National Rail Awards
On Thursday 12th September, Karen and Dave from the team attended the National Rail Awards in London. Dave was shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Personal Contribution – (Frontline)’ for his work on Avanti’s Feel Good Field Trips programme. Sadly, Dave did not win however it was an incredible achievement to be shortlisted amongst a group of inspiring […]
Community Links Days Out
Over the summer Catherine took a group from Huddersfield to Barnsley, having previously taken them to Sheffield earlier in the year. The group have Young Onset Dementia and so traveling by train is something that they don’t all have the confidence to do. With Catherine’s support it allowed them to enjoy a day out and […]
Just Imagine Holiday Camp Trip
A group of 30 children from the “Just Imagine” drama group embarked on an exciting adventure last week to Accrington Eco station followed by a train trip to Todmorden. The day began with a hands-on workshop at the station, where the children engaged in role play and dress-up activities. Alongside the fun, they received an […]
Interrail Adventures
Over the summer holidays, the TrainEd team have been spending time taking groups out on visits, planning activity for next term and taking some time out on their own adventures. Team Leader Karen went on an Interrailing Adventure with her sister to experience train travel on the continent. The siblings went on night train to […]
DARE to Settle!!
Saturday 17th August saw a group of refugee families from Darwen travel to Settle on the Yorkshire Dales Explorer. This was their first time travelling to the Yorkshire Dales and for many this was their first time travelling by train. The families came to the UK from Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Kurdistan and Somalia seeking asylum […]
Young carers explore local engineering projects
Young carers from Barnardo’s in Kirklees (Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Batley area) embarked on an educational train journey from Mirfield to Morley, providing them with valuable insights into rail safety and engineering careers. The trip included a visit to the new station in Morley, part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade. This experience was organised in collaboration […]
Great Yorkshire Show
Catherine and Karen from Community Rail Lancashire supported Network Rail at their stand at the Great Yorkshire Show last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The team was joined by staff from various rail operators, Network Rail, and the British Transport Police. Throughout the event, the team engaged with visitors to raise awareness about railway dangers, distributed […]
Steeton And Silsden Artwork Installed
Catherine Kingdom, one of Community Rail Lancashire’s Community Rail Education Officers, has been working closely over the last academic year with learners at Oastlers School in Bradford and Keighley to create some art work for Steeton and Silsden Station. The learners were given the task of creating art work that showed the line from the […]
Stations of Welcome in Silverdale!
This week saw Accrington’s Station Adoption group, Stations of Welcome, visit sunny Silverdale to learn about woodland conservation. Sam Ansell from The Coppice Co-op met the group at Silverdale Station and walked the women to the woodland where they learned about the work of the Coppice Co-op and discussed the opportunity to do a series […]
Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum
Three members of Community Rail Lancashire—Richard, Dave, and Caroline—participated in the Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum at UCLan in Preston. The forum brought together over 100 LancsCan members from local businesses, charities, and community groups to showcase their climate action projects, problem-solve, and share best practices. The event featured four workshops on key climate action […]