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• Now open to the public, the Play Park in Streethay was built using a £75k grant from HS2- the company building the UK’s new high-speed rail line.
• Pictures available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/community-engagement-2/cef-and-blef/phase-2a/streethay-play-park-opening 

Students from universities across the UK are moving into graduate-level jobs on HS2 aligned to the subjects they studied at university.

• Newly appointed contractor Laing O’Rourke confirms they will need up to 1,000 people to build HS2’s Interchange Station near Solihull
• 22 new apprenticeships will provide opportunities for local people with many supply chain contracts up for grabs for regional businesses
• Longer term plans for the area will support 30,000 jobs and 3,000 new homes
• West Midlands Mayor Andy Street: “HS2 is already delivering for the West Midlands today.”
• CGIs and station animation: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/the-midlands/interchange-station/cgis-3 

College leavers and West Midlands residents who want to start a career in construction have just one week left to sign up for HS2’s free job training programme.

The drive to support more unemployed people into skilled careers on HS2 is proving to be a success. HS2 Ltd confirmed today (1 September) that 2,200 people who were out of work have now secured a job helping to build Britain’s new railway,

• Ultra-clean gas-powered innovation exceeds emission reduction targets on HS2 trial
• Up to 95% reduction in emissions, improving air quality