Yet another East Suffolk Lines station where the Daffodils are in full bloom!
Many thanks to our friends from @eastsuffolkone.bsky.social radio
for the brilliant video at Greater Anglia #Beccles today, and the team of volunteer station adopters who planted the bulbs!
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We've featured Daffodils all along the lines from Lowestoft and Brampton to Westerfield and Ipswich; #Felixstowe is no exception!!! What a welcome when you step off the train! It's all thanks to the team of station adopter volunteers.
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Trimley is looking terrific thanks to Tom! He's the long-time station adopter volunteer (more than 10 years!) who has made the station garden what it is today! There's no water source so Tom fills up and takes water to the station; now that's dedication!
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The next FREE station walk is Sat 18/4 @ 10.10am, Wickham Mkt station circular. 5.5mi, 3 hours. Lovely countryside, the picturesque Deben Valley. At the end, optional stop for a drink @ The Duck pub across from the station or @ Station House café.
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Last week, we arranged for 28 7/8/9 years olds from Saxmundham Primary to go by train to #Woodbridge to have a morning @ the Longshed Museum. Before leaving Sax there was a surprise visit from PC Andrew Phillips and colleague who spent some time answering their questions.
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Hope you had a nice weekend!
A bit of fog & flowers along the East Suffolk Lines this morning. What a contrast! The lovely colour at Greater Anglia #Brampton and #Halesworth are all thanks to the dedicated teams of station adopter volunteers!!!
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A lovely bunch of folks took part in our free station walk this past Friday! 46 humans/2 dogs made the trek from #Lowestoft to Oulton Broad South; many continued to Carlton Marshes café. It's one of the most interesting walks we do, the landscape changes every few minutes.
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From Monday 18/5 there's a later last train Lowestoft to Beccles Monday to Saturday.
NEW 22:40 Lowestoft to Beccles
NEW 23:00 Beccles to Lowestoft
followed by the already timetabled
23:24 Beccles to Lowestoft
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A reminder: engineering works take place 3 weekends this month starting this weekend as improvements continue on the line. Buses replace trains Ipswich-Halesworth:
Saturday 7/3, Sunday 8/3
Saturday 14/3, Sunday 15/3
Saturday 21/3, Sunday 22/3
Trains run Halesworth-Lowestoft
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Next station Walk – this Fri 6/3 @ 10.50am - Lowestoft to Oulton Broad South with option to Carlton Marshes visitor centre café. 4.5 to 6 miles – 2.5 to 4 hours. UK’s most easterly point/Sparrows Nest/Naval War Memorial/Jubilee Bridge/Great Eastern Linear Park/Lake Lothing.
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Many stations on the East Suffolk Lines are adorned with Daffodils; Ipswich station is no exception. You can find them in the memorial garden on the island platform (3/4). The Community Rail Partnership has provided funding for the lovely flowers you'll now also see at the buffer stop on Platform 1.
Wonderful Daffodils carpet the station garden at Westerfield. They were planted by Sandy several years back when she became the station adopter there and transformed the space from scrub and nettles to the lovely scene you see today.
Aren't they fantastic?!
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We teamed up w/Greater Anglia to take 9 cubs from the 9th/31st Ipswich Scout Group to Stratford to have a go on the train simulator, learning about train driving and railway operations. Many thanks to Mark Robson, GA’s Driver Trainer and Simulator Manager for making it an unforgettable experience!
Halfway through the week on a super sunny Wednesday in East Suffolk. The daffodils on the concourse at Lowestoft station look fantastic and it's all thanks to the station adopter volunteers.
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Meteorological Spring is just 6 days away and the flowers at #Ipswich station know it! Aren't they lovely? They were planted and are cared for by rail officer Thalia. You can see them at the memorial garden on the island platform near the tunnel end of the station.
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Amidst the grey of this Friday some lovely colour at Oulton Broad South, thanks to the team of station adopter volunteers.
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Has it rained in your part of East Suffolk today? If not, it's on its way which is music to the ears of these lovely flowers at Melton and Saxmundham. They're taken care of by the wonderful station adopter volunteers and by Mother Nature too!
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UPDATE: Engineering works are taking place on 3 weekends in March as improvements continue along the line. Buses replace trains Ipswich – Halesworth:
- Saturday 7/3, Sunday 8/3
- Saturday 14/3, Sunday 15/3
- Saturday 21/3, Sunday 22/3
Trains will run Halesworth - Lowestoft.
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Spend an evening or night out in London for £27 return, or £41 First Class. Travel from 14:00 on your booked train, return same day anytime after 19:05 or next morning anytime up to 12:00 (*except 06:59-08:01 weekdays). You must book at least 1 day in advance. www.greateranglia.co.uk/tickets-fare...
Next station Walk – Fri 6/3 - 10.50am - Lowestoft to Oulton Broad South with option to Carlton Marshes visitor centre café. 4.5 to 6 miles – 2 to 3.5 hours. UK’s most easterly point, Sparrows Nest, Naval War Memorial, Jubilee Bridge, Great Eastern Linear Park, Lake Lothing.
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We're here at Greater Anglia #Colchester along with our friends from Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership inside 'Inspiration', the @railway200.bsky.social exhibition train. Free tickets are still available. The train is here today 3/2, tomorrow 4/2, then Clacton Thur 5/2 & Fri 6/2.
64 humans and 6 dogs took part in our station walk from Brampton to Halesworth on Saturday. We saw two Shetland ponies along the way, had a lovely stop at the Racehorse Community pub in Westlhall and at Halesworth Airfield (Holton) Museum who provided tea, coffee & cakes.
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Artist Anne Schwegmann- Fielding spent the better part of a year putting it together.
The project was funded by the East Suffolk Lines Community Rail Partnership and Westerfield Parish Council.
The roundel was kindly installed by Greater Anglia.
A mosaic roundel was unveiled today @ Westerfield station. Adopter Sandy Burn came up with the idea. Entitled 'Pollinators,' it features a butterfly/wasp/hoverfly/bumblebee/beetle/moth & is inspired by wildlife seen in the station garden. It's made of old crockery/tiles.
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The next FREE station walk is this Sat 31/1 @ 10.35 - Brampton to Halesworth. 5 miles - 2.5 hours. Belle Grove Farm and its dragon, stops @ The Racehorse Community Pub Westhall and Halesworth Airfield (Holton) Museum. No need to book - Dogs welcome! Thanks to @suffolksnaps.bsky.social for the photo!
A date for your diary. What is a community rail partnership? What do we do? How can you get involved? We're holding a drop-in event Fri 27/3, 13.30 to 15.30 @ Suffolk County Council Endeavour House, Ipswich & you're invited. We'd love to meet you!
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Additional East Suffolk Line Services from 17/5:
➡️ Lowestoft – an earlier first arrival Monday to Friday
➡️ Lowestoft and Beccles – a later last train from Lowestoft to Beccles / Beccles to Lowestoft Monday to Saturday
➡️ Westerfield – more stops on Saturdays and Sundays
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We & folks from the Ipswich - Cambridge rail partnership went to #Hertfordshire today to see some fantastic examples of community inspired artwork on the New River Line. Many thanks to rail officer Katie for hosting us. We've certainly come away with some terrific ideas!
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A lovely sky over Greater Anglia #Ipswich station this morning!
That extra sunlight is already giving the daffodils in the memorial garden on platforms 3/4 a nudge.
Spring is only 8 weeks away!
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Aren't these stunning photos? Dave the volunteer station adopter Beccles station snapped them 3/1. They include the replica blue enamel sign on the non-operational section of the platform and nearby Caxton Meadow with its avenue of trees, next to the football club.
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