Community projects get cash help from developments

West Berkshire Council has allocated £500k to local communities in the latest round of funding from its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money.

That is a charge it levies from new developments, to go towards infrastructure.

Newbury’s old library will benefit with a £50k boost to its £1.2m redevelopment.

The Churches Conservation Trust in Basildon wants to replace the nave roof at St Bartholomew's Church and will get £20k towards the total cost of £184k.

Bucklebury Memorial Hall is improving disabled facilities and access, including upgrading toilets, costing £10k, and £6k will come from the CIL levy.

Replacing the skate park will cost Burghfield Parish Council £220k – helped by £100k from CIL funds.

The trustees of East Garston Village Hall want to add more solar panels to the roof of the village hall and install a new inverter to reduce the carbon footprint costing £14k; £7k of which is covered by CIL.

Holybrook Parish Council is converting a pre-existing storage facility to a cafe kiosk costing £18k with CIL funding of £9k.

Creation of a 40-acre wetland nature reserve will set the Town and Manor of Hungerford back £220k, but CIL funding of £100k will help with the costs.

The Croft Hall charity trustees are planning improvements to facilities at the hall, which will cost £137k. They have been given £67k funding.

Gladstone Memorial Recreation Ground Trust gets £65k of funding towards the £100k cost of Kintbury children's playground refurbishment and additional equipment.

Pangbourne Parish Council’s installation of a new path from the car park to Pangbourne recreation ground will cost £54k, with CIL funding of £42k.

Tilehurst Parish Council’s Big Rig at Calcot recreation ground’s total cost of £21k gets CIL funding of £10k.