Fourteen climate initiatives in East Hampshire are to receive a total of £128,264 in funding through East Hampshire District Council’s Community Climate Action Fund.

The council received 29 applications worth a total of £327,085 but only £129,000 was available.

Whitehill Town Council received the largest grant, £19,450, for a solar panel and battery storage project on Mill Chase Pavilion and garage. Liss Parish Council was given £17,620 for solar panels for Liss Pavilion.

Medstead Lawn Tennis Club got £13,000 to upgrade the court lighting with energy efficient LED lamps, and there was £11,000 for Communities First Wessex for battery storage for the Clanfield Centre.

There were two grants of £10,000, one to Treloar’s for a solar project for the Cotswold wing of Gloucester House, and the other to the Petersfield Climate Action Network to develop and provide a community climate engagement project.

Clanfield Junior School was given £8,735 for a nature recovery area, and there were £8,000 grants to Grayshott Scouts, for a windows energy management project, and Oakhanger Village Hall, for solar panels and battery storage.

The Woodlands Hall community interest company received £7,423 for an energy saving lighting project, and there was £5,000 for Fullers Vale Wildlife Pond Association to support the preservation of Fullers Vale Pond.

There was £4,730 for the 1st Horndean Scout Group for battery storage, and £4,500 for Alton Social Bowling Club for solar panels.

The final grant went to Petersfield Town Council, which received £1,166 for rainwater harvesting infrastructure.

Cllr Robert Mocatta - portfolio holder for regeneration and prosperity, which includes climate and the environment, at East Hampshire District Council - said: "The demand for this fund has been incredible and we are just sorry not to be able to fund all of the worthy projects.”