- Case Studies -

Coffee and Cake at Shalford Village Hall

How to use the disused building at Shalford Station?
November 8, 2025,

The aim was to ask residents of Shalford how they would like to see the empty ‘shed’ at Shalford Station used as a community asset. An online survey was created and ...

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Big Draw Festival at Reading Station

Creative drawing workshops at Reading Station celebrating Elsie Winterton and the SCRP Blue Plaques
October 29, 2025,

The aim was to engage the public in a creative way at a busy railway station. We wanted to celebrate Railway 200, the history of the buildings at Reading Station and Elsie Winte ...

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Big Draw Festival 2025 Guildford Station

Creative artist-led drawing workshops, part of Big Draw Festival 2025
October 31, 2025,

After a successful funding application to GWR, we planned free drawing workshops for the public at Guildford Station on the North Downs Line. This was part of the Big Draw Festi ...

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Station poems book giveaway

Total of 200 books handed out for Railway 200
August 25, 2025,

There were two aims to this project.

One was to promote Railway 200 through a published collection of poems from the Rye Harbour Writers which have been displayed in vari ...

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Friends of Guildford Station: Guildford 180 and Railway 2...

An exhibition of railway history evokes strong memories for visitors
April 30, 2025,

Local historians, members of Friends of Guildford Station, mounted an exhibition of old photographs and other memorabilia of Guildford’s railway history to celebrate both ...

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R200 event at Crowborough station

A Community’s first look
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An event at Crowborough station to celebrate the railway of the 21st Century and include the spirit of the past with Railway 200

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Vibrant Vinyls for waiting shelters at North Camp Station

April 28, 2025,

The aim was to create colourful artwork for the waiting shelters at North Camp Station. This was an opportunity to engage with 2 local primary schools with workshops based on th ...

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Crowthorne Green Week Wind Turbine Trip

June 12, 2025,

As part of Crowthorne Town Councils Big Green Week events, we planned a visit to the Wind Turbine at Reading Green Park. It was decided to ask GWR for help with train travel cos ...

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Blue Plaque Town Trails: Honouring 200 Years of Railway W...

Fostering local pride in the railways’ social and historical significance
June 24, 2025,

The Blue Plaque Town Trails were launched to commemorate the contributions of everyday railway workers who played extraordinary roles in the development of the railway system an ...

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