The aim by the Winchelsea Station Partnership Group was to update an existing travel map and leaflet to promote venues within approximately two miles of the station on the Marshlink line.
The previous leaflet had proved very popular and had been distributed widely within the village. A total of 350 copies were produced and had nearly all been taken by keen explorers of the area.
The station group contacted local businesses to see if they would like to be featured in the leaflet. Tea shops, pubs and wineries agreed to place an advert with many contributing financially to the cost of producing the leaflet.
A designer based in nearby Rye produced the artwork.
Funding came from Southeast Communities Rail Partnership, Southern Railway and Community Rail Network.
The group decided to print 500 copies of the updated travel map. Copies are available from venues in Winchelsea and at Rye railway station. A pdf version can be downloaded from SCRP’s website.
The new leaflet was launched at the station with a photo-call involving the station partnership, Marshlink Community Rail Partnership line chair, the landlord of the New Inn in Winchelsea and the head teacher of St Thomas’ primary school. School pupils have provided artwork for the station noticeboard and platform shelter.
Publicity for the travel map has appeared on the Sussex World website and in Community Rail Network’s newsletter.
Main image – left to right: Marshlink Community Rail Partnership line chair Kevin Boorman, station volunteer Lyn Davidson, station volunteer John Davidson, station volunteer Judith Payne, New Inn landlord Paul Ramsey, lead volunteer John Spencer, St Thomas’ primary school head Dale Saxby.
”The leaflet helps to popularise the businesses local to Winchelsea station so that people can walk from the station having travelled by train and enjoy the wineries, pubs and tea rooms. We hope that this leaflet will be of help in boosting tourism in the area”