Really useful meeting today with Anna Weeks, the interim Regional Director at Northern. We discussed several issues including the May timetable, which will see several through services from Morpeth to and from Carlisle throughout the day. We are still pressing for, but have not as yet received, an earlier morning train from Cramlington. After the meeting, there was time for a quick catch up with Marie Addison about the Station Adoption Funding Programme for Community Groups. 2 schools have been successful in winning funding so far, Newminster School at Morpeth and Cragside CofE Primary School at Cramlington. We look forward to seeing their finished artwork at the stations soon. And would welcome any further applications – either from schools or other community groups for Pegswood, Widdrington or Acklington stations.
