Garden of England art and planters launch, Ashford International Station, 27 March 2026 . After completing their inspirational ‘Welcome to Ashford’ pots at the front of the station and 64 Railway 200 decals in the underpass of the station it was time for the primary pupils and college students to turn their attention to the…
“Putting Down Routes” Sustainable Tourism Guided Walk, Charing station to The Signal Box Café at Hollingbourne station, Saturday 21 March 2026 . Working in collaboration with the North Downs Way National Trail ‘Putting Down Routes’ project Kent CRP managed a 10 mile guided walk from Charing railway station to The Signal Box Café at Hollingbourne…
Aylesford Station Adoption Launch Back in November of 2021 we met with Aylesford School and Aylesford Parish Council for a Southeastern station adoption safety briefing, full of enthusiasm to explore how we could work together to introduce artwork, history and planting to the station. A slow start was expected due to Covid restrictions. Tom Shelley…
Dominic Noades – Outstanding Volunteer Contribution Kent Community Rail Partnership is celebrating national recognition after volunteer Dominic Noades won “Outstanding Volunteer Contribution” at the 21st Community Rail Awards. The event, organised by Community Rail Network and supported by headline partner East Midlands Railway, took place in Derby on Thursday 19 March. A record-breaking 610 guests…
Kent Rail Pastors on the Medway Valley Line A chance encounter while travelling on the Medway Valley Line helped us to discover more about the Kent Rail Pastors team. Kent Rail Pastors provide a caring presence on Southeastern’s trains and stations to support both passengers and staff. Rail Pastors come from many different faith…
Travelling with Confidence – Bromley Mencap. Monday 2nd March 2026 On a warm sunny Monday afternoon, we welcomed 14 learners from Bromley Mencap and their tutors to Bromley South station for a trip to Swanley. The Travelling with Confidence trip was designed to build on classroom learning delivered the previous month, to raise the…
Community Rail Network Funding For New Promotional Materials Railway 200 was an absolute whirlwind of a year, which saw Kent Community Rail Partnership promotional stalls at the Southeastern Ashford Depot open day, onboard Inspiration the Railway 200 exhibition train and at a host of station birthdays and local community events. Over 800 tote bags…
The 4th Milton Regis Cub Pack, Sittingbourne Station Adopters for Sittingbourne Station On Saturday 21st February, the Cub Pack gathered at Sittingbourne Station, bringing with them dried sticks and pine cones they had gathered the week before, in special preparation for their making of a bug hotel. As a group, accompanied by KCRP Project…
Showing of The Railway Children Return (2022) On Friday 20th February, The Blue Town Criterion hosted a special screening of The Railway Children Return. With an excellent turnout and a 37-strong audience, we enjoyed a delightful film set in Yorkshire during the Second World War. There were some lovely interconnections with the original The Railway…
27th January 2026 On Tuesday 27th January, we gathered at Sheerness station for the start of a very special event. Pioneered by local resident Melissa George and supported by Southeastern and Kent Community Rail Partnership, we had the very first Forget Me Not Train experience along the Swale Rail Line. The event was for individuals…
A round up of 2025 in pictures, we recommend viewing in fullscreen,use the playback bar at the foot of the video.
Friday 12th December 2025 Margate Try a Train: Travel Training Trip to Margate In collaboration with Diversity House, a Sittingbourne-based charity delivering a full programme of adult learning opportunities and community events, we run a “Try a Train” experience twice a year for their ESOL service users. After exploring a range of local destinations, we…
Colonel Stephens and the Hop Pickers Line, new information board unveiled at Paddock Wood https://kentcrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Video_DN.mov Back in January 2023, David Sargison of Paddock Wood Town Council proposed that we work with the Hop Pickers Line Heritage Group, to celebrate the former branch line that wound through the Kent countryside from Paddock Wood to Cranbrook. This…
Valley Park School Choir, Music and Mince Pies, Maidstone East Station, Monday 8th December On the evening of Monday 8th December Maidstone East station adopters, Valley Park School students entertained passengers with Christmas songs and mince pies at Maidstone East station. The station has a large bright white foyer however the 22 students with their…
September 2025 Queenborough Guildhall Museum For 3 weeks, in late September and early October 2025, the team at Queenborough Guildhall Museum led by Caroline Howard created a truly magical Railway 200 and local history education experience at the Museum. Over 240 local school children from Queenborough Primary School, Minster School and Halfway School participated. All…
6th December 2025 Sheerness Highstreet Kent CRP at the Sheerness Christmas Event Early on Saturday 6th, we mustered near the Clock Tower on Sheerness High Street to get our stall ready for the festival celebrations that day. Chris Reed from The Big Fish Arts kindly lent us a gazebo for the day which was perfect,…
Heath Farm School’s Nature Garden Launch, Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Charing Station On Wednesday 3rd December, Charing station celebrated the launch of its nature garden, the first garden on the Kent Downs Line. The garden started with a seed of an idea 4 years ago and the launch saw a culmination of a hugely successful…
Celebrating Ashford International’s 183rd Birthday, Monday 1st December 2025 Music and Mince Pies Party On Monday 1st December, Ashford International station celebrated it’s 183 year old birthday having opened in 1842. To mark this auspicious occasion station adopters Ashford College students entertained passengers with music and mince pies. With it being the beginning of December,…