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Back to newsMeriden Adventure Playground upgrade project supported by £75,000 HS2 Community Fund
The Meriden Adventure Playground Association has become the latest community group to benefit from the HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF), with a successful bid for a £75,000 grant to improve the adventure playground in Chelmsley Wood.
The project will see two new large converted shipping containers installed at the playground to be used by children and young people after school, in the evenings or when the weather is cold or wet, especially during the winter. It will also provide space for an office, training and meetings.
The playground is a creative, safe, user-led space where young people can enjoy outdoor activities, exercise their imagination and bodies, and eat healthy food.
The HS2 Community and Business funds were launched in 2017 and have to date supported 34 projects in the West Midlands which have shared over £1.6million. Projects have ranged from community facilities upgrades and sports programmes, to schemes supporting people into employment and training.
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 .