News on HS2 in Bucks & Oxfordshire

Amersham Cricket Club and Prestwood Methodist Church in Great Missenden are the latest Buckinghamshire recipients to be awarded grants from our Community and Environment Fund (CEF) .

The pavilion at Amersham Cricket Club in Shardeloes will be refurbished with a CEF award of £65,330. The funding will be used to reclad and replace the roof of the building to make it watertight. The pavilion is a unique wooden structure which complements the grounds, although it is in need of repair and the new cladding and roofing will retain its aesthetic charm and ensure it remains fit for purpose.

Prestwood Methodist Church in Great Missenden received a £4,000 CEF award towards the cost of replacing four windows in the main hall. The funding will also be used to replace an existing access door and emergency exit door with aluminium-framed units. As a safety measure, the lower panels in the windows and doors will be fitted with non-glass blanking panels.

Prestwood Methodist Church, Great Missenden

Since our Community and Business funds were launched in 2017, £9million has been awarded to projects between London and the West Midlands. In Buckinghamshire, a total of 47 projects have shared over £2.7million. Projects have ranged from upgrades to swimming pools, improved children’s play areas, to a new café and visitors centre at Wendover Woods.

Community and Business Funds

With construction of HS2 underway, applications for the funds are still being welcomed. Our Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and the Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) for Phase One are worth £40 million. They give local communities and businesses disrupted by the construction of HS2 the opportunity to receive funding of up to £1 million for projects to improve their local area or support their local economy.

The Funds for Phase One, independently administered by community charity Groundwork UK, support urban and rural, community, environmental and business projects. For more information on Groundwork and the funds, including how to apply, visit https://hs2funds.org.uk/ . You can also watch our short videos which explain how to best demonstrate that your project meets the criteria for the Community, Environment or Business Funds.

If you have any questions about the Community and Business Funds, HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .