Councillor Neil Hendy

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Title: Co-Vice-Chair of Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee

Party: Labour

Ward: Efford and Lipson

Other councillors representing this Ward:

Contact information

Mobile:  07887057407

Email:  neil.hendy@plymouth.gov.uk

Committee appointments

Terms of Office

  • 26/05/2014 - 03/05/2018
  • 03/05/2018 - 05/05/2022
  • 05/05/2022 - 05/05/2026

Appointments to outside bodies

Additional Information

 

 

 

Community Grants 2023/24

Description

Amount  

Jun-23

£200.00

To support Laira Green Primary School with a contribution towards the costs of play equipment and storage to benefit the pupils at the school.

£200.00

Jul-23

£500.00

A contribution towards the Foxfield Fun Day event for the young people in the Foxfield and surrounding areas, to bring residents together, irrespective of age, religion, colour and background, to recognise everyone's views and opinions and to respect each other

£500.00

Aug-23

£300.00

A contribution to support the Devonport Navel Volunteer Band to purchase equipment, which is needed to help them perform at pivotal events across the City and wider areas. This band is great asset to the City not just for our Armed Forces Community but also our citizens

£300.00

Oct-23

£500.00

To support St Paul's Church with a contribution towards food to help provide Christmas Hampers for residents who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

£500.00

Grand Total

£1,500.00

 

 

 

Community Grants 2022/23

Description

Amount  

Oct-22

£500.00

To support St Pauls Church in Efford with a contribution towards Christmas Hampers for vulnerable members of the community.

£500.00

Dec-22

£200.00

To support the OWSI project working with the Peninsula Dental School to bring dental health education to primary schools within the Efford Ward with a contribution towards to costs of books and other items.

£200.00

Jan-23

£2,000.00

To support Plymouth Artists together with a contribution towards their crowfunder for an Urban Art Project

£2,000.00

Grand Total

£2,700.00

 

 

 

Community Grants 2021/22

Description

Amount  

Jun-21

£400.00

To support Suited To Help which is a charity set up to help unemployed veterans to purchase suitable work wear for job interviews, this is to reduce the barriers to employment, ease the financial impact and promote self-confidence when attending a job interview, this is to help those veterans that have transitioned from service careers into civilian employment, our armed forces veterans deserve all the help they can get for their service they have given to our queen and Country.

£400.00

Oct-21

£1,010.00

To contribute towards the planting of fruit trees in the Efford and Lipson ward, providing accessible fruit for the community.

£510.00

To support the under 12's team at Drake Colts FC with a contribution towards new kit and equipment for their training sessions.

£500.00

Nov-21

£600.00

To support The Sustainable Cycling Symposium Crowdfunder. The Sustainable Cycling Symposium events will combat the climate emergency by increasing sustainable, safe and secure cycling in Plymouth.

£300.00

This grant will go towards helping provide Christmas Hampers to families within the Efford and Lipson Ward by St Paul's Church, who know which families are struggling for various reasons.

£300.00

Feb-22

£2,490.00

To support the local community in Efford Valley with a contribution towards planting fruit and various other trees within the area. This will benefit the community by providing them access to fresh fruit and also to aid with the flooding that occurs in Pike Road.

£2,000.00

To support Timebank South West with their tour across the City and within the Efford and Lipson ward. This funding will create resource packs, goodie bags and activities, which will benefit all of the community young and old.

£490.00

Grand Total

£4,500.00

 

 

 

Community Grants 2020/21

Description

Amount  

May-20

£500.00

To support Devon and Cornwall Food Action look after vulnerable residents during the Coronavirus outbreak - running costs associated with deliveries and fuel costs.

£500.00

Nov-20

£150.00

St Pauls Church Torridge Way have started a foodbank to help families within the community. They are currently putting together Christmas food hampers for less fortunate families within the Efford and Lipson Ward - young and old will benefit from this.

£150.00

Jan-21

£3,350.00

To support Lipson Co-operative Academy with IT equipment for the school, due to Covid 19, young people are having to home school. This contribution will help provide laptops which will enable more young people to work from home more efficiently.

£721.00

To support High View Primary School by contributing towards providing £420 towards Art Packs and £2,185 towards purchasing laptops. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, many young people have been struggling with schoolwork as they have to work from home. Art packs will help them to learn and the laptops will assist children who do not have access to a laptop at home.

£869.00

To support Laira Green Primary School with the purchase of Chromebooks and Art Packs. Due to Covid 19 many young people are struggling to complete their school work, this contribution will help support their learning at home and support those who do not have access to computers or the internet for their home schooling which will manage their school work more efficiently. £2,185 will support Chromebooks. £420 will support Art Packs.

