Preserving the Tonbridge station subway mural Thanks to the efforts of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership and just £250 from Community Rail Network’s Small Grants Fund for England, a digital copy of the water-damaged Tonbridge Station mural will be printed onto Correx and installed in the waiting room – preserving the artwork for future passengers to enjoy.
Southeastern Stakeholder Forum, Friday 5th April 2024 At the beginning of April, Souteastern welcomed more than 50 stakeholders to an event to update them on their work to build a better, more reliable, and sustainable railway. Southeastern’s senior management team spoke about how they are reducing delays, improving stations, protecting staff and customers, and…
The Lakes and Marshes Rail Trail is a 4.5 mile loop between Snodland and New Hythe stations, taking in the fantastic scenery and wildlife of Holborough Marshes, Leybourne Lakes and the River Medway. Trains arrive at Snodland station from both ends of the Medway Valley Line at around 10:15am, ready for a 10:30am start….
A change of Chairs for our Medway Valley and Kent Downs Lines. James Willis and Jim Lehane, volunteer Line Chairs for our Medway Valley Line and Kent Downs Line respectively are standing down from their roles. James Willis has held the Chair position for the Medway Valley Line Group for a number of years, bringing…
Thameslink Railway Chidren’s Spring Poetry Competition Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), who operate Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services, will be running an easter school poetry competition for children aged 5-13. The competition, which is being launched by the Children’s Laureate poet and author Joseph Coelho, will open from 25 March and we hope it…
Essential engineering works on the Kingsferry Bridge will see the line between Sittingbourne and Sheerness closed on a number of dates this summer. The closures will affect both rail and road journeys. Update from Network Rail 19 Arpil 2024 Certain dates of the planned repairs to Kingsferry Bridge this summer have been rescheduled to avoid…
We were proud to be invited by Southeastern to join them at the House of Commons for the launch of their Social Mobility Action Plan. Southeastern said:- On 4 March, Southeastern, in partnership with the Purpose Coalition, launched its Social Mobility Action Plan in Parliament. We were privileged to be joined by the chair…
In July 2017, Kent CRP were invited to the launch of information boards at Paddock Wood station celebrating the Hop Pickers Line, a former branch line that ran between Hawkhurst and Paddock Wood. The boards made mention of an ambition to create a “Hop Pickers Line Heritage Trail”, a proposed walking and cycling route inspired…
Faversham Festival of Transport 2024 Once again Kent Community Rail Partnership will get ahead of the game with an early start to Community Rail Week (20-26 May). We will be in the Guildhall with colouring sheets and stickers for kids to enjoy. Come and talk to us about:- Assisted Travel Services available from…
Catch 22 College On Wednesday 28th February we paid another visit to Catch 22 college in Maidstone. Supported by Matt Fraser, Community Relations Manager at Southeastern we presented anti-trespass messaging to thirty students. We covered how to find the information you need to plan your journey before reaching the station and finding the right…
New Promotional Materials For Kent Community Rail Partnership A lot of things have changed since Kent Community Rail Partnership was launched in 2003. Over the years we have changed host organisation, added new lines and new communities, and moved into a more digitally enabled age. A new partnership logo was adopted in 2019…
Kent County Councillors show their support for Queenborough station adopters. On Friday 9th February we paid a visit to our volunteer station adopters at Queenborough to hand over a variety of gardening hand tools to help them keeping the station gardens tidy and attractive for the local community. The station adoption group are part of…
We invite you to join us for our Annual Stakeholder Meeting on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Our Stakeholder Meeting is an opportunity for stakeholders, partners, volunteers and friends of Kent Community Rail Partnership to get together and celebrate our achievements. It is a great opportunity to find out more about our work and meet the…
Hollingbourne Station has been nominated in the category “Most Enhanced Railway Spaces” for the Community Rail Awards 2024. A fantastic achievement reflecting the hard work of the local community in re-imagining the derelict booking office as a community hub. Our thanks also go to Southeastern and the Railway Heritage Trust for their support for the…
Kick off the festive season with Ashford College students with some Christmas Karaoke, 12-2pm tomorrow at Ashford International station.They’ll soon have you rocking around the Christmas tree.
On 29th November 2023 we took a group of thirteen students from Sheppey College to the Travel Safe Travel Smart centre in Margate. Travel training began as soon as we reached the station with a reminder to keep behind the yellow line until the train has arrived and stopped and to let passengers off…
Southeastern are kindly providing advertising space at some of our stations, promoting volunteering opportunities at Kent Community Rail Partnership. There are lots of ways that you can support our work and we’d love to hear about your own ideas too. Posters will be rolled out by Southeastern as part of regular updates to station displays. Let us…
On 13th November, Southeastern held their Autumn Stakeholder Forum in Canterbury. Southeastern welcomed colleagues and partners from across their network to reflect on the previous six months and to show how Southeastern are working to deliver a better, more reliable and sustainable railway. Speakers throughout the day updated stakeholders on a range of topics,…
On a very chilly Sunday morning at the end of November we were joined by volunteers from the Friends of Broomhill park to tidy the public areas outside Strood station. The team were supported by Medway Council who provided guidance, equipment and arranged collection of the bagged waste. Two hours work by the group…
We were delighted to accept an invitation from Tracey Crouch MP to attend the over 55s Advice and Information Fair at Snodland on Monday 23rd October. We were one of eighty organisations exhibiting at the event, working with Southeastern to share information and ideas to inspire people to Give The Train A Try, promote the…