The Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is managed by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC), the leading community development agency working across Bedfordshire, with a proven track record built up over 60 years.
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Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership,
The Old School, Cardington,
Bedford, Bedfordshire
MK44 3SX
East West Railway Company have a series of community events over the next couple of weeks to give people the opportunity to learn more about their latest designs for East West Rail.
These events come ahead of a route-wide consultation planned for later this year.
The venues are all within walking distance of the station concerned (Fenny Stratford is the nearest station for the event at Queensway Methodist Church).
Location for the event on 14th February has been confirmed as Queens Park Community Centre, Marlborough Road, Bedford, MK40 4LF open from 12pm-5pm.
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So when is the EW show and tell coming to Marston Moretaine to explain to the 6800 residents why you are shutting our Millbrook railway station - it's a disaster for so many. - despite all the railway events that have reduced people's confidence to rely on the service, including short notice service cancellations and the 2 year closure... Millbrook station is still valued and used. It would make so much more sense to develop a new station in the wide open spaces around Millbrook station, the gateway to the Marston Millennium Park than the current plan to create increased traffic flows and parking requirements for the folk of the small village of Lidlington to endure, make it make sense! leave the existing stations or develop new stations close or on the footprint of the existing Marston vale stations. People have moved to be near theses railway stations it's unfair to just take them away and disrupt people's lives .....Millbrook station (once called Marston station) has been in place since 1846 ! How would EW rail decision makers like to have their local railway station that they rely on removed? And have to survive in a village with a less than perfect infrequent bus service ....it's devastating.
My enthusiasm for this EW rail has diminished. The first phase although completed over a year now still sits there unused as a passenger service.
Didn’t notice them taking much (in any) notice of people’s views when they came to Woburn Sands, don’t suppose these will be much different
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Doesn't give the impression of any passenger trains anytime soon!
Nobody any time takes any notice of residents' views on anything. They just plough on regardless and that's why the whole project is now such a mess.
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Great news! After a well-deserved winter break, our fantastic Friends of Ridgmont Station volunteers will re-open the Heritage Centre on Wednesday 18th February, perfect for half-term!
Winter opening hours will be Wednesday to Friday, 11:00 – 3:00.
Tea/coffee and homemade cake & scones available.
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Will Dogs be allowed inside if you come for Coffee & Cake?
Sam Churchman you told me they closed
Great news, thankyou volunteers for starting this public service again!
This is great news but at 11am I’d nearly be getting the train back for my kids lunches and sleeps 😮💨
Good news! 😃
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