£868.00

To support Lipson Vale Primary School with the purchase of Chromebooks/laptops and Art Packs so that young people will be able to work when home more efficiently.  £420 is to be used to purchase 120 Art Packs and £2,185 will be used to help purchase chromebooks/laptops, for young people who haven't got access to digital learning.

£892.00

Grand Total

£4,000.00

 

 

 

Community Grants 2019/20

Description

Amount

Jun - 19

Freedom Youth Project. Project which helps young people to communicate.

£250.00

Plymouth Pride 2019 Crowdfunder. http://https//www.crowdfunder.co.uk/plymouth-pride-2025

£100.00

Jan- 20

 

Funding for equipment and social action project to develop community appreciation and reduce anti-social behaviour, as well as empowering young people and providing them with a safe space in the community.

£1,000.00

Feb - 20

 

To contribute towards improving the facilities within the church which helps the community. Providing a community kitchen as well as improving the facilities for the mother and toddler group. Providing a safe place to bring the community together, young and old.

£1,000.00

Mar - 20

 

To support the VE Celebrations within the ward. To give the opportunity for the older and younger generations to get together whist remembering the sacrifices that were made.

£300.00

To help fund H.M.S Royal Navy Band to perform in Jersey. Representing our City of Plymouth in front of dignitaries. Showing the City and raising the profile of the band as a whole in order to foster good relations with the wider public and community of Plymouth for the joy of everyone.

£300.00

Grand Total

£3,100.00

 

 

 

Community Grants Scheme 2018/19

Description

Amount

Jun-18

 

Equipment for South East Youth Forum helping build self-confidence, esteem and work as a team to realise their aspirations

£1,000.00

To help MIND promote suicide awareness with young men.

£250.00

Jul-18

 

Dash of Silver Male Cancer Awareness Charity. This charity provides Dash Care Packs to patients undergoing treatment, they also run a cancer support group Dashnet to help patients undergoing treatment for cancer. This donation will benefit the whole of the City helping towards giving patients the best possible care that they deserve

£250.00

Jan-19

 

Donation to Clean Our Patch - Community litter pickers for a gazebo to be used across the City to educate communities.

£600.00

To donate towards necessary equipment for an Art project working alongside the South East Youth Forum for all of the community to get involved with.

£800.00

Mar-19

 

To place a defibrillator outside Efford Youth Club, Blandford Road for the community to access.

£333.33

To donate towards the Merchant Navy new Memorial Fund

£266.67

Grand Total

£3,500.00

 

 

 

Community Grants Scheme 2017/18

Description

Amount

Oct-17

 

To support the youth group to help continue the deliverance of great projects. This will include cooking sessions, new activities and renewal of equipment. Including Christmas party and a contribution to our volunteer budget. Mutley Greenbank Trust.

£150.00

Feb-18

 

Efford Marsh Nature Reserve Improvements. This funding will improve the nature reserve which benefits the whole community to improve their quality of life, understanding of nature and to improve their knowledge of their surroundings, this will also be beneficial to the school children within the ward for their outside lessons.

£3,350.00

Grand Total

£3,500.00

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2016 to 2017

Description

Amount

Camping equipment for new youth camp

£650.00

Contribution to the Plymouth Drake Foundation

£200.00

Decking for the community allotment and outdoor classroom to be used by the school and community for lessons etc

£650.00

Drake FC

£250.00

Efford Marsh

£100.00

Freedom Young Parents Group for young people aged 14 to 21 to develop skills, new friendships & to build support and resilience to become successful parents and to eventually run the group themselves

£150.00

Support for Drake United who offer football to young people in the Efford area

£250.00

To encourage various youth groups to get back to nature through Stone Soup.  Joint application with Cllr Rennie £250, Cllr Dann £250,  Cllr Aspinall £250, Cllr Murphy £250

£250.00

Grand Total

£2,500.00

 

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2015 to 2016

Description

Amount

Support of local youth project to help young people – Mutley Greenbank Trust (joint application with Councillors Murphy £250, Vincent £250, Aspinall £250, Dann £250, Rennie £250 & Singh £250)

£250

Training equipment for Friary Mill Football Club (joint application with Councillors Murphy £200 & Vincent £200)

£200

Equipment for Lipson Co-operative Academy Table Tennis Club (joint application with Councillors Murphy £200 & Vincent £200)

£200

Bluebell and trees for Efford Valley (joint application from Councillors Murphy £386 & Vincent £386.38)

£386

Trees for the Efford & Lipson Ward (joint application with Councillors Murphy £2464 & Vincent £2463.62)

£2464

 

 

Community Grant Scheme 2014 to 2015

Description

Amount

Wild English Bluebells to be planted at Pike Road (joint application with Councillors Murphy £454.50 & Vincent £454.50)

£454.50

Chicken coop and run for Laira Green School (joint application with Councillors Murphy £170 & Vincent £165)

£165