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The Ivanhoe Line: Our Fight Continues!
A New Chapter for the Campaign The recent announcement to shelve the Restoring Your Railway programme has presented a setback, but it has not deterred our determination to see the Ivanhoe Line reopened. We believe that we have approximately two years to make a compelling case for this vital project, and we are relaunching our…
Burton to Leicester Railway (Ivanhoe Line) Reopening Gets The Green Light
Our Full Press Release Follows: Rail Minister Wendy Morton today announced that the case to reopenthe Burton to Leicester Railway line to passengers has been approved tothe next stage. SWADLINCOTE DERBYSHIRE 18 NOVEMBER 2021 Today the Rail Minister, Wendy Morton MP, announced that she will support 10 proposals to reopen closed passenger lines in England.…
East Midlands Chamber
As part of our business outreach, we’ve engaged with the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, the second largest Chamber in the UK, to help showcase what the re-opening of the line will mean. EMC have kindly published a short article about the commercial importance of the line, which you can read here.
Business Liaison
One of the distinguishing features of the Ivanhoe Line is that it is intended for both commercial and leisure use. Along the 30 mile length, there are thousands of businesses that will benefit from having better transport links for both their employees and customers. So we’re delighted to welcome Stacey Ash to our team as…
CRIL Market Stall
CRIL staff hard at work manning our stall at Coalville indoor market yesterday. A very successful event providing an opportunity to meet the public and hear their views and to sell our calendar. Sales went well and we recommend placing orders to crilchair@gmail.com to avoid disappointment.
CRIL Market Stall
We have booked a stall in the Coalville indoor market on Saturday 26th September. In the absence of events due to Covid this is one way of meeting people to gather support for our campaign. It will also provide an opportunity to sell the CRIL calendar which will give our campaigns a much needed boost.
CRIL Calendar
We are pleased to announce that the first CRIL calendar has been produced and that we are ready to receive orders. A limited amount has been printed and are available on a “first come, first served” basis. The cost of the calendar is £8.50 + £1.40 postage = £9.90. Please send your orders by email providing your full address and…
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