In late August the Crewe to Manchester Community Rail Partnership kindly gave the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) a number of copies of “Arlos Adventures There and Back”. This Rail Safety book is written by train driver Bessie Matthews, and is … [Read more...]

Friends of Goostrey Station are rightly proud of their achievements and it’s exciting when others approach us for help. The latest request came from a station adoption group in Lancashire.   Eight years ago, a group of volunteers adopted Silverdale … [Read more...]

Have you seen the colourful shiny discs attached to the planters at Goostrey Station? One local resident exclaimed ‘they look so lovely and cheerful! Well done all!’    The discs were created to mark the coronation of King Charles 111 and the … [Read more...]

All Aboard. Those are the words you click on to enter the Friends of Goostrey Station website friendsofgoostreystation.org .  This simple action opens up a wealth of information about this multi award winning group of local volunteers and about … [Read more...]

The Northern Railway FLASH SALE is back! Northern Railway are offering over 5 million 50p, £1 and £2 tickets train tickets for travel between 11 Sep & 20 Oct. Be quick! Once they’re gone, they’re gone! … [Read more...]

The Crewe to Manchester and South East Manchester Community Rail Partnership Annual Report 2022 to 2023 has now been published.  Download the report here. This report showcases the work of the Community Rail Partnerships and Station Adoption … [Read more...]

News from Goostrey Art Studio What a busy time for professional artist Debbie Goldsmith!  During the past few weeks she has led workshops in Goostrey, on Piccadilly Station and at Leighton Hospital. In addition, her own paintings have been … [Read more...]

Thanks to a generous grant from Handforth Town Council, the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) were able to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in style. The main event was a special Coronation Work Party, set up as part … [Read more...]

Friends of Mauldeth Road Station  Two Line Art posters have been printed onto aluminium board and now installed at the station. The posters show landmarks from both communities immediately served by Mauldeth Road Station. Ladybarn is … [Read more...]

Recently, Debbie Goldsmith has been leading creative workshops at Goostrey Scout Hut. In March, she taught local scouts how to screen-print fun designs onto their own T shirts.  In April, just before Easter, the cubs learned about paper engineering … [Read more...]

On Monday 8th May, Debbie Goldsmith will be marking the Coronation of King Charles III by running a free, hands-on workshop at Goostrey Art Studio.   She’ll be making and decorating clay stepping stones.  Local residents of all ages are welcome to … [Read more...]

The Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) have continued their association with Barnies Community Hub in Crewe, by commissioning and installing some bird boxes made by the Barnies volunteers. Barnies Community Hub provides activities for people with … [Read more...]

News from Goostrey Art Studio - a creative hub for our local community At the end of January, professional artist Debbie Goldsmith and FOGS treasurer and vice chair Craig Sidebotham met with a member of the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) at the … [Read more...]