Lincolnshire’s Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership took home a clutch of prizes at this year’s ACoRP industry awards.
T he Grantham to Skegness Community Rail Partnership was set up in July 2005 and after a local newspaper competition to give the line a name, The Poacherline was chosen and officially launched, this reflects characteristics of the line in Lincolnshire.
Given the natural flows along it made sense to extend the Partnership to Nottingham. Nottinghamshire County Council was invited to join the partnership and became full members in 2007.
The awards recognise the unsung heroes of the community rail world for their hard work and dedication.
This year, the Poacher Line saw success in the following categories:
- Most Enhanced Station Buildings and Surroundings (winner) – For Bottesford Friendly Garden
- Photo and Video Competition (2nd place) – For a video produced by students from St George’s Academy on the development of ‘The Wall’ in Skegness, which was turned into a piece of urban art.
- Small Project Award (3rd place) – For working with the Rotary Club of Skegness to teach rail safety to primary schools, who then created artwork for the station. The project also saw the installation of a defibrillator at the station
- Outstanding Volunteer Contribution (3rd place) – For Radcliffe on Trent adopter Phil Thomas.
- It’s Your Station – For the efforts of station adopters at Radcliffe (gold standard), Ancaster (silver standard) and Heckington (silver standard).
Kaye Robinson, Community Rail Partnership Officer, said “It’s great that so many of our projects have been recognised at this year’s awards.
“We’ve worked with some wonderful organisations, who have helped make a real difference to the Poacher Line, and their success deserves to be celebrated.
“Well done to all involved!”
For more on the Poacher Line, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/poacherline .
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