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A musical feast for the ears at Hove station

December 4, 2024, by Lynda Spain
Hove station will host students from SupaJam specialist music college on Wednesday 11 December for a Christmas-themed charity musical feast. Station staff along with the students and staff from SupaJa...
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Arun Valley and Sussex Coast Lines join for AGM and meeting

October 21, 2024, by Rowena Tyler
In October, SCRP Line Officers Lynda Spain and Rowena Tyler facilitated a joint Annual General Meeting (AGM), kindly hosted at West Sussex County Council’s  County Hall,  Chichester. Over 30 p...
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Accessibility app extended across GTR network

October 17, 2024, by Paul Bromley
The free use of a smartphone app designed to enhance accessibility for blind and partially sighted passengers is being extended to all Southern and Thameslink-managed stations. GTR in collaboration wi...
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Christmas Sussex Belle steam train returns

October 15, 2024, by Paul Bromley
A special steam train will be passing through Sussex and Kent next month. The Christmas Sussex Belle will be on a day-long trip for the festive season on Wednesday 20 November. Organisers The Railway ...
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Railway 200: past, present and future

September 25, 2024, by Paul Bromley
Southeast Communities Rail Partnership will be producing 200 ‘blue plaques’ to mark 200 people with connections to the railways on its lines as part of the national celebrations for 200 years of t...
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Heritage Boards at Lancing Station

September 18, 2024, by Lynda Spain
In September 2024, Keep Lancing Lovely (KLL) organised the installation of a series of heritage boards at Lancing Station which are part of the Adur Connected Heritage Project. Adur Connected | Shoreh...
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Activities this week and next

August 30, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Some tourism projects in development at East Grinstead, wellbeing initiatives receiving good publicity, and a mural project completed at Brentford. It’s been a busy week with lots to look forward to...
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Celebrating 20 years of Community Rail in the South East

August 1, 2024, by Paul Bromley
Staff, directors, chairs and vice-chairs of our line groups have met to mark 20 years of Community Rail in the South East. We began as Sussex Community Rail Partnership in 2004 operating on one stretc...
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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 clo...
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Steyning and Bramber stations celebrated on the Downlink ...

April 22, 2024, by Rowena Tyler
On 15th February,  we brought you news of ‘The Lost Railways’ project, which can be read here: Lost Railway boards a nice addition to the Downslink route | Southeast Communities Rail Part...
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