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Lots to celebrate this week with the education team gaining a much sought after quality mark and more grant success. Railway 200 plaques are beginning to make their appearance at several events. Read

SCRP grant and quality mark successes

April 24, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Lots to celebrate this week with the education team gaining a much sought after quality mark and more grant success. Railway 200 plaques are beginning to make their appearance at several events. Read ...
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An award for Feltham Station Adopters, our Blue Plaques are ready for an event at Novium Museum in Chichester, and a welcome to our newest member of the team, Kanna Ingleson, who takes over as Line Of

Award for Feltham Station Adopters- This week’s hig...

April 17, 2025, by Fiona Morton
An award for Feltham Station Adopters, our Blue Plaques are ready for an event at Novium Museum in Chichester, and a welcome to our newest member of the team, Kanna Ingleson, who takes over as Line Of...
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We have very talented people at SCRP. See how you can turn a box file into your own model railway. Check out the new posters on the North Downs Line and some other films put together by the team. Read

SCRP Weekly Highlights 11th April 2025

April 11, 2025, by Fiona Morton
We have very talented people at SCRP. See how you can turn a box file into your own model railway. Check out the new posters on the North Downs Line and some other films put together by the team. Read...
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Project planning & delivery this week from across Southeast Communities Rail Partnership including the final Scouts project visit to Reg’s Garden, & Travel with Confidence journeys to Lo

SCRP Weekly Highlights 4th April 2025

April 4, 2025, by Trevor Field
Project planning & delivery this week from across Southeast Communities Rail Partnership including the final Scouts project visit to Reg’s Garden, & Travel with Confidence journeys to Lo...
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Check out the variety of projects across  SCRP in the link SCRP Weekly Highlights 28th March

Varied week across SCRP

March 28, 2025, by Trevor Field
Check out the variety of projects across  SCRP in the link SCRP Weekly Highlights 28th March...
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We are still celebrating the incredible wins at CRN Awards. The launch of the Arun Valley podcast took place, and we learned of the e ticket launch of the PlusBus Ticket. Officers are busy with Action

Still celebrating! See our weekly Highlights

March 20, 2025, by Fiona Morton
We are still celebrating the incredible wins at CRN Awards. The launch of the Arun Valley podcast took place, and we learned of the e ticket launch of the PlusBus Ticket. Officers are busy with Action...
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SCRP projects and volunteers were shortlisted in a record-breaking number of categories. Here’s hoping we come away with some winning certificates. In other highlights a lion features on one of

Hoping for a lion’s share of awards

March 13, 2025, by Fiona Morton
SCRP projects and volunteers were shortlisted in a record-breaking number of categories. Here’s hoping we come away with some winning certificates. In other highlights a lion features on one of ...
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Another packed week of projects & events for Southeast Communities Rail Partnership including World Book Day & a chance meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport for One Go Train group

SCRP Weekly Highlights 7th March 2025

March 7, 2025, by Trevor Field
Another packed week of projects & events for Southeast Communities Rail Partnership including World Book Day & a chance meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport for One Go Train group...
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Lots of community art in production this week. Our Try a Train Trips and Rail Education grow in popularity and demand. Go Learn Education project adds £8 million  per year in added social value alon

Highlights this week

February 28, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Lots of community art in production this week. Our Try a Train Trips and Rail Education grow in popularity and demand. Go Learn Education project adds £8 million  per year in added social value alon...
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Lot’s of publicity this week for creating goodwill and good news stories with our Railway 200 chocolate giveaways . You may have seen the celebrations at Rye on ITVs Meridian news. New groups are wa

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grand...

February 20, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Lot’s of publicity this week for creating goodwill and good news stories with our Railway 200 chocolate giveaways . You may have seen the celebrations at Rye on ITVs Meridian news. New groups are wa...
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Sharing the love for our railways this week through chocolate, Railway 200 birthday celebrations and art installations.  A big week for Hounslow to Richmond line with two major projects completed. In

Celebrating Valentines Day on the Railway

February 13, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Sharing the love for our railways this week through chocolate, Railway 200 birthday celebrations and art installations.  A big week for Hounslow to Richmond line with two major projects completed. In...
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In addition to Railway 200 events our team continues to support steering groups, commission and install new art work, spruce up planting and recruit station adopters. Last week we shared some of our o

We love connecting communities to rail

February 6, 2025, by Fiona Morton
In addition to Railway 200 events our team continues to support steering groups, commission and install new art work, spruce up planting and recruit station adopters. Last week we shared some of our o...
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This week’s update contains so many examples of SCRP working in partnership with disparate groups to achieve great results. We heard from SER about how productive their model of working jointly with

Alliances make for great results

January 31, 2025, by Fiona Morton
This week’s update contains so many examples of SCRP working in partnership with disparate groups to achieve great results. We heard from SER about how productive their model of working jointly with...
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Find out who has lost their head in this week’s update.  Great to report on progress on our Blue Plaques Project and individual line events. Check out the stunning mural at Barnes and learn about t

Heads up for weekly highlights

January 23, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Find out who has lost their head in this week’s update.  Great to report on progress on our Blue Plaques Project and individual line events. Check out the stunning mural at Barnes and learn about t...
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Feltham has its own Rocket. Railway 200 is proving to be the catalyst for more  community involvement with some creative ideas being proposed across all our lines. See our weekly highlights to learn

