Spring 2025 saw the Friends of Goostrey Station receiving more awards for our work to improve Goostrey station ….

Check out Network Rail staff volunteers joining the Friends of Alderley Edge to paint railings at the station ….

The Friends of Handforth Station Start to Celebrate 200 Years of Modern Railways ….

A story from Goostrey Station in 1911 ….

In early 2024, the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) were delighted to receive two station name totems …..

Have you visited Stockport station recently ….

To keep in touch the Friends of Romiley Station send out a regular newsletter ….

Have you seen the new exhibition of art by children at Goostrey Primary School in the platform shelter at Goostrey station? ….

The Friends of Altrincham Interchange share their Remembrance Day Displays with us ….

There is light at the End of the Tunnel …..

The Friends of Reddish South Station have kept in touch with their latest Newsletter ….

To celebrate the national Heritage Open Days (6th to 15th September), the Friends of Handforth Station will be flying their historic British Railway flag ….

This is one of the nicest stations I’ve visited ….

The Mid Cheshire Line Station Volunteers triumph with a Silver Gilt Award in the Long Borders section at RHS Tatton Flower Show ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations are pleased to announce details of our new Photographic Competition for our 2024 Awards ….

‘What a lovely day in our community!’ ‘A brilliant team effort!’ ….

The Friends of Handforth Station took part in D-Day Commemorations on Saturday 1st June ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations has announced their Nominated Categories for the 2024 Awards ….

Transport for the North are running a survey on “How accessible is your railway station ?” …..

Dream tickets Awards honour our stations and the army of volunteers who make them first class heads up the story of our 21st Awards Evening in the May 2024 edition of Cheshire Life ….

On 21st March 2023, Cheshire Best Kept Stations celebrated 21 years of Station Awards in Cheshire ….

Handforth Town Council and the Friends of Handforth Station have installed a commemorative lectern to recognise a significant piece of Handforth’s history ….

Have you seen the new wall hanging in Goostrey village hall? It celebrates King Charles 111’s coronation year. Friends of Goostrey Station are proud to have helped Jodrell Side WI in the production this unique work of art ….

Professional artist Debbie Goldsmith declared that November was ‘super busy’. She was preparing for two events at the end of the month, one in Crewe and the other in Bury ….

Two Cheshire Stations need your vote in the 2024 Community Rail Awards ….

We are pleased to report that a number of Cheshire stations have been shortlisted in the 2024 Community Rail Awards …..

Here is the latest news from the Friends of Goostrey Station ….

In late August the Crewe to Manchester Community Rail Partnership kindly gave the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) a number of copies of “Arlos Adventures There and Back”. ….

Here is the latest News from the Friends of Goostrey Station ….

Northern have published their Community Rail Report for 2023 ….

Crewe Heritage Trust are looking for seven new trustees to help shape the Crewe Heritage Centre into a museum for the 21st century ….

The Friends of Handforth Station are organising a Demonstration of Public Support at the station, at 10am Saturday 12th August …..

The 2022 Best Kept Station Awards are featured in a six-page spread in July 2023’s edition of Cheshire Life ….

Nominations are invited for the following 2023 Nominated Categories by Friday 8th September …..

The Friends of Rose Hill Station are taking part in the Open Gardens in Marple event which is raising funds for Cancer Research UK ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station have been shortlisted in the World Cup of Stations and they feature in a launch film for the event ….

Friends of Handforth Station celebrate the King’s Coronation …

Stockport Railway Station is highly commended ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations were pleased to visit the 2022 winning stations on the Wirral ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations and the Mayor of Cheshire East visit Macclesfield Station to present its 2022 commendation …..

Chair of Cheshire Best Kept Stations visits Winsford Railway Station ….

Recently, Debbie Goldsmith has been leading creative workshops at Goostrey Scout Hut ….

This is the eighth award that FoGS has won in 10 years – a  remarkable achievement ….

The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) have continued their association with Barnies Community Hub in Crewe, by commissioning and installing some bird boxes made by the Barnies volunteers ….

Altrincham Interchange were proud to be named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2022 ….

Baker’s Bridge – where’s that?  Our volunteers have never heard local people refer to the road bridge near Goostrey Station as Baker’s Bridge. ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station are working in the community ….

As well as improving the environment around Goostrey Station, members of FoGS are interested in the history of our local railway ….

We’re glad that we continue to make the station a pleasant place to visit and we’re extremely proud that our efforts have been recognised both locally and nationally ….

Autumn 2022 has proved a busy but rewarding time for Debbie Goldsmith!
She was thrilled that her painting ‘Mostly Sunny’ won first prize in the Inch Arts Winter exhibition. The judge Tom Croft was Sky Portrait Artist of the Year in 2018.  If you’d like to see Debbie’s work and the other entries, the exhibition continues at Inch Arts Gallery in Altrincham until 11 February 2023 ….

The Friends  of Reddish South Station are promoting A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols ….

The Friends of Handforth Station organised an Art Trail in the village at the end of Summer ….

The Friends of Handforth Station were saddened to hear the news of the death of founder member Barry Burkhill last weekend …..

