White Cliffs Community Rail Partnership
With passion, pride, and future projects we are aiming to reinvigorate our stations showing how much of a community asset they are!
Plans and Projects
Train passing through Dover, Shakespeare Beach.
We have worked together as a partnership, conducting station checks and listening to our communities about what they want to see at our stations to improve our current facilities.
Supporting our local community groups, assets, residents and visitors with projects to develop our railway and our towns.
We aim to make our stations more attractive to the eye by bringing in some colour with new community gardens and artwork.
To help promote sustainable travel not only do we want to encourage travel by train but also to then explore Kent's English Garden by following some of our cycling and walking routes.
Rail to Trail
Come and join us for some guided walks from our stations and explore some beautiful walks in Folkestone & Dover as part of the White Cliffs Community Rail Partnership.
Lead by the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership team, these walks will be a treat for the mind, body, and soul, learning about local history and nature from our beautiful surroundings.
- Minibeasts and a Fortress Sun, 1 Sept, 10:30 - Dover Priory Train Station
- From the Sea to the Source - The River Dour Tue, 3 Sept, 11:00 - Dover Priory Train Station
- The Three Peaks of Folkestone Downs Wed, 4 Sept, 10:30 - Folkestone West Railway Station
- Fort Burgoyne Explorer Fri, 6 Sept, 11:00 - Dover Priory Train Station
- A Wild Walk to the Warren Sun, 8 Sept, 10:00 - Folkestone Central Station
In December 2021 we attended Dover Priory and Folkestone Central to spread some festive cheer and engage with rail users about the White Cliffs Community Rail Partnership.
We made Christmas decorations from natural materials and spread the word about our projects.
In 2022 we continued to spread the joy by making wreaths out of natural decorations to engage and promote the White Cliffs CRP.
The partnership has published its annual report for 2023, and work is underway for our latest report from 2023 - 2024.
To view our 2023 Annual Report click here .
From left to right: Alex Peel - CRN, Daniel Wright - CRN, Rebecca Dunroe - WCCRP, Matt Fraser - Southeastern
We were very pleased to have achieved our top goal in 2023 which was to become an accredited CRP!
In February of 2024 our Line Officer Rebecca travelled up to Southeastern Head Office for a meeting with Southeastern and Community Rail Network for the accreditation meeting.
With the thumbs up and portfolio completed, a report was sent to Department of Transport for review.
We are proud to announce we are now an accredited CRP
Local Information
Being down on the coastline and our line crossing two main towns we have lots of activities and events happening across the year for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Have a browse to see what's on in our local areas!
Contact
Want to get involved?
We would love to hear from you, whether it's to discuss and learn more about our partnership or whether you want to look at volunteering, or even adopting a station! Contact our line officer Rebecca Dunroe at:
community@dover.gov.uk
