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Community Rail in the Midlands and the East COMMUNITY RAIL in the MIDLANDS and the EAST Community rail in the Midlands and the East COMMUNITY RAIL IN THE MIDLANDS AND THE EAST Community rail is a unique and growing movement comprising more than 70 community rail partnerships and 1,000 volunteer groups across Britain that help communities get the most from their railways. It is about engaging local people at grassroots level to promote social inclusion, sustainable and healthy travel, wellbeing, economic development, and tourism. This involves working with train operators, local authorities, and other partners to highlight local needs and opportunities, ensuring communities have a voice in rail and transport development. Community rail is evidenced to contribute high levels of social, environmental, and economic value to local areas, and countless stations have been transformed into hubs at the heart of the communities they serve. Evidence also shows community rail delivering life-changing benefits Community rail can have a real impact for individuals and families, helping people access on and beyond the railway. It brings a new opportunities through sustainable travel by rail. “ sense of pride and enables people to come together to make a difference at The movement is currently looking to play a key role their local railway station and benefit in the recovery of our communities post-COVID, their community. Helping to improve helping them build back better and greener. gateways to towns a“ nd villages, it can create a community support network which in turn delivers economic and social benefits. The Midlands and the East in numbers: Donna Adams, East Midlands Railway 14 Working along railway lines, with community industry partners, to engage local rail communities. Partnerships stretch partnerships from North Lincolnshire down to Each Year Giving (CRPs) Bedfordshire. 0 46,000 Voluntary groups bringing stations 0 Hours 160 into the heart of communities. In the Worth station Midlands and the East, more than 60% 0 of the network is 'adopted' by local , groups volunteers.’ Volunteers £3.9m 1 1 COMMUNITY RAIL IN THE MIDLANDS AND THE EAST Community rail partnerships in the Midlands and the East: North Staffordshire CRP - covers the Barton Cleethorpes CRP - line from Crewe to Derby via Stoke-on-Trent. covers 14 stations on the line between Priorities include engaging local communities Barton-Upon-Humber and Cleethorpes. in innovative projects to improve the route for The CRP act as a voice for passengers, passengers, delivering station improvement communities, town and parish councils, and projects, and promoting rail as sustainable, businesses along the line, seeking to improve services, develop accessible and healthy travel for work, education, community projects, and promote rail as a greener way to travel. and leisure. The CRP recently supported the installation of The CRP has been active in promoting the heritage attractions environmentally-friendly waiting facilites at Uttoxter Station, along the line, creating and distributing marketing information and ran ‘The Railway in Autumn’, an online junior art competition. to encourage sustainable tourism by rail. Derwent Valley Line CRP - Marston Vale CRP - covers covers the line from Matlock to Long stations between Bedford and Eaton. The CRP’s vision is to improve Milton Keynes. The CRP encourages rail services for a growing passenger local groups, organisations and market, meet the needs of residents businesses to become more involved in improving the passenger and visitors, and to support the economy of experience at stations and on trains, including promoting upcycled the Derwent Valley. Recently the CRP has supported the Class 230 trains and the heritage centre and tearoom at Ridgmont transformation of the old booking hall at Matlock Bath Station Station. A recent major project has seen the CRP create ‘Symbol into a café and education centre, and created a new line guide Spot’, a sightseeing trail for children that promotes rail safety and and activity book for families. attractions along the line. Poacher Line CRP - covers 19 stations Heart of England CRP - on the line between Nottingham and covers 36 stations over three lines Skegness. The CRP’s aims are to engage with between Tyseley in Birmingham, local communities to improve stations, Coventry, Nuneaton, Leamington Spa, support economic and social development, Warwick, and Stratford-Upon-Avon. The CRP’s aims include promote diversity, equality, and inclusion, and promoting employment, education, leisure, and tourism encourage rail as a sustainable travel option for all. Major projects opportunities accessible via rail, improving station facilities over the past year have included the creation of a community and engaging communities in station partnerships, and integrating allotment