Milton Keynes City Council match-funds 16 local parish projects

Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:45

MK City Council has set aside £100,000 to help town and parish councils around the city deliver community projects that are important to local people.

All 48 town and parish councils were invited to apply to this year’s Community Infrastructure Fund if they needed extra financial assistance to get an important local safety or community improvement project off the ground.

They could apply for up to £20,000 each of match-funding for their projects, with the other 50% needing to come from their own parish funds.

Following a formal decision by the city council, the following projects are being offered funding from this year’s Fund:

Town or parish council	Project
Astwood and Hardmead	Speed Indicator Device
Clifton Reynes and Newton Blossomville	Village entrance signs with speed roundels
Emberton	Speed Indicator Device
Great Linford	Replace existing 25ltr dog waste bins with 60ltr ones
Hanslope	Speed Indicator Devices x 2
Haversham	Speed Indicator Devices x 2
Newport Pagnell Town Council	Play area equipment in 4 locations
Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe	Play equipment replacement
Shenley Church End	Speed Indicator Devices x 4
Shenley Church End	New play area equipment for Crownhill Sports Area
Stantonbury	Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) improvements - netting, basketball hoops and CCTV
Stoke Goldington	Play area equipment
Stony Stratford Town Council	Accessible play area equipment
Weston Underwood	Speed Indicator Device
Whitehouse	Speed guns
Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council	Speed Indicator Devices x 3

All projects must be completed within the upcoming budget year.

Councillor Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for the Public Realm said, “I’m delighted that we are able to help town and parish councils again this year with projects that will benefit the local communities. We’ve helped to deliver more than 60 projects so far including play area equipment, a Scout Hall roof, tennis court resurfacing, solar panels and several Speed Indicator Devices to help with road safety.”

Applications to the Fund for 2025/26 can be made by town and parish councils between 1 April and 31 August.

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