Things are happening, a new feasibility study, the "Beeching" fund announcement and a fourth local MP declaring support for the line. Join our campaign and keep this momentum going.

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Please help with restoring passenger services to the Ivanhoe line by signing this petition: chng.it/STzsHCWk

Let's try and get to 3000 signatures.

We at CRIL hope to restore passenger services to the Burton - Leicester line which will reconnect a population of 157k to the rail network. We are conducting a feasibility study and need your support, please visit ivanhoeline.org

The "Restore Your Railway" announcement is a giant step forward for our project and we are grateful for all the messages of support. We recognise, however, that the hard work starts here and we are determined to succeed.

Our revamped display is ready to roll. Hopefully it will see some action before the year is out. Our thanks to Jake at Design4innovation for doing such a splendid job.

A very positive meeting with Midlands Connect today. We look forward to maintaining a constructive dialogue with them.

Attended the excellent DfT briefing for "Restoring Your Railway" yesterday. We are very much looking forward to working with their support team to take our project forward.

We met with our DfT support team in the RYR process yesterday and received our homework! All very positive and constructive at this stage.

We will be exhibiting at a public event at Sharp's Pottery, Swadlincote on Friday 24th July. The event will be open between 11:00-15:00 hrs and Covid-19 safety measures will be in place. This is the first time in action for our new display, if you are passing pop in for a chat.

It was good to get out with the display and "touch elbows" with the public on Friday. We received expressions of support and had some interesting conversations about the line. We look forward to our next outing.

CRIL calendar orders can be made to "[email protected]", the cost is £8.50 + £1.40 postage = £9.90. Pay to PayPal a/c "[email protected]", or write to: CRIL Calendar, PO Box 8382, Swadlincote, DE11 1GY cheques payable to “Campaign to Reopen the Ivanhoe Line-CRIL CIC”.

We have booked a stall in the Coalville indoor market on Saturday 26th September. In the absence of events due to Covid this is one way of gathering support for our campaign. It is also an opportunity to sell CRIL calendars which will give our campaign fund a much needed boost.

CRIL staff at work on our stall at Coalville market on Saturday. A successful event providing an opportunity to meet the public and hear their views and to sell our calendar. Sales going well, we recommend placing orders to [email protected] to avoid disappointment.

We have a market stall in Swadlincote on Saturday 17th October. Pop in for a chat about our progress plus CRIL calendars will be on sale at £8.50. We look forward to seeing you.

Reopening rail lines across the country would go a long way to improving public transport and tackling rail overcrowding. Campaign for Better Transport think #Leicester to #Burtonupontrent is a #1 priority bettertransport.org.uk/re-opening-rai…

Improving connections through rail helps rejuvenate communities and provide access to more opportunities. This is key to the re-opening of the Ivanhoe Line #Burton to #Leicester Midlands Connect @D2N2LEP LLEP Heather Wheeler Andrew Bridgen Leicester City Mayor Chamber Newsroom