{"id":7355,"date":"2025-03-24T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/?page_id=7355"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:33:08","slug":"hs2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/hs2\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_3877-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_3877-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_3877-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_3877-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_3877-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Funded by HS2, <strong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"107\">the project<\/strong> aims to promote physical activity among young people.<\/h3>\n<p>Launched for the first time in 2025, we used community spaces in Balsall Common to engage 11-16-year-olds in cricket activities, help them develop their skills, create safe environments, and inspire a lasting love for sports and recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal was for participants to earn a Level 1 coaching qualification, join our coaching team during the project, and gain opportunities for part-time, casual work with various partner organisations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>Launching this new project is another opportunity for us to empower young people through cricket, and we\u2019re really excited to get it off the ground!<\/p>\n                                                        <div class=\"author\">\n                                                                <div class=\"author__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <h4>Jess Ward<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <p>Women&#8217;s and Girls&#8217; Community Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                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