Avanti West Coast working with Bolton and South Lancashire Community Rail Partnership (B&SLCRP) are commissioning a new large-scale mural for the underpass beneath the platforms at Wigan North Western Station. This is a busy thoroughfare with a high daily footfall.
[Read more…] about Wigan North Western Mural ProjectNews & Events
Poets given a Platform
Four Bolton-based poets will have their work displayed on the pillars of Bolton Railway Station in full view of the many thousands of daily passengers.
Emma Byron, Sally James, Ibby Ismail and John Keane will also have their poems included in a special anthology together with many others who entered the Bolton Station Community Partnership competition. The competition was judged by members of the Partnership, the University of Bolton and Live from Worktown.
[Read more…] about Poets given a PlatformNewsletter – 24th August 2020
We hope you are keeping safe and well and getting back to some normality in your lives. Please click below to find some news items from our recent joint committee meetings.
[Read more…] about Newsletter – 24th August 2020Poetry from the Platforms
Submissions are invited for entries to the Bolton Station Community Partnership (BSCP) 2020 Poetry Competition.
[Read more…] about Poetry from the PlatformsBolton Community Rail Update
A very happy New Year! We’re going into 2020 with confidence: funding is assured for the community rail partnership and work is going ahead with the renovation of the main building on Bolton’s platforms 4 and 5. This is an update on what’s happening with an invitation to get involved in our activities. Please note our website will soon go live: www.communityrailbolton.org.uk
[Read more…] about Bolton Community Rail UpdateClock Tower Trails
We are forming a group to help develop four self-guided walks from Bolton Station’s iconic clock tower. The walks will extend to Preston, Wigan, Blackburn and Manchester, with the opportunity to hop on and off a train at all the stations along the routes.
