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This week we are highlighting how we share our good practice through hosting colleagues from other areas and by running workshops at conferences. Also this week 1066 facilitated a group showcasing the...

1066 have had a particularly busy time covering all forms of public transport with projects celebrating High Weald Walking Festival from Robertsbridge, collaborating with Bus Users Group and several e...

The hot weather that has contributed to lots of travel disruption has been a challenge for rail staff, passengers, local communities, and SCRP staff. We have done what we can to support the railway fa...

Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP) is delighted to announce that it has once again been successfully reaccredited by Community Rail Network. This recognises its continued commitment to conn...

Great to see train services on the main GTR line to London restored. Inside this week are some thank you letters from Go Train pupils and confirmation of our accreditation with CRN. Our partnerships t...

We have been featuring  heritage and tourism trails, making stations greener and exploring our region through active travel. I hope you enjoy reading this week’s edition and have a great Bank Holid...

We delayed our weekly update last week due to the derailment. We have been supporting our railway colleagues and carrying on with our work. See how the the new mural at Crowborough is coming on and le...

The CRN Award categories have been announced so we had a discussion about all the wonderful projects that have taken place. So many to choose from but we had to narrow it down to one per category. We ...

Lots of projects getting their official opening tonight and next week. Our SAB meeting held at Reg’s Garden, Farnborough North Station. Stakeholders contributed to our business plan and confirme...

We are so grateful to people who contact us and offer to help or collaborate on projects. We are very touched and appreciate all the kind offers. Some nice media pieces to look at in our highlights th...

All the latest updates & events from SCRP Line Officers here...

We always welcome feedback from the many organisations we work with and support. This week we had great comment from Railway 200, a former MP and a station adopter. See more here...

As part of our community engagement to develop ideas for a creative mural in the underpass near North Camp Station, we held two free drop-in art workshops in Aldershot at the West End Centre and at No...

During Community Rail Week we celebrated the launch of a new podcast by Whistlestop Arts which includes lovely suggestions for exploring around the North Downs Line without a car. There is a whole epi...

Art features in this weeks update. new installations and some great feedback from the mural at Trafalgar Street in Brighton. This is part of a wider project to support businesses in the North Laines a...

Working with our rail industry, local government and community partners we put on a show of community rail last week. A dozen diverse events over 5 days meant that we really made the week about #journ...

Community Rail week got off to a windy and wet start, but we were not deterred. See a few of our activities this week.  Look out for a roundup next time. As well as celebrating volunteers week, we ha...

A big thank you to volunteers who continued to give their time for free in this heat. Look out for more next week as we celebrate volunteers week and Community Rail Week. Read more here...

Proud to attend the East Sussex Women of the Year event on behalf of the SCRP. Many of the groups we work with were represented, including Friends of Bishopstone Station , the Parchment Trust, Eastbou...

Linking people from trains to attractions and essential services by bus is a key part of our work. See also some real tweets on one of our lines. Read more here...

After schools complete their SATS exams we see our busiest period for involvement with schools to educate young people about how to travel safely on train and grow a generation of committed public tra...

Increasing the use of public transport is our aim. We attend community meetings  to harness people’s interest in climate change, support diverse groups to try the train and put funding into the...

All the station gardens have sprung to life with several being featured in local news and in industry press. Passengers love them and are full of praise for the work of volunteers and station staff. W...

Lots of progress on a project at Hounslow, boosted by the support from SWR. Seed swaps and TV appearances and lots of people downloading the Arun Valley Podcast and activity pack. Read more here...

This week we have been celebrating our CRN Awards with our many volunteers and supporters. Artwork at St Leonard’s Hastings has gone up and we celebrated with sixth form students at Farnborough Nort...

We did very well at the community rail national awards. The feedback from Optalis sums up our successful partnership model and many of our winning and placed projects demonstrate exactly that. Our nex...

The Railway 200 Inspiration Train visit to Bognor Regis & Lewes stations feature this week. Also exploring the Blackwater Valley & planning for events at St Margarets & Mortlake stations &...

Weekly highlights from SCRP featuring the completed mural opposite the Brighton Toy & Model Museum at the top of Trafalgar Street, plus the Piano performance at, & on route Hastings Station pl...

The environment features this week. Spring is definitely in the air with lots of Bee Friendly projects taking place. Our financial help has contributed to a great improvement to the environment around...

Read weekly highlights from Southeast Communities Rail Officers for week ending 13th February 2026 Click here...