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

Coronation celebration at Staines Railway Station

Coronation celebration at Staines Railway Station

April 26, 2023, by Sandy Mahon
What a fantastic day at Staines Railway Station in the first of our Celebration Stations events in honour of King Charles III upcoming Coronation. The sun was shining, delicious catering supplied by O...
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 12: Reading Abbey

Community Rail Coronation Connection 12: Reading Abbey

, by Paul Bromley
Our journey across our Community Rail lines looking at venues and locations with connections to the Coronation has included one end of the Windsor-Reading Line with Windsor Castle. Now it’s time...
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FOBS chair Barbara Mine named as Coronation Champion

FOBS chair Barbara Mine named as Coronation Champion

April 25, 2023, by Paul Bromley
We are delighted that Barbara Mine, the chair of the Friends of Bishopstone Station community rail group, has been named as one of the official Coronation Champions. The nomination from Southeast Comm...
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 11: Penshurst Place

Community Rail Coronation Connection 11: Penshurst Place

, by Paul Bromley
What links Henry VIII, Beano comics and the Harry Potter films? The answer is Penshurst Place which can be reached from stations on the Tonbridge-Reigate line. It has been owned by the Sidney family s...
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Thameslink art trail launched to encourage leisure travel

Thameslink art trail launched to encourage leisure travel

, by Paul Bromley
Calling all art lovers. A new trail has been launched highlighting galleries, festivals and venues accessible by train. The ‘Thameslink Art Trail by Rail’ showcases places of interest along the Th...
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 10: Worthing

Community Rail Coronation Connection 10: Worthing

April 24, 2023, by Paul Bromley
The restorative benefits of a trip to the seaside are well documented – and the Royal family know that only too well. Our latest Community Rail Coronation Connection is focusing on the lovely to...
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Railway History Celebrated at Chilworth Station

Railway History Celebrated at Chilworth Station

April 21, 2023, by Caroline Salmon
Railway History Celebrated at Chilworth Station A celebratory plaque is now displayed at Chilworth Station, on the North Downs Line, thanks to the Southeast Community Partnership gaining permission an...
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Chichester Rotary and SCRP congratulate King Charles III ...

Chichester Rotary and SCRP congratulate King Charles III ...

April 20, 2023, by Rowena Tyler
Visitors to Chichester station bookings hall will see this large poster, congratulating King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their upcoming Coronation.  The poster was produced and installed, courte...
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A New Look at Upper Warlingham Station

A New Look at Upper Warlingham Station

, by Sharon Gray
Upper Warlingham station hosted a coffee morning with a difference on Tuesday 11 April, a celebration of the installation of a collection of artworks provided by the East Surrey Arts Society (ESAS). A...
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