Community Art Gallery
The Community Rail Partnership are pleased to announce the opening of a new community art gallery at Mistley Station.
The shelter on the Manningtree Bound platform was painted out recently and frames installed. The first exhibition of works was created by the residents of Acorn Village, a therapeutic residential centre for the learning disabled based at Mistley. The works include three collages which were made from handmade paper which the residents had created and two textile works; one featuring birds and another having been made in the weavery of a vintage train seat colourway.
Anganita Teekey-Hardins the Art Therapists based at Acorn Village said "it was a lovely opportunity for the Acorn Artists to get their work seen by the wider community. The residents have worked really hard and to have the work displayed has boosted their self esteem".
If you know of any schools, artists or even creative writing groups that would like to display their work in the Perri-winkle Gallery, as the shelter is now known, please contact Lucy Ainger on 01206 392637. The CRP office on Manningtree Station is open on Mondays & Wednesdays but please feel free to leave a message and contact details at other times.
Mistley Station Gallery Coming
One sunny Wednesday morning; Lucy and I joined Chris Page, the station manager at Mistley Station, to paint out the brick built shelter. White paint seemed to be everywhere in a short space of time but the finished effect was great and ready for artwork from the local school.
Watch this space...pictures to come!
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Manningtree Snow
The view from Platform Three at Manningtree on Monday 6 February 2012:
Launch of Manningtree Office
Launch of the Manningtree office on the 18th April 2011
Halloween Train
The Halloween Train
what a great event held on the Mayflower line starting at Manningtree Station at 4.26pm although 10 minutes late due the points going down on the branch line, that was a little bit of a worry, but all went well in the end, thank you to Mark Tye the station manager who managed to get Network Rail to move the points manually!
The train was decorated in lots of scarey and creepy crawlly things, with face painting, activity packs, story telling, bracelet making, and fancy dress competition.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the event, and next year we aim to decorate 3 carriages as the demand was great. 
thank you to all wo helped and make this a great event.
Jayne Lucy & Lynda
