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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...

An All Party Parliamentary Group on the South East launched on 5th Feb. They will concentrate on growth and transport.  Staff are busy preparing for more celebrations in the coming weeks with Visits ...

We were honoured that Lord Hendy, Rail Minister, beamed in to the meeting to present our 201st Blue Plaques to Mike Lamport in recognition of his contribution to making Railway 200 such a success. Spe...

We have gained so much from being part of Railway 200. It has allowed us to extend our reach into communities and have connected more communities to their railway. Read more here...

New dates for Inspiration Train will be announced on 26th Jan and we are planning how we can provide additional activities aimed at visiting school children and families. Did our team building day go ...

Other highlights include Lottery Funding success for a Network Rail and Sussex Coast community garden project and additional station enhancements across all our lines. Discover the connection between ...

Staff have been decorating stations across our community rail lines, and SupaJam raised money for Mind with a busking session at Hove. Unused station buildings are being brought into community use on ...

For more news about Community Rail Awards 2026 plus great work from SCRP’s education team check out the SCRP Weekly Highlights 12th Dec 2025  ...

We are proud to announce the projects in our area that have been shortlisted for this year’s national Community Rail awards The SCRP projects are:   Empowering Diverse Groups – Travel Ambassa...

Check SCRP Weekly Highlights 5th Dec 2025 for the latest community rail news, events & projects from SCRP Line Officers....

Students and pupils love their activities with the education team, with one young man declaring it his “best day  at school ever”.  Our white hearts giveaways at many stations across the...

For this week’s SCRP highlights from across the lines See here...

This week we are promoting  a train mania event at the Toy Museum in Brighton. Ore community garden wins another award and we celebrate our youth engagement work with the Billingshurst Beavers. Our c...

We have been to Parliament this week to help launch the GTR Social Impact report . It was great to see so many volunteers taking part and being rewarded for their contributions. News of another award ...

At SWR Awards the Hounslow to Richmond Line Barnes Mural won Best Youth Engagement Project. Try s Train and a Bus goes from strength to strength with Brighton & Hove Buses now on board and Marshli...

More awards for our work, this time to honour Mick Burgess, former vice chair of the Marshlink Line. Lots to celebrate this week and into next. Read more here...

We were honoured to receive awards from Voluntary Action. This award reflects our engagement with a range of community organisations, schools & colleges to connect people to their railway. Crowbor...

Latest news this week includes the reaccreditation of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership from Community Rail Network on behalf of the Department for Transport. Read updates from SCRP line officers...

So many of our community rail lines feature in films and television. Downton Abbey features one of the venues that we use for our steering group meetings for the Hounslow to Richmond Line. Pictured is...

We welcome our new Line Officer for Hounslow to Richmond, Anna Stearman to the SCRP Team. Anna has a background in education and the arts. SWR features a lot this week as we are nominating lots of pro...

Check SCRP highlights for this week & news of planning for forthcoming events at https://www.southeastcrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SCRP-Weekly-Highlights-29th-Aug-2025.pdf  ...

This week the focus is on  improvements to station environments with our station partners who play such a significant role in making them places of welcome. Outreach health checks using station premi...