Community Investment Fund 2016/17 - Investing right across Slough

Once again Labour cabinet members have secured a £500,000 Community Investment Fund that will sit alongside our manifesto commitments to complete small scale neighbourhood projects that make small, but important contributions to a neighbourhood - such as parking bays, new trees and knee rails.

new grasscrete on Almons Way provided as part of 2015/16 Community Investment Fund

new grasscrete on Almons Way provided as part of 2015/16 Community Investment Fund

This years fund will provide the following

  •  £350k Ward walkabout projects and neighbourhood enhancements 
  • £25k Enabling measures for potential temporary ice arena provision - water and electricity connections to site
  • £40k 3x Green Gyms for parks at various locations and play/exercise equipment
  • £20k replacement shrubs/landscaping at various locations across Sloughs public realm including, but not limited to, parks, highway verges and established planted areas.
  • £35k Verge protection measures – knee rails, double kerbs, bollards at various locations around the Borough
  • £30k Towards improving casework enquiries and response services to residents
new parking bays have been installed across the Borough

new parking bays have been installed across the Borough

 

A report into the projects enabled by the 2015/16 Community Investment Fund can be found here - a brief overview is listed below:

  • New parks facilities and ground improvements
  • New street signs
  • New movable CCTV cameras to tackle ASB and flytipping
  • Ward budgets for local community enhacements
  • Wexham Road crossing
  • Allygating projects to stop ASB
  • Sough cycle hire
  • Electronic variable road signs to improve road safety