Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May
Kent CRP had a fantastic time with a pop-up stand at the Faversham Festival of Transport. It was a busy weekend, spanning Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, with the Faversham streets filled with inspiring vintage vehicles. We were lucky enough to be located in the Mayor’s Parlour in the Guildhall in the centre of the town, with a constant flow of visitors interested in finding out more about our community activities and upcoming celebrations for Rail 200 (the 200 year anniversary of rail passenger travel).
Over the two days, we had a footfall of approximately 1050 visitors, handing out event info to 320 family groups and 270 stickers to children!
On our stand we had a tremendous pop-up crew, with Linda Brinklow (Chair of KCRP Swale Rail Line), Jonathan Fryer (Deputy of SRL) and Dominic Noades (Rail enthusiast and photographer), alongside KCRP Project Officer Vicky Wright. We were joined by Chris Fribbins (Chair of KCRP Steering Group) in the Mayor’s Parlour who was also representing RailFuture.
On our pop up we were sharing useful travel information from Southeastern, historical resources linked to The Colonel Stephens Society, updates from the Sheppey Light Railway Greenway Project, and most importantly our exciting upcoming Rail 200 events:
19th July – Celebrating Queenborough Station’s 165th Birthday
We are planning to celebrate Rail 200 and Queenborough Station’s 165th Birthday on Saturday 19th July, at Queenborough Station & Castle Connections.
Come and join the fun!
There will be a community procession at 12noon, art workshops, drumming workshops and free cake!
Follow the link for more details about the day.
28th September – “History & Heritage Day” in Sheerness
At The Criterion Heritage Centre, Blue Town, Sheerness
Celebrating 200 years of passenger rail, we will be exploring how the development of rail has shaped the Isle of Sheppey. We will have a morning of talks, along with vintage film showings & pop-up stands, with a free bus tour in the afternoon visiting key sites important across the islands important in the island’s rail history.
Follow the link for more information.
All in all it was a fantastic weekend celebrating transport which we were grateful to be involved in. We’d like to say a big thank you to Faversham Town Council for organising the weekend, our volunteers and all the lovely people we spoke to.
Listen to Linda Brinklow and Vicky Wright chat to Radio Faversham’s Mike Adams about Kent Community Rail Partnership
