North Staffordshire CRP
Concept and aims North Staffordshire CRP wanted a fresh approach to their new line guide for 2019 – 20. When the local sixth form college approached the community rail officer to offer graphics BTEC work experience students it was clearly a good opportunity of mutual benefit. The additional offer of a film project allowed the partnership […]
Track Record Arts: The Soundtrack to the Severn Beach – Severnside CRP
Track Record came about due to the fondness that local Bristol poets and musicians Eyebrow and The Spoke had for the Severn Beach Line. They wanted to fuse music with the written word to create a soundtrack for the line that passengers could download and enjoy while making their journey. Supported by the Severnside Community Rail Partnership, […]
Julie Gibbon: award-winning volunteer – Tyne Valley CRP
About Julie’s Twitter handle, @ManyHatsJulie, says it all. She has been involved in campaigning for improvements in rail services for over 20 years, and as group secretary, was a founding member of the Tyne Valley Rail Users Group in 2000. Throughout much of this time, she has been heavily involved with major projects such as the […]
Lyric and Line – Tyne Valley CRP
Music has the power to engage people, that is the simple concept behind ‘Lyric and Line’. Singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones approached Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership (TVCRP) with a proposal to use songs to facilitate various community views of rail travel. For some time, the partnership had been exploring different ways of identifying and understanding barriers to rail use, particularly […]
Better Side of the Tracks – Community Rail Cumbria, Millom Discovery Centre and Flimby Primary
Away from the beauty of the Lake District National Park, West Cumbria has 29 communities ranked in the top ten per cent of the most socially and economically deprived areas in England. All lie along the route of the Cumbrian Coast Line, in neglected coastal communities such as Barrow-in-Furness, Workington, and Maryport. Numerous studies have […]
Broken Lives Mended – Community Rail Cumbria
Concept and aims The film ‘Broken Lives Mended’ sets out to illustrate how involvement with rail has had a profound and lasting impact on individuals, and how it is now deeply embedded in structured programmes of recovery from drug and alcohol dependency. Using the video, the Cumbrian Coast Line Community Rail Partnership wanted to unequivocally demonstrate that […]
Rail Journey to Recovery – Community Rail Cumbria
The ‘Rail Journey to Recovery’ is an innovative project between Community Rail Cumbria and Turning Point, a national charity specialising in the rehabilitation of people with substance and alcohol abuse issues. The project integrates rail-based activity within established programmes of rehabilitation, focusing on enhancing participant’s self-esteem, social interaction and confidence. Funded through ComREG (Northern’s community rail […]
The Rails Which Circled the World – Community Rail Cumbria and Workington Focus Group
Concept and aims The main aim of ‘The Rails Which Circled the World’ project was to highlight the historical importance of rail-making to Workington. The town’s Moss Bay Steelworks was once proudly responsible for producing vast quantities of steel rails which were shipped all over the world. Community Rail Cumbria and Workington Focus Group wanted to […]
Hop on a Train – Friends of Ally Pally Station
Overview There is a well-established collective in the borough that Alexandra Palace station is in with the unusual name of Wood Green Hopping. They grow, and encourage neighbours to grow, hops. In the Autumn these are harvested and pooled, taken to a local microbrewery, and turned into a unique small batch beer, which is sold […]
Sheila Davidson: an outstanding community rail volunteer – Friends of Hindley Station
About Sheila Sheila Davidson has been involved with the Friends of Hindley Station from the beginning and has worked tirelessly over that time. A born organiser, Sheila is a true ambassador for the group, representing them in the community and beyond. She is Secretary of Friends of Hindley Station, a member of Women in Community Rail and […]
A Chance to Shine – Kent CRP and Sheppey College
Kent Community Rail Partnership and Sheppey College wanted to work together to provide opportunities for students to get involved in a range of community projects. The main aim of ‘A Chance to Shine’ was to empower students to showcase their talents, boosting self-esteem, providing real-life experiences, and helping build portfolios to enhance employment prospects. The […]
The Ambulance Train – Kent CRP, Swale Rail CRP and Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne
Overview This was an ambitious event involving 21 local community groups, during the World War One 100th anniversary remembrance period in November 2016. It commemorated Ambulance Trains, which departed Kent during wartime. Interactive activities were held at seven locations and involved a dedicated “Poppy-branded” Javelin High Speed train to transport people between locations, used for […]