Your councillors - Whitaker, Hayley - Biggleswade West

• Deputy Leader
• Executive Member for Families, Education and Children

Councillor Whitaker sits on the following committees:

• Appeals Panel
• Appointments Panel
• Biggleswade Joint Committee
• Corporate Parenting Panel (Chair)
• Development Management Committee (Substitute)
• Executive (Executive Member for Families, Education and Children)
• General Purposes Committee
• Health and Wellbeing

Councillor Whitaker - 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 Whitaker's grant allocation 2023/2024

Organisation: The Bigg Theatre
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards flooring refurbishment
Amount: £1,000

Organisation: Biggleswade Community Garden 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards gardening equipment 
Amount: £166.67

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

Organisation: Preen
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards food provisions
Amount: £1,000

Councillor Whitaker's grant allocation 2022/2023

Organisation: Adopt a Street
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards litter picking equipment 
Amount: £500

Organisation: Lawnside Lower School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards a forest school
Amount: £1,170

Organisation: Biggleswade Community Safety Group 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards speedwatch signs
Amount: £330

Councillor Whitaker's grant allocation 2021/2022

Organisation: Guiding East Beds Division 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Return to Face to Face Guiding in Biggleswade South Ward
Amount: £50

Organisation: Edward Peake C of E Middle School
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards items for school garden
Amount: £950

Organisation: Adopt a Street Biggleswade 
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards litter picking equipment 
Amount: £1,000

Councillor Whitaker's grant allocation 2020/2021

Organisation: Biggleswade Cricket Club
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards outdoor training nets facility 
Amount: £1,500

Councillor Whitaker's grant allocation 2019/2020

Organisation: FC Biggleswade Youth
Purpose of grant: Football Club training lights
Amount: £1,150

Organisation: Biggleswade Scout Group
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the replacement of windows
Amount: £300

Organisation: YMCA Bedfordshire
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards the women’s refuge community room
Amount: £250

Councillor Whitaker's COVID-19 allocation

Organisation: Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards summer/winter 2020/21 campaign
Amount: £300

Organisation: Veg Box Donation Scheme
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards Veg Box Donation Scheme setup
Amount: £500

Organisation: PREEN CIC
Purpose of grant: Contribution towards drop in food bank supplies  
Amount: £200