Success for National Express station adopters

Station Adopters from across the National Express East Anglia (NXEA) network were honoured at the train operator’s annual awards ceremony this year held in Norwich, on Friday 14 October.

NXEA operates a comprehensive Station Adopter scheme at its stations in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolkwhere volunteers from the local community contribute to the upkeep of their local stations, working with National Express and Community Rail Partnerships on colourful floral displays and in creating a more welcoming environment.

The awards were presented by Nick Bond, Head of Tourism at Visit Norwich and Andrew Goodrum, Customer Service Director for National Express East Anglia.

Andrew Goodrum, Customer Service Director, National Express East Anglia said: “Our Station Adopter scheme continues to go from strength to strength with over 100 stations in the region benefitting from the additional care and attention our adopters provide, working in partnership with National Express staff and community representatives. I congratulate all our station adopters for their contribution and support in helping to put stations at the centre of their local communities.”

This year’s Roll of Honour saw awards distributed across the region, underlining the growing support for the Station Adopter scheme. The winners, runners-up, highly commended and finalists in each category were:   

Best Medium Station

Winner                                                Runners-up                             Highly Commended

Manningtree                                        Burnham-on-Crouch               March

Other finalists: Newport, Woodbridge

Best Small Station

Winner                                                Runners-up                             Highly Commended

Shelford                                               Cantley                                    Chappel & Wakes Colne

                                                            North Fambridge                     West Runton

Other finalists:

Althorne, Brandon, Bures, Hoveton & Wroxham, Reedham, Salhouse, Southminster, Sudbury, West Runton, Whittlesea

Most Improved Station

Winner

Newport

Other finalists: Attleborough, Manningtree, South Woodham Ferrers, Southminster 

Best Staffed Station

Winner                                                Runner-up

Witham                                               Diss

Other finalists: Burnham-on-Crouch, Newport, South Woodham Ferrers

Personal Contribution

Winner

Southminster (Liz & Jeff Ingall)

Other finalists: Althorne (Janet Cloke), Bures (David Taylor), Diss (Graham Measures), Newport (Jeremy Rose), Whittlesea (Martin Thorne.

Best Station Adopter Group

Winner

Crouch Valley Line

Other finalists: Friends of Brandon station, Gainsborough Line, Newport station Business Association

Judges Special Award (for receiving most positive comments and compliments from customers)

Winner

Cantley

Station Adopter ‘Out & About’ Award (for adopter contributing at another station)

Winner

Mike Warner, Reedham station for his work at Great Yarmouth