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.
Railway 200
2025 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. Britain and the world changed forever. Railway 200 celebrates the past, present and future of rail.
Join us as we mark this special occasion with a range of events and activities throughout the year.
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Community Rail Partnerships
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership is one of a growing number of Community Rail Partnerships across the country.
They work to engage communities and help people get the most from their railways, promoting social inclusion and sustainable travel.
Community Rail Partnerships work alongside train operators to deliver improvements and bring stations back to life.
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officer@marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk
Phone
01234 832645
Post
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership,
The Old School, Cardington,
Bedford, Bedfordshire
MK44 3SX
Really looking forward to being part of Cracking Easter Family Fun at Bletchley Park on Saturday (4th April)! It’s all part of the continuing Railway200celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of modern railway.
Make your own model train or take part in other craft activities, become a Mini Map Maker and learn about the railways while decorating the destinations you can visit along the Marston Vale Line. Write your own story inspired by all things trains and railways. Enter your picture or story into the Mini Map-Makersdraw to see your artworks displayed at stations along the Marston Vale Line.
Our friends KKempston & District Model Railway Society KDMRSwill also be there with there with their fantastic N-gauge layout of Ridgmont Station.
Plus Bletchley Park activities including:
• Lego trains: build and code your own Lego locomotive, planning the fastest route from London to Bletchley.
• Map the route: Race against other players to collect important messages and choose the fastest route back to Bletchley Park to win the game.
• Logical leaps: With thousands of workers to co-ordinate, take on our logic challenge to unravel how the Codebreakers travelled to Bletchley Park every day.
• Transport trivia: Discover stories from our archives and uncover how important, and sometimes bizarre, transport was at Bletchley Park.
Drop in between 11:00 & 3:30. Activities most suitable for children aged 5 – 15 years, accompanied by an adult.
Activities included in Bletchley Park entry fee – 2 for 1 discount for rail passengers with a valid ticket.
Check out www.bletchleypark.org.uk/event/
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Running out of ideas for the Easter holidays?
Then hop on the train into Bedford tomorrow (2nd April) or 9th April for Crafty Thursdays at the John Bunyan Museum on Mill Street. Open from 11:00 - 3:00. Just £2 per child. No need to book – just turn up!
The Museum have a free Easter Egg hunt too! It's running until Saturday 11th April. Open 11:00 - 4:00. The Museum is just a short walk from Bedford St Johns.
And what better way to finish your day with a visit to our friends at Gallone's Ice Cream Bedford in the Arcade - 25% discount with a valid Marston Vale Line ticket!
Don’t forget Bedfordshire Bus Pass Holders travel half price after 10:00 on weekdays and all day on Saturday too!
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Then head over to Milton Keynes Central tomorrow (25tth March) where a team of managers will be on hand from 8:00 – 10:00am as part of the Whistle Stop Tour.
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Hop on the train into Bedford tomorrow (13th March) and on Saturday (14th March) for the fabulous Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama at Bedford Corn Exchange! Just a short walk from Bedford St Johns & Bedford Stations.
Lots of great classes to enjoy. Check out www.bedfordshirefestival.org.uk
Tickets are just £3 per person, per session, £2 concessions (under 16s, Seniors, disabled. (under 11s free)
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