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Cheshire Best Kept Stations are proud that our local, regional and national media take a keen interest in the work of the station volunteers and staff at our Cheshire stations and our Best Kept Stations Awards.
Here are some of the recent media reports for our 2024 Awards …..
On track for success ….
Honouring the people who make arrivals and departures a pleasure
As featured by the Cheshire Life
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Record Attendance at ceremony to honour Best Kept Stations across Cheshire ….
Our 2024 Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening honours 17 railway stations in Cheshire
As reported by the Community Rail Network
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Success for Nantwich and Wrenbury at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Nantwich is named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station and Wrenbury wins the Art Project Award
As reported by Transport for Wales
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A Trio of Merseyrail Stations Triumph at Chester Best Kept Stations Awards” ….
Bebington wins the Wirral Award with Hoylake winning the In Bloom Award and a Highly Commended going to Meols for the Best Staffed Station Award
As reported by Merseyrail
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Nantwich wins top county award for “Best Kept Station” ….
Nantwich is named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station and Wrenbury wins the Art Project Award
As reported by the local Nantwich News
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Cheshire: Wrenbury wins for Transport for Wales at awards ….
Wrenbury wins the Art Project Award
As reported by Whitchurch Herald
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Nantwich Station crowned Best Kept in Cheshire at prestigious awards ceremony ….
Nantwich is named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station and Wrenbury wins the Art Project Award
As reported by Cheshire Live
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Cheshire West: Here is the best kept station in the borough ….
Delamere wins the Best Kept Station in Cheshire West and Chester Award with the Mid Cheshire Line winning the John Hobbs Award for Excellence Award
As reported by the Chester Standard
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A Trio of Merseyrail Stations Triumph at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
Bebington wins the Wirral Award with Hoylake winning the In Bloom Award and a Highly Commended going to Meols for the Best Staffed Station Award
As reported by Growth Platform
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Alderley Edge is Cheshire East’s Best Kept Station ….
Alderley Edge wins the Best Kept Station in Cheshire East Award
As reported by alderleyedge.com
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Glazebrook Station wins Cheshire award for second year ….
Glazebrook wins the Halton and Warrington Award
As reported by the Warrington Guardian
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Cheshire East’s Best Kept Station ….
Alderley Edge wins the Best Kept Station in Cheshire East Award
As reported by Alderley Edge Village News .. and delivered to every house in the village
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Blooming marvellous! Alsager Railway Station wins ‘Best Kept Gardens’ in Cheshire ….
Alsager wins Best Kept Gardens Award
As reported by Alsager Nub News
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This small railway station has scooped a huge award for its ‘immense pride’ in its appearance ….
Alsager wins Best Kept Gardens Award
As reported by Stoke-on-Trent Live
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Stockport stations honoured among Cheshire’s Best Kept ….
Romiley wins the Transport for Greater Manchester Award with Rose Hill winning the Best Staffed Station Award and a Highly Commended going to Marple for the Art Project Award
As reported by Marketing Stockport
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A trio of Merseyrail stations triumph at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Bebington wins the Wirral Award with Hoylake winning the In Bloom Award and a Highly Commended going to Meols for the Best Staffed Station Award
As reported by Explore Liverpool
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Goostrey railway station is honoured twice at Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards
Goostrey wins the Community Rail Network Award for Community Engagement and also came second place in the Cheshire Life Photographic Award
As reported by Sandbach Nub News
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Stalybridge railway station is simply the best at award ceremony ….
Stalybridge wins the Chris Dale TravelWatch Award for Larger Stations
As reported by the Tameside Correspondent
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Romiley, Rose Hill and Marple stations win big at ‘Best Kept Station’ awards ….
Romiley wins the Transport for Greater Manchester Award with Rose Hill winning the Best Staffed Station Award and a Highly Commended going to Marple for the Art Project Award
As reported by Stockport Nub News
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Stations recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Delamere wins the Best Kept Station in Cheshire West and Chester Award with Mouldsworth winning the Best Unstaffed Station Award
As reported by the Northwich and Winsford Guardian
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Styal Station named Cheshire’s Rising Star ….
