Last chance to provide your views on education and youth engagement
Community rail partnerships and station volunteer groups have been invited to complete a survey about their work in education and youth engagement. The survey aims to gather information about the work you are currently doing to engage schools, children and young people, alongside your aspirations and support needs for the future. If education and youth […]
Bishopstone Station community hub proves to be a popular venue
Community volunteers are celebrating the runaway success of their restored railway building with packed attendance at organised events. The Old Parcel Room at Bishopstone Railway Station opened in November 2022 after five years of fundraising by the Friends of Bishopstone Station. In the three months since it opened, the community hub has hosted weekly ‘Meet […]
Fund launched to kickstart projects in East Lancashire that connect communities by public transport
A new £16,000 funding pot will be open to charities, community groups and grassroots organisations across East Lancashire to kickstart innovative and creative projects that connect communities by public transport. The Let’s Connect Communities fund will support innovative projects that emphasise the potential of public transport to make positive connections between communities by bringing people […]
Education Network sessions on STEM, careers and Community Rail Week
Rail careers session – 16 February On Thursday 16 February, the Community Rail Education Network welcomed representatives from Transpennine Express, Freightliner, Thales, Siemens Mobility and Porterbrook, all of whom gave members an insight into the lesser-known roles in the rail industry so that community rail officers can share this information when doing careers education work […]
Latest exhibition showcasing neurodivergent artists unveiled at Glossop Station
The Friends of Glossop Station have welcomed a new art display in the station’s Waiting Room Art Gallery. This latest exhibition features work from Arts and Minds, a community group of neurodivergent artists based in High Peak. Since its inception in 2015, the Waiting Room Art Gallery has provided a valuable space for local artists […]
Penistone Line Partnership deliver train-themed story time session for National Storytelling Week
The Penistone Line Partnership celebrated National Storytelling Week (26 Jan – 6 Feb 2023) with a special event at Honley Library, delivering a train-themed story time session to families with preschool children. On Friday 3 February, a dozen families attended the story time session from the villages of Berry Brow, Honley and Brockholes (all of […]
Hampshire CRP celebrates launch of new Wey Valley CRP
A new community rail partnership has been established to encourage people to visit scenic parts of Hampshire and Surrey by train and inspire local people to undertake community projects at their local railway station. The Wey Valley CRP has been formed by local stakeholders including Alton Town Council, East Hampshire District Council, Farnham Town Council, […]
Friends of Goostrey Station engage the local community with projects for all ages
The Friends of Goostrey Station (FOGS) are continuing to engage their local community with a variety of events and projects. Last autumn, FOGS were delighted to host a Goostrey Beavers meeting at the railway station. The children enjoyed a craft activity in the Goostrey Art Studio, and were keen to sweep up fallen leaves, plant […]
Essex and South Suffolk CRP host ‘Try the Train’ trip for Ukrainian friends
The Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has hosted a special ‘Try the Train’ trip for Ukrainians now settled in the local community. As February marks the first year of the devastating conflict in Ukraine, the Essex and South Suffolk CRP hosted 20 Ukrainians now living in the local area on a day […]
Funding from Conwy Valley & North West Wales Coast CRP supports cancer care choir
Wales’ leading cancer charity, Tenovus, has been awarded funding from the Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Transport for Wales to support their ‘Sing with Us’ choir in Llandudno and Bangor. In partnership with Transport for Wales, the Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast CRP launched their second […]
