North Yorkshire Council has revealed the spend for councillor’s locality budgets for the last financial year.
Each councillor on the authority is given a budget of £10,000 to spend in the area they represent.
The money is spent on small schemes which “promote the social, economic or environmental wellbeing of the communities they represent”.
This can include items for local charities, maintaining public footpaths and cleaning memorials or attractions.
Projects and activities can include services provided by the council provided that these are additional to normal service levels and do not create an ongoing expenditure commitment for the council
Here is a breakdown on what councillors in the Harrogate district spent in the last financial year.
Cllr Chris Aldred – High Harrogate and Kingsley
£2,000 Provision of essential items for the Winter Warmth Project / Harrogate District Foodbank
£1,000 Fund the purchase and planting of new trees on the Stray in Harrogate / Harrogate Borough Council Parks and Environmental Services
£750 Fund the children’s visit and travel costs to the Elf Village in Harrogate / Grove Road Community Primary School
£2,000 Purchase and installation of LED lighting at Harrogate Community House / Harrogate & District Community Action
£3,000 Provide a contribution towards the creation of the sensory garden / Harrogate Neighbours
£1,250 Fund the Willow workshop, Willow planting and pond development at the school / Northern Star Academies Trust at Harrogate High School
Cllr Margaret Atkinson – Masham and Fountains
£1,090 Fund the rent increase and purchase of projector and trolley / Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).
Cllr Atkinson died last year while serving as a councillor
Cllr Philip Broadbank – Fairfax and Starbeck
£5,000 Fund phase two of new playground equipment at the school / Willow Tree School Parent Teachers Association.
£5,000 Fund the replacing of the door to the ground floor side entrance at Harrogate Community House / Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).
Cllr Barbara Brodigan – Ripon Ure Bank and Spa
£1,195 Purchase of tools, equipment and a customised picnic bench / Ripon Community Link.
£500 Fund the cutting of the grass verges and planting flowering bulbs along Ripon by-pass / Ripon Rotary Club.
£500 Fund the venue hire and equipment for the 5th Poetry Festival in Ripon / Ripon Poetry Festival £1,000 Fund the provision of financial literacy advice and guidance for the community hub / Ripon Community House.
£2,500 Fund the services of a youth leader at the drop-in sessions / Ripon YMCA.
£1,000 Fund the materials for children’s workshops and activities in Ripon Library / Ripon Theatre Festival.
£1,000 Fund the wool and fixings for the knitted displays around Ripon / Ripon Community Poppy Project.
£1,009 Purchase of a digital printer for the students / Evolve.
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Cllr Nick Brown – Wathvale and Bishop Monkton
£2,000 Provision of a traffic management scheme with a 40mph speed limit in Cundall Village / Cundall and Norton le Clay Parish Council.
£2,000 Purchase and installation of a VAS for Sharow Village / Sharow Parish Council.
£1,500 Fund the purchase of materials and equipment for the creation of a Garden of Sanctuary/Bishop Monkton CE Primary School.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Marton Le Moor Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Hewick and Hutton Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Roecliffe and Westwick Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Wath and Norton Conyers Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / North Stainley with Sleningford Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Cundall and Norton Le Clay Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Langthorpe Parish Council.
£312.50 Purchase of food, refreshments, prizes and decorations for the village community Coronation event / Rainton with Newby Parish Council.
Councillor Sam Gibbs (centre) at the installation of tree lights in Harrogate
Cllr Sam Gibbs – Valley Gardens and Central Harrogate
£1,500 Fund the coach hire for the ladies’ team away games / Harrogate Rugby Club.
£3,000 Fund the materials to carry out building and plumbing repairs and install LED lights / Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).
£4,000 Purchase and installation of ‘ball catch’ netting and a rope barrier / Harrogate Pythons RUFC £1,500 Fund the Pikorua sculpture in the New Zealand Garden in the Valley Gardens in Harrogate /Harrogate International Partnerships.
Cllr Hannah Gostlow – Knaresborough East
£1,000 Provision of weekly food supplies from Fareshare / Resurrected Bites.
