CIVIC chiefs are poised to approve more than £1m to fund community projects across the Winchester district. 

Winchester City Council's Cabinet meeting will trigger the funds at its meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, October 17).

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) supports projects to improve facilities and reduce the need for residents to travel further afield, especially in areas where there has been significant development.

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The projects set for funding are: St John Ambulance Hall, Bishop's Waltham. Building purchase -£40,000;

Jubilee Hall, Bishop's Waltham. Energy efficiency measures - £40,000;

Memorial Park, Compton. Inclusive play equipment - £15,000;

Eversley Park Playground, Kings Worthy. Play equipment - £12,000;

Oliver’s Battery Recreation Ground. Leisure equipment - £10,000;

Otterbourne Village Hall. Improvements - £12,850;

Shedfield Reading Rooms. Improvements - £15,000;

Swanmore Allotments. Infrastructure improvements - £12,100;

Twyford village centre. Real time bus information - £10,000;

Wickham Community Centre. Improvements - £39,717;

Wickham Primary School. Pre-school outdoor provision £21,000;

St Barnabas Church, Winchester. Improvements - £50,000;

Winchester Rugby Football Club. LED Floodlights - £18,674;

Bishop's Waltham Surgery for the provision of temporary consulting rooms - £217,000;

Extend and redevelop Waterlooville Leisure Centre - £200,000;

projects across the district to improve and refurbish public toilets - £410,000;

new and improved bus shelters on Cromwell Road and Andover Road - £60,000;

replace gas boilers with air source heat pumps and install solar panels at Meadowside Leisure Centre in Whiteley - £60,000;

contra-flow cycle scheme on the Upper High Street - £300,000.

In the report to Cabinet, it said: “The continuing support of the programme of community schemes continues to ensure that local communities which have experienced additional development and demand for local facilities are supported to provide improved local facilities. 

“The allocation of CIL provides a way to help local communities provide facilities which in turn helps reduce the need to travel to engage in social and well-being activities and provides improved open space and recreational facilities as well as supporting carbon reduction schemes in the town and district. There have been numerous projects completed by town/parish councils and community organisations which may not been able to complete their schemes without additional CIL funding.”