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Community Rail Week – a celebration of what we do
Community Rail Week 2023 ran from Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th May this year, with the theme of ‘connecting communities by rail’. As well...
May 30, 20232 min read


Clear Communications, by Molly Beebee
Last week, I attended an amazing workshop on clear communications and wanted to share some of what I learnt. The workshop was facilitated...
May 9, 20232 min read


Tunnel Vision, Dance performance on a train with Strike A Light
On Monday 3rd April, a group of young dancers from Strike A Light’s Youth Dance Company, performed a dance routine on a train between...
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Neurodiversity Celebration Week - 2023
This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Running from the 13th to the 19th March 2023, the week celebrates the uniqueness of...
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Celebrating women in rail on International Women’s Day 2023
Here at Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GCRP), we support inclusion and diversity at its very core - as an employer and...
Mar 8, 20232 min read


A year of firsts for GCRP
We’ve had a great year with a series of amazing firsts for GCRP, here are our top ten firsts of 2022! 1. WINNING our first awards...
Dec 29, 20222 min read


2022 - what a year it's been!
This year, we’ve been busy delivering our core projects and building on the success we’ve had with existing programmes such as Getaway...
Dec 23, 20226 min read


Connecting Climate, Community & the Visitor Economy - launch of new toolkit!
We are very excited to announce a series of events to launch our Rail to Leisure Toolkit in partnership with The Travel Foundation. The...
Dec 20, 20222 min read


It's competition time! Win one of three railcards
Competition extended! We're extending this competition across Facebook and Instagram until 7th Jan. We're offering the chance to win one...
Dec 16, 20222 min read


Station Adoption - Stonehouse in Bloom
To celebrate International Volunteer Day on Monday 5th December 2022, we’re sending a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers involved in...
Dec 5, 20223 min read


GCRP Wins First Place at National Awards
The 2022 Community Rail Awards took place last Thursday evening in Manchester and GCRP scooped first place in the Involving Diverse...
Oct 10, 20223 min read


Train Travel Just got Easier!
Thanks to GWR and their new pay-as-you-go touch smartcard. GWR launched its new pay-as-you-go touch smartcard on 30th August. The card...
Sep 12, 20221 min read


GCRP Shortlisted for National Awards
GCRP has been shortlisted for three awards in the national Community Rail Awards 2022 in the Influencing Positive Change &...
Aug 11, 20222 min read


We are the Chorus of DOOM!
As part of our Youth and Education programmes, GCRP commissioned Strike a Light to develop a ‘platform performance’ with their youth...
Jul 28, 20222 min read


#CommunityRailWeek
This week, GCRP has joined in with community groups and volunteers across Britain for this year's Community Rail Week to encourage people...
May 26, 20222 min read


Celebrating 2 Years of GCRP!
Last Monday, St Mary's De Crypt church was amassed with people celebrating GCRP's 2nd birthday. The day was host to celebrations of our...
May 16, 20221 min read


Platform Rail Launch!
Platform Rail is an education scheme that works with schools to empower young people in accessing rail travel, giving them a platform!...
Apr 26, 20221 min read


Getaway to SkillZONE
Earlier this year, GCRP invited the Friendship Cafe’s youth groups to explore SkillZONE, Gloucestershire’s only interactive life skills...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


GWR and CrossCountry grants will help to promote a taste for travel in Gloucestershire
Projects designed to promote Gloucestershire as a ‘Great Rail Experience’ have received funding from Great Western Railway and...
Jan 12, 20223 min read


A Great End to 2021
Signing off the year with some great news! Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership was featured on the front cover of this month’s GWR...
Jan 6, 20221 min read
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