Who we are

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership is a Community Interest Company led by the SCRP Board and advised by our Stakeholder Advisory Board. Each of the seven community rail lines has its own Steering Group which develops its annual Action Plan and supports its Line Officer.

The SCRP team

Fiona Morton is our Community Rail Development Manager and is based at Lewes Station. Fiona manages 7 members of staff who are based at each of the lines we work on.

• Fiona Morton, Community Rail Development Manager
• Sharon Gray, Community Rail Development Officer (Uckfield/East Grinstead Line and Tonbridge/Reigate Line)
• Rowena Tyler, Community Rail Development Officer (Arun Valley Line and Sussex Coast Line)
• Catherine Simmons, Community Rail Development Officer (Seaford-Brighton Line, Sussex Coastline & Marshlink Line)
• David Daniels, Community Rail Development Officer (North Downs Line)
• Maddy Mills, Community Rail Education Officer & Development Officer (North Downs Line SWR Stations)
• Trevor Field, Finance and Fundraising Officer

SCRP Board

The Board of SCRP CIC meets five times a year and includes independent Directors, line Chairs and observers. Board members are:

• Tim Sparrow, independent Director and Company Secretary
• Philip Ayers, independent Director and Finance Director
• Tim Barkley, Chair of SCRP CIC and Chair of the Uckfield/East Grinstead Line Group
• Patrick Warner, independent Director and Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Board
• Jon Freeman, Chair of the Seaford-Brighton Line group
• Bob Lanzer, Chair of the Arun Valley Line Group
• John Phillips, Chair of the Tonbridge-Reigate Line Group
• Kevin Boorman, Observer and Chair of the Marshlink Line Group
• Mike Goodman, Chair of the North Downs Line

Line Steering Groups

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership works on seven lines, shown on this map. Each line has a local steering group which approves the annual Line Action Plan and works closely with the Line Officer to deliver the Action Plan. The Line Steering Groups meet four times a year and also hold a special annual meeting when local stakeholders are invited to presentations and discussions about the activity along their lines.

Stakeholder Advisory Board (SAB)

SCRP is guided by its Stakeholder Advisory Board, which meets twice a year to consider current significant issues and to confirm or alter strategic direction. It receives regular reports and project updates from the line groups and the Board of SCRP Ltd. The SAB includes representatives of the following organisations:

• Southern Railway
• Great Western Railway
• Network Rail
• East Sussex County Council
• West Sussex County Council
• Brighton and Hove City Council
• Kent County Council
• Surrey County Council
• South Downs National Park
• 1066 Country Marketing
• Gatwick Airport Ltd.
• Independent (SCRP CIC)
• Chairs of the seven Line Groups