Community-led artwork showcases ‘Your Uttoxeter’
Local artists have worked with North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership (CRP) to brighten up the walls of Uttoxeter Railway Station. The concrete wall at the back of Platform 1 at Uttoxeter Station was last painted with an impressive mural in 2011 but has since been badly damaged by water ingress. To embark upon the new […]
Funding from Conwy Valley & North West Wales Coast CRP leads to showstopping performance
Children from the performing arts group Maes-G ShowZone staged an enchanting full Christmas pantomime at the church hall in Maesgeirchen, Bangor, thanks to funding received from the Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Transport for Wales. In September 2022, the Conwy Valley and North West Wales Coast CRP and […]
Hollingbourne Station introduces new community hub
The former ticket office and booking hall at Hollingbourne Railway Station has been given a new lease of life after being repurposed into a dedicated space for the local community. Empty and unused for 32 years, the building has been refurbished to create a new community space following an 18-month long collaboration between Southeastern Railway, […]
Your Colourful Journey starts at Three Bridges Station
Three Bridges Forum, adopters of Three Bridges Railway Station, have commissioned a colourful mural to brighten up the station’s underpass. The mural’s aim is to encourage the community to think about the journeys they’d like to make this year. Inspired by ideas from local school students and to complement the mural painted on the Network […]
Bradford mums take the driving seat with Community Rail Lancashire project
Mums from Bradford’s Ravenscliffe estate have recently been taking part in railway engagement project This Girl Can, organised by Community Rail Lancashire and the Gateway Community Centre, encouraging more women to consider careers in the rail industry. Throughout the project, the women have visited Skipton, Harrogate, York and Leeds to increase their rail confidence, talk […]
Local artist transforms cycle hub at Yatton Station
A shipping container providing essential storage for the Strawberry Line Cycle Project has received a vibrant makeover by talented local artist Damien Jeffery. The project, part-funded by Great Western Railway’s Community Fund and the Community Rail Development Fund, was co-ordinated by Severnside Community Rail Partnership (CRP). Sprayed directly on to the shipping container, Damien’s design […]
Students ‘try the train’ from Appleby to Settle as part of new art project
Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company welcomed Year 4 students from Appleby Primary School on Thursday 19 January 2023 to travel to Settle as part of an art project they are creating for Appleby Station. The Appleby Art Project funded by Community Rail Network and Northern, will see art boards created by the Year 4 students with […]
Community rail invited to celebrate World Hijab Day
Next Wednesday 1 February marks World Hijab Day, and Community Rail Lancashire is inviting members of the community rail network to join them for an online celebration event. World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013 and takes place on 1 February each year in over 150 countries. The aim […]
Empowering communities will be key to achieving Net Zero
A major independent review of the government’s Net Zero strategy has found that empowering communities and ‘catalysing local action’ will be vital if the changes we need, including transport decarbonisation, are to be achieved. Community Rail Network fed into the new report, ‘Mission Zero’, which emphasises the importance of promoting public transport and active travel […]
Rail receives boost from Levelling Up Fund
More than 100 projects have been awarded a share of £2.1 billion from round two of the government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund, with £672 million set to boost improved transport links. Some of the schemes include upgrades to railway stations and rail infrastructure, and improved local rail services. Other projects will help to develop transport […]
