The ‘Wonders of Wigan’ project, delivered by South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership (SELCRP) with funding from Avanti West Coast and Community Rail Network, has culminated in a large-scale photography mural featuring historic and contemporary local buildings, now installed at Wigan North Western Station. It seeks to showcase the rich heritage of the local area and celebrate the ethos of Railway 200, with 2025 marking 200 years of passenger rail.
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SCENE at the P5 Gallery
We are pleased to announce our latest exhibition in the P5 Gallery at Bolton Railway Station is ‘SCENE’, an ensemble sculpture by Laurence Davey, lecturer in Screenwriting at University of Greater Manchester. The sculpture is constructed from a selection of different woods including Sycamore, Birch, Holly, Apple, Cherry, Pine and Walnut. Standing on a black circular base which is eight feet wide, the tallest sculpture stands an impressive eleven feet high and towers towards the gallery ceiling.
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It was an action-packed week of events and activities as South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership (SELCRP) celebrated Community Rail Week 2025, from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May.
[Read more…] about Community Rail Week 2025Beacons of Bolton
The Beacons of Bolton project, delivered by South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership in collaboration with Hive Artists CIC, aimed to celebrate local places of interest in the Bolton Borough, as part of a wider project by Community Rail Lancashire to discover the Lancashire Landscape along the Clitheroe Line, and the Bolton Town of Culture programme.
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SELCRP are excited to announce the arrival at Platforms 4 and 5 of a brand new ‘Welcome to Bolton’ sign. The striking sign, which is clearly visible to passengers approaching the station by trains at either platform, has been designed and produced by artist Andy Smith as part of the ‘Stations of Sanctuary’ project funded by Community Rail Network, Northern and Transport for Greater Manchester. Working in partnership with Bolton City of Sanctuary, who work with local refugees and people seeking asylum, the project aims to make railway stations more accessible and welcoming places for everyone.
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Following the completion of our first ‘Community Rail Trail’ from Wigan to Bolton, we were pleased to host two launch events in May and June 2023 o We first walked from Bolton to Lostock Station for our ‘Bolton Launch’ in May, returning on the train for refreshments in our Community Room on Platform 5 at Bolton Station
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