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• A new report by independent charity Groundwork UK has revealed that HS2 has awarded £11.3 million funding to local community projects near their line of route. 
• Groundwork UK are independent administrators of HS2’s Community & Environment Fund (CEF) and Business & Local Economy Fund (BLEF) programmes.
• This year two more projects in Buckinghamshire have received £34,127 of additional funding from HS2.

HS2 and Dr. Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe, are teaming up to raise awareness of the multi-million pound pipeline of HS2 contract opportunities that local businesses in Cheshire could benefit from.

• Canterbury Road Vent Shaft site in South Kilburn becomes HS2 Ltd’s first completely diesel-free construction site

• Major moment for the project in its journey towards net-zero carbon emissions from 2035

Veterans and service leavers are being supported into jobs on HS2, thanks to a partnership between HS2’s construction partners and Community Interest Company, BuildForce.

HS2 Ltd has reached an agreement with Bruntwood, one of the UK’s leading property providers, to purchase Square One on Travis Street in readiness for construction of Manchester’s brand new high speed railway station.

As the UK marks the 21^st anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May) Essex-based SME Kelly Formwork, which has secured a five-year contract with HS2’s Greater London construction partner Skanska Costain STRABAG, is going the extra mile to ensure that its 150-strong workforce feel empowered to speak out about their mental health.