Case Study
2016/17 Overview of the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund
We received 79 applications for the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) in 2016/17 and approved 41 HMCEF applications enabling £168,005 of works/projects to be delivered. The financial contribution provided by DCC, through the fund, was £95,000.
Town/Parish council | Overview of works/project |
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Ashprington Parish Council | Equipment for non-safety pothole repairs |
Bideford Town Council | Equipment – mower and power washer |
Bishops Clyst | Lengthsman (drainage) |
Bradford & Cookbury | Equipment hire for ditch clearing |
Braunton Parish Council | Footway works |
Bridestowe Parish Council | Lengthsman (drainage) |
Broadhembury | Lengthsman (drainage) |
Buckfastleigh Town Council | Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for Road Warden to enable works to take place |
Clayhidon Parish Council | Tools and equipment |
Diptford | Lengthsman-type work (drainage) |
Drewsteignton Parish Council | Repair and replace road signs |
Dunkeswell | Various works to include hedge cutting, layby extension and drainage |
East Down | PPE to enable works to be undertaken |
Great Torrington Bid (2 bids) | New mower, equipment and personal protection equipment |
Halberton Bid (2 bids) | Ch8 signs and equipment and non-safety pothole material, additional strimmer |
High Bickington | Drain laying |
Ideford Parish Council | PPE and equipment |
Ipplepen Parish Council | PPE for 6 volunteers |
Kenn | Tools and storage. To enable drainage works and repair of non-safety potholes |
Loxhore | Equipment and material for drainage work, hedge and verge clearing, pothole filling etc. |
Luppitt Parish Council | Concrete ditch to prevent road damage |
Luppitt Parish Council | Drain laying |
Lustleigh Parish Council | Materials for RW Scheme |
Lydford Parish Council | PPE; signs and barriers |
Malborough | Cycle path clearing |
Modbury Parish Council | Lengthsman/New equipment |
North Bovey Conservation Group (NBCG) | PPE, signs and barriers, materials |
Northam Town Council (2 bids) | Range of lengthsman services, mower, chainsaw and relevant training |
Okement Rivers Improvement Group | Training for Road Warden Scheme and purchase of sprayer |
Rockbeare Parish Council | Drainage works |
Shillingford St George | Salt dispenser/gritter |
South Milton | Equipment and PPE for drainage works |
Stokenham Parish Council | Contractor costs for drainage |
Talaton Parish Council | Grass cutting/strimming |
Thorverton & Brampford Speke CAG | Hulk Lane re-instatement |
Ugborough Parish Council | PPE, signs and barriers, contractor costs for drainage work |
Individual case studies, including before and after pictures of the work undertaken are linked in the above table.
More case studies - Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF)
We received a total of 44 bids in 2019/20 and approved 41 of those. We provided over £12,000.00 of funding to enable projects valuing over £27,400.00 to be undertaken in the community. Parish Summery of Work Clyst Hydon Parish Council Pothole repair material Lustleigh Parish Council Pothole repair material Modbury Parish Council Pothole repair material… Read more >
Bradford and Cookbury Parish Council received funding from the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). The sum of £1000.00 was approved and the parish council used the money to hire equipment to enable ditch clearing to be undertaken. Read more >
Ermington Parish Council were granted funding to purchase road signs and cones to use in the Parish. Read more >
Ugborough Parish Council received funding over two years under the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). Read more >
North Tawton Town Council were awarded £3,000 for vegetation management through the HMCEF. Whimple Parish Council received a grant to purchase Personal Protection Equipment for volunteers and highway equipment. Read more >
Clayhidon Parish Council received funding over two financial years through the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). Read more >
Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council received funding of £2000.00 from the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF). Read more >
Great Torrington Town Council receive funding to re-paint railings. Read more >
Luppitt Parish Council were awarded funding for laying a new drain within the parish, as well as funding towards a project to create a new concrete ditch. Read more >