Our news
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Public meeting at Whaley Bridge
Our first public meeting of 2024 is in the diary! Come and see us at Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, and hear Robert Largan MP and Stephen Chaytow from MEMRAP tell us the latest on our campaign to bring trains back to the Peaks and Dales line! Book your free ticket here: https://buytickets.at/manchesterandeastmidlandsra…/1106008
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Ripley Leisure Centre, 10 November 2023
The public meeting at Ripley on 10 November attracted over 70 attendees, including two of the candidates for the East Midlands Mayor, MEMRAP’s sponsoring MP, and the Amber Valley District Council leader, all of whom briefly addressed the meeting. There were also other Amber Valley District Council members present, and a Derbyshire Dales District Council…
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Great Longstone village meetings, September 2023
The following article was written by Longstone village resident Georgina Blair after the meetings: Thank you to everybody who came to the Village Hall last month to find out more about the proposal to reopen the railway line between Matlock and Buxton, along the line of the current Monsal Trail. It was great to have…
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Bakewell Town Hall, 27 June 2023
LIVELY DEBATE IN BAKEWELL AS SUPPORT GROWS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF THE PEAKS AND DALES LINE (Peak Advertiser, 7 August 2023) On June 27th, MEMRAP (Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership), chose Bakewell Town Hall for the fourth in its series of public debates to present proposals for the restoration of the Peaks and Dales…