Your councillors - Brown, Anthony - Shefford

Councillor Brown sits on the following committees:

• Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny (Substitute)
• Development Management Committee
• Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor Brown - 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 Brown's grant allocation 2023/2024

Organisation: Shefford Toddler Group 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new tables and chairs
Amount: £500

Organisation: Campton and Chicksands Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards audio and visual equipment for public meetings 
Amount: £450

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

Organisation: Shefford Town Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards warm spaces 
Amount: £1,000

Councillor Brown's grant allocation 2022/2023  

Organisation: Campton and Chicksands Parish Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a climbing wall 
Amount: £500

Organisation: Shefford Town Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a mulching mower and interpretation panels
Amount: £1,500

Councillor Brown's grant allocation 2021/2022

Organisation: Royal British Legion, Shefford 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Shefford War memorial
Amount: £250 

Organisation: Campton & Chicksands Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration items 
Amount: £85

Organisation: Shefford Saints Football Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards U12 Blacks Football Team kit
Amount: £300

Councillor Brown's grant allocation 2020/2021

Organisation: SALGA
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new compost bins 
Amount: £250 (£167 used from 2019/2020 allowance)

Councillor Brown's grant allocation 2019/2020

Organisation: Meppershall Good Neighbour Scheme
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the purchase of a gazebo for use at community events to promote GNS and attract volunteers
Amount: £200

Organisation: Shefford Greenspace Conservation Group
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards purchasing a professional mulching mower
Amount: £275

Organisation: SALGA – Shefford Allotment and Leisure Gardeners' Association
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards hedge maintenance equipment
Amount: £177.50

Organisation: Shefford Bowling Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards upgrading washing facilities in toilets
Amount: £280

Organisation: Krusader Kickboxing Meppershall
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards freestanding boxing bags
Amount: £150

Organisation: Meppershall Messenger
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new equipment
Amount: £250

Organisation: Campton & Chicksands Parish Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards noticeboard displaying walks within the area
Amount: £250

Councillor Brown's COVID-19 allocation

Organisation: Shefford Town Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards COVID-19 emergency support
Amount: £1,000