Sähëlï Hub project becomes third recipient of HS2 community funding in Washwood Heath

A project run by Sähëlï Hub in Birmingham has been awarded £75,000 from HS2’s community funds, taking the total amount awarded to local projects around Washwood Heath to £225,000.
It is the third project in Washwood Heath to receive funding from HS2, with £75,000 already awarded to for the Dolphin Community Centre in Ward End Park, and another £75,000 to support an environmental project aimed at improving water quality in the Wash Brook.
Established in Birmingham in 1998, The Sähëlï Hub was originally set up as a ‘women-only’ facility to provide health and wellbeing activities, taking into account the culturally sensitive needs of local Muslim women. Since 2010, Sähëlï Hub has been running sessions for residents in Washwood Heath. Operating from three 'hubs' including Calthorpe Park in Balsall Heath, Handsworth and Alum Rock, the project's activities already benefit over 1,500 women every year.
Sähëlï Hub’s latest project, funded through the £75,000 grant from HS2, aims to encourage community members, particularly men, to get involved in group-based sports activities including cycling and tennis in and around Washwood Heath.
The HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF) provides funding to communities along the HS2 route for organisations disrupted by the construction of the new high speed railway.
HS2 is currently preparing for the construction of the Washwood Heath Depot, north-east of Birmingham city centre, which is where HS2 trains will be maintained, serviced and stored when not in use. Once operational, the Depot will provide over 550 high quality, long-term jobs for local people.
In February 2023, HS2 was granted Schedule 17 approval by Birmingham City Council for the Washwood Heath Depot, which includes a Maintenance Building, Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and Cleaners and Drivers Building.
Work on the Washwood Heath site to date includes demolition of buildings and groundworks to prepare the site for the construction of the new facility.
HS2’s funding schemes will provide up to £40m throughout the construction timeline of HS2, supporting community-led projects that improve the environment, such as tree planting and energy efficiency measures.
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Community funding explained
0:56 The benefits for Washwood Heath
1:52 What is the Sähëlï Hub project?
2:31 Funding across the country
2:48 Outro
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[@lakhbirsinghpowar4542]

Alum Rock!

[@robllan]

No wonder HS2 blew its budget so many times. Countries which succeed in constructing their high speed railways without curtailment, have the sense not to needlessly bloat their costs with silly community engagement schemes, diversity quotas and no fewer than 38 separate archeological digs! Whilst it is certainly the case that the community around Washwood Heath has many problems; especially with integration in to British society I really don’t see why any of that is HS2’s problem to solve. Please tell me why is HS2 is providing £40m of funding for this when it’s already deeply in the red!? The British people desperately want you to get a grip and focus on the job in hand. That means executing the programme of Works on time and on budget, without these silly distractions.