Styal wins the CrossCountry Rising Star Award
As reported by wilmslow.co.uk
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Merseyrail wins at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Hoylake wins the In Bloom Award with Bebington winning the Wirral Award and Highly Commended going to Meols for the Best Staffed Station Award
As reported by Rail Advent
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Nantwich and Wrenbury recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Nantwich is named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station and Wrenbury wins the Art Project Award
As reported by RailBusinessDaily
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Stations recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Alderley Edge wins the Best Kept Station in Cheshire East Award with Styal winning the CrossCountry Rising Star Award
As reported by Knutsford and Wilmslow Guardian
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Wirral railway stations recognised at awards ceremony ….
Hoylake wins the In Bloom Award With Bebington winning the Wirral Award and Highly Commended going to Meols
As reported by the Wirral Globe
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Altrincham and Hale Highly Commended at Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards ….
Altrincham Interchange is Highly Commended for the Community Rail Network Award for Community Engagement and Hale is High Commended for the Transport for Greater Manchester Awards
As reported by Altrincham Today
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Two Marple railway stations honoured at Awards Evening ….
Rose Hill wins the Best Staffed Station Award and Marple is Highly Commended for the Art Project Award
As reported by The Marple Community Website
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A trio of Merseyrail stations triumph at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Bebington wins the Wirral Award with Hoylake winning the In Bloom Award and a Highly Commended going to Meols for the Best Staffed Station Award
As reported by Birkenhead News
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and here is a few reports from our 2023 Awards ….
2023 Awards are featured in Cheshire Life …
Our 2023 Award winners are featured in a five-page spread in the May 2024 edition of Cheshire Life
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2023 Awards are highlighted in national Rail Magazine …
Alderley ‘edges’ into first in 1st May edition of Rail Magazine
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Northern-managed stations recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards …
A range of Northern-managed railway stations have landed top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
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Northern stations win big at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Northern-managed stations have picked up top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
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Macclesfield station recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards …
Macclesfield named large station of the year at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
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Double success at Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards event
Two Merseyrail stations have been recognised in the prestigious Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations Awards.
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Stockport stations heralded at Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards bash ….
Friends groups at Romiley, Heaton Chapel, Brinnington, Rose Hill and Marple stations all praised for their work.
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Northwich rail stations named among Cheshire’s ‘best kept’ ….
Two Northwich rail stations have been named among the county’s ‘best kept’.
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Northern railway stations shine at Cheshire awards ….
Winners of the Cheshire Best Kept Stations have been announced.
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Alderley Edge and Goostrey win at Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards ….
Dedicated volunteers and railway staff are celebrating after winning gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
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Warrington station wins ‘best kept’ award following major revamp
A Warrington station which was revamped last year has won a ‘best kept’ award.
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Wirral’s ‘best-kept’ stations recognised at awards ceremony ….
Wirral’s ‘best kept’ railway stations have picked up honours at a prestigious awards ceremony for a second year.
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Macclesfield Railway Station wins countywide award ….
Macclesfield station has scooped the title of large station of the year at Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards.
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and here is a few reports from our 2022 Awards ….
2022 Awards are featured in Cheshire Life ….
Our 2022 Award winners are featured in a six-page spread in the July 2023 edition of Cheshire Life
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Cheshire honours its Best Kept Stations ….
18 railway stations in the former county of Cheshire have scooped awards at the 20th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening.
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Twelve Northern stations honoured at Best Kept Stations event ….
Northern stations scooped 12 gongs at the prestigious Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards earlier this month.
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Stalybridge wins prize at Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards ….
TransPeninne Express (TPE) is celebrating after Stalybridge station scooped a prestigious ‘Best Kept’ award.
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Six Stockport stations scoop up gongs at ‘Best Kept Station’ awards event ….
Woodsmoor, Reddish South, Stockport, Heaton Chapel, Rose Hill Marple and Romiley all picked up awards
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Success for Nantwich and Neston at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Transport for Wales has been recognised at the 20th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards with success for Nantwich and Neston stations.
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Wirral railway stations win at Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Two of Wirral’s Merseyrail stations were recognised in a regional rail industry award ceremony
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Cheshire station volunteers honoured at awards evening ….
Enthusiastic volunteers are celebrating after being honoured at the 20th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
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Award win recognises continuous improvement at Handforth Station ….
The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) have added another award to their collection in recognition of their work at Handforth Station and in the local community.
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and here is a few reports from our 2021 Awards ….
Cheshire celebrates local station volunteers at Best Kept Stations Awards ….
reported by Community Rail Network
Fifteen stations in the former county of Cheshire have scooped awards at the 19th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards evening.