Following feedback from the last Awards Evening we are moving the date back from our usual January date to a time when the evenings are lighter and the weather hopefully milder ….

On 6th October, the Friends of Goostrey Station were presented with an award for their Outstanding Contribution to Community Rail …..

It was a good night for Cheshire at the Community Rail Awards in Manchester on Thursday 6th October 2022 …..

The Friends of Goostrey Station are delighted that they’ve been shortlisted in 3 categories in the national Community Rail Awards 2022 ….

The Friends of Handforth Station have now set up the local Community Rail Partnership’s Art Trail in the middle of Handforth ….

Goostrey residents reflect on the last 70 years at the Goostrey Art Studio which is situate at Goostrey Station ….

The Friends of Sandbach Station have sent some lovely pictures of their work on their Waiting Room refurbishment and new murals …..

The Annual General Meeting of Cheshire Best Kept Stations will be held at Stockport Station conference room, located at the south end of platform 3, at 10.15 on Monday 11th July 2022 ….

During May the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) created a display to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Manchester to Sandbach railway line. This triggered a request from the 1st Wilmslow Cub Scouts to visit Handforth Station ….

Ged Austin, known in Manchester as “The Urban Poet”, will be running another of his Guided Walks on Sunday 3rd July ….

The Friends of Reddish South Station publish their latest newsletter ….

To mark  ‘Community Rail Week’ 2022, Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group created some unique new planters for the station ….

Our team of judges are getting ready to be out and about and will be visiting stations between June and August to admire your handiwork …..

The Manchester to Birmingham Railway Company was founded in 1839 ….

Ged Austin is an experienced guide who is inviting you to join him on a tour of “Handforth Past and Present” …..

The Friends of Handforth Station report on their April Work Party ….

When local artist Debbie Goldsmith heard the good news, she couldn’t stop grinning!  Her application on behalf of the Friends of Goostrey Station had been successful ….

The winners of Cheshire Best Kept Stations 2021 were presented at the Annual Awards Evening  at the Grange Theatre, Northwich on Friday 1st April ….

Recently, local artist Debbie Goldsmith was delighted to welcome a group of Rainbows from Holmes Chapel ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station have some exciting news to share! They have received a significant grant to improve the interior of the restored Victorian station building which is now used by Goostrey Art Studio ….

The Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group have commissioned vibrant new artworks at the station unveiled by a local musical legend Peter Hook ….

A new date has been announced for the Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards Evening …..

The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their founding at a Gala Event in Handforth Youth Centre on Tuesday 30th November ….

The Friends of Handforth Station are about to celebrate their 25th Anniversary ….

The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) have received a swell of support from the community, to make this year’s Remembrance display at Handforth as bold as possible ….

Esther McVey, the MP for the Tatton Constituency opened the new book exchange ….

A commemorative bench has been installed at Macclesfield station to remember Chris Dale …..

Community Rail Partnerships in Cheshire have joined a national campaign encouraging people to ‘Go Green by Train’ to help tackle climate emergency ….,

One evening in September, passengers at Goostrey railway station were surprised to see 30 Beavers in the car park …..

The Station Volunteer Group brings people together to create pride in the station environment and the community ….

The Friends of Handforth Station will have a Public Art Workshop on Tuesday 5th October 2021 ….

Between 1 and 4pm on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd October, artist Debbie Goldsmith will host a Visual Arts Open Studio on platform 1 at Goostrey Station ….

Merchant Navy Day is an official country-wide public day of remembrance, to recognise the sacrifices made by merchant seafarers in two world wars and since ….

The Friends of Hoylake & Meols in Bloom give an overview of their activities at Meols Station on the Wirral ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations remind Friends Groups to nominate their stations for the 2021 Awards special categories ….

The latest improvement at Goostrey railway station is the installation of two display cabinets ….

Work at Handforth Station to prepare for their new lifts continues, and it is hoped that they will be in place by the end of next year ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station send the following news …

As the Design Stage progresses for the provision of lifts at Handforth Train Station, plans continue for making the station more inclusive in other areas ….

The Friends of Handforth are reminding us that their Spring Quizzes are still running and nobody has got all the right answers yet …..

Roger Small and Mike Bishop have created a visual History of Handforth Station ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station are keen to improve the environment around Goostrey railway station ….

The Friends of Handforth Station continue to work with many in the community as they plan design enhancements for the installation of lifts to the station’s platforms ….

The Friends of Handforth Station are delighted that Northern Trains have given permission for them to run the FoHS Spring Quizzes this year ….

We all need to hear and read good news and that’s especially true during a global pandemic ….

An innovative new sign has been put up at Handforth Station, thanks to a partnership with a sensory loss charity and the Friends of Handforth Station ….

You can now enjoy Platform Poetry when you are awaiting the Mid Cheshire Line services at Altrincham Interchange ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station send their latest News for January 2021 ….

The children at the Wilmslow Academy have created a recycled underwater aquarium ….

The Alderley Edge Station Volunteer group has organised the two digitally created art montages on the wall of the Manchester bound Station platform ….

The Cheshire Best Kept Stations Virtual Awards Evening was launched on Tuesday 24th November at 7pm and can now be watched by dropping into our YouTube Channel ….

