Rail Safety Awareness Campaign in Lanarkshire Schools
The Rail Safety Project aims to enhance rail safety awareness across schools in Lanarkshire through a strategic partnership with Community Rail Partnership (CRP) members and the Learn Live team. This initiative is designed to educate students, parents, and teachers on the importance of rail safety, ultimately fostering a safer community and building future relationships with young rail users. Project Overview The project will engage 20 schools in Lanarkshire, comprising an equal mix of 10 primary and 10 secondary schools, to ensure a comprehensive reach across different age demographics.…
Rail 74 Community Rail Partnership (CRP) is thrilled to announce the installation of a transformative art project, titled ‘Hope in Hamilton’, aimed at fostering hope and resilience within the community. Thanks to the generous support of £40,000 in funding from Avanti West Coast, this initiative promises to illuminate the lives of those in need throughout South Lanarkshire.
The ‘Hope in Hamilton’ project has been a collaborative effort designed to unite individuals supported with their mental health and wellbeing, empowering them to create an interactive art piece for Hamilton station. Through this endeavour, voices of hope will echo throughout the station, offering solace and encouragement to those facing personal struggles. Building upon the foundational work of Rail 74 CRP, a charity dedicated to enhancing community welfare and reducing the effects of poverty along the Rutherglen to Motherwell line, ‘Hope in Hamilton’ represents a pioneering effort to…
Sounds like a Volunteer Project
Building on our links with a more sustainable travel option by rail & the environment – One of the biggest challenges facing of most third sector groups including Community Rail, Station Adopters and eco community garden groups in the area is gaining new volunteers – Many of these spaces are unmanned and our ‘Sounds like a Volunteer’ project will deliver an audio podcast series that explains Rail74 CRP and 4 community groups along the line through current volunteer voices, activities explained and how the community can get involved.…
Bringing Positivity to Our Communities Along The Line — Annual Impact Report 2022-2023
Have a read at our latest impact report https://rail74.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Rail-74-SCIO-annual-report-2023-3-1.pdf special thanks to our funders and all our partner groups that help make this happen Scotrail, Avanti and Cross Country
Christmas Fun from Newton to Glasgow Central
Some pics of a fun festive trip to Glasgow from Newton station. Singing 🎶 all the way … meeting drew at Glasgow Central Station and reading arlos adventure on the platform whilst snaking on fruit. A handmade travel ticket, wee goody bag & Arlo adventure book for all !
Scottish Members Win Big at Scotrail in the Community Awards — Rail 74 CRP Member of the Year
Scottish members win big at ScotRail in the Community Awards – Community Rail Network
Minutes of Meeting January 24
Date: 2024-01-23Attendees: Victoria Moore – Chair, Suzie McCheyne – Development Officer, Nigel Wunsch – Vice Chair/cambuslang station adopter, Fraser Hamilton – Volunteer, Matthew Worman – Avanti, Lucie Maix – Volunteer, Rose Hewitt – Station adopter Newton.Apologies: Rosalie Dunn – Friends of Douglas Park, Diane Whateley – Secretary, Arlene Dickson – Samaritans, Graham Whitehead – Railway Chaplain, Jim Bolton – Rutherglen CC, John Wilson – Scotrail Diane and Kevin Wyse – Scottish Autism Consultants, Eugenie Aroutcheff – Grow 73/Rutherglen station adopter, Victoria Eccles – South Lanarkshire Council, Cheryl –…
Minutes of November 2023 meeting
14/11/2023, 2.30pm Present: Suzie McCheyne- Development Officer, Diane Whateley- Secretary, Nigel Wunsch-Acting Chair, Cambuslang Rotary, Eugenie Aroutcheff- Grow 73, Jim Bolton- Rutherglen CC, John Wilson- Scotrail , Diane and Kevin Wyse-Scottish Autism Consultants, Fraser Hamilton, Victoria Eccles- South Lanarkshire Council, Alex Bray Apologies: Victoria Moore- Volunteer, Rosalie Dunn- Friends of Douglas Park, Arlene Dickson- Samaritans, Graham Whitehead- Railway Chaplain Updates A. Development Officer Hope in Hamilton update Network Rail’s landlord consent may not be correct, as despite what was previously stated, the supporting wall may not be strong…
Minutes of Meeting September 2023
Date: 2023-09-26Attendees: Suzie McCheyne- Development Officer, Jim Bolton- Rutherglen Rotary, Victoria Moore-volunteer, Willie Clark- Transport for Scotland, Fraser Hamilton – volunteer. Updates A. Development Officer Various Next meeting: 14/11/23 @2.30pm @ H&H in Rutherglen, confirmed booking in place.
Minutes of Meeting August 2023
Date: 2023-08-15Attendees: Suzie McCheyne- Development Officer, Diane Whateley- Secretary, Eugenie Aroutcheff- Grow 73, Jim Bolton- Rutherglen CC, John Wilson- Scotrail, Alex Bray-Cross Country, Caroline Thompson-Noble CRN, Victoria Moore-volunteer, Arlene Dickson-Samaritans, Willie Clark- Transport for Scotland, Haotian Zheng- Postgrad Student Updates A. Development Officer AP1: WC will send a report about Rutherglen to Network rail Board/Scotrail CPT suggested that corporate volunteers might be able to contribute. JW reported that Network Rail had recruited a team of painters and a report had been made to Scotrail Holdings about the state…