The South East Manchester CRP, working in partnership with the Crewe to Manchester CRP and local Stockport artist Eamonn Murphy are happy to announce that their Station Connections Line Art project will be available for viewing at Stockport’s Memorial Gallery from May 15th.
On Friday 6th March SEM CRP was happy to welcome teacher Emily Roberts and children from Woodley Primary School to Woodley Railway Station so that the children could see the completed art work that they had contributed to. The banner used the school’s tag ‘CARE’
C: Confident and Creative
A: Aim high and be Ambitious
R: Responsible, Resilient and Respectful
E: Everyone matters
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.