The current restrictions mean that people are making fewer journeys by train ….

Many people would not include the words biodiversity and railway in the same sentence ….

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 ….

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

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 ….

The Alderley Edge Station Volunteer Group have teamed up with Network Rail and Alderley Edge in Bloom ….

The Mid Cheshire CRP has launched a Gallery in the Gardens at Tatton Park comprising 12 platform posters featuring Cheshire’s Wonderful Wildlife which you can preview on an online video ….

The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) were delighted to cement yet another partnership with a local community group ….

Having climbed the mountain the Friends of Goostrey Station have another one to be tackled ….

The Mid Cheshire CRP is recruiting a new Community Rail Officer ….

An artist whose work hit the buffers during the lockdown is now back on track …..

The Friends of Handforth Station have re-started regular Work Parties under strict Covid-19 guidelines ….

Plants are on the move at Altrincham Interchange courtesy of regular rail users Anne and Bev ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations now has a YouTube channel ….

Nantwich Railway Station continue to offer a blooming good show ….

The Friends of Romiley Station invite you to bake a train ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station recently heard that their group of volunteers had been shortlisted for two Community Rail Awards ….

The Friends of Handforth Station allow us a behinds the scene look at the renovation of their 1950’s Running-In-Board ….

The Friends of Romiley Station have compiled a 28 page booklet featuring walks from the station ….

The Friends of Handforth Station are pleased to announce the arrival of the Bug Train on Platform 2 ….

A virtual North Staffs Community Rail Partnership AGM will be held on Thursday 9th July at 5pm ….

It is with great regret that Cheshire Best Kept Stations announces the passing of Chris Dale ….

Our InTouch message to Cheshire Best Kept Station friend groups and volunteers for June 2020 …

Northern is willing to assess requests to resume adoption activity at stations on a case by case basis ….

The Friends of Handforth Station are still working hard to keep the station friendly and attractive ….

Jan Forster from the Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom reports ….

The Friends of Handforth Station have partnered local group during lockdown ….

The Friends of Rose Hill Station reflect on the past and look forward to the future ….

The winners in the My Cheshire Children’s Art Competition have been announced ….

Knutsford Railway Station is another Cheshire station that is starting to bloom ….

The Friends of Handforth Station have issued an “Artists’ Brief” ….

Delamere Railway Station has probably more branches around it than most stations ….

The Friends of Handforth Station provides further news and a pictorial flip-book of their shrubs and spring bulbs ….

The Friends of Meols Station share their News before lock-down ….

Our InTouch message to Cheshire Best Kept Station friend groups and volunteers for April 2020 …

The Friends of Goostrey share their News with an extract from the May 2020 edition of the Goostrey Parish Magazine ….

The Friends of Handforth Station have now teamed up with the Donna Louise Hospice for Children & Young People ….

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership are proud to announce their Childrens Art Competition …..

Cheshire Best Kept Stations are pleased to present their Annual Report for 2019 ….

The Community Rail Network gives advice on how community rail can stay active, productive and positive and continuing to make a difference to our communities, while looking to the future ….

Handforth Railway Station is currently exhibiting a unique and rare collection of personally handwritten poetry from the homeless community ….

ACoRP provide help and guidance whilst in lock-down with Covid-19 ….

The proceeds of a raffle held at the recent Annual Awards evening plus a further donation have been donated ….

The Friends of Goostrey Station members took time out of their regular monthly working party to celebrate two events ….

Handforth Station now boasts another place-name sign on its richly-decorated platforms – and this one is in Greek ……

Cheshire Best Kept Stations are proud that our local and regional media take an interest in our Awards ….

Former Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership Officer, Sally Buttifant MBE, was recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ….

1st Handforth Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have helped Handforth Station to commemorate Remembrance Day ….

Handforth Station was the venue for the unveiling of a newly-installed 1950s era Running In Board ….

Volunteers at Greenbank railway station have earned mayoral praise for their work in bringing to life a platform garden ….

Sally Buttifant has been honoured with an MBE for her services to the railway and community in Cheshire …..

Cheshire Best Kept Stations have launched their 2019 Awards and encourage all Station Adoption Groups and Community Groups working at stations in the former County of Cheshire to get involved …..

Cheshire Best Kept Stations’ Chair Mark Barker presents Lindsay Gardner of the Railway Children with a cheque for £175 ….

Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations Awards have been declared for 2018 ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations is pleased to announce that Merseyrail will be its main sponsor for its 2018 Awards Evening ….

Enjoy our slide show of how the centenary of the end of WW1 was commemorated at Cheshire’s stations …..

Handforth Station twins with Malahide in Ireland ….

The Sandbach Transport Festival was a great example of collaboration ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations’ Chair Mark Barker presents Val Brignall of Railway Children with a cheque for £150 ….

Cheshire Best Kept Stations have announced the date of their 2017 Awards Evening ….

John Hobbs, who has been a working member of Cheshire Best Kept Stations is recognised ….

The AGM of Cheshire Best Kept Stations was held on 28th April 2017 ….

Sixteen Cheshire Stations have scooped awards ….