Every Town Councillor has £500 to spend each year in their ward. The money can be spent on communications, or on helping local groups with their projects, ideas or facilities.

Money can be pooled between councillors if they wish

The money does have to spent in the financial year and it must be committed to an identifiable purpose by the end of December each year. Any unspent money will be added to the Council's small grants budget.

Below are the rules on how the fund can be used and also below is an explanatory leaflet which sums up what the money can go on.

To find out who councillors are and what wards they represent, go to Councillors by ward | Kettering Town Council

2024/25 Ward Initiative Funds were spent on

Kettfest
Various £570

Kettering Amateur Boxing Club
equipment £165

Deputy Mayor's Christmas party
Catering, entertainment, venue hire, disco, event supervision
£885

St Mary's CEVA
125 year anniversary £600 Three members

St Michael's Scout Group
Equipment £75

Grange Tots Group
Bouncy castle £300

Grange Resource Centre (NET Residents Assoc)
Christmas gifts for local children £300

Grange Tots Group
Christmas Party £250

Sahyog Indian Dance Group
Music equipment and room hire £500

Midland Band Club
Christmas Party £500

Crescents Community Centre
Christmas party £250

Highfield Residents and Tenants Association
Breakfast club food supplies £150

Counties Community Association
Venue hire £210

Highfields bipolar group
Venue hire £69

Counties Community Association
Day trips for children in the summer holidays £70

Friends of Homestart
Day trips for children in the summer holidays £100

Park Junior School
Netting for playground,£437

William Street Community Garden
Equipment for community garden workshops £396

All Saints Community Group
Anti dog fouling signs £82

Kettering Wombles
Litter pickers £250

Natural Ise
New seed planting and installation of ponds £400

2023/24 Ward Initiative Funds were spent on

All Saints Community Group
Litter pickers/flyers £364.45

All Saints Community Group
Flytipping camera £359

Bishop Stopford School
Litter pickers £300

Cordwainer Pub
Christmas soup and meal service for £1, £494

Crescents Community Assoc.
Christmas event £150

Friends of Brambleside School
Outdoor seating £500

Grange Tots Group
Set up costs £173.25

Headlands Area Residents Association
£100

Highfield Barnes Community Centre
Coronation Party £160

Highfield Barnes Food Bank
Storage £615

Homestart
Family Day at Wicksteed £100

Kettfest
Pianist in Newlands Centre £300

11th Kettering Brownies
Equipment £500

KGH Radio
Replacement recording equipment £200

Kettering Sea Cadets
Defibrillator £300

Kettering Wombles
Advertising and PR materials £100

North East Town Tenants and Residents Group
Equipment £100

Midland Band Club
Christmas event £500

Ronald Tree Nursery
Sports equipment £238.25

Ronald Tree nursery
Consultation event £238

Sahyog Community Group
Event £500

St Mary's CEVA School
Toys £425

St Michael's Church Teas Up Group
Equipment £150

St Thomas More School Garden
£500

Tamara Sparkles
Free glitter stall at Kettering Town Council events £141

William St Community Garden
£141.60