Monthly Archives: July 2023

Inclusivity matters has been developed to remove barriers that many of our autistic community feel when journeying in life and on our railways : our stations, surrounding areas and travelling by train. After passenger consultation, steering groups and feedback from Autistic support groups we are trying to implement a series of projects to deliver a change of awareness, education, support and inclusivity to obtain more positive journeys for all & better society as a whole. One theme was raising awareness of what autism is to all passengers and…

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Rail 74 CRP – Young rail ambassadors on track for success Project date – 2018 Project Aims –   We are Rail 74 Community Rail Partnership a SCIO supported by Scotrail bringing community cohesion and engagement through rail safety/initiatives, improving the stations and surrounding areas by developing place making activities for a better place to work live and play and supporting local business growth and developing new businesses in the community for the community needs. Under Rail 74 Community Rail Partnership, we aimed to encourage a more confident young…

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United in learning 2023 Concept and aims United in learning is a project that aims to incorporate, for the first time,  two Scottish CRP’s working together through intergenerational learning experience visits to create a shared appreciation of young/old life skills and knowledge. One of the aims was to have a better awareness of generational challenges and barriers broken down of perception fears, A fun friendly train experience, Educational learning about social media and crafting benefits, Understanding difference to improve society as a whole, Smiling faces & positive energy…

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6 June 2023; St Mary’s for All; Hybrid/Virtual Present: Suzie McCheyne- Development Officer, Nigel Wunsch- Acting Chair, Diane Whateley- Secretary, Jim Bolton- Healthy& Happy, Caroline Thompson-Noble- Community Rail Network, Arlene Dickson- Samaritans, Susan Cairns- Beckford Lodge, Fraser Hamilton- Web designer, Edith Black- National Autistic Society (S Lanarkshire), Diane Wyse- Scottish Autistic Consultants, John Wilson- Scotrail Apologies: Lynn Keir- Treasurer, Alison Plummer- St Mary’s for All, 1. Chair’s Report: Previous AGM minutes proposed by NW and seconded by SMcC Rail 74 works with over 25 different community organisations and…

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