Purpose

The work of the Community Rail Partnership
(CRP) covers a number of rail lines and Tendring District benefits
from their work relating to the Mayflower and Sunshine Coast lines
in particular. The CRP promotes train travel in general and also
facilitates Station Adoption and beautification programmes, as well
as event trains including Airshow Trains and Sea Shanty
Trains.
The CRP also plans to continue resilience work with Tendring
partners, including TDC, to promote train travel more widely, with
the opportunity for promotional stalls and other engagement work in
this area. A working group has been recently set up via CRP to
engage stakeholders and identify and address the gaps in train
travel locally, particularly for access to education and employment
opportunities.
This contribution will continue to encourage the uptake of public
transport and therefore be environmentally beneficial, alongside
wider engagement and beautification projects improving public
safety and enjoyment of their local train stations. The events
trains programme supports Tendring’s visitor economy,
especially Bucket

Content

To pay TDC’s 2024/25 contribution of
£2,100 to Community Rail Partnership (CRP), alongside
partners, towards the continued running of the Partnership.
Cllr Ivan Henderson has agreed a concurrence to this matter,
supported by a signed Officer Decision Form, both kept on
file.