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

Want to do something about climate change?

Want to do something about climate change?

July 4, 2024, by Fiona Morton
This week we have been working with lots of young people. So many want to do something practical and long lasting to combat climate change. Using public transport and making it easier for all types of...
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Good public transport drives growth

Good public transport drives growth

June 28, 2024, by Fiona Morton
The railway created our modern world. The railway creates connectivity, economic growth, jobs, housing, social cohesion and sustainability. This quote from Lord Hendy sums up why work hard to gain pub...
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The railway created our modern world. The railway creates...

The railway created our modern world. The railway creates...

June 20, 2024, by Fiona Morton
This quote from Sir Peter Hendy sums it all up and covers most of what we do. This is why we care for this precious legacy and make the railway fit for the next 200 years. Read how we go about it her...
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Green Traveller concession at Charleston

Green Traveller concession at Charleston

June 18, 2024, by Paul Bromley
Charleston is offering a 15% ‘Green Traveller’ concession on tickets for people using active and sustainable transport. The discounts apply for visitors using the Sussex Arts Shuttle buses...
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Involving young people in community rail

Involving young people in community rail

June 14, 2024, by Fiona Morton
This week our highlights showcase the contributions of young people . Education teams are busy in schools. Work continues with Beavers and Scouts who have volunteered in turn for station tidy ups . Re...
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Volunteers’ week visit

Volunteers’ week visit

June 11, 2024, by Sandy Mahon
We were delighted during volunteers’ week to welcome South Western Railway COO and Interim MD Stuart Meek to the Incredible Edible Community Garden at Staines Railway Station. Loyal volunteers w...
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Arundel Station hosts a Community Rail Picnic to thank vo...

Arundel Station hosts a Community Rail Picnic to thank vo...

June 10, 2024, by Rowena Tyler
To finish off an exciting Community Rail week across the West Coastway Southern Rail network, station partners Arundel Town Council and Greening Arundel Volunteering Group hosted a picnic at Arundel S...
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Volunteers, how fortunate we are

Volunteers, how fortunate we are

June 7, 2024, by Fiona Morton
Featured this week is the role that volunteers play in connecting communities to their railway. Stuart Meek Interim MD of SWR thanked volunteers up and down the lines from Richmond to Reading and took...
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The part played by the railways in Newhaven on D-Day

The part played by the railways in Newhaven on D-Day

June 6, 2024, by Paul Bromley
Guest blog post to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day (6 June 1944) Newhaven and D-Day by Richard Kirkman, Trustee of Newhaven Historical Society Newhaven was closed to all commercial traffic from Jul...
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