Last Autumn, Friends of Goostrey Station were delighted that Goostrey Beavers held another meeting at our railway station. All the children were keen to sweep up fallen leaves, to plant daffodil bulbs in tubs and to investigate the bug hotels. They … [Read more...]
New Ways to Look at Bikes!
Reddish Men in Sheds are holding an exhibition on New Ways to Look at Bikes, which is at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery from Saturday 28th of January to 3rd of March 2023. (Gallery open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays.) Reddish … [Read more...]
MAULDETH ROAD STATION POSTERS
The two posters show landmarks from both communities immediately served by Mauldeth Road Station. Ladybarn is represented by Poplar Walk in Ladybarn Park and Burnage by St. Margaret’s Church on Burnage Lane. The posters are being displayed at a … [Read more...]
News from Goostrey Art Studio – A creative hub for our local community
2022 proved a busy but rewarding time for Debbie Goldsmith and she’s planning for an equally successful 2023. During January she is meeting people from Community Rail and Crewe Heritage Centre to plan more creative workshops. If you’re interested in … [Read more...]
News from Friends of Goostrey Station
FoGS volunteers meet on the second Sunday of each month, so the next working party will be on 12th February. There’s a car park at the station, but you could choose greener transport by walking or cycling (there’s a new rack for your bike!). You may … [Read more...]
News from Goostrey Art Studio – a creative hub for our local community
Autumn 2022 has proved a busy but rewarding time for Debbie Goldsmith! She was thrilled that her painting ‘Mostly Sunny’ won first prize in the Inch Arts Winter exhibition. The judge Tom Croft was Sky Portrait Artist of the Year in 2018. If you’d … [Read more...]
Latest news from Friends of Goostrey
Are you wanting some gentle exercise in the fresh air? Then look no further than Goostrey station - you’ll get a warm welcome from Friends of Goostrey Station! We’re glad that we continue to make the station a pleasant place to visit and we’re … [Read more...]
Rail – Hike – Camp maps
A new map is available showing campsites in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland within a short distance of railway stations. Several of these are just a short journey from Manchester and you can search for campsites within 3km of stations … [Read more...]
Friends of Handforth Station – Sad Death of Founder Member Barry Burkhill
The Friends of Handforth Station were saddened to hear the news of the death of founder member Barry Burkhill last weekend. … [Read more...]
Stockport Station Art Project – A View From A Train Window
Calling all Stockport-based creatives and groups: Avanti West Coast, Network Rail, and Crewe 2 Manchester Community Rail Partnership have launched a community art competition - an exciting opportunity to create one of up to 40 large-scale designs. … [Read more...]
FRIENDS OF GOOSTREY STATION WIN A SPECIAL NATIONAL AWARD
FRIENDS OF GOOSTREY STATION WIN A SPECIAL NATIONAL AWARD Have you heard the latest news about FOGS? We can’t quite believe it! On 6th October, at a ceremony held at Manchester Central … [Read more...]
Trent Valley Engineering Works
Network Rail are carrying out major upgrades on the West Coast main line between Rugby and Stafford as part of a multimillion pound investment which will mean better journeys for passengers and freight services. … [Read more...]
Avanti update on Strike Action
RMT Union Strike Action The RMT Union has announced strike action for Avanti West Coast Train Managers on 22 October and 6 November. … [Read more...]
Dot To Dot And Colour By Number Trains at Crewe Heritage Centre
Celebrating 185 years of railways in Crewe Sat 22 Oct: 13:00 to 15:00 Sun 23 Oct: 13:00 to 15:00 Goostrey Station Artist, Debbie Goldsmith, will support visitors to take part in a huge train themed Dot to Dot and Colour by numbers. Visitors will … [Read more...]
Strike action – Saturday 01 October, Wednesday 05 October, and Saturday 08 October
As I’m sure you’re aware, further strike action has been announced by the railway trade unions that will severely impact on our train services during the coming weeks. … [Read more...]
Further Strike Action – October
The ASLEF, RMT and TSSA unions have announced strike action on 1 October, coordinated across other train companies and Network Rail. ASLEF are also striking on 5 October, with RMT and TSSA striking additionally on 8 October. … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast Service Update
As you know, Avanti West Coast is running a reduced timetable at the moment for which we’re sorry. We know we’re not delivering the service our customers rightly expect and we apologise for the enormous frustration and inconvenience this is causing. … [Read more...]
Northern: Strike action 1st, 5th & 8th October
As you may already be aware from media reports, two full days of rail Industrial Action have been called for Saturday 1st, Wednesday 5th and Saturday 8th of October. … [Read more...]
The Manchester Urban Poet’s next Guided Walk
Ged Austin, known as Manchester’s “Urban Poet” is coming back to Handforth soon for his next Guided Walk. The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) have commissioned a series of these walks; this one will be from Handforth Station to Styal and back. … [Read more...]
Northern Flash Sale!
Northern have announced the return of the Northern Flash Sale! From today, there will be up to one million Advance purchase tickets up for grabs for just £1 (50p for 5-15’s) to many destinations across the North! The £1 Advance purchase tickets, … [Read more...]
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