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Top honours for Wirral’s Best Kept Railway Stations ….
reported by Wirral Globe
Two Wirral railway stations are among 19 honoured for the work done by volunteers and community groups to brighten them up.
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Awards go to Stockport Stations at the Best Kept Station Awards Evening ….
reported by Cheshire Independent
with awards going to Rose Hill, Stalybridge, Heaton Chapel, Woodsmoor and Romiley station groups.
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Stations are on the platform of success
reported by The Chronicle
Volunteers and other groups who help to maintain Sandbach and Goostrey stations are celebrating after winning top accolades at the 19th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards evening.
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Four stations in Stockport pick up top gongs at county awards bash ….
Reported by Stockport Council
Rose Hill, Heaton Chapel, Woodsmoor and Romiley station groups all picked up gongs at the event held at the Grange Theatre in Northwich in April ….
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Friends of Handforth Station recognised for promoting rail ….
Reported by Wilmslow.co.uk
The Friends of Handforth Station are proud to have won an award every year since the Cheshire Best Kept Stations competition started 19 years ago (except in 2015 when Handforth Station was closed for a few months).
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and here is a few reports from our 2019 Awards ….
Rose Hill Station named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2019 ….
reported by SoCheshire
Sixteen stations in the former county of Cheshire have scooped awards at the 17th Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards evening
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Rose Hill and Marple Stations scoop 2019 awards! ….
reported by Marple Website
The Marple area have scooped two Awards at the 17th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening held on Tuesday 28th January 2020. Rose Hill was named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station and Marple won the Northern Best Staffed Station Award
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Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations are revealed ….
Reported by Rail Advent
Cheshire is believed to be the only county in the UK that has Best Kept Railway Stations Awards, which are organised by volunteers to reward community adoption groups
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Northern stations named ‘best in Cheshire’ ….
Reported by Northern
Arriva Rail North (Northern) is celebrating success after several stations claimed gongs in the annual Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
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Sixteen Cheshire stations scoop awards ….
Reported by ACoRP – The Association of Community Rail Partnerships
Sixteen stations in the former county of Cheshire have scooped awards at the 17th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards evening held on Tuesday 28 January and attended by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, Mayors from all eight Boroughs that constitute the former County of Cheshire and eight town Mayors
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The winners of the 2019 Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards have been announced ….
Reported by Cheshire Live
Rail stops across the county have collected gongs in a range of categories at a ceremony at the Grange Theatre in Northwich
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Greenbank and Acton Bridge among winners at Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Reported by Northwich Guardian
Greenbank and Acton Bridge railway stations have scooped awards at the 17th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
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Altrincham Interchange wins award at Cheshire Best Kept Stations event ….
Reported by Altrincham Today
Altrincham Interchange has won the Transport for Greater Manchester award at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
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Goostrey among Cheshire Best Kept Stations winners with Knutsford and Holmes Chapel commended ….
Reported by Knutsford Guardian
Goostrey took home a top prize at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards, with Knutsford and Holmes Chapel highly commended
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Handforth scoops award at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ….
Reported by Wilmslow.co.uk
Handforth were presented the Morris Homes Community Award before 170 guests at The Grange Theatre in Hartford by Mr Kulvinder Bassi, Community Rail Team Leader from the Department of Transport
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Alderley Edge Volunteers awarded for efforts to spruce up the station ….
Reported by AlderelyEdge.com
Volunteers who have been working hard to spruce up Alderley Edge Station have been rewarded for their efforts
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Rail users group wins campaign award ….
Reported by Warrington Worldwide
The volunteer-run North Cheshire Rail Users Group who represent the North Cheshire Line between Warrington Bank Quay and Chester, has been recognised at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening for their campaigning to restore passenger services over the Halton Curve
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West Kirby & Hoylake stations scoop Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
Reported by West Kirby Today
West Kirby and Hoylake railway stations have scooped awards at the 17th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening
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Nantwich scoops Cheshire Best Kept Station at In Bloom awards ….
Reported by Nantwich News
Nantwich has scooped another award in the Cheshire Best Kept Station Competition
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Warrington stations among the best kept in the county ….
Reported by Warrington Guardian
Padgate and Warrington Bank Quay railway stations have been named among Cheshire’s Best kept stations
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and here is a few reports from our 2018 Awards ….
