Thursday 18th September 2025
The Criterion Heritage Centre, Bluetown, Sheerness
We are celebrating the 200th anniversary of rail passenger travel with a music and film night!
Come and enjoy some beautiful musical performances at The Criterion Heritage Centre Blue Town, Sheerness, followed by FREE Community Cinema, with the showing of the “The Railway Children Return”
Musical Performances
5.30pm – The EKC Sheppey Secondary School Singing Train Choir
In July 2025, with EKC Sheppey Secondary School being station adopters for all five stations along the Swale Rail Line (running from Sittingbourne to Sheerness), the EKC SSS Year 7 Choir created a special 20 minute set with choreography to be performed in the train whilst travelling along the Swale Rail Line.
The same choir will kicking off the evening of entertainment with their wonderful 20 minute set.
6pm – Fiato – The Little Big Band!
The Fiato Band will be livening up the evening with their magical beats and flare! Come and enjoy an incredible journey through their extensive repertoire from classical, folk, rock and party tunes!
Find out more about the Fiato Band.
To manage capacity, please book your free ticket here to guarantee your seat!
This ticket covers both musical performances.
Film Night
To celebrate 200 years of passenger rail, we are showing “The Railway Children Return”.
Tickets are FREE and can be booked via the Eventbrite link below.
Start Time: 19.15
End Time: 21.05 (approx)
Please arrive from 19.00 onwards. No adverts will be shown and the film will start promptly at 19.15. There will be a 10 minute interval with drinks and ice creams on sale.
The Railway Children Return (2022)
Inspired by one of the most beloved British family films of all time, THE RAILWAY CHILDREN RETURN is an enchanting and heart-warming adventure for a new generation. Jenny Agutter resumes her role as Bobbie from the original film and is joined by Sheridan Smith (CILLA), Tom Courtenay (45 YEARS, BILLY LIAR) and John Bradley (GAME OF THRONES). 1944 – As life in Britain’s cities becomes increasingly perilous, three evacuee children – Lily (Beau Gadsdon), Pattie (Eden Hamilton) and Ted (Zac Cudby) Watts – are sent by their mother from Salford to the Yorkshire village of Oakworth .There to meet them on the train station platform are Bobbie Waterbury (Jenny Agutter, reprising her iconic role in the original film), her daughter, Annie (Sheridan Smith), and grandson Thomas (Austin Haynes), and with their help the evacuees are soon settling into their new life in the countryside. When the children discover injured American soldier Abe (KJ Aikens) hiding out in the railyard at Oakworth Station, they are thrust into a dangerous quest to assist their new friend who, like them, is a long way from home.
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