The Rail Ale Trail features 9 pubs recommended by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), which are along the Witham to Braintree train line and in walking distance of a train station. The perfect match, enjoy a glass of real ale and travel safely by train.
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Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership held a competition to publicise the launch of our new Flitch Line Ale Trail booklet.
Read MoreBBC Essex Sunday Quest visited Wrabness Station Garden on Sunday the 2nd April, it was the 3rd clue. Terri and Jayne explained about Essex and South Suffolk CRP and how it works, showing Liana Bridges and Barry Lewis from BBC Essex the traditional garden plus the new Wildlife Garden
Llana also had chance to speak to Julia Prigg the station adopter at Wrabness who was recently awarded the British Empire Medal, Julia will soon be attending a garden party at Buckingham Palace how exciting. Llana spoke to Julia about her visit and her outfit.
To hear the full programme click HERE https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f8mgs4
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Our Battlesbridge adopters are passionate about their station and do so much to enhance the station for the environment including:
1. Building close links with Essex Wildlife Trust and the scheme Urban Wildlife Champions to create a wild
meadow area
2. Installation of a water butt and building a living fence. We are looking forward to seeing their future plans.
It was a lovely walk on a bright morning off September 22nd, over 20 people, enjoying the surprises our knowledgeable guide Robert had laid on for us – access beyond the gatehouse at Ingatestone Hall allowing us to see views of the Hall which we would not have been able to otherwise. Also, the very informative vicar of St Giles’ church Mountnessing showed us the church (including showing us gravestones buried in front of the altar and normally covered by carpet. Apparently the origin of the term “stinking rich “ – you had to be rich to be buried in front of the altar but it might not smell very nice for the rest of the congregation!)
We were pleased to see so many people and very grateful to Robert for leading us. Please look out for our future walks.
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Watch the video of our fun Cockney Singalong Train which took place in June 2023. Tom Carradine is our brilliant entertainer who arrives at the station with his full size piano. We then manage to get this on the train. lots of fun is had on the platform from passing passengers who don’t expect to see a piano and player. The video tells the story, our next Cockney Singalong is on Saturday the 15th October 2023
