Friends at Roose station have now completed replanting to give the station a real Spring feel. The six individual containers are now beginning to come into bloom, adding lots of colour and interest.

The Annual Bowness Blues Weekend is returning in 2019 for an eighth year showcasing the best of blues from USA, Holland, Ireland and homegrown UK talent over 3 days in 10 venues in Bowness along with a blues cruise. Every year funds raised from ticket sales and sponsorship are donated to 2 chosen charities, this …

Just to let you know that the railway footbridge for Millom is closed at the moment for refurbishment but should re-open in May. Looking forward to see the bridge improvements for this lovely station!

On Friday 15 March, sixth form students at Sandgate School in Kendal participated in a Rail Safety workshop hosted by Northern’s Community Safety Manager, David Wilkinson, and local Station Manager, Jane Murray. Sandgate School is a specialist school for students with special educational needs and the aim of the workshop is to raise awareness of …

Northern are offering 25% off off-peak train travel across a number of routes in Cumbria and Lancashire. This discount is automatically applied to all off-peak day return fares and is valid from Monday 4 March until Saturday 6 April. Railcard and child discounts can be used in conjunction with this offer, representing great savings for …

Don’t miss the chance to see a special exhibition at The Beach Hut, Kents Bank Station. The ‘Three Shires’ is an exhibition of paintings and ceramics fused glass and drawings, from Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire. The exhibition runs from 1 March to 28 April. Loads to see by very talented designers and artists. For more …

On Sunday 24 February there are a number of planned cancellations to train services on parts of Northern’s network in the North West. All the planned cancellations will be fully updated on the Northern website or National Rail Enquiries websites and apps overnight, so customers should check on Saturday morning for the latest information. See …

ACoRP (Association of Community Rail Partnerships) has been working with Royal Botanic Kew Gardens over the last year to help spread the news in Cumbria about ‘Grow Wild’ (a national outreach initiative of Kew Gardens). The project’s aim is to inspire people to come together to transform shared spaces using beautiful native wildflowers. Information packs …

More RMT strike action is planned for this weekend. On Saturday 2 February (this Saturday) Northern will be running a reduced service due to industrial action by RMT. On Sunday 3 February (this Sunday) there will a number of planned cancellations on Northern services in the North West. For more information and to check which …

The RMT strike action, planned for Saturday 26 January, will see Northern running approximately 700 services – but with few Northern services running after 5pm. Those Northern services that do run, and other operators’ services, are expected to be extremely busy. For more information and to check which services are affected see https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/strike