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Community Rail Coronation Connection 4: Windsor Castle

Community Rail Coronation Connection 4: Windsor Castle

April 6, 2023, by Paul Bromley
It’s Maundy Thursday – and exactly one month to go until the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla on 6 May. Maundy Thursday is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter....
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 3: Anne of Cleves House

Community Rail Coronation Connection 3: Anne of Cleves House

April 5, 2023, by Paul Bromley
The official invitations to the Coronation have used the phrase “Queen Camilla” for the first time. She has been known up until now as “Camilla, the Queen Consort”. The invitat...
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 2: Arundel Castle

Community Rail Coronation Connection 2: Arundel Castle

April 4, 2023, by Paul Bromley
The spotlight in our ‘Community Rail Coronation Connections’ campaign falls on Arundel Castle on the Arun Valley Line. Arundel Castle has been the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors ...
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Alight here for The Bug Station

Alight here for The Bug Station

, by Paul Bromley
A railway station especially for bugs has been unveiled as part of a new living art installation. The floral installation by multi-media artist Alice McCabe acts as a gateway to Spring and features se...
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Crowhurst Map leads the way

Crowhurst Map leads the way

April 3, 2023, by Andy Pope
A new tourist map was installed at Crowhurst station last week. The beautiful art work by Emily Johns is now on display at the back of the ticket office and features some of the historical sites in th...
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A Town Explorers a book

A Town Explorers a book

, by Andy Pope
This Year’s “A Town Explores a Book” art installation was completed on Friday 31st March at St Leonards Warrior Square station. Explore the art trail to explore the book “The W...
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Kent and Sussex Poetry at Frant station

Kent and Sussex Poetry at Frant station

, by Andy Pope
The Poetry project at Frant station continues with the latest poems being displayed at the Station. Ann-Francis Luther from the Kent and Sussex Poetry Society was present to help with the update. We a...
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Panoramic map installed at Tunbridge Wells

Panoramic map installed at Tunbridge Wells

, by Andy Pope
A fantastic new Panoramic photograph was recently installed in the waiting room/Cafe. The photo supplied by Blayne Jackson of Xcellaerial measures 7 metres long and shows the station in the middle of ...
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Community Rail Coronation Connection 1: Battle Abbey

Community Rail Coronation Connection 1: Battle Abbey

March 30, 2023, by Paul Bromley
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are currently on a trip to Germany – it’s the monarch’s first overseas visit since becoming king. Our ‘Community Rail Coronatio...
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