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Pupils help bring piece of Nantwich railway history back to life ….

A piece of Nantwich railway heritage is being brought back to life with a little help from a class of seven-year-old artists in the town!

Wooden gingerbread figures painted by pupils at St Anne’s Primary School are on display in the flowerbeds at Nantwich Railway Station to celebrate the town’s links with the long-forgotten “Gingerbread Line” to Market Drayton.

The artwork has been created by Year 4 pupils as part of a project between the school and Transport for Wales Station Adopters.

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The Woodsmoor Owls are celebrating Eurovision …..

 

The Woodsmoor Owls are celebrating Eurovision as The Beat Owls!

This time with their Greatest Hits:
Owl My Loving
EleanOwl Rigby
A Hard Days Hoot
Love Me Whoo
Owl You Need Is Love
4000 Owls In Blackburn Lancashire
Twit And Shout
She Loves Whoo
YellOwl Submarine
Owl-bla-di, Owl-bla-da
Twit-tet To Ride
ROwl Over Bee-twhoo-ven

Which one do you think will win?

New Exhibition Celebrates Nantwich Station’s Historic Footbridge ….

A new photographic exhibition at Nantwich Museum celebrates the design, character and heritage of Nantwich railway station’s Victorian footbridge.

Nantwich Museum is set to host ‘Across the Tracks: The Art of Nantwich Station Footbridge’, a temporary photographic exhibition running from 9th June to 20th June 2026 in the Museum’s Community Gallery.

Click here to read more about the Exhibition

Click here to read more about the Nantwich Museum and when it is open

News from Friends of Goostrey Station ….

Two rabbits, a hedgehog plus numerous snowdrops and daffodils – we’ve seen them all this spring at Goostrey station. During the last working party, we heard a dozen different bird species including goldfinches, blackbirds, robins and wrens.

We also enjoyed the artwork by children from Goostrey School. The current display has pictures and poems inspired by the sight and sound of railway engines as they travel through our village station.

Earlier this year, FoGS members Craig Sidebotham and Christina Burgess were thrilled to attend the 21st Community Rail Awards. The venue was the Arena in Derby, a city that reflects both the proud heritage and the exciting future of Britain’’s railways.

Community Rail oversees about 75 community rail partnerships and 1300 station adopter groups. The chief executive, Jools Townsend, explained that the awards are a national celebration of the exceptional work taking place across England, Scotland and Wales to strengthen the relationship between railways and the communities they serve. Projects this year included building travel confidence, promoting greener journeys, transforming stations and championing diversity.  You can find out more details on the Community Rail website communityrail.org.uk/hall-of-fame/2026/

With more than 300 entries to 14 award categories, we were delighted to receive a certificate of excellence for It’s Your Station. FoGS was one of only 4 station adopters to score so many points that they were placed in the platinum group in this category. In addition, we were shortlisted for the Railway 200 legacy award.

FoGS has achieved a lot, but there’s still work to be done. As well as improving planting and working with local young people, we’re trying to install toilet and washing facilities in the restored station building.