillors - Baker, John - Aspley and Woburn

Executive Member for Finance

Councillor Baker is delighted to meet residents at a time and location of their convenience.

Councillor Baker sits on the following committees:

• Appeals Panel
• Appointments Panel
• Executive (Executive Member for Finance)
• General Purposes (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Baker - register of interests

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 Baker's grant allocation 2023/2024

Organisation: Aspley Heath Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new noticeboard planters 
Amount: £201.50

Organisation: St James' Church 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new tables 
Amount: £132

Organisation: Aspley Guise Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new village sign 
Amount: £500

Organisation: Aspley Guise P3 group 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new cordless SDS drill 
Amount: £159.99

Organisation: Eversholt School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards SEND sensory therapy items 
Amount: £400

Organisation: Woburn Lower School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards repairs and items for outdoor classroom 
Amount: £250

Councillor Baker's grant allocation 2022/2023 Cost of Living Extension 

Organisation: Aspley Guise Pre School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards food provisions
Amount: £1000

Councillor Baker's grant allocation 2022/2023

Organisation: Aspley Heath Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new noticeboard 
Amount: £300

Organisation: Husborne Crawley Lower School PTFA 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards playground structure
Amount: £500

Organisation: Woburn Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Anglia in Bloom project
Amount: £600

Organisation: Aspley Guise P3 Volunteers
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a leaf blower
Amount: £190

Organisation: Aspley Guise Lower School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards outdoor play equipment
Amount: £410

Councillor Baker's grant allocation 2021/2022

Organisation: Husborne Crawley Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards defibrilator for reading room 
Amount: £200

Organisation: Eversholt Academy Trust
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new library books
Amount: £250

Organisation: The PCC of St. Peter's Church, Milton Bryan
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards community catering equipment 
Amount: £224.37

Organisation: Aspley Heath Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new parts for church clock 
Amount: £200 (£43.60 used from 2020/21 allocation)

Organisation: Woburn Lower School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new library equipment 
Amount: £140

Organisation: Woburn Lower School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new books, audio books and audio reader for library
Amount: £254.59

Organisation: Swallowfield Lower School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards MUGA memorial playground
Amount: £250

Organisation: Woburn Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards installation of a bike rack
Amount: £183.02

Organisation: Aspley Guise P3 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards equipment 
Amount: £175.65

Councillor Baker’s grant allocation 2020/2021

Organisation: Aspley Guise Lower School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards library books funding
Amount: £500 (£99 used from 2019/2020 allowance)

Organisation: Aspley Guise Helping Hands
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards helping hands memory club
Amount: £220.40

Organisation: Husborne Crawley Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Parish Council noticeboard 
Amount: £300

Organisation: Woburn Lido
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new changing room matting 
Amount: £750

Organisation: Aspley Guise Pre School 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards equipment for early years mental health support & development project
Amount: £285

Councillor Baker’s grant allocation 2019/2020

Organisation: Aspley Heath Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards purchasing a defibrillator case
Amount: £350

Organisation: Swallowfield Lower School PTFA
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a musical play project
Amount: £350

Organisation: Helping Hands Aspley Guise
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards volunteer support kit
Amount: £248.40

Organisation: Aspley Guise Pre-School
Purpose of grant: Forest School Resources
Amount: £500

Organisation: Husbourne Crawley Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Speed Watch
Amount: £122.50

Organisation: Woburn Lower School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards purchasing musical instruments
Amount: £129.81

Organisation: Eversholt Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Towards replacement benches for Eversholt Recreation Ground
Amount: £200

Councillor Baker’s COVID-19 allocation

Organisation: Eversholt Parochial Charity
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards face coverings for senior residents of Eversholt
Amount: £212.50

Organisation: Aspley Guise Pre-School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards early years mental health support and development
Amount: £750

Organisation: Aspley Heath Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards IT subscription for community support 
Amount: £37.50