£100,000 has been allocated to four schemes in the three areas, after the council received its share of £53m from the sale of Leeds Bradford International Airport, in April last year.

As part of the council's Greener, Safer, Stronger initiative, Wyke ward councillors David Robinson, (Lab), David Warburton (Lab) and Sarah Ferriby (Lab) proposed money should be allocated to four main schemes: junior sport development, Wyke ward open space, Low Moor and Oakenshaw Nature Reserve and Wyke community schemes.

Woodlands Cricket Club in Oakenshaw will receive a cash injection as part of the junior sport development money, as will as Wyke Wanderers Junior Football club and the Sedbergh Centre in Odsal, as well as other clubs and teams in the area.

Coun Warburton said: "This is a great opportunity for us to get more young people playing sport and enabling them to have improved facilities.

"In the ward, we have a number of independent sports clubs running a variety of sports and schemes. It was thought that providing these clubs with additional funding for equipment or facilities but aimed at junior sport would offer an outlet for a greater number of youngsters to participate in football, cricket, boxing and other interests."

As part of the Wyke open space scheme, Wyke Park, Wyke's village green and Victoria Park in Oakenshaw will benefit from a share of £22,500 which the ward councillors hope will go towards planting flowers and installing seating in the area.

Coun Warburton added: "The two parks are proposing plans for 'fresh-Air fitness', a concept of outdoor exercise equipment, which meets our criteria and promotes the use of our public spaces. It is low maintenance, is vandal resistant, has a low carbon footprint and is an excellent form of ecotherapy."

The Low Moor and Oakenshaw Nature Reserve will have its grand opening this summer, and will also receive £12,000 to develop land around Toad Holes Beck.

Community projects such as the New Horizons group, Shirley Manor Toddler Group and St Mary's Village Group will receive funding for new equipment including laptops and furniture.