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Wizzleworld Dramatics set for adventure thanks to £75k grant from HS2
08 Jul 2022- The Solihull-based Community Interest Company (CIC) offers outdoor education programmes aimed at promoting mental health and improving self esteem in young people and adults.
- The funding will contribute towards the enhancement of green spaces at Smith’s Wood, making the outdoor learning space more accessible to the wider community.
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University students secure paid summer placements on HS2
07 Jul 2022University students will boost their skills, experience and income this summer thanks to a new paid placement scheme being delivered by HS2’s construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI.
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Foundation work begins on HS2’s carbon-saving Wendover Dean Viaduct
07 Jul 2022- Start of work on first major UK railway bridge to use innovative carbon-saving ‘double composite’ structure
- Download and embed a new video explaining the start of foundation works on site at Wendover Dean and download the latest photos
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HS2 hits milestone of supporting over 200 community projects with £12m of funding
06 Jul 2022- HS2 Ltd announced the milestone at the PACCAR scouts camp in Buckinghamshire, where HS2’s funding has helped build a new state-of-the-art climbing facility: (https://visual.library.hs2.org.uk/p/share/fGV9ZxPXFMWY)
- Since 2017, HS2 Ltd has now funded over 200 local community and business projects through the Community & Environment Fund (CEF) and Business & Local Economy Fund (BLEF).
- Over £12m in CEF & BLEF funding has now been awarded to local community projects and businesses that are impacted by the construction of Britain’s new high speed railway.
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First chance to see incredible Roman busts uncovered in HS2 archaeological dig at the Discover Bucks Museum
05 Jul 2022- Two of the rare Roman heads from busts uncovered at St Mary’s Church in Stoke Mandeville have been loaned to the Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury
- They are available to view by the public from 16th July until the end of October
- More details are available on the Bucks Museum website here: https://www.discoverbucksmuseum.org/