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• 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 16^th July until the end of October
• More details are available on the Bucks Museum website here: https://www.discoverbucksmuseum.org/

An awards ceremony, hosted by HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson MP, was held in Parliament today (Monday 4 July) to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and businesses supporting the construction of Britain’s new railway.

25-year-old Divine Makondele from Islington has been crowned HS2 Apprentice of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Houses of Parliament today (Monday 4 July).

HS2 today revealed updated designs for the Amersham vent shaft headhouse – one of five structures that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the high-speed rail line’s 10 mile-long Chiltern tunnel.

21-year-old Sam Arrowsmith from Stratford upon Avon has been crowned HS2’s Apprentice of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Houses of Parliament today (Monday 4 July).

• A new conveyor over the Grand Union Canal will transport over 750,000 tonnes of material, removing around 30,000 lorry journeys from local roads
• The machine moves material excavated from the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel to be reused on other HS2 sites
• A newly released video shows the conveyer in action: https://youtu.be/ZHjDH4AGTz0