KING Alfred's College in Winchester has received a £16,193 grant from the Department for Trans-port.

The money is part of a £1 million allocation to support cycling projects in the country.

King Alfred's will use the grant to support a package of measures as part of the college's green transport initiative, including cycle parking and changing facilities as well as improved routes.

Local authorities, charities and cycling organisations were invited to submit bids for the money, which represents the second round of grants from the Department for Transport Cycling Projects Fund.

Transport minister John Spellar said: "I am delighted to make this money available for schemes which will increase the amount we cycle.

"I believe it offers real opportunities to develop interesting local projects that would not usually receive funding from central government.

"An increase in cycling will not be achieved by the actions of central and local government alone.

"Cycling organisations, voluntary groups and the private sector all need to play their parts and this initiative is designed to assist grass-roots action by these groups," he said.