From Community Rail
- by Erin KellyHello everyone. We hope you are well and we wish all those who celebrate, a happy start to Ramadan – may this month bring you peace, blessings and reflection. We’re very much looking forward to seeing many of you at the Community Rail Awards in Newcastle next week – it looks set to be our […]
- by Erin KellyThe third instalment of the ‘Haltwhistle is Something Special’ exhibition has officially opened at Haltwhistle Station. ‘What’s for tea?’ is the third exhibition commissioned by Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership (CRP) as part of their ‘Haltwhistle is Something Special’ initiative, which aims to celebrate the unique cultural heritage of the area, and engage a wide […]
- by Erin KellyThe Community Rail Education Network met on Thursday 27 February to hear from Christy Argyroudi at Railway 200 about the special Exhibition Train, and how community rail partnerships and station groups can get involved. The recording and resources from the meeting can be found here: Railway 200 Exhibition Carriage – TrainEd. The next session will […]
- by Erin KellyMore than 70 children from a Swindon primary school have been learning about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the contribution he made to the building of the railways, thanks to a special trip organised by the Platform Rail Education scheme. For the trip in January of this year, pupils from Beechcroft Infants School travelled by Great […]
- by Erin KellySouth West Wales Connected Community Rail Partnership (CRP) joined Great Western Railway (GWR) and a popular Welsh choir to mark the grand opening of Wales Week London. On Thursday 20 February, the Porthcawl Male Voice Choir transformed a bustling London Paddington Station into a concert hall, treating half-term travellers and commuters alike to a moving […]
From: https://communityrail.org.uk