£1,000 Fund the staffing costs for the kiosk at Conyngham Hall / Chain Lane Community Hub. £1,250 Fund the purchase of a replacement cooker for the Wellbeing Hub’s kitchen /Knaresborough Wellbeing Hub.
£750 Provision of funding for the festive tea party, catering and Christmas project / Knaresborough Lions Club.
£1,000 Fund the purchase of replacement benches for Jacob Smith Park, Knaresborough / Friends of Jacob Smith Park.
£1,500 Fund the support for the running costs of the Junior Youth Club / Inspire Youth Yorkshire. £1,000 Installation of a defibrillator and cabinet in Old Scriven Village, Knaresborough / Scriven Parish Council.
£2,500 Provision of 4 Vehicle Activated Speed signs for Knaresborough / Knaresborough Town Council.
Cllr Michael Harrison – Killinghall, Hampsthwaite and Saltergate
£500 Purchase of reusable plastic glasses for the event in July / Hampsthwaite Feast.
£1,000 Fund the restoration of the flagpole at the village church / Hampsthwaite PCC.
£1,160 Fund the improvements to PROW 15.65/18/1 at Crag Lane Killinghall to improve safety and accessibility / NYCC PRoW.
£1,340 Provide a contribution to the operational costs of the No 24 Winter Bus Service / Dales & Bowland Community Interest Co.
£750 Fund the preparation of drawings for the expansion project / Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall.
£300 Fund a contribution to the running costs and white goods replacement / Hampsthwaite Village Room.
£3,950 Fund the resurfacing of the public footpath in the churchyard forming the Medieval Way/Hampsthwaite – Thomas a Becket Church.
£500 Fund a contribution to the cost of various potential initiatives in the parish / Killinghall Parish Council.
£500 Fund a contribution to the cost of the digital champion / Nidderdale Plus Community Hub.
Bilton and Woodfield Community Library
Cllr Paul Haslam – Bilton and Nidd Gorge
£2,558 Fund the room hire and volunteer costs for the weekly support group / New Beginnings.£3,438 Provide a contribution to the running costs of New Park Grocery / New Park Resurrected Bites.
£749 Fund the purchase of essential cleaning products and accessories for the River Nidd water improvement project / Bilton Conservation Group.
£750 Fund 6 months of rent for Dean Park Community Group / St Johns Church Bilton.
£345 Purchase a replacement folding table and banner for the library / Bilton and Woodfield Library.
£2,160 Purchase fleeces for the volunteers and 2 months fresh fruit & veg / Harrogate Foodbank.
Cllr Peter Lacy – Coppice Valley and Duchy
£1,500 Purchase soft furnishings and equipment for the ‘Warm & Well’ space / Coppice Valley Primary School.
£1,500 Fund the Pikorua sculpture in the New Zealand Garden in the Valley Gardens in Harrogate /Harrogate International Partnerships.
£1,500 Fund the trip to Harrogate Theatre for pupils to see the pantomime / Coppice Valley Primary School.
£1,000 Purchase a vehicle activated sign for the village / Duchy Residents Association.
£2,960 Purchase of furniture and fittings for Birk Crag Girl Guiding Centre / Birk Crag Girl Guiding Centre.
£982 Fund the plants, materials and labour for the Bog Garden at Coppice Valley Primary School / Horticap Nursery.
£558 Fund the cost of converting Harrogate Community House to high quality LED lighting with individual controls / Harrogate & District Community Action.
Cllr John Mann – Oatlands and Pannal
£1,000 Fund the WOW walk to school scheme / Oatlands Infant and Junior Schools.
£4,000 Funding of the general running costs for Oatlands Community Centre / The Trustees of Oatlands Community Centre CIO.
£1,500 Purchase and installation of a commemorative bench for Queen Elizabeth II / Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council.
£3,500 Fund the re-furbishment, replacing and provision of additional lights within the 7-8 trees on the Green / Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council.
Cllr Pat Marsh – Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone
£300 Purchase of training balls and match balls, with any remainder put towards coach transport to away matches / Harrogate Rugby Club.
£500 Fund the minibus hire and activities to support people with Dementia / Dementia Forward.
£300 Purchase of gardening equipment for junior school children / Hookstone Chase Primary School £380 Purchase a speed radar gun / The Langcliffe Community Group.
£1,000 Fund the WOW walk to school scheme / Oatlands Infant and Junior Schools.
£2,000 Fund the purchase and installation of LED lighting at Harrogate Community House / Harrogate & Area Council for Voluntary Service Ltd.
£500 Fund the heating costs for the Warm Wednesday community club / Oatlands Community Group.
Cllr Andrew Murday – Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale
£1,500 Fund the co-ordination of the community transport service/Nidd Plus Partnership.
£750 Fund the accommodation, transport, catering, tutors’ fees, venue hire, music purchase and hire for the winter residential course / Vacation Chamber Orchestras (VaCO).
£1,500 Fund the winter Sunday service on bus route 24 between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge/Dales & Bowland Community Interest Co.
£1,000 Purchase and installation of a servery with disabled access in the foyer of the Playhouse/Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society.
£725 Purchase of materials to enclose the kitchen in the workshop / Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge Men’s Shed CIO.
£1,000 Fund the purchase of materials for the redecoration of the Pateley Playhouse / Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society.
£1,000 Fund the maintenance of the Christmas lights / Pateley Bridge Town Council.
£1,000 Fund the resurfacing of the courts at Dacre Tennis Club / Dacre Tennis Club.
£1,000 Purchase a replacement oven for the village hall kitchen / Dacre and Hartwith Village Hall.£525 Fund a contribution towards the Digital Champion Coordinator’s salary / Nidderdale Plus Community Hub.
Cllr Andrew Paraskos – Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith
£300 To purchase a replacement battery for the defibrillator / Wighill Parish Council
£1,000 Fund the materials and hire of the petting farm for the show / Tockwith and District Agricultural Society.
£500 Fund the printing of the parish and village Christmas edition of the magazine / The Church of the Epiphany.
£300 Provision of an ice cream van for the pupils on the last day of term / Tockwith CE Primary School.
£1,000 Fund the replacement and installation of new equipment for the play area / Kirkby Overblow Summer Arts Festival.
£300 Fund the coach hire for the ladies’ team away games / Harrogate Rugby Club.
£400 Fund the purchase of a Christmas tree and refreshments for the carol service / Kirk Deighton Parish Council.
£1,000 Purchase and install a second defibrillator at the other end of the village / Kirk Deighton Parish Council.
£300 Fund the room hire for the weekly sewing and chatting club / The Crafty Hens.
£800 Purchase and install a new notice board for the village / North Deighton Parish Council.
£300 Fund the production and printing of the by-monthly parish magazine / Wighill Parish Council. £300 Purchase of food for the Christmas Party / Tockwith Community Hub.
£1,000 Purchase and installation of a white gate on the verge next to the highway / Sicklinghall Parish Council.
£1,000 Purchase and install a new defibrillator / Little Ribston Village Hall Committee.
£500 Fund the purchase of a new bench for Follifield Play Area / Follifoot Parish Council.
£1,000 Fund the installation of a new bench / Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council.
Rossett Acre Primary School
Cllr Michael Schofield – Harlow & St Georges
£450.99 Purchase a hammer drill, dummy CCTV camera, promotion table, cloth and printing / Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).
£875 Purchase 6 copies of each of the Phase 2 Phonics Books so to provide “Guided Reading” in Reception / Rossett Acre Primary School.
£1,500 Fund the swimming for the pupils at the school / Rossett Acre Primary School.
£5,000 Fund the installation of strengthened glass on the balcony at Harrogate Cricket Club / Little Crickets Nursery.
£400 Purchase sensory equipment to aid in the development of children at the nursery / Little Crickets Nursery.
£750 Funding the Green Elf production for the children to educate them on and around ecological issues / Rossett Acre Primary School.
£1,024.01 Fund the Year 6 pupils’ residential trip to East Barnby / Rossett Acre Primary School.
Cllr Monika Slater – Bilton Grange & New Park
£1,872.84 Purchase equipment for the polycom system to evolve the digital activities / Open Country .
£476 Fund the van hire and fuel for the Jamboree trip / 16th Harrogate Club Scout Group.
£5,000 To extend the footpath from Redhill Road up to the corner of Knox Avenue / NYCC Highways.
£302 Fund the purchase of a wheelchair ramp and kitchen equipment for the Big Breakfasts / Bilton Community Centre.
£1,500 Purchase of 13 new mattresses / Harrogate Homeless Project.
£849.16 Fund the purchase of 3 x eDNA bacteria testing kits from Nature Metric / Bilton Conservation Group.
Cllr Matt Walker – Knaresborough West
£2,000 Fund the printing costs of the Harrogate District Breakfree Pack / Open Country.
£500 Fund the purchase of a lawn mower cartridge to rake the grass / Crown Green Bowling Club.
£1,000 Fund the purchase of flags and bunting for the Arts Trail and Entertainment / FEVA.
£500 Purchase of garden supplies for the creation of the community garden at Conyngham Hall/Knaresborough Connectors.
£1,000 Provision of weekly food supplies from Fareshare / Resurrected Bites
£1,000 Fund the purchase of replacement benches for Jacob Smith Park, Knaresborough / Friends of Jacob Smith Park.
£1,000 Purchase a new cooker, hood and extractor fan for the Scout Hut / 1st Knaresborough Scout Group.
£2,500 Provision of 4 Vehicle Activated Speed signs for Knaresborough / Knaresborough Town Council.
£500 Fund the coach hire and entrance fees for the day trips / Harrogate & District Over 50s Forum.
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Cllr Arnold Warneken – Ouseburn
£400 Fund the materials for the Jurassic beach at the show / Tockwith Show.
£684 Fund the cleaning of the village war memorial and plaque / Kirk Hammerton Parish Council.
£715.20 Provision of a solar pavilion clock / Whixley Cricket Club.
£992.75 Fund a contribution towards the production of Treasure Island the panto / Badapple Youth Theatre Group.
£1,000 Purchase and install a parish council noticeboard / Nun Monkton Parish Council.
£672 Fund the groundworks and labour for the Parish Woodland Restoration project / Marton cum Grafton Parish Council.
£2,141.90 Fund the purchase of materials and tools for the wildlife haven at Goosemoor Nature Reserve/Cowthorpe Community Forum.
£2,250 Fund the supply and installation of a defibrillator at Prince Rupert Drive Tockwith / Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council.
£500 Fund the purchase of food and drink for the Green Hammerton Warm Hub and Support Hub /Green Hammerton Parish Council.
£644.15 Purchase a memorial bench for former councillors / Tockwith with Wilstrop Parish Council.
St Wilfrid’s Procession
Cllr Andrew Williams – Ripon Minster and Moorside
£2,500 Fund the services of a youth leader at the drop-in sessions / Ripon YMCA.
£1,000 Fund the support for the scouts to attend the 25th World Scout Jamboree / 6th Ripon Scout Group.
£500 Fund the travel and venue hire costs for the concerts / Vacation Chamber Orchestras (VaCO).
£2,000 Fund the children’s activities on Ripon Market Place / St Wilfrid’s Procession Committee.
£1,000 Funding towards events and staging of the Poetry Festival / Ripon Poetry Festival.
£1,000 Funding towards the events and activities at the library / Ripon Library Volunteer Management Group.
£2,000 Fund the fireworks finale at the coronation event / Ripon City Council.
Cllr Robert Windass – Boroughbridge and Claro
£2,500 Fund the repair and refurbishment of the clock in the Church Tower / St Bartholomew’s Church Arkendale.
£1,953 To purchase and install a defibrillator for Flaxby / Goldsborough & Flaxby Parish Council.
£3,000 To purchase and install VAS units and laptop computer within the village / Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council.
£2,000 Purchase and installation of an outdoor canopy for the outdoor learning area / Scotton & Lingerfield Primary School PTA.
