On Saturday 6th August between 10am and 4pm there will be a Station to Station community rail celebration at Chester Railway Station kindly hosted by Arriva Trains Wales. Chester Model Railway Club are in attendance exhibiting one of their model rail layouts and Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways will be promoting their heritage lines and days out. Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership will have a stall giving away community rail cotton shoppers and Chester & District …
STOCKPORT RAILSHOW 2016
A Great Rail Show on the Mid Cheshire Line ... Come along to the Stockport Station Railshow on Sunday 31st July 2016 between 10am and 4pm. This is an Anniversary Event! There will be a special display by Hazel Grove and District Model Railway Society who are celebrating their 50th Anniversary and amongst the other stalls supporting the event, which includes the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership, will be the Manchester Locomotive Society who are celebrating their 80th …
National Lottery Award
QUICK LINK - Vote Now for the Lion Salt Works in the National Lottery Awards The Lion Salt Works, at Marston near Northwich, has been shortlisted in the Best Heritage Project category of the 2016 National Lottery Awards and is now appealing for votes as it strives for national acclaim which includes featuring in a star-studded Awards Ceremony to be broadcast on BBC1 in September. The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership is pleased to be supporting the Lion …
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL
The Vice Chairman of MCRUA, John Hulme, has been honoured with the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queens 90th Birthday Honours List. The award is for his community services to railways in Cheshire and and is not only for his work on the Mid Cheshire Line but also in recognition of John organising the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards since 2003. These were set up to motivate and encourage the work of volunteer groups in making Cheshire railway stations attractive gateways …
