The Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards were recently held at the Grange Theatre in Hartford, Northwich. Several station groups from the South East Manchester CRP were recognised for their hard work and the contribution that they make to improving the travelling experience for passengers. In particular Friends of Rose Hill won the overall  award for having Cheshire ‘s Best Kept Station in recognition of the fantastic flower displays around the station and their nationally recognised multi generational art project.

A full report of the awards ceremony can be found here. The key note speakers were Kul Bassi from the DfT and Chris Jackson from key sponsor Arriva Northern.

The South East Manchester Community Rail Partnership is happy to announce that its ‘Line Art’ collection is on display at Stockport Railway Station, Platform 3. We expect it to be on display throughout December. Please come in and take a look.

Northern Rail have launched their December 2019 timetables. They can be found on Northern’s website: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables

Congratulations to the Friends of: Romiley, Rose Hill and Strines for their nomination onto the short list phase of this year’s awards.

We are happy to be able to report that the RMT’s industrial action has been suspended. Northern and the RMT are currently engaged in negotiations with the support of ACAS.

There are still sporadic disruptions to Sunday services on various parts of the network. Please check Northern’s live updates page when planning your journey.

A new service is being provided at Marple Station. Fresh Coffee!

Fresh coffee provided by Coffee Bean Dream a wide variety of coffees available. Arrive a few minutes early and grab your cup.

The RMT have recently announced that there will be industrial action on three consecutive Saturdays:

25th August, 1st September and 8th September.

Please check Northern’s web site for details of effected services before you travel on those dates.

 

http://www.journeycheck.com/northern/

 

 

The RMT have confirmed that they will be holding a one day strike on Wednesday 9th May. Go to Northern’s web site for information on services that will be operating on the day.

The RMT union have announced that a proposed day of industrial action on Tuesday the 30th May 2017 has been suspended.  More information can be found on Northern’s Industrial Action web page.

The RMT union have announced a day of industrial action on Friday the 28th April 2017. This will impact on Northern services across the region. Please check for details if planning to travel on this day. More information can be found on Northern’s Industrial Action web page.