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

HerStory Of Rye

HerStory Of Rye

July 20, 2023, by Sara Grisewood
HerStory Of Rye is an ongoing visual and oral project initiated by Susan Benn and Bronwen Griffiths to celebrate women who work or have worked in Rye and the surrounding area. The project has also inc...
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Rye station staffing proposals branded ludicrous

Rye station staffing proposals branded ludicrous

July 19, 2023, by Fiona Morton
Proposals to cut the staffing levels at Rye station have been branded ludicrous by the local community rail partnership. Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs the Southern train operating company, anno...
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Awards success for Friends of Bishopstone

Awards success for Friends of Bishopstone

July 17, 2023, by Paul Bromley
There was triple success for the Friends of Bishopstone Station at the Railfuture Awards. FoBS chair Barbara Mine was named as joint winner of the Gold Award for Campaigner of the Year. The station gr...
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QE2 Pupils lead the way in repurposing artboards

QE2 Pupils lead the way in repurposing artboards

July 14, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
Pupil from the QE2 SEN School in Horsham were keen to reuse artboards when they were removed from the Bridge Art Gallery at the station.  Southern Coastal Maintenance team carefully removed the old a...
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Waterloo 175 Celebrations

Waterloo 175 Celebrations

July 12, 2023, by Sandy Mahon
11th July 2023 marked 175th anniversary of London Waterloo station and we certainly went all-out and celebrated in style! We formed a choir to entertain invited rail industry guests, including the rai...
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Angmering young artists promote rail travel in Sussex

Angmering young artists promote rail travel in Sussex

July 11, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
The Friends of Angmering Station (FOAS)  recently ran a ‘Travel Sussex By Train’ poster competition for young people in the area. Deirdre Carolin, Chair of FOAS said: “It was a great succes...
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Ticket Offices Public Consultation Closes 26th July 2023

Ticket Offices Public Consultation Closes 26th July 2023

July 10, 2023, by Fiona Morton
Changes are being proposed to the way we buy tickets at train stations.  Each train operating company has different proposals so it is worth looking at the relevant pages on their website  and downl...
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Going Loco – Brighton Walking Festival walks

Going Loco – Brighton Walking Festival walks

, by Paul Bromley
Two railway-themed walks were held on Saturday (8 July) as part of the Brighton Walking Festival. Both tours started and ended at the Brighton Toy & Model Museum which is our Community Rail statio...
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Latest news from Bluebell Railway

Latest news from Bluebell Railway

, by Sharon Gray
Dates for your diary, a list of fun events and latest news from the Bluebell Railway – follow the link below and you can sign up to recieve your own regular copy of their newsletter, also book e...
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