Haslemere Community Station

Haslemere became a ‘community’ station back in 2015, bringing together a huge range of partners including the town’s council, business chamber, museum, and arts society, alongside regional partners South Western Railway, Surrey County Council, Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, South Downs National Park, and the National Trust. The market town has lots of […]

Dementia and community rail – Leeds-Morecambe CRP, Northern and partners

Concept and aims With more than 850,000 people in Britain living with dementia, including tens of thousands near the Bentham Line, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership felt it was the right time to focus on this group to help them continue enjoying travelling and sharing experiences with others. The bold concept was to create Britain’s first-ever dementia-friendly […]

Hate Crime Awareness Project – South East Lancashire CRP

Concept and aims According to Home Office statistics, 2019/20 saw an 8% increase in hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales, and the prevalence of religious or racially aggravated hate crime offences was a third higher in June 2020 than the previous year. As a community rail partnership which works with people from […]

Achieving Change Together – Women in Community Rail

Women in Community Rail (WiCR) was established to help support colleagues in the community rail family work towards a more inclusive, tolerant, and diverse membership, giving a true reflection of its customers and the wider make-up of society. The aim for women in community rail is to have a voice from grass-roots up to board […]