at Sleaford Station, and the installation of a 27-metre rail with other forms of public transport and active travel. mural to brighten up Boston Station. The partnership is currently looking to establish new community hubs at Nuneaton and Coventry stations, and a Shakespeare Garden at Henley-in-Arden Station. North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire CRP - covers lines between Lincoln, Barnetby, Gainsborough Worcestershire CRP - covers 18 and Worksop. The CRP’s aims are to promote stations from Hagley and Redditch in the and increase community involvement in its north of the county to Great Malvern and lines, integrate and coordinate local transport Honeybourne in the south. Priorities include integrating rail with to encourage modal shift to rail, improve stations and services, other forms of public transport, promoting sustainable travel for and boost tourism and local economies. It is currently supporting recreation, leisure, and tourism, and developing station adoption a feasibility study to restore regular passenger services between and stations as gateways to local communities. Formed in late Gainsborough Central and Barton-Upon-Humber via Kirton in 2019, one of the CRP’s first projects was the creation of the ‘Stitch Lindsey, Brigg, and Barnetby. Train’, a large-scale community tapestry project. Community rail is of tremendous value and ben“ efit both to the rail industry and the communities the railway serves. It provides vital links and local knowledge which, “in turn, creates an increased awareness of rail. Alan Neville, Greater Anglia 2 COMMUNITY RAIL IN THE MIDLANDS AND THE EAST Hereward Line CRP - covers the Wherry Lines CRP* - covers 14 line from Peterborough to Ely. Priorities stations from Norwich to Great Yarmouth include engaging communities to have a and Lowestoft. Priorities for the CRP include say about their local railways, making promoting use of the line and sustainable improvements to stations and supporting tourism by rail, supporting local attractions station adopters, and encouraging and businesses, encouraging walking and sustainable tourism by rail. A recent major project saw the CRP active travel, and developing station adoption facilitate online consultations to engage the public and encourage projects. A major project has been the transformation of the old communities to choose their preferred improvements to facilities parcels office at Lowestoft Station into a new community exhibition at Manea, Whittlesea, and March stations. space, reconnecting the station to the town centre. Meldreth, Shepreth, East Suffolk Lines CRP - covers lines and Foxton CRP - covers the line from from Ipswich to Felixstowe and Lowestoft. Meldreth to Foxton. Priorities include The aims of the CRP are to promote engaging communities with their local line, sustainable travel by rail and increase promoting sustainable travel by rail, passenger numbers, engage communities enhancing station environments via green with their local railway, enhance stations to projects, and supporting local businesses. make them more welcoming and inviting, and The CRP actively engages with children and young people, and develop a local integrated transport network. Recent projects have has run ‘try the train’ trips for groups with learning disabilities and seen new wildlife gardens created at Westerfield and Derby Road autism, a youth befriending scheme, and young carers, often stations, and the adoption of Ipswich Station by Suffolk New College. providing their first experience of rail travel. During the COVID-19 lockdown, the CRP ran gardening, art, and writing competitions for local school children. Beds and Herts CRP - covers eight stations between Bedford and St Albans. Priorities include showcasing the heritage Bittern Line CRP* - covers ten stations of the line and attractions along the route, from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham. promoting sustainable tourism by rail, As well as helping to promote rail usage, the developing station volunteering, and opening partnership works closely with volunteers, up the CRP to a wider group of people. The local authorities, and rail partners to enhance CRP has supported Autism Bedfordshire to become a station stations and support events and businesses partner at Luton Airport Parkway, giving adults supported by along the route. Recent projects have included the charity the opportunity to work on gardening, art, and rail developing new maps and line guides to promote tourism by rail, confidence projects . and work with schools and Network Rail to design posters for stations promoting the safe use of level crossings. * part of Community Rail Norfolk Heart of England CRP – Positivity through communications Being a new CRP, Heart of England were just starting from scratch with their website and social media
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