Councillor Steve Ricketts

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Title: Leader of the Free Independents

Party: Free Independents

Ward: Drake

Other councillors representing this Ward:

Contact information

Correspondence address: 
Council House
Plymouth City Council
Armada Way
Plymouth
PL1 2AA

Phone:  07810 878491

Email:  steven.ricketts@plymouth.gov.uk

Committee appointments

Terms of Office

  • 05/05/2006 - 10/05/2010
  • 10/05/2010 - 26/05/2014
  • 26/05/2014 - 08/05/2018
  • 05/05/2023 - 05/05/2027

Additional Information

 

 

 

Community Grants 2023/24

Description

Amount  

May-23

£250.00

To support the Freedom Fields Festival with a contribution towards the costs of running this community-led festival and all the offered activities.

£250.00

Jul-23

£350.00

To support Rebel Botanists with their green community event in Houndiscombe Park. This will give local residents a better understanding of the parks role and the importance of biodiversity

£350.00

Nov-23

£233.00

To support the Mutley Greenbank Trust with a contribution towards hall hire and transport costs for the Greenbank Christmas Lunch.

£233.00

Dec-23

£52.50

To support Rayside Community Group with a contribution towards gifts from Father Christmas for children attending the resident carol service.

£52.50

Grand Total

£885.50

 

 

 

Community Grants 2017/18

Description

 

Jun-17

 

Support For Freedom Community Festival on 3rd and 4th June 2017

£250.00

Jul-17

 

To help pay for catering an August Bank Holiday party organised by Winfred Baker Court residents, for the benefit of residents

£250.00

Jun-17

 

Contribution to Ford Park Cemetery Trust to assist with replacement of equipment after break in.

£200.00

Jun-17

 

Contribution towards Christmas Lunch To help hire the Sherwell for older members of Drake ward

£250.00

Donation to Shaftesbury Cottages for landscaping

£200.00

Jan-18

 

Donation for Crowdfund for Street Factory to open a Community venue

£100.00

Feb-18

 

To support Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity. Although the centre is not in Drake ward, residents of Drake ward benefit from this centre.

£50.00

To support the Waterfront Writers group. Although this is not based in Drake ward, residents of Drake ward benefit from this group.

£50.00

To support the maintenance of the gardens at 26-31 Shaftesbury Cottages. The works will be completed by residents.

£200.00

Feb-18

 

To support the upgrading of the courtyard garden at Bethany Christian Home

£250.00

To support the Pregnancy Crisis Care group. Although the group is not based in Drake ward, residents in Drake ward benefit from this group.

£250.00

For provision of 'Arrows' by Archery GB archery kit to enable schools and youth groups to access more adventurous activities.

£150.00

Feb-18

 

To support improvements to the St Matthias Church Hall.

£500.00

Mar-18

 

To enable activities for the residents at White Cross Court organised by the residents group.

£250.00

Grand Total

£2,950.00

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2016 to 2017

Donation to the 1st Crownhill Guide group

£550.00

Greenbank Court Sheltered housing

£240.00

Hire of the Sherwell Centre for elderly Christmas Lunch

£256.00

Keyham and Devnoport Community Amateur Theatre

£350.00

Mount Street Primary School

£500.00

Pathways day care

£100.00

Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity

£50.00

Plymouth Proprietary Library - The young writers group @ Plymstock Library

£100.00

Plymouth Waterfront Writers Group

£100.00

Pregnancy Crisis Care

£1,000.00

White Cross Court

£250.00

Grand Total

£3,496.00

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2015 to 2016

Waterfront Poetry Group

£150

Mutley Matters Community Group

£250

Social activities for Winifred Baker Court

£500

Social activities for Whitecross Court

£500

Social activities for Greenbank Court

£500

Grant towards landscaping around Trevi House

£500

Grant to Pregnancy Crisis Care to help bereaved members

£700

Devon & Cornwall Foodbank to help collect & redistribute surplus food

£100

Plants & shrubs for the area around Shaftesbury Cottages

£300

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2014 to 2015

Ford Park cemetery signage

£500

New flooring for Plymouth MIND

£712.80

Bin for Regent Street

£643.67

Booking of University Chapel Hall for Christmas lunch for older members of Drake Ward

£250

Improvement of walkway from Barne Park Road to Ford Park Road & Central Park

£250

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2013 to 2014

Plants for garden space at Deptford Place

£200

Lunch for Greenbank Senior Citizens

£200

Phoenix Netball Club

£100

Waterfront Writers

£100

Donation to Proprietary Library

£200

Mutley Traders Group

£200

Coach trip for White Cross Court

£250

Drake’s Place – Tables & Chairs for community Events

£400

Plymouth Street Pastors

£300

Onward House after school club

£600

Winnifred Baker Court social activities

£200

Greenbank Court social events

£200

Onward House music group

£250

Freedom Fields Festival

£300