Greater Anglia has recognised its ‘very special’ volunteers in Cambridgeshire, who have been working to bring their local rail stations to the heart of their communities.
The annual Station Adoption Awards ceremony was held on Friday, 15th October.
Ely was named the ‘Best Staffed Station’ after volunteers and Greater Anglia staff brought the platforms to life with new floral displays and established a wildlife garden.
The station adopters at Whittlesford Parkway were highly commended in the ‘Best Adopter Group’ category for transforming the station with a stunning new flower border alongside the platform, which was designed by Scotsdale Garden Centre.
Greater Anglia’s Station Adoption initiative sees local people across the network get involved with their local stations to come up with ideas and projects that benefit their communities.
Alan Neville, Greater Anglia’s Customer and Community Engagement Manager, said: “Our station adopters are very special people who achieve amazing things to benefit their communities and make them better places to live with their enthusiasm to bring rural stations to life and restore their links to the communities they serve.
“The adopters know their stations and the needs of their community well and we are happy to support their aims through small grants and facilitating improvements.
“I am delighted that we can also recognise and thank them through the Adopter Awards – we’ve seen some fantastic and innovative projects this year despite the pandemic and I would like to thank them all for their continued hard work.”
Press release from Greater Anglia
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