New play equipment on Cressey Avenue in Shenley Brook End – pictured - was previously match-funded by the Community Infrastructure Fund
Milton Keynes City Council has set aside another £100,000 this year to help deliver 16 new community projects across the city’s towns and parishes.
The Community Infrastructure Fund, available annually since 2019 to all 48 town and parish councils in Milton Keynes, supports local improvements that might otherwise be difficult to fund or deliver. Each parish council can submit up to three bids for local facilities, with a maximum combined request of £20,000.
Projects must demonstrate clear benefits to the local area, address a longstanding or safety-related issue, and show evidence of community support.
Since its launch, the City Council has helped to deliver more than 97 initiatives through the Fund, ranging from flood prevention measures and new play equipment to speed indicator devices and solar panel installations.
The projects shortlisted for funding this year are:
| Parish Name | Project |
| Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Council | Toddlers play equipment |
| Bradwell Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices x 3 |
| Castlethorpe Parish Council | Illuminated bollards |
| Great Linford Parish Council | Car park drainage works |
| Great Linford Parish Council | Install safety barrier |
| Great Linford Parish Council | Install statues |
| Hanslope Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices x 1 |
| New Bradwell Parish Council | Speed Indicator Devices x 1 |
| Newport Pagnell Town Council | Play area surfacing |
| Olney Town Council | New toilets/changing area |
| Shenley Brook End & Tattenhoe Parish Council | Play area equipment |
| Stantonbury Parish Council | Locking system |
| Stantonbury Parish Council | Benches x 5 |
| Stantonbury Parish Council | New play equipment |
| Stony Stratford Town Council | Outdoor gym |
| Wavendon Parish Council | Solar panels for parish building |
| Weston Underwood Parish Council | Grit bins x 3 |
| Whitehouse Parish Council | Defibrillator |
| Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council | Tapestry Garden improvements |
Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member for Public Realm, said:
“Our town and parish councils play a vital role in shaping the places people live and they know what is needed most in their specific neighbourhoods. Through this funding we’re helping parish and town councils provide exactly what communities have decided matters most.”