Round one CIL projects

Details of the successful projects from the first round of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding are listed below:

NHS Social Prescribing Service – Community Hub

Submitted by: NHS Rushcliffe Social Prescribing Service
Summary: Operation of a Community Hub focused on addressing social isolation, enhancing mental health support, and fostering community engagement. The project would aim to provide a number of events (seminars, workshops, counselling sessions, and group activities) focused on health, wellbeing, and social connection, as well as offering information and guidance on various health and wellbeing services available within Rushcliffe and the broader community. Two venues are proposed for the Community Hub – West Bridgford Young People’s Centre on Bridgford Road, or Lutterell Hall.

Better By Bike

Submitted by: Nottingham Bikeworks
Summary: Delivery of a number of organised sessions based out of the Nottingham Bikeworks workshop on Trent Boulevard, Lady Bay. Sessions will be aimed at individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and/or physical health issues, and will include weekly mental health rides, monthly public rides and build-a-bike provision for up to 24 people.

Church of the Holy Rood – Path Improvements

Submitted by: Church of The Holy Rood
Summary: Implementation of new paths to the Churchyard and Church Gardens and widening of paved area between the graveyard and garden, with a focus on improvements to accessibility for wheelchair users and those with mobility issues.

Notts Gymnastic Academy – Café, Office and Viewing Facilities

Submitted by: Notts Gymnastic Academy (NGA)
Summary: NGA are currently based in the grounds of Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, which is currently undergoing renovation. Once the parts of the buildings they previously used by the club are handed back from the contractors, NGA are seeking to develop a café area, office space for staff, and viewing facilities for parents/carers to watch children in action via installation of a CCTV system.

Little Bounds Cricket Pavilion – Accessible Toilet Renovations

Submitted by: Ellerslie Cricket Club
Summary: Renovation of unisex toilet facilities at Little Bounds Cricket Pavilion to incorporate wheelchair access. Current facilities are outdated and do not meet the needs of wheelchair users and other disabled people.

Lady Bay Scout Hall – Commemorative Mosaics and Tree Planting

Submitted by: 1st Lady Bay Scouts
Summary: Planned workshop with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to create three mosaics, and planting of a Rowan (mountain ash) tree to commemorate 100 years of 1st Lady Bay Scouts for October 2024. The Scout Hall used by numerous community groups throughout the week.

The Hook – Wildlife Pond Restoration

Submitted by: Friends of the Hook
Summary: Restoration of the wildlife pond at The Hook Local Nature Reserve. Will involve replacing the failed liner with a new liner, constructing a dipping platform as well as reinstalling the wooden fence surrounding the pond.

St Pauls Wellbeing Hub – Community Minibus

Submitted by: St Paul’s Community Wellbeing Hub
Summary: Purchase of a 12/14 seat Community Bus for Wilford Hill and surrounding areas, along with minibus training for volunteers. Would allow attendees of the groups using St Pauls to more readily access the hub and broaden the offer of those groups beyond the local residents of Wilford Hill. Would seek to run as a community bus hire model, similar to Keyworth, on a donation basis.

Sir Julien Cahn Pavilion West Park

Submitted by: Communities Manager
Summary: The Sir Julian Cahn Pavilion centenary year is in 2026. The wooden constructed former cricket pavilion underwent a substantive refurbishment in 2004/05 and is now in need of further works to preserve the building and ensure that it meets the needs of the local community.

Alford Road Playing Field

Submitted by: Communities Manager
Summary: Alford Road playing field needs and enhanced programme of maintenance to enable increased demand and pitch configuration to reduce balls on to Alford Road and better accommodate junior football in particular girls. We would also look to investigate flooding experienced by the STW attenuation tank close to the Bus stop. We would also look to use the funding to try and leaver in match funding by the Football Foundation

Bridgford Park and Bridge Field

Submitted by: Communities Manager
Summary: Works to Bridge Field entrance to improve parking provision and general arrangement, including works to improve the damaged grass matting on Bridgfield which is a trip hazard and improve grass coverage to better cater for event parking and recreational use. Also explore improvement to the height restriction barrier to mitigate the risk of illegal encampments experienced in, Secondly, to improve the play provision on Bridgford Park and Bridgfield with a particular focus on improving inclusive equipment and also creating spaces for Girls created by additional demand in the town centre.

West Bridgford Consultations