The Community Rail Awards, organised by Community Rail Network and headline partnered by Lumo, will take place on 13 March in Newcastle. Find out more here and see the full shortlist below.
Involving Children and Young People – sponsored by London North Eastern Railway
- Friends of Hindley Station – Working with Scouts and local schools
- Grays Convent High School and c2Sanitary – c2Sanitary
- QE2 Silver Jubilee School – QE2 Art Gallery and beyond
- Robin Hood Line CRP – Fusion Learning
- Marston Vale CRP – Lidlington Youth Engagement
- Gloucestershire CRP – Sustainable Travel Booklet
- Flimby Primary School / Workington Academy / Beardy Synergy – Graffiti Gallery
- Bishop Line CRP – Bishop Line Rail Education Programme
Empowering Diverse Groups – sponsored by East Midlands Railway
- Community Rail Cumbria, West House, Carlisle Day Services and Allerdale & Copeland Day Opportunities – Beyond the Home
- Kent CRP, Guide Dogs UK and Southeastern – Paws on the Platform
- Market Rasen Station – Market Rasen Community Cafe
- Friends of Buxton Station – Celebrating Roman Buxton and Ancient Britons
- Southeast Communities RP / Aspens – Aspens SEND Adults Get Mobile
- The Community Brain – Community Kitchen at Tolworth station
- South-West Wales Connected – Joy of the Journey
- Gloucestershire CRP & Oxfordshire CRP – Getaway
Community Creative Projects & Station Arts – sponsored by Avanti West Coast
Shortlisted by group size:
Large groups
- Essex & South Suffolk CRP – People’s Platforms; Celebrating Railway Heritage
- Robin Hood Line CRP, Poacher Line CRP and EMR – We are Nottingham – Station Mural
- Tyne Valley CRP, Cumbrian Coast CRP & Queer Cumbria – Queer Rail Art Trail
- TiPP – Moments in Transit
- Community Rail Lancashire and Oastlers School – Steeton and Silsden Artwork
Medium groups
- Creative Isle CRP – Above & Beyond
- Bishop Line CRP and Shildon Station Adoption Group – Shildon Smart Art
- Wherry Lines CRP – Wherry Lines Posters
- 3 Counties Connected CRP – Wrexham Station Art Project
- Severnside CRP & Platform Rail Education – It’s a Newtiful Day
- The New River Line CRP – The ‘Welcome to Ware’ Mosaic Project
- Heart of England CRP, Avanti West Coast and the Colour Palette Company – Rugby Colour Palette
Small groups
- Friends of Goostrey Station – Goostrey’s Coronation Wall-hanging
- Helmsdale Station CIC – Forsinard Flow Anniversary Event
- Enfield Chase Station Partners – Our community welcomes you to Enfield Chase Station: Platform artwork
- West Highland CRP and Geotone CIC – Benighted on the Moor
- Co-Creative Connection – Celebrating Diversity and Unity through a Community Mural at Finsbury Park Station Title TBC with Rose Hill
Small Projects Award (under £500) – sponsored by Great Western Railway
- Youth Inspired – Friends of St John’s Mosaic Artwork
- Friends of Goostrey Station – Goostrey cubs do a good turn for station wildlife
- Friends of Bentham Station – Creating a Community Christmas Display
- Friends of Worksop Station – Worksop 175 History Storyboard
- Bolton Station Community Partnership – On Not Being Observed
- Friends of Bishopstone Station CIC – History Weekend
- Furness Line CRP, Northern, Cumbrian Railways Association and ISS – Upcycling Ulverston Underpass
Most Effective Communications Campaign – sponsored by West Midlands Trains
- Gloucestershire CRP – Black History Month Every Month
- Tyne Valley CRP – World Heritage Sites by Rail
- High Peak and Hope Valley CRP – The Buxton Line
Best Community Engagement Project – sponsored by Freightliner
- Southeast Communities RP / Explore the Arch – A Town Explores a book
- Cafe Art and MTR Elizabeth Line – Cafe Art and MTR Elizabeth Line Project Partnership
- Devon and Cornwall RP and Sally Crabtree – Birds on the Branchline
- Community Rail Lancashire and Community Rail Cumbria – Soulful Days Out
- Friends of Blair Atholl Station – Sharing our Past, Building our Future
- Chappel Station Adopters – 175th anniversary of the Chappel Viaduct and the Gainsborough Line
- Conwy Valley and North Wales Coast CRP – E-bikes for Wellbeing
Tourism & Leisure Award – sponsored by TransPennine Express
- Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton CRP and Visit South Cambs – The South Cambridgeshire Rail and Ale Trail
- Devon & Cornwall RP, Blackmore Vale Line CRP, SWR and GWR – Rail Ale Trails – a new era!
- Southeast Communities RP – From Seaford to Seven Sisters the sustainable way
- Esk Valley RDC – First New Year’s Day Train
- Bishop Line CRP – Explore the Bishop Line By Train This Summer
- 3 Counties Connected CRP – #3CountiesByRail
- Gloucestershire CRP – An innovative approach to responsible tourism
- Community Rail Lancashire and partners – Yorkshire Dales Explorer
Photo Competition: Capturing the essence of community rail – sponsored by Porterbrook
- Gloucestershire CRP – Cotswolds Car Free
- Friends of Goostrey Station – Keeping Up Appearances
- Friends of St. Albans City Station – Community + Rail, Set in Stone
- Settle-Carlisle RDC CRP – Settle-Carlisle Calendar Girls
- Sarah Grove – Shout out to the Rail and Ale Trail
- Friends of Buxton Station – Bee a Volunteer
- Barton-Cleethorpes CRP – I love my EMR safety book!
- Leeds-Morecambe CRP – Onboard the Manxman sharing project success
- Friends of Kents Bank Station & Foreshore – Joyful Smiles at Kents Bank Community Fete!
- Platform – Thumbs up for adventure!
- Barton-Cleethorpes CRP – I want to be in the photo too!
- North Staffs CRP with Avanti West Coast – Our railway themed poems are in these booklets!
Influencing Positive Change & Sustainability – sponsored by Northern
- Gloucestershire CRP – Youth Travel Toolkit
- Helmsdale Station CIC – The Helmsdale Station project
- Greening Arundel and the Green Team – A Green Welcome to Arundel
- Community Rail Lancashire with Accrington & Rossendale College – Supporting students on NVQ Railway Maintenance Course
- Friends of Brockenhurst Station – Lymington Hospital Connectivity Study
- Friends of Buxton Station – Flagship station for biodiversity pilot project
- Severnside CRP, Sustainable Hive CIC & West Country Crimestoppers – Fishing for Change
- Platform – Transport Takeover
Most Enhanced Railway Spaces – sponsored by Greater Anglia
- Southeast Communities RP – Battle community hub
- Friends of Glazebrook Station – Community orchard
- Severnside CRP – Mike Hodge Community Room at Bridgwater Station
Outstanding Volunteer Contribution – sponsored by CrossCountry
- Gina Haigh – Nantwich station
- Harry Allen – Friends of Plumley Station
- Kath Beck – Chappel and Wakes Colne station
- Jaymii Claxton – Bulwell Station
- Jill Tiernan – Settle-Carlisle Railway DC CRP
- Mike Shanto – Friends of Blair Atholl Station
- Anne Ridley – Tyne Valley CRP
- Rachel Grimwood – Harold Wood Community Group
It’s Your Station – sponsored by Merseyrail
Shortlisted by banding:
Bronze
- Friends of Southwick Station
- Beverley in Bloom
- Habrough Station Adopters
- Friends of Hale Station
- Kettering Civic Society
- Lincoln Station Adopters
- Settle-Carlisle RDC CRP
- Friends of Leamington Spa Station (Coronation Corner)
Silver
- Grow Feral & Open Return Garden, Weston-Super-Mare
- Uttoxeter Station Adopters
- Friends of Bishopstone Station CIC
- Greening Arundel and the Green Team
- Kidsgrove Station Adopters
- Friends of Glazebrook Station
- Stone Station Volunteers
- Bottesford Friendly Garden
- Evesham Station Garden Project
- Friends of Bletchley Station
- Friends of Chirk Station
- Boston Station Adopters
- Friends of Bradford-on-Avon Station
- Friends of Prestbury Station
- Friends of Radcliffe Station
- Friends of Torquay Station
- Friends of Lowdham & Burton Joyce Stations
- Friends of Yatton Station
- Friends of Blair Atholl Station
- Peartree Station Adopters
- Friends of Freshford
- Great Coates in Bloom
- Friends of Cark Station
Gold
- Wyre Forest & District U3a and Kidderminster Station Adopters
- Friends of Gordon Hill Station
- All Aboarders (Welwyn Garden City)
- Friends Of Angmering Station
- Coöperatie Stationspark Deurne
Platinum
- Friends of Hindley Station
- Friends of Glossop Station
- Friends of Buxton Station
- Friends of Goostrey Station
Winners will be announced during the Awards Evening on 13 March 2025. You can find more information and details on how to get tickets to the Awards here.
