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 |
|---|---|
| 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)
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Bideford Town Council successfully applied for a grant of £943.68, the grant enabled the town council to purchase Chapter 8 signage to safely undertake minor highway related works and to arrange road closures during local events. Read more >
North Bovey Conservation Group received funding through the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund (HMCEF) to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), signage and materials to enable maintenance throughout the village. Read more >
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