Christmas at the railway

In our Great Days Out section, we are delighted to showcase Nene Valley Railway with our Commitment to Excellence Award. Nene Valley Railway, based at Wansford Station, is the UK’s premier international steam attraction, with routes extending through Overton (for Ferry Meadows), Orton Mere, Yarwell Junction, and Peterborough. As a living heritage railway, lovingly maintained […]

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Tracks to Adventure Unforgettable Experiences with SKLR

In this issue of Community Update we are pleased to feature The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway (SKLR) for its Commitment to Excellence as a Heritage Railway Attraction. Aside from providing a family-friendly destination for children with its outside toys, bike and wildlife gardens, at Kemsley Down you’ll also find the Footplate Café, railway shop, […]

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New ‘Walk with Dinosaurs’ Devon exhibition

We’re excited to introduce Jurassic Discovery as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award in Great Days Out. Jurassic Discovery is an exclusive new Devon attraction open to visitors of all ages and includes a state of the art ‘walk with the dinosaurs.’ The dinosaur-themed adventure was opened in July by guests of honour […]

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Jungle VIP celebrates 10 years

In this issue of Community Update, we are delighted to announce that Jungle VIP Hounslow is the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. “We are a family-run company and we count this as our biggest achievement – to celebrate 10 years in trading. We might not offer the largest play area, but we believe […]

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Going above and beyond, an incredible children’s charity you might not have heard of…

Transport for Sick Children is a charity with a group of volunteer drivers who use their own cars to transport accompanied children to hospital and clinical appointments. Based in Stockport and serving the entire Greater Manchester area, these sick children who are under the age of 16 would have no other means of attending their […]

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Outdoor family fun on the farm

In this issue of Community Update, we are delighted to select Briarlands Farm as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. Briarlands Farm is in Blair Drummond, near Stirling in central Scotland and is open to the public, every day from 10 – 5.30pm, from mid-February until after the Christmas and New year period. […]

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Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

In this issue of Community Update, we are delighted to award David Livingstone Birthplace our Commitment to Excellence Award. David Livingstone is widely regarded as one of the world’s best-known explorers, with passionate missionary and fierce abolitionist ideologies.  David was born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, in 1813, during the height of the Industrial Revolution, and […]

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Summer fun at the Farm

At Community Update, we take pride in showcasing the very best services provided by people, companies and charities that provide a wealth of benefits for their community. As such, in this issue we are proud to announce that we have selected Rutland Farm Park as the recipient of our Commitment to Excellence Award. Rutland Farm […]

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Hackney project offers support network to new foster carers

In this issue of Community Update, we would like to congratulate Hackney Fostering on being awarded our Commitment to Excellence Award. There has been a surge of recent media coverage about fostering: from Barry Keoghan’s wonderful Oscar 2023 nomination to Lemn Sissay’s harrowing autobiographical novel and similarly titled, ‘My name is Why, ‘ about the […]

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February half-term fun on the farm

Rutland Farm Park is a small 18-acre Victorian working farm in the market town of Oakham, Rutland – England’s smallest county. It is open all year round for you and your family to explore its tracks and meet and feed the wonderful and friendly animals. Visitors to the farm come from the surrounding counties of […]

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