2022 Awards Ceremony

  The first regional awards ceremony for Stations in Bloom was held in October at the prestigious west country business Castle Gardens in the beautiful west Dorset town of Sherborne.

Stations in Bloom

“STATIONS IN BLOOM  IS AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS NEW VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION.”  Stations in Bloom, a regional initative led by Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership, is flying the celebration flag in recognition of the wonderful efforts of station volunteers and railway staff across SWR and GWR network.  Community Rail Partnerships across the region are joining together […]

Stations in Bloom

Stations in Bloom is flying the celebration flag in recognition of the wonderful efforts of station volunteers across SWR and GWR network.  Community Rail Partnerships across the region are joining together in a new ground-breaking project, the first project of its kind on the railway network across southern England.  An inter-station celebration of community involvement […]

160th Anniversary of the Opening of Crewkerne Station

The Friends of Crewkerne Station are holding an exhibition in the Town Hall to mark the occasion of the opening of the station and the railway line down to Exeter. The exhibition will run from Monday 19th October until Friday 23rd October in the Local Information Centre. It is open from 9.30am until 1.00pm and […]

Somerset Farmers Markets

It was great to be back last month, despite the soggy weather! You made our lovely local food and drink producers smile by visiting us in the rain. This month we are excited to return with three new food producers’ for you to enjoy and we can’t wait to tell you about them… Porky Blinders […]

Boundary Walk of Crewkerne Parish September 2nd

News Release: Crewkerne District Rotary, Crewkerne Town Council, Blackmore Vale Community Rail are in partnership organising a Boundary Walk of Crewkerne Parish Although there is no record of ‘Beating the bounds’ in Crewkerne probably because the limits were still changing as late as 1934, the Civic society started some boundary walks in the 1990s and […]