News on HS2 in Hillingdon

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK, based across two sites – Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea and Harefield Hospital, near Uxbridge. Harefield Hospital treats teenagers to adults, performing over 100 transplants each year.

This CEF funded project in Harefield will create 'Healing and Peace' gardens to enable patients, visitors and staff to relax and find moments of peace at times of extreme stress by engaging with nature, flora and fauna within the hospital’s accessible grounds. People will be encouraged to actively take part in gardening activities and learn maintenance techniques, and also learn about sustainability by ‘Reducing, Recycling and Reusing’ hospital, household and garden items. HS2

Community and Business Funds

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 community and business funds are administered and managed by independent community charity, Groundwork UK. 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 .