City council match-funds local schemes – is yours here?
Eighteen town or parish projects have been given the go-ahead this year after Milton Keynes City Council provided £100,000 in match-funding to deliver larger community projects in local areas.
All of Milton Keynes’ 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
Stantonbury Parish Council Speed Indicator Devices x3
Stantonbury Parish Council 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
“We’re pleased to have helped town and parish councils make more than 80 community projects happen since the fund was put in place,” said Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member for the Public Realm.
“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 the 2026/27 period can be made by town and parish councils between 1st April and 31st August. Application details have been sent to each of the 48 town, community and parish councils across the city.
