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£15,000 Available for West Barnes and Raynes Park

Would you like to have new benches or play equipment in the park? 

What about planting bulbs on our verges? 

Merton Council is making £15,000 available for small-scale public space projects in every ward. 

Projects must meet Government criteria, for example bulb planting; benches, playground equipment or bins for parks; grants to community groups for clean ups or fence painting; footway and street structures (decluttering, renewal, vegetation. 

All three ward councillors must approve any application to spend the money for each ward, so please send them your ideas as soon as possible. 

In West Barnes our councillors are:

Eloise Bailey, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hina Bokhari, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Carl Quilliam, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In Raynes Park, our councillors are:

Adam Bush, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Omar Bush, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Stephen Crowe, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Please let the RPWBRA know your ideas too.   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The council has to assess all projects and it takes time to get things ordered and delivered. Please don’t delay – send in your ideas now. The money has to be spent by 31st March 2022.