Community Rail Lancashire has just published its latest Best Practice paper called Carving Connections.
Carving Connections addressed the overlapping challenges of social isolation, cultural exclusion, and lack of access to green space and
public creative activity among South Asian women in Accrington. Many members of Accrington’s Station Adoption group, Stations of Welcome experienced barriers – both cultural and practical – that limited their participation in public life, outdoor environments, and creative
expression. They were often underrepresented in craft-based learning, rural engagement, and public art.
The project was part funded by Community Rail Network through the DfT Community Rail Development Fund (CRDF), aimed to increase
confidence, wellbeing, and social connection through hands-on greenwood craft workshops, co-creation of sculptural public benches,
and shared rail-connected journeys into the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape. These experiences supported agency, skill building, and emotional connection to place and community amongst this community.
To download a copy of the report click the link here: Carving Connections compressed and to see other best prsctice papers published by Community Rail Lancashire visit this page on the website: communityraillancashire.co.uk/best-practice/
