HS2 has issued its spring update for all the upcoming works around Kenilworth.

Over the past month HS2 has given £75,000 to the Talisman Theatre for its redevelopment project.

In Crackley the diverted public right of way W164 has opened and will remain in place until 2024 to allow HS2 to "carry out essential construction work".

And the high speed rail developer has been thwarted in its attempts to send 400 lorries a day through Balsall Common to Waste Lane, after Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council refused to grant planning permission.

Kenilworth Town Council members are set to go on a tour of the local HS2 works on Wednesday morning (April 13).

Upcoming work:

- Building new woodlands, wetlands, and wildlife habitats as part of a 'green corridor' near Crackley

- Cromwell Lane in Burton Green will be closed for

- The crossing points over Waste Lane in Berkswell, Hob Lane and Red Lane will all be completed.

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- Diaphragm walls to form part of the future Burton Green tunnel will be built.

- New haul road haul road at Rough Knowles and Crackley Woods.

- Tree felling and vegetation removal across the area.

- New compound including car parking areas, offices, and welfare units to be built of A46 at Stoneleigh.

- Construction of plant road crossing for Leicester Lane

Good neighbours

In its spring update HS2 said it was committed to respecting local people.

"Our aspiration is to be a good neighbour every single day, by respecting the people and communities we impact and being sensitive to their needs, earning our social licence to operate," the report said.

"In order to build the railway, we must earn the trust and credibility to do so.

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"We need to demonstrate that we understand local concerns, and that we have taken all reasonable steps to address issues that have been raised, whilst continually looking to lessen the impacts of the project."