Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway
Connecting communities with their railway

Connecting communities and the railway

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership works to connect communities and the railway across Sussex, Kent and Surrey. Community Rail is a nationwide movement, and you can be involved. Help shape the future of the railway, have your say, and bring your local station into the heart of the community.
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Latest News

A famous visitor interviews a key volunteer

A famous visitor interviews a key volunt...

May 16, 2024, by Fiona Morton

You may need your sunglasses for this update. Lots of colourful things happening around community rail lines this week. Read about our exciting adventures  here...

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Further Aspens train travel training at Battle

Further Aspens train travel training at ...

May 15, 2024, by Andrew Pope

On Wednesday 15th May we held the second planned “try a train trip” to Battle with adults supported by Aspens. Starting at Hastings we gathered to purchase our tickets, understand the departure boards and network maps before heading off on the Southeastern service to ...

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Artful journeys

Artful journeys...

May 14, 2024, by Paul Bromley

The vibrant arts scene accessible on the rail network is being promoted this summer as ‘Art on the Line’. Southern Railway is publicising exhibitions and events at galleries and venues close to railway stations. The Artful Journeys website includes tips and suggestion...

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SCRP Weekly News 10th May 2024

SCRP Weekly News 10th May 2024...

May 10, 2024, by Trevor Field

Weekly update from SCRP  10th May 2024. Look out for the Bikemarking at Chichester station next week on Monday 13th May...

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St Leonards Scouts find new Partnerships on the platform

St Leonards Scouts find new Partnerships...

May 8, 2024, by Andrew Pope

On Tuesday evening, the 7 May. The 9th Hastings Scouts attended the station at Warrior Square. This was the first meeting for them on their way to the “platform for change” badge. The SCRP introduced them to members from “Transition Town”, the gardening pa...

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SCRP hosts South of England meet up

SCRP hosts South of England meet up...

May 3, 2024, by Fiona Morton

We hosted a meeting of eight community rail partnerships in the south east of England  from Suffolk to Kent to Hampshire and Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and St Albans to discuss how we meet the challenges of the future. Lots of positive ideas to build on the future. See what our...

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The value of what we do

The value of what we do...

, by Fiona Morton

Interesting set of statistics presented by GTR. See the snapshot graphic below . Read how we add social value to areas beyond Sussex, in Surrey, Kent, Berkshire, Reading, Hounslow and Richmond here...

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Earth Day at Hastings College

Earth Day at Hastings College...

May 2, 2024, by Sara Grisewood

On Earth Day, 22nd April, we held a Bike Marking session at Hastings College combined with a pop-up event to engage with students about sustainable transport. Quite a number of bikes came by with their owners, inlcuding a few students and staff,  and were marked outside the coll...

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Poster Launch at Chilworth

Poster Launch at Chilworth...

, by Sara Grisewood

With thanks to funding from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund, the Southeast Communities Rail Partnership and Surrey Hills National Landscape commissioned local artist Diana Croft to create railway posters which champion sustainable travel along th...

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Sun Shines on the Time Travel team.

Sun Shines on the Time Travel team....

May 1, 2024, by Andrew Pope

At last the sun came out on the Culture Shift, Time Travel project on Wednesday. The project team travelled to the Bexhill Museum for the second time to start to use some of the outputs produced so far. This time they were joined by members from the Parchment trust in Hastings. T...

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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.

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Case Studies

A Town Explores a Book

May 11, 2024,
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QE2 Pupils lead the way in repurposing artboards

September 11, 2023, Rowena Tyler
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Journeying On from Seaford

August 22, 2023, Paul Bromley
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Education

Providing young people with skills to travel safely, confidently & independently by train

What we do

The Southeast Communities 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