Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities and the railway
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A win for Active Travel!...
October 14, 2019, by Catherine Simmons
Two years of work encouraging young people to travel independently by rail culminated in a win of third place for ‘Involving Children and Young People’ at the national ACoRP (Association of Community Rail Partnerships) awards last week in Telford. https://communityrai...
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A bee friendly corridor?...
, by Catherine Simmons
Greenhavens Network think railways could be! The network are hosting a Bee Corridor Workshop on the 13th November. 6pm – 9pm (venue to be confirmed). This is part of an agreed project between the landowners and Greenhaven Network members. We are asking you to come alon...
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A few hardy souls walking during Blackwa...
October 8, 2019, by David Daniels
Colin Wilson (centre) led the walk from North Camp station to Crowthorne via the Blackwater Valley Path, sadly the inclement weather reduced our numbers but it proved a great way to see the ‘green corridor’ of the Blackwater Valley. David Daniels brought the group bac...
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Arun Valley Members travel in style...
October 7, 2019, by Rowena Tyler
The Arun Valley Line Group held its Annual Meeting in October, hosted by one of the newest station partners, the Bognor Regis Model Railway Club. The venue was the relocated and renovated Barnham Signal Box, which now serves as the clubhouse for the modellers. As the Barnham Si...
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Annual meeting of Uckfield & East G...
September 25, 2019, by Sharon
The Sussex Community Rail Partnership’s annual joint lines meeting will be held this Friday 27th at the Eden Centre, Edenbridge between 2pm and 4pm. The meeting is a celebration of all that has been achieved over the past year and a chance to look forward to future projec...
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Riley’s miniature railway at the L...
, by Sharon
Miniature railway volunteers overwhelmed by response to appeal Volunteers running a miniature railway to raise funds for a children’s hospital are overwhelmed by the response to their own crowdfunding appeal. Riley’s Miniature Railway, based at the Lavender Line, Isfield, ...
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Falmer wildlife unveiled...
September 16, 2019, by Catherine Simmons
Falmer station is buzzing with bright new mural and pollinator-friendly planting Southern’s Falmer station has been transformed into a bee-friendly haven thanks to new flower beds and an eye-catching mural. On Friday (13 September), Brighton and Hove Mayor Alexandra Phillips jo...
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‘Self Portraits’ raise a smi...
September 11, 2019, by Rowena Tyler
During the summer term of 2019, one of the Arun Valley Line’s newest station partners, Southway Primary School in Bognor Regis, worked hard on an art project to brighten up the waiting room at the station. The subject was ‘Self Portraits’. The children were in R...
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Schools join forces to brighten up Three...
September 9, 2019, by Rowena Tyler
An initiative put forward by local councillors for Three Bridges has resulted in a great piece of artwork on the railway bridge outside Three Bridges station. Pupils from Three Bridges Primary, Pound Hill Junior, Maidenbower Junior and Milton Mount created artwork on the theme of...
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Promoting bee conservation at Falmer...
September 6, 2019, by Catherine Simmons
On Friday 13th (hopefully not unlucky for us!) SCRP, The Bee Friendly Trust www.beefriendlytrust and GTR will unveil the culmination of our work with Harpoart at Falmer station footbridge promoting bee conservation. The Bee Friendly Trust have worked hard to coordinate this ama...
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Your Community Rail Line
Explore your local area by train and find day trips, attractions, walks, architecture & heritage sites to visit.
Education
Providing young people with skills to travel safely, confidently & independently by train
What we do
The Sussex Community Rail Partnership is a voluntary not for profit partnership
which aims to encourage people to travel by train and to engage people in their local railway
