Milton Keynes City Council is providing £100,000 in match-funding to town and parish councils so they can deliver larger community projects in their area.
All MK’s 48 town and parish councils were given the opportunity to submit up to three applications for funding of up to £20,000 to boost projects that will make a difference to local people but that they could not afford to deliver alone.
Half of the money comes from the city council’s Community Infrastructure Fund with the other half coming from their own funds. This is the seventh year that the city council has boosted community projects through its Community Infrastructure Fund.
The following projects are being funded this year:
| Parish Name | Project |
| Bow Brickhill Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices and Pole |
| Castlethorpe Parish Council | Accessible equipment |
| Fairfields Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices and Poles |
| Haversham Parish Council | Footpath to park |
| Kents Hill and Monkston PC | Dog Waste Bins |
| North Crawley Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices x2 |
| Olney Town Council | Resurface car park |
| Shenley Brook End & Tattenhoe PC | Play Area Equipment |
| Shenley Brook End & Tattenhoe PC | Play Area Equipment |
| Shenley Church End Parish Council | Bollards – Oxley Park |
| Sherington Parish Council |
Speed Indicator Devices
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| Stantonbury Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices x3 |
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Stantonbury Parish Council
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Accessibility measures |
| Stoke Goldington Parish Council | Trim Trail |
| Stony Stratford Town Council | Speed Indicator Devices and Poles |
| Stony Stratford Town Council | Play Area Equipment |
| Wavendon Parish Council | Height Protection Barrier |
| West Bletchley Parish Council | Mobile Speed Indicator Devices |
Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member for the Public Realm said, “We’re pleased to have helped town and parish councils make more than 80 community projects happen since the fund was put in place. We’ve helped lots of projects that are important to local people, from accessible play equipment to flood protection equipment and solar panels.”
To make it onto the final list, projects are scored against criteria including ‘does it solve a persistent or safety issue’, ‘does it have community support’ and ‘does it provide long term value for residents’.
Applications to the Fund for 2026/27 can be made by town and parish councils between 1 April and 31 August. Application details have been sent to each of the 48 town, community and parish councils across the city.
Image: Solar Panels installed on Newton Leys Pavilion building match-funded by the Community Infrastructure Fund 2024/2025.