South Western Railway upgrades waiting rooms across its network
Waiting rooms at ten South Western Railway (SWR) stations are being revamped with new and improved features, including enhanced facilities for community use. Waiting rooms at Basingstoke, Brockenhurst, Brookwood, Byfleet & New Haw, Earley, Farnham, Horsley, Southampton Central, Sunningdale, and Totton stations will see more than £400,000 invested to provide customers with better places to […]
Blackmore Vale station volunteers celebrated at regional awards ceremony
Station volunteer groups across the Blackmore Vale region have scooped top awards at the Blooming Stations Awards. The awards, organised by Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership, were held in October at Castle Gardens in Sherborne and welcomed over 100 station volunteers from across the Southern Western Railway and Great Western Railway network. Based on […]
South Western Railway invites community groups to submit ideas for redundant station space
South Western Railway (SWR) and AmeyTPT are inviting charities and community groups in the Witley area of Surrey to submit proposals for the use of redundant space at Witley station. SWR want to see what imaginative local projects could be brought to life from this space and want to hear from organisations in the local […]
Blooming stations celebrated across South Western Railway network
On Wednesday 19 October, South Western Railway (SWR) hosted the ‘Stations In Bloom’ awards, which recognised staff and volunteers for their work nurturing stations across the railway network into neighbourhood hubs and havens for nature. Based on the guiding principles of community involvement, sustainability, and horticultural prowess, the event was culmination of a summer of […]
Friends of Honiton Station showcase ‘Adopt a Pot’ project in time for Stations in Bloom
The Friends of Honiton Station (FoHS) have showcased their latest ‘Adopt a Pot’ project in time for the judging of the Stations in Bloom competition. On 22 July, FoHS officially launched their partnership with a number of Honiton-based community groups. The aim of the partnership is to help with regeneration, increase footfall and boost the […]
Judging underway for Stations in Bloom awards
Judging is currently underway for the Stations in Bloom awards, celebrating the wonderful efforts of station volunteers and railway staff across the South Western (SWR) and Great Western Railways (GWR) network. Community rail partnerships (CRPs) across the region have joined together in the new ground-breaking project, the first of its kind on the railway network […]
New community space for Havant Station as local CIC moves in
A redundant room at Havant Station has been transformed into a thriving new community space. After working closely with local Community Interest Company (CIC) Solent Remade, South Western Railways agreed to lease the space on a peppercorn rent, to allow the CIC to use it as a hub for resource repair, and reduce or reuse […]
Celebrating 175 years of the Southampton to Dorchester railway
A series of events embracing the concept of the ‘Past, Present and Future of the Railway’ have been running in the South West of England to mark the 175th anniversary of the Southampton to Dorchester Railway. A collaborative project between Purbeck Community Rail Partnership (CRP), Three Rivers CRP, New Forest CRP and Bournemouth, Christchurch and […]