Your councillors - Farrell, Yvonne - Houghton Regis West

Surgeries are held at Houghton Regis Library (meeting room) on Saturdays:

• 25 January 2025, 10am to midday
• 22 February 2025, 10am to midday
• 29 March 2025, 10am to midday

Councillor Farrell sits on the following committees:

• Development Management Committee (Substitute)
• Houghton Regis Partnership Committee (Substitute)
• Licensing Committee (Vice-Chair)
• Licensing Sub-Committee
• Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel
• Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitute)
• Wixams Joint Development Control

Councillor Farrell - 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 Farrell's grant allocation 2024/2025

Organisation: Houghton Regis Ladies Group 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards indoor games and a CD player 
Amount: £115.82

Organisation: All Saints Church
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards an accessible toilet
Amount: £1,024.18

Organisation: Houghton Regis Memorial Hall 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards LED lighting upgrades 
Amount: £790

Organisation: Houghton Regis Town Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the Legend on a Bench project 
Amount: £70

Councillor Farrell's grant allocation 2023/2024

Organisation: Groundwork East
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards grow packs for the Home Grown project
Amount: £750

Organisation: All Saints Church
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a new sound system 
Amount: £1,000

Organisation: Groundwork East 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards items for Houghton Regis Youth Club 
Amount: £130

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

Organisation: Houghton Regis Town Council 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards items and food provisions for resident practical support packs
Amount: £1000

Councillor Farrell's grant allocation 2022/2023

Organisation: Houghton Regis Baptist Church
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a refurbishment
Amount: £2,000

Councillor Farrell's grant allocation 2021/2022

Organisation: Keech Hospice Care 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards purchase a suction machine for adult in-patient unit
Amount: £235

Organisation: Houghton Regis Memorial Hall
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards projector with screen and PA system
Amount: £765

Organisation: Houghton Regis Town Council
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards dementia friendly signage 
Amount: £1,000

Councillor Farrell's grant allocation 2020/2021

Organisation: 1st/3rd Houghton Regis Scout Group
Purpose of grant: Towards replacing boiler
Amount: £748 (£1,292 used from 2019/2020 allowance)

Organisation: Houghton Hall Park 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new produce hut 
Amount: £55.31

Organisation: Reclaim Life 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards reclaim life centre 
Amount: £250

Organisation: Houghton Regis Heritage Society 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Brandreth family history interpretation board 
Amount: £700

Organisation: Houghton Regis Youth Central
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards charity football match equipment  
Amount: £246.69

Councillor Farrell's grant allocation 2019/2020

Organisation: HR Hub Café
Purpose of grant: To purchase catering equipment to support the Hub Café and Coffee Time sessions
Amount: £185

Organisation: Tithe Farm Primary School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards setting up a sensory room
Amount: £300

Organisation: Toddle Totts
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards new equipment
Amount: £83.33

Councillor Farrell's COVID-19 allocation

Organisation: The Disability Resource Centre
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards responding to COVID-19
Amount: £894.31

Organisation: Singing Café
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards providing musical therapy to those who are isolated
Amount: £6

Organisation: South Beds Dial-a-Ride
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards improved PPE inside minibuses
Amount: £100