Friends of Droitwich Spa Railway Station unveil latest community art project
Artist Lottie Mountford with her final composition. The Friends of Droitwich Spa Railway Station have recently unveiled artwork created by the local community, with support from the Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (CRP). The first artist the group commissioned was Droitwich High School sixth form pupil Lottie Mountford, who’s work celebrated the diverse history of the […]
Hampshire CRP offer a helping hand for those travelling with hidden disabilities
Hampshire Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has launched a Travel With Confidence project, offering a helping hand for those travelling with hidden disabilities. Thanks to funding from SWR and Hampshire County Council, phase one of the Travel With Confidence project has been completed and a new booklet of resources has been produced. It is the aim […]
Accessibility awareness survey launched for Settle-Carlisle Railway
Settle Time Together Tuesday Group who travelled on the Settle-Carlisle line to Ribblehead café and visitor centre. The Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company has been working with Dementia Forward, Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FoSCL) and thred to create a survey to understand the access requirements of local communities. As part of an ongoing project to […]
Forthcoming rail careers session and survey on education & youth engagement
The next Community Rail Education Network will take place on Thursday 16 February, 10am-12pm. Representatives from Transpennine Express, Freightliner, Siemens, Thales and Porterbrook will be in attendance to discuss the lesser known roles within the rail industry, so that community rail officers can share this information when doing careers education work in schools. Please note, […]
Feedback from New Officers’ Training
A few weeks ago, Community Rail Network welcomed 22 community rail officers from community rail partnerships to our New Officers’ Training Day in Birmingham. We received some really positive feedback, which we’d like to share with you. In answer to the question “What was most useful about this training session?”: “Meeting other community rail officers and […]
Government commits to Great British Railways as key element of rail reform
The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has outlined the government’s plans to modernise the rail industry, vowing to instil a ‘customer first culture’ and to deliver rail reform, including the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR). Giving this year’s George Bradshaw Address, Mr Harper acknowledged frustrations within the rail industry, and among passengers, but said his […]
Community Rail News – Guidance for submitting news stories
Community Rail News is our fortnightly email bulletin that highlights initiatives and projects and showcases examples of best practice from across community rail. Our subscribers include community rail officers and volunteers, rail industry, government and third sector partners, as well as those with a general interest in keeping up to date with our work and […]
New fund aims to encourage more people to choose active travel
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced £200 million of funding to support improvements that enable more people to choose active travel. Active Travel England will invite local authorities to apply for the money, which will be used to develop walking, wheeling, and cycling routes. We are keen to hear from and support members who […]
Gloucestershire CRP launches destination tourism toolkit
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership, along with the Travel Foundation, have launched their ‘Connecting Climate, Community & the Visitor Economy’ toolkit at a special webinar this week (26 Jan). The webinar, aimed at community rail partnerships across the country, featured an insight into the new toolkit and highlighted how to use the tools to effectively engage […]
Community Rail News – 25 January 2023
Hello everyone. As always, we hope this finds you well. As you will have seen, last week the Government announced which projects will receive Round 2 funding from the Levelling Up Fund. A number of rail projects have been given the green light as part of this: find out more. Chris Skidmore MP also launched his […]
