News

News from SCRP and communities around the railway lines in Sussex, Surrey and Kent.

Lavender Line Christmas train

Lavender Line Christmas train

November 23, 2023, by Sharon Gray
Are you looking for a Christmas treat for the little ones or even Granddad?  The Lavender Line is running special Father Christmas trains on 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th of December.  (Pre-Booking ...
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Birthday celebrations for Bishopstone’s Meet-up-Mon...

Birthday celebrations for Bishopstone’s Meet-up-Mon...

November 21, 2023, by Paul Bromley
Special celebrations were held on Monday 20 November to mark one year of Meet-up-Monday events at Bishopstone community hub. The dedicated volunteers from the Friends of Bishopstone Station (FoBS) had...
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Flowers, funds and favourite places. SCRP Weekly Highlights

Flowers, funds and favourite places. SCRP Weekly Highlights

November 17, 2023, by Fiona Morton
A snapshot of our week in Community  Rail .Find out what connects roses, Robin Hood, rugby and Rye here....
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Christmas craft workshops

Christmas craft workshops

November 16, 2023, by Sharon Gray
If you are looking for something a little bit different and some inspiration for Christmas why not try these two events being held at the Victoria Pavilion in Uckfield? Sunday 19th November an artists...
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Buxted station

Buxted station

, by Sharon Gray
Buxted station has a striking new art display within the ticket hall to entertain station users.  The local community donated photographs which have been melded into one large display representing th...
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New Volunteer Gardeners at Wadhurst

New Volunteer Gardeners at Wadhurst

, by Andy Pope
This week we were delighted to welcome the new volunteer gardeners to Wadhurst Station. Despite the terrible weather, a great start was made in rescuing the shrubs and tired planters for a winter make...
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SCRP Weekly Highlights 10th Nov

SCRP Weekly Highlights 10th Nov

November 10, 2023, by Fiona Morton
As Remembrance day approaches lots of work has been done to create poppy displays at stations. We also had a bit of good news about a project with Culture Shift .Read about it here...
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Entire school creates Poppy display for their station

Entire school creates Poppy display for their station

November 9, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
Along the Arun Valley and Sussex Coast Lines, station partners and staff have been ensuring that visitors to their stations can pause to remember those who served to keep us safe in times of conflict....
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SCRP Weekly Highlights

SCRP Weekly Highlights

November 3, 2023, by Fiona Morton
The news this week that the plans to close many ticket offices have been shelved shows how important it is to give communities a say in their local train services. The response to the consultation was...
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