We have been busy with meetings since the start of 2015! Penny attended The High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership meeting in Glossop on 14th January. We welcome Andrew Walker the partnership's new project officer. At this meeting Arriva Trains, one of the the three bidders for the Northern Rail Franchise from February 2016, gave a presentation. It is hoped that Abellio and GoVia will be able to offer similar presentations during the year.
At Guide Bridge last week on 27th January Station Friends' representatives from Glossop, Hadfield, Broadbottom, Hattersley, Heaton Chapel, New Mills and Rose Hill met at Guide Bridge with Theo McLauchlan our Northern Line Manager. It was an extremely useful meeting and we were able to discuss a range of topics/issues including our plans for the year. Theo is hoping to have similar meetings every 2 months, the next being set for 31st March. Later that same day Neil from Glossop and Babs from Hattersley attended the SEMCORP meeting at Manchester Town Hall with Project Officer Stephen Forde. Another useful and well run meeting. A common theme to all meetings was of course speculation about the direction of the new Franchise. We await the DfT Invitation to Tender due out in February. On Friday 30th January Penny and Neil attended Friends of Hattersley Station's AGM in Hattersley. We were delighted that Babs Allen has been re - elected as Chairperson!
At Guide Bridge last week on 27th January Station Friends' representatives from Glossop, Hadfield, Broadbottom, Hattersley, Heaton Chapel, New Mills and Rose Hill met at Guide Bridge with Theo McLauchlan our Northern Line Manager. It was an extremely useful meeting and we were able to discuss a range of topics/issues including our plans for the year. Theo is hoping to have similar meetings every 2 months, the next being set for 31st March. Later that same day Neil from Glossop and Babs from Hattersley attended the SEMCORP meeting at Manchester Town Hall with Project Officer Stephen Forde. Another useful and well run meeting. A common theme to all meetings was of course speculation about the direction of the new Franchise. We await the DfT Invitation to Tender due out in February. On Friday 30th January Penny and Neil attended Friends of Hattersley Station's AGM in Hattersley. We were delighted that Babs Allen has been re - elected as Chairperson!
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