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Service Enhancement at Rose Hill ….

The Friends of Rose Hill Station and Goyt Valley Rail Users’ Association have made a case for Restoring and Enhancing the Train Service between Manchester and Rose Hill via Hyde ….

A comprehensive paper has been prepared to make the case for service enhancement on the Rose Hill route.

The groups are asking that this should be brought into the December 2021 timetable for a three year trial period.

A trial period uplift in the service to Rose Hill in 2016 to a half hourly service showed a rapid increase of approaching 50% in passenger footfall.

Click here for further details of this paper

 

Friends of Handforth AGM and Open Meeting ….

The Friends of Handforth Station’s Annual General Meeting and Open Meeting goes virtual ….

This will take place on Monday 2nd November 2020 starting at 7pm by video conference

… and you are invited !!

If you interested in knowing more about the Friends of Handforth Station and their plans

Join the AGM to hear about:

– Access for All: progress on the installation of lifts
– Update on associated landscaping, artworks and car parking planning
– Update on smaller projects and community engagement initiatives

Guest Speakers this year will be the curators of Dwell Time.

Dwell Time is an award-winning, not-for-profit arts publication reflecting on mental wellbeing.

The curators of Dwell Time will be displaying their publication in several locations throughout Handforth (including the station).

For further details of the meeting and how to connect to the virtual AGM and Open Meeting:

–  e-mail to handforthstation@gmail.com
–  or contact Hugh on 07711-059360,
–  or visit http://www.handforthstation.org.uk/ .

Community Rail Network Annual General Meeting ….

The Community Rail Network (formerly ACoRP) will be holding this year’s AGM on Wednesday 11th November using Zoom.

Elections to the Board will also be held at the same time using online voting.

For the first time, nominated representatives of stations friends/adoption groups and community station members can attend the AGM and stand for and vote for the Board.

This was made possible thanks to campaigning by Mike Bishop of Friends of Handforth station.

Click here for further information on what to do if you wish to attend the AGM, or be nominated for the Board.

News from the Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group …..

News from the Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group …..

The Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group working in partnership with Alderley Edge in Bloom Group hosted a group of Network Rail volunteers on Sunday 4th October.

The activities included litter picking and clearing undergrowth  on land adjacent to the platform that is usually out of bounds to the group.

A new wooden  toy train planter was installed on the walkway from the village to the station car park.

Mid Cheshire CRP launches Gallery in the Gardens at Tatton Park …..

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has launched 12 platform posters featuring Cheshire’s Wonderful Wildlife which runs from Saturday 3rd October to Sunday 15th November 2020 …..

Once again, the CRP has teamed up with acclaimed Chester artist Nicky Thompson.

Following a trail around Tatton’s Gardens you will be able to view these posters in this stunning setting.

You can now preview  by video the Gallery in the Gardens Exhibition before arranging your visit.

To accompany the Exhibition and available at staffed stations on the Mid Cheshire Line, there is a 24 page full colour booklet supported by text from the Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

Click here to view an online copy of the booklet.

Posters and postcards are available at the Tatton Gift Shop and and at the CRP’s Online Shop at the Crewe Heritage Centre.

Nicky Thompson said, “Although this series is essentially ‘platform art’ and will be displayed across the Mid Cheshire Line, I am really excited to see them in the stunning gardens at Tatton Park… I really can’t think of a more picture-perfect ‘gallery”.

There is also a great storyline of creative partnership working behind this exhibition of Cheshire’s Wonderful Wildlife, as John Hulme, a director of the Mid Cheshire Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP) explains:

“When we approached Nicky about 12 pieces of poster art for our railway line, which connects Chester with Manchester via Northwich, Knutsford and Altrincham, the CRP suggested extending this platform gallery to other Cheshire partners because that is what Community Rail is all about.

“Getting things done in the Community.

“So we approached Tatton Park, which is a brisk walk from our Mid Cheshire Line station at Knutsford and here we are partnering Tatton; the National Trust; Cheshire East Council who manage and finance the Park; and the Cheshire Wildlife Trust who helped with the words for our free 24 page full colour booklet. 

“And, in these uncertain times, connecting with nature and what mindfulness brings to positive mental health, it has got be a doctor’s prescription.”