Winter exhibition at Kents Bank Station showcases work of local artists
The Beach Hut Gallery at Kents Bank Station has launched a new exhibition showcasing the work of several artists based in the South Lakes. At a special viewing night in October, local residents came to view the exhibition and hear the artists speak about their work. Fran Brown, a director of the co-operative which runs […]
All-female play celebrates accomplishments of Peak District activist
High Peak & Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has supported the production of a youth theatre performance celebrating the life of significant local figure Ethel Haythornthwaite. Ethel Haythornthwaite was an activist and environmentalist whose campaigning helped lead to the creation of the Peak District National Park. In December 1962, she wrote of ‘the road […]
Share your topic suggestions for 2025 Education Network sessions
The Community Rail Education Network brings together members that are interested in engaging schools, young people and community groups with community rail. The sessions provide members with an opportunity to support each other in connecting communities with their railways, educating children and young people on safety, careers, and sustainability whilst giving them the confidence to […]
Autumn Budget 2024 – key rail and transport points at-a-glance
Autumn Budget 2024 – summary of key points related to rail and transport The government has identified rail and transport as one of its priority areas for reform, stating: “The government will improve the performance and reliability of rail services, ensuring the rail sector can operate effectively and become financially sustainable. The Secretary of State […]
Community Rail News – 30 October 2024
Hello everyone. We hope you are keeping warm and well through this busy autumn period. By now the first female Chancellor will have delivered the much trailed first Labour government budget in 14 years. We will be reviewing the full budget and responding to it. Personal news Firstly, a bit of personal news from me (Jools): in […]
LGBTQ+ charity adopts South Western Railway’s Vauxhall Station
South Western Railway (SWR) has celebrated the ‘adoption’ of Vauxhall Station by its Pride Network of LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies and the national health and wellbeing charity LGBT HERO. Vauxhall is one of London’s busiest stations, with over 13 million entries and exits annually, and is the first major station in the UK adopted by an […]
Award success blooms for stations along the Settle to Carlisle line
Stations along the Settle to Carlisle line are celebrating their growing success in both the Yorkshire in Bloom and Cumbria in Bloom awards. At the Cumbria in Bloom awards ceremony in Carlisle, four certificates were collected in the category of ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’, for Appleby, Dent, Ribblehead and Kirkby Stephen stations. The CRP also scooped […]
Greater Anglia announces formation of new Ipswich to Cambridge CRP
Greater Anglia has announced the formation of a new community rail partnership (CRP) for the Ipswich to Cambridge rail route. The aim of the CRP is to help develop and promote rail services along this key regional rail corridor, helping to align the evolution of services in line with local needs. There are already a […]
Fitzwilliam Station artwork celebrates history and heritage of local community
New artwork which celebrates the history and heritage of a village in West Yorkshire has been unveiled at the local station. ‘A Bridge Through Time’ at Fitzwilliam Station features paintings of picturesque countryside and silhouette figures taking part in activities which have been an important part of life for local people, like farming, mining, […]
‘Cockney Singalong’ event train delights Essex passengers
Rail passengers in Essex have been treated to a good ‘old fashioned knees-up’ thanks to the latest themed train event from the Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (CRP). The one-off special train, organised by the CRP, travelled from Colchester to Walton-on-the-Naze on 28 September and passengers were treated to old time music hall […]