Alsager Station is named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2018
reported by Marketing Cheshire
Alsager railway station has been named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2018 at the 16th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening
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Alsager Station named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2018 ….
reported by SoCheshire
Alsager Railway Station has been named as Cheshire’s Best Kept Station 2018 at the 16th annual Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards
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Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations honoured at 2018 awards ceremony ….
reported by Cheshire Live – the website of the Chester Chronicle series
Train stations across the county received awards and commendations on the night
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Hoylake railway station scoops the Wirral Award ….
reported by Merseyrail
Hoylake railway station has scooped the Wirral Award
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Northern scoops multiple awards at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ….
reported by Northern
Northern scooped nine awards and five highly commended for our stations at the recent Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards ….
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Virgin Trains scoop three awards at Cheshire Best Kept Stations
reported by Virgin Trains ….
Virgin Trains scooped three awards with Crewe, Stockport and Warrington Bank Quay railway stations all receiving accolades
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Bank Quay and Padgate winners at Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards
reported by Warrington Guardian
Bank Quay and Padgate stations have been named among the best in Cheshire
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Northwich and Greenbank hailed at Best Kept Stations awards ….
reported by the Northwich Guardian
Northwich and Greenbank stations have both been honoured at this year’s Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards
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Handforth scoops a Best Kept Station Award ….
reported by wilmslow.co.uk
Handforth Station has scooped the ‘Cheshire East Award’ at the 16th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards evening
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Warrington Bank Quay and Padgate railway stations collect best kept awards ….
reported by Warrington Worldwide
Two Warrington railway stations picked up awards at the annual Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards ceremony
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Awards success for Knutsford, Goostrey and Chelford Railway Stations ….
reported by the Knutsford Guardian
Knutsford and Goostrey Railway Stations have scooped awards at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards evening
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Frodsham Station – Best Kept Gardens
reported by Frodsham Town Council
Congratulations to all the hard working volunteers whose work was recognised this week when Frodsham won the Best Kept Gardens category at the Best Kept Stations Awards
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Prestigious award for Hoylake Railway Station ….
reported by the Wirral Globe
Hoylake Railway station has won the prestigious Wirral Award for a second year running
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Ellesmere Port railway station named ‘most improved’ in Cheshire ….
reported by The Chester Standard
The railway station at Ellesmere Port has scooped an award
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Congratulations to Marple, Rose Hill and Romiley Stations ….
reported by The Marple Website
Local Groups scoop three wins at Cheshire Best Kept Stations
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Frodsham Station wins best kept garden award ….
reported by Frodsham Life
Frodsham Station has won the Best Kept Gardens award in the annual Best Kept Stations awards
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Hoylake railway station has scooped the Wirral Award
reported by West Kirby Today
Hoylake railway station has scooped the Wirral Award
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New lead sponsor comes aboard for Best Kept Station awards ….
reported by the Northwich Guardian
Merseyrail has come aboard as the main sponsor of the Cheshire Best Kept Stations award evening.
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and here is a few reports from our 2017 Awards ….
Cheshire’s best kept stations 2017 revealed ….
reported by ACoRP – The Association of Community Rail Partnerships
Seventeen stations in the former county of Cheshire have scooped awards at the 15th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening held on Tuesday 23 January 2018.
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Handforth Station awarded for its work with young people ….
reported by wilmslow.co.uk
The Friends of Handforth Station were delighted to receive the Youth Challenge Award for their work with a number of schools and youth groups.
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Friends of Goostrey Station scoop diversity award at annual ceremony ….
reported by the Knutsford Guardian
The Friends of Goostrey Station have been recognised for their hard work in 2017, picking up an award at a county-wide ceremony.
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Stalybridge named best large station ….
reported in Premier Construction News
The station which is managed by TransPennine Express beat off competition from: Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, Manchester Airport, Runcorn, Stockport, Warrington Bank Quay and Wilmslow to win the TravelWatch NorthWest accolade for ‘Best Large Station.’
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Neston train station wins award ….
reported in the Chester Chronicle
Hard work at a market town’s train station was recognised at an awards ceremony.
Local volunteers in Neston, the train operator and the town council were rewarded for their efforts at the Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards.
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Winsford Station honoured by rail group following art project ….
reported by the Winsford Guardian
Winsford Railway Station has been honoured for an art project celebrating the town’s heritage.
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