From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. We hope, as always, that this bulletin finds you well. AGM – new date We have taken the decision to postpone our Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will now take place on Tuesday 28 January 2025, 2-3.30pm, via Zoom. As previously shared in this bulletin, there will be a vote at the AGM regarding […]
- by Erin KellyVolunteers at Lowestoft Station received a major helping hand thanks to nine members of the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) who spent two days helping the group develop a new heritage quarter. The Lowestoft Central Project and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP) have been working to create a small heritage area to the […]
- by Erin KellyThe Community Rail Education Network met on Wednesday 18 September to discuss the different kinds of resources and mediums that can be used during educational sessions with young people. The recording and resources from the meeting can be found here: Useful Resources – TrainEd. The next session will be held on Wednesday 16 October, 10am-12pm, and […]
- by Erin KellyScouts from Woodbridge in Suffolk have helped to bring new life to the platform at Melton Station, with activities which will also see the children earn their ‘Platforms for Change’ badge. The East Suffolk Lines Community Rail Partnership (CRP), which works with Greater Anglia to keep the rail branch lines between Ipswich and Felixstowe/Lowestoft and […]
- by Rob LowsonCommunity rail is engaging 125,000 people annually in a huge array of activities worth £129million in social value to communities across Britain, new research has found. The grassroots movement is playing a key role in putting local railways and stations at the heart of inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities, and from funding of just […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk