News on HS2 in Bucks & Oxfordshire

A Buckinghamshire cricket club has secured nearly £10,000 from our Community & Environment Fund (CEF) to buy a new sit-on roller for the club’s ground based in Gawcott .

The £9,683 grant will enable Gawcott & Hillesden Cricket Club to replace its trusty and long serving push-along roller with a new motorised sit-on machine for its ground at Richard Roper playing fields. The new roller, made to order by Cornwall-based Poweroll, is due to arrive at the club’s facilities this month.

Since our Community and Business funds were launched in 2017, 53 projects in Buckinghamshire have shared over £3.15 million. Projects supported range from a new facility for a brass band charity in Amersham to the refurbishment of a play area in Charndon, making it inclusive for children of all abilities.

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 .