📋 Tender Overview
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Is Launching The Second Round Of Its Community Fund, Offering Ps250,000 To Support Local Community Groups, Schools And Charities Along Its Major Railway Route. Building On The Success Of Last YearS Scheme, The Tru Community Fund Will Provide Grants Of Ps1,000, Ps5,000, Ps10,000 Or Ps20,000 To Organisations Within Five Miles Of The Transpennine Route, Which Runs Between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds And York. Organisations Within Five Miles Of The Shipley Traincare Centre, A Key Tru Worksite, Will Also Be Eligible To Apply. The Fund Aims To Help Create Or Enhance Indoor Or Outdoor Community Focused Facilities. Applications Open On Monday 6 October And Close On Monday 27 October. The Funding Is Being Managed On Behalf Of Tru By Neighbourly. Applicants Will Need To Before Applying On The When Applications Open. The Community Fund Forms A Key Part Of TruS Commitment To Invest In Local Communities And Protect The Spaces And Places It Will Be Working In Over The Next Decade. Any Questions About Applications Should Be Directed To Neighbourly At . Please Note That If A High Number Of Applications Are Received, The Application Window May Need To Close Early. Alex Peters, Interim Head Of Sustainability And Social Value For Tru, Said: WeRe Delighted To Launch The Second Round Of Our Community Fund, Which Represents Our Ongoing Commitment To Supporting The Communities We Work Alongside. This Funding Provides A Fantastic Opportunity For Local Organisations To Make A Lasting Impact On The People They Serve. Is A Multi-Billion-Pound Programme That Will Transform Rail Travel Across The North, Delivering Faster Journey Times And More Reliable Services. The Launch Of The Second Round Of The Tru Community Fund Comes As The Project Is Halfway Through Undertaking . The Work In Huddersfield Involves Reconstructing And Extending The Station Platforms To Accommodate Longer Trains, Strengthening Huddersfield Viaduct, And Upgrading Tracks And Signalling For Increased Reliability. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Chantele Hodson Communications Manager We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
