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Welcome to the Grand Central Community Blog. Where we’ll focus on keeping you updated with all our work within the communities we serve and celebrate great people, doing great things.
When we were building the team for Thirsk, I stressed that what we were looking for were “people persons”, because our…
The importance of community has never been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic. In time of uncertainty we look toward our communities for support and connection. 2020 was a year filled with sad news headlines, but lets not forget all the positive stories that came from…
Despite it now being a long time since we have been active as Grand Central Ambassadors, there are certain experiences which stick firmly and fondly in the mind. One of these is when we find ourselves (as we quite often do, on Sundays) on the platform when a party arrives to send on their way…
We were excitred as ever to be apart of this years community rail awards. This year saw the event go digital. It was great to see the event adapt so well to the restrictions put in place due to Covid-19.
Grand Central were the proud sponsors of 'Involving Children and Young…
This years Community Rail Awards have gone virtual! On Wednesday 9th December the awards ceremony will take place online, with networking opportunities and even an after party. If you haven't yet booked your ticket, go to communityrail.org.uk for more details.
Grand Central have been…
Back from London
King Cross is busy, as it always will be but
I can see the orange and black___
Of the Grand Central calling at Brighouse,
Not long before I get back.
Teacups rattling, across the points.
Up North, the weathers cold.…
World Mental Health Day is held on October 10th every year. The goal is to help raise mental health awareness and each of us can make a contribution to ensure that people dealing with mental health problems can live better lives with dignity.
One of the feelings millions of us are…
Today we are celebrating International Literacy Day by teaming up with UK based charity Books2Africa.
New data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics show that 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics. Sub-…
On Monday 9 March we unveiled the painting we commissioned through our charity partner Centrepoint to coincide with International Women’s Day.
Heart On Her Skin, by artist Andrea Tyrimos, is a stunning audio-visual portrait of ex-Centrepoint resident Catherine, whom the charity helped…