Mini Rocket comes to Feltham

January 16, 2025, by Fiona Morton
Feltham has its own Rocket. Railway 200 is proving to be the catalyst for more  community involvement with some creative ideas being proposed across all our lines. See our weekly highlights to learn ...
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Looking forward to Railway 200 celebrations in the 2025. In the meantime preparations continue with SCRP Weekly Highlights 10th Jan 2025  

Happy New Year from SCRP

January 13, 2025, by Trevor Field
Looking forward to Railway 200 celebrations in the 2025. In the meantime preparations continue with SCRP Weekly Highlights 10th Jan 2025  ...
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Mince pies great giveaways feature across the lines this week as we prepare for the holiday season. Great to see SupaJam at Hove raising money for MIND. News of encouraging progress towards carbon red

Christmas Highlights

December 20, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Mince pies great giveaways feature across the lines this week as we prepare for the holiday season. Great to see SupaJam at Hove raising money for MIND. News of encouraging progress towards carbon red...
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This week we have been supporting diverse groups to Try a Train, enjoying lots of Christmas Festivities with many more planned for next week.  We  are working hard to meet several funding deadlines

SCRP Projects nominated for Awards – weekly highlights

December 13, 2024, by Fiona Morton
This week we have been supporting diverse groups to Try a Train, enjoying lots of Christmas Festivities with many more planned for next week.  We  are working hard to meet several funding deadlines ...
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  In this week’s summary see details about how we have been promoting Christmas markets and events across network. We have also been lending our support for charity events with TOCS through win

Volunteers win awards, SCRP Weekly Highlights 6th Dec

December 5, 2024, by Fiona Morton
  In this week’s summary see details about how we have been promoting Christmas markets and events across network. We have also been lending our support for charity events with TOCS through win...
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Inside this week’s highlights Another great mural design on Hounslow to Richmond Line, this time at Barnes . Great feedback from group with special needs at Tonbridge Plans for supporting GTR CSR pa

Murals, Music and support for MIND

November 29, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Inside this week’s highlights Another great mural design on Hounslow to Richmond Line, this time at Barnes . Great feedback from group with special needs at Tonbridge Plans for supporting GTR CSR pa...
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A lot of positive press coverage this week and support from our MPs, many of whom are new to community rail but have immediately seen the value in gaining public support for increased use of rail. Rea

Community Rail garners public support for rail travel

November 22, 2024, by Fiona Morton
A lot of positive press coverage this week and support from our MPs, many of whom are new to community rail but have immediately seen the value in gaining public support for increased use of rail. Rea...
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This week we have had sweet feedback from a pupil about how Go Train helped him and his family. Try a Train plans made with a school led to a connection with the London School of Mosaics. Read how som

SCRP Highlights

November 14, 2024, by Fiona Morton
This week we have had sweet feedback from a pupil about how Go Train helped him and his family. Try a Train plans made with a school led to a connection with the London School of Mosaics. Read how som...
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As Remembrance Sunday approaches , line officers have been supporting community groups to install poppy displays at stations. The Railways have always played an important role in supporting our armed

Weekly Update. A Focus on Remembrance

November 7, 2024, by Fiona Morton
As Remembrance Sunday approaches , line officers have been supporting community groups to install poppy displays at stations. The Railways have always played an important role in supporting our armed ...
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So many great posts this week, read all about it here

SCRP Highlights 1st November 2024

November 1, 2024, by Trevor Field
So many great posts this week, read all about it here...
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Another week packed with activities.   Many of us have been focusing on work with less confident groups and facilitating Try a Train adventures. All good preparation for a new project for 2025. Men

SCRP Highlights 25th October

October 28, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Another week packed with activities.   Many of us have been focusing on work with less confident groups and facilitating Try a Train adventures. All good preparation for a new project for 2025. Men...
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Highlight of the week was the deserved recognition for Sandy, Maddy, Cath and Network Rail Team for joint work with Hampshire CRP for the family fun day in Reading. Often said that community rail is t

It’s a win for SCRP working in collaboration with Hampshi...

October 11, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Highlight of the week was the deserved recognition for Sandy, Maddy, Cath and Network Rail Team for joint work with Hampshire CRP for the family fun day in Reading. Often said that community rail is t...
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Our contact with local voluntary organisations is providing all sorts of dividends with groups willing to look after stations, gardens and help with events. If you are passing through Waterloo keep an

Service Quality Excellence our role in achieving high sta...

October 3, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Our contact with local voluntary organisations is providing all sorts of dividends with groups willing to look after stations, gardens and help with events. If you are passing through Waterloo keep an...
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As autumn falls upon us, we are busy with Stakeholder and Conference events. CRN entries are ready to be submitted. Our case studies provide examples of great projects and evidence for multiple entrie

SCRP Weekly Highlights

September 27, 2024, by Fiona Morton
As autumn falls upon us, we are busy with Stakeholder and Conference events. CRN entries are ready to be submitted. Our case studies provide examples of great projects and evidence for multiple entrie...
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We have all been busy gathering material for award nominations this week. The range of potential nominees are extensive. It is so good to take every opportunity to thank volunteers, Directors SCRP sta

Awards and recognition – this weeks highlights

September 12, 2024, by Fiona Morton
We have all been busy gathering material for award nominations this week. The range of potential nominees are extensive. It is so good to take every opportunity to thank volunteers, Directors SCRP sta...
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A busy week again , find out who has been invited to a  lunch in recognition of her work. Read more here

Weekly highlights

September 5, 2024, by Fiona Morton
A busy week again , find out who has been invited to a  lunch in recognition of her work. Read more here...
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