A Member’s Thoughts

This series of three ‘Breathing Space’ sessions, hosted by WiCR South, offered expert advice and guidance for Community Rail groups when staging ‘in person’ or hybrid events.  Session One Presented by Edna from Abbey Line…

                            Delivered by trainer Rachel Gillett As with all Rachel’s sessions, this one was fast-paced, thought-provoking and interactive. The aim was to learn techniques and strategies to build up our self-confidence, and to develop ways…

Our trainer, Laura, began with a ‘How are you feeling today? ‘poll. As most of us scored ourselves 4-7 out of 10, we were clearly not entirely stress-free! Laura spoke of her personal journey towards…

WiCR South’s AGM and First Birthday Celebration We began with an invitation to use the Jam board for any comments, ideas, or questions we’d like to send to the committee, as well as using the…

On the 8th of March we at WiCR hosted a session at the DFT Conference to celebrate our achievements over the last twelve months.  A video made by a talented young filmmaker, Samantha Dowd, began…

On 4th November, as one of the monthly ‘Breathing Space’ sessions(free to anyone involved in Community Rail)our WiCR South group hosted a Mental Health Awareness training, led by Kelly Burton, Health and Employee Well-being Manager…

Our trainer, Charlotte, set the tone for the training with a deeply personal account of her journey from denial through to finding ways to help herself(and others),then invited us to share our own experiences of…

WiCR commissioned a young woman filmmaker, Samantha Dowd, to produce two short videos on the theme of ‘Opportunities’, featuring a range of Community Rail activities and projects and, most importantly, the people who make them…

Members of WiCR along with Jools and Richard Burningham from Community Rail Network joined with the steering group on the 29th of June to celebrate our 4th birthday in style.Zoom style, of course Marion summarised…

A year after the launch in Manchester of ‘Women who Wander, WiCR members were invited to a spectacular event at the Museum of Liverpool on International Women’s Day 2019. Hundreds of girls and young women…

At mid-morning on the day of the 2017 Flower Show, a mixed group of Samaritans, BTP, Merseyrail staff and WiCR members (all with clipboards and welcoming smiles) were greeting female passengers arriving at Southport station….

After an exciting and eventful year, we celebrated our first birthday at Liverpool Lime Street Station in July 2017. In front of our new WiCR banner, at a stand shared with Community Rail in the…