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The Camden Town Shed has received a £28,800 grant from HS2 Ltd, the company building the UK’s new high speed rail line between London and the West Midlands.

• Major milestone moment as giant bridge-building machine begins work on the high speed railway’s first and longest viaduct on the outskirts of London
  
  
• Download the latest photos of the construction of the stunning Colne Valley Viaduct and CGI of the completed structure.

HS2’s construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), is expanding its fast track job training programme to help local people start a new career in information management.

• HS2 releases new images of flowering habitats in Warwickshire: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/environment/ecology-work-2/warwickshire-wildlife-habitats 
• Wildflowers, new trees and ponds create a vivid new landscape and homes for local wildlife
• YouTube video of new habitats in Cubbington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgVNxa0044E 
• Download uncaptioned footage here: https://visual.library.hs2.org.uk/p/share/1Q0bof7ng2Fs

HS2’s construction partners have joined forces with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust to support local people with disabilities and long term health conditions into training and employment on HS2.

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands and Warwickshire, has teamed up with five more Further Education colleges to expand access to its free job-